Mount Helena, Western Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Helena
City:Perth
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Mundaring
Map Type:nomap
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Coordinates:-31.875°N 116.208°W
Postcode:6082
Fedgov:Hasluck
Stategov:Electoral district of Swan Hills
Near-Nw:Gidgegannup
Near-N:Gidgegannup
Near-Ne:Gidgegannup
Near-W:Stoneville
Near-E:Chidlow
Near-Sw:Mundaring
Near-S:Sawyers Valley
Near-Se:Sawyers Valley

Mount Helena is a suburb on the outskirts of Perth, in Western Australia, 35 km from the city, in the Shire of Mundaring. Its population in 2016 was 3,185 people.

History

Mount Helena was originally known as White's Mill, a reference to Abraham White who, with Edward Vivien Harvey Keane and James Wright, in 1882 built a saw mill to supply sleepers for the construction of the Eastern Railway from Guildford to Chidlows Well.[1] From 1898 the area was known as Lion Mill until it was renamed Mount Helena in 1924.[2] The chief instigator in the hunt for a new name was the local Progress Association whose first choice, "Hillcrest", had been rejected by the authorities because of a duplication in New South Wales.[3] [4] The next suggestion, "Mount Helena", was more successful, indicative of the terrain and because the suburb was situated centrally in the Helena River district.

Education

Mount Helena has two schools, Mount Helena Primary School and Eastern Hills Senior High School. They are situated next to each other on Keane Street East.[5] [6]

Local activities

Mount Helena has several active community and sporting groups, including the Mount Helena Voluntary Bush Fire Brigade, the Mount Helena Resident and Ratepayers Association, and a badminton club[7] at the local Eastern Hills High School.[8]

The Railway Reserve Heritage Trail passes behind the Mount Helena Tavern on its way through the suburb.

Local events

For many years the Mount Helena Whim Festival has been held in Pioneer Park biannually since 2009; in 2018 the inaugural Hills Billy Cart Festival was held down Evans Street. 2019 saw the two events combine under the Mount Helena Classic.[9] [10] Currently the Hills Billy Cart Festival is held annually in October by the Hills Billy Carts Inc and the Mount Helena Whim Festival is held biannually on its historic date, the last Sunday of October by the Mount Helena Residents and Ratepayers Progress Association.

Transport

Bus

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dell. Bernard. Havel. Jaroslav J... Malajczuk. Nicholas. The Jarrah Forest: A complex mediterranean ecosystem. 2012. Kluwer Academic . Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 9789400931114 . 244. 30 November 2017.
  2. News: News and notes . 30 November 2017. The West Australian. 7 May 1898. Perth, WA. 5.
  3. News: District news - Lion Mill. 30 November 2017. The Swan Express. 17 August 1923. Midland Junction, WA. 5.
  4. News: District News - Lion Mill. 30 November 2017. The Swan Express. 28 September 1923. Midland Junction, WA. 5.
  5. Web site: Home . Mount Helena Primary School . 27 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Home . Eastern Hills Senior High School . 27 June 2021.
  7. https://www.facebook.com/Mt-Helena-Badminton-Club-115884545163805/
  8. Web site: Home . ehshs.wa.edu.au.
  9. https://mounthelenaclassic.com/ "Mount Helena Classic"
  10. https://www.facebook.com/AWhimFestival Whim and Billy Cart Festival 2019