Media Releases

The City of Kalamunda is encouraging anyone with an interest in Council business to come along and see what it is like to be a Councillor.

Construction on the $6.6 million multi-purpose Kalamunda Community Centre Building at Jorgensen Park is set to commence early next year.

The City of Kalamunda has congratulated Kalamunda Amateur Dramatic Society (KADS) Committee on its milestone 50 year anniversary.

The Kalamunda Districts Hockey and Forrestfield Flyers Teeball clubs have a new place to call home, thanks to the completion of a new $3 million sports facility and playing grounds in Forrestfield.

The City of Kalamunda supported the Friends of Jorgensen Park to run a successful National Tree Day event last Sunday 29 July, National Tree Day.

The City of Kalamunda has a new framework for managing environmental pressures and improving sustainable practices for the next decade and beyond.

The City of Kalamunda’s Annual Budget enables the City to deliver core services to our residents as well as planning for the future and improving key infrastructure including roads and community facilities.

The City of Kalamunda this week adopted its inaugural Environmental Land Use Planning Strategy (ELUPS), one of seven sub-strategies that will inform the City’s overarching Local Planning Strategy which is currently under development.

Residents aged 62 and over may be eligible for subsidised podiatry services offered by the City of Kalamunda.

Ten City of Kalamunda residents were last week named honorary Freeman of the City, the highest award Council can bestow. The ceremony took place at the biennial Mayoral Dinner in Wattle Grove, an evening dedicated to the recognition of community volunteers.

High Wycombe’s Range View Reserve will receive a revamp later this year, with $50,000 in funding allocated in the City of Kalamunda’s 2019/2020 budget to playground upgrades.

The City of Kalamunda this week adopted its inaugural Tourism Development Strategy, a document designed to assist the City in achieving its full tourism potential.

City of Kalamunda run Hart-Fit Studios launched ‘Jump Start’ this week, a specially designed multi-discipline 10 week fitness and strength program for school aged youth, years 7 to 11.

The City of Kalamunda has committed to enhancing community wellbeing through social and cultural opportunities with the adoption of its new ‘Creative Communities – An Arts Strategy’.

The City of Kalamunda is inviting all members of the community, young and old, to get out, active and connected to their local community with a free ‘Connecting Communities’ event Thursday 18 July at Hartfield Park Recreation Centre between 10am to 1pm.

The City of Kalamunda is asking the community to put forward their vision for a vacant site on the corner of Pomeroy and Canning Road.

Three residents have been awarded the monthly Local Hero Award for May for their outstanding contribution to both the community and the environment.

The City of Kalamunda’s Zig Zag Gallery is inviting local senior artists (aged 55+) to submit their artwork for inclusion in the upcoming Senior Residents Art Exhibition, to be held as part of Seniors’ Week activities in November this year.

The City of Kalamunda has taken out the Parks & Leisure Australia- WA Awards of Excellence - Research Award at the awards ceremony last night for work relating to its Managed Aquifer Recharge project. The project stemmed from the need to redevelop and expand the available sports fields by securing an alternate water source to license ground water.

The City of Kalamunda is calling on interested community members to nominate by June 30 to be part of a focus group, which will guide the delivery of inclusive initiatives.