Kalamunda - Western Australia

Located on top of the Darling Scarp east of Perth, Kalamunda saw high growth rates in the early 1980s and now is a well developed outer suburb of the main city.
With over 200 orchards in the shire, Kalamunda is regarded as the second largest fruit growing area in the state. About half an hours drive from Perth, Kalamunda is an attractive town with all the facilities of inner suburban living without the traffic and the stress. It's close proximity to the surrounding bush land and several National Parks make it ideal for a days outing. Although the central part of the town is now quite heavily developed, there are still many quiet isolated areas where you can still enjoy the peace and quiet of the bush.
There are a number of different markets held in Kalamunda with one of the most popular being the monthly Village Markets. These are held on the first Saturday of each month and feature arts, crafts and food. Other markets are the Night Markets (October to April on the last Friday of the month) and the Farmers Market held each Sunday.
The local Kalamunda and Districts Historical Society manages one of the best historic museums in the State. The History Village is located on Railway Pde. and features a number of different buildings with interesting displays inside each one.
Despite being just a few kilometres from the heart of Perth, Kalamunda has the look and feel of a country town. There are plenty of things to see and do in the area including a picnic or BBQ at Stirk Park (and a visit to the historic homestead on Sundays 2-4pm), a walk along one of the heritage trails or a visit to Mundaring Weir or Canning Dam.
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[@0ddB0N3z]

I feel like no one knows about Kalamunda, good on you for sharing this small town (Kalamunda markets are great)

[@anthonyhart7994]

Great to see a video of calamunda and stirk Park. Elizabeth Hart was my great aunt from North Yorkshire UK who married John stirk and sailed out to calamunda all those years ago.

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

Hi Anthony, glad you enjoyed the video and it is always nice to hear from someone who is directly connected back to some of our early pioneers.

[@johnpax1122]

great shot of stirk at the end mate

[@ELI_TMWSTW]

Hi, I'm visiting Perth next week and I've always wanted to check out some traditional Kalamunda olives. I've always thought it was impressive that such a small town in the Perth Hills had produced such an iconic cultivar of the olive. I wonder what they put on pizzas before people in Kalamunda started growing their olives? Anyway, if you can point me in the direct of the most authentic Kalamunda olives prepared in the traditional way I'd be very happy.

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

Hi, I'm not sure if there is some confusion between Kalamunda and Kalamata (which is in Greece). I could be wrong but I don't think our little hill town of Kalamunda is famous for olives...

[@alphafoxtrot40]

Hahahahahaha

[@ELI_TMWSTW]

@@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen Are you sure you've not just missed the olives? They're the black ones you can find in every supermarket!

[@Mensiayes]

I top 1 luoyi,natalia,chou kalamunda

[@aaranjayahuja3510]

Just visited Kalamunda during my stay in Perth . Absolutely beautiful and nostalgic . How old is it tho?

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

@@aaranjayahuja3510 pretty old video, 8 years plus.

[@nancysoncuya479]

i just love Kalamunda (kiss). i miss Kalamunda (kiss)