News & Announcements

The City of Kalamunda is serious about protecting our precious waterways with the installation this month of a gross pollutant trap in Stirk Park. The trap, also known as a baffle box, will greatly improve the quality of storm water entering Stirk Park and the pond, and the public will be able to see it working through the see-through lid.

Monday, 2 March 2020 - Some of our facilities have alternate operating hours.

The City of Kalamunda will investigate the feasibility of local solar farms off the back of positive community feedback to its 2019 Environmental Sustainability Initiatives survey. Following Council endorsement of the idea, the City will now appoint a consultant to complete a feasibility study and report findings by mid-2020.

The City of Kalamunda is encouraging residents and schools to participate in a habitat enhancement project to create homes for local micro bats that it is hoped will reduce local mosquito numbers.

The count down to the City of Kalamunda’s Corymbia Multicultural Festival on Sunday 7 March at Hartfield Park is well and truly on with the launch of the 2020 program this week.

The 2020/2021 City of Kalamunda’s Community Event Donation and Sponsorship Program is now open, with grants of up to $20,000 available.

The City of Kalamunda has welcomed the commencement of construction on the new $6.6 million Kalamunda Community Centre with a turning of the sod ceremony on 31 January 2020. Premier Mark McGowan joined with local MP Mathew Hughes, Mayor Margaret Thomas, Councillors, representatives from Lotterywest, Pindan, the Kalamunda Community Learning Centre and the reference group to mark the momentous occasion.

Western Power have scheduled a power outage which may affect our facilities located along Railway Road in Kalamunda on Wednesday, 5 February 2020.

With the recent devastating bushfire crisis, and recent fire at Lesmurdie Falls, front of mind, the City of Kalamunda is urging residents to attend its free Fire Recovery and Resilience Workshop on Saturday 29 February at Bunnings, Kalamunda.

The impact on road users remains limited and is being minimised by the contractor (Georgiou Group) as far as possible. In the coming weeks, the community may notice some new activities close to residential areas. These include the continuing essential service relocation(s).

The City of Kalamunda wishes to consult with the community to seek feedback on the level of community support in holding funerals in public places; parks, reserves and open spaces. At this stage we are undertaking preliminary community engagement in order to develop a draft policy for council consideration. We are seeking feedback on the broad level of support the public feels towards this undertaking.

Reroofing of the Kalamunda Library will start in early February 2020 with a staged roll out to minimise any inconveniences to library users.

Lesmurdie Legends Swimming Club is holding its inaugural swim meet at the Kalamunda Water Park on Saturday, 15 February 2020.

Our Hartfield Park Recreation Centre sports court floors are being resurfaced. During this upgrade, the centre will be closed to the public from noon on Friday, 31 January to Saturday, 1 February 2020 inclusive.

Monday, 27 January 2020 - Some of our facilities have alternate operating hours.

You told us, we listened. The City of Kalamunda is seeking feedback on the proposed location and concept plans for fenced dog parks in the City, following on from extensive community feedback that the community would like to see this infrastructure in our community.

*** UPDATE: 17th January 2020 9AM - this issue has been resolved. *** Please be advised that the City is currently experiencing intermittent disruptions with phone lines due to a prior power outage. We are working with the relevant service providers to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

The City of Kalamunda is continuing its track record of success in supporting tennis in the community, by working with Tennis West to run open court sessions locally. The open court sessions program runs for eight weeks on different nights at different clubs across the City of Kalamunda.

With the weather heating up, the City of Kalamunda is encouraging residents to stay cool by ensuring their swimming pool or spa is safety compliant.

The gym is getting NEW equipment! To facilitate this upgrade and installation of the new strength equipment the gym section of the centre will be closed to the public from 7.30am - 3.30pm on Friday, 17 January 2020.