NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Helena Valley, Western Australia

The river valley is the centre of the catchment of the Helena River and extends from the edge of the Darling Scarp where Boya, Gooseberry Hill and Helena Valley define the 'mouth' of the valley that opens to the Swan Coastal Plain, east and south east past Mundaring Weir and Lake C.Y. O'Connor to its origins in the region of Mount Dale. The Helena River is a tributary of the Swan River, Western Australia Location It rises in country east of Mount Dale and moves to the north west to Mundaring Weir, where it is dammed. ... Darling Range (~2000 ft elevation), Perth, Swan River estuary. ... Boya, Western Australia is a locality on the Darling Scarp, in the shire of Mundaring, Western Australia. ... Gooseberry Hill is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Shire of Kalamunda. ... Swan Coastal Plain Swan Coast Plain from Darling Scarp The geographic feature that lies directly west of the Darling Scarp, and which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. ... Mundaring Weir is a dam across the Helena River, in Western Australia. ...

The locality is within the Shire of Mundaring, situated just south west of Boya and Greenmount Hill, 5 kilometres from Midland. It consists of many rural houses, but also contains two estates, and recently a shopping centre located in one of the estates. There is also a primary school located at the base of Greenmount Hill. The Shire of Mundaring is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ... Midland () is both a suburb and a township in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, and is the regional centre for the City of Swan local government area that covers the Swan Valley and parts of the Darling Scarp to the east. ...

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References

Elliot, Ian (1983). Mundaring - A History of the Shire, 2nd ed., Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-0-9.
Spillman, Ken (2003). Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring. Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-3-3.

Suburbs of the Shire of Mundaring

Bailup | Bellevue | Beechina | Boya | Chidlow | Darlington | Glen Forrest | Greenmount | Helena Valley | Hovea | Koongamia | Mahogany Creek | Mount Helena | Mundaring | Parkerville | Sawyers Valley | Swan View | Stoneville | The Lakes | Wooroloo The Shire of Mundaring is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ... Bailup, Western Australia A locality within the Mundaring Shire Western Australia North of the locality of Wooroloo it is the northern most locality in the Mundaring shire, and is a predominantly rural locality. ... Bellevue is a small locality on the western border of the Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia, or the eastern border of the City of Swan Located at the foot of the slopes of Greenmount, a landmark on the Darling Scarp that is noted in the earliest of travel journals of... Beechina, Western Australia is a locality in the Mundaring shire in Western Australia [edit] References Elliot, Ian (1983). ... Boya, Western Australia is a locality on the Darling Scarp, in the shire of Mundaring, Western Australia. ... Chidlow, Western Australia Chidlow is a small community in the Mundaring Shire. ... Darlington, Western Australia is a locality in the Shire of Mundaring, on the Darling Scarp, dissected by Nyaania Creek and north of the Helena River. ... Glen Forrest, Western Australia A Suburb within the Mundaring Shire, south of John Forrest National Park, east of Darlington, and north of the Helena River Category: ... Greenmount, Western Australia Can refer to - Greenmount Hill, Greenmount a Locality in Mundaring, Western Australia Shire, and also to Greenmount National Park. ... Mount Helena is a rural suburb on the outskirts of Perth in Western Australia, some 35 km from the city. ... The Shire of Mundaring is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ... Parkerville is a suburb in the Mundaring Shire in Western Australia Categories: | | ... Swan View is a locality in the City of Swan local government area in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, on the edge of the Darling Scarp. ... Wooroloo, Western Australia An outer semi rural area on the eastern edge of the Mundaring Shire in Western Australia Was a stopping place on the Eastern Railway. ...

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Helena Valley, Western Australia at AllExperts (162 words)
	Is the name of a river valley, and a locality.
	It is situated just south west of Boya and Greenmount Hill, and 5 kilometres from Midland.
	Helena Valley consists of many rural houses, but also contains two estates, and recently a shopping centre located in one of the estates.

Save Perth Hills - Helena Valley (1200 words)
	This section of the road is the gateway to the Darling Range National Park in Helena Valley.
	The regional significance of this section of Helena Valley has been documented in Bush Forever, WA Planning Commission, December 2000.
	In 1991 the State Planning Commission identified this section of Helena Valley Road at the highest level of visual resource, the road and its immediate verge environment were considered to be a priority for retention and protection.

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