Forrestfield is a suburb

Suburb

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 of the Shire of Kalamunda

Shire of Kalamunda

The Shire of Kalamunda is a Local Government Area in the eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about east of Perth's central business district. The Shire covers an area of , much of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east...

 in Western Australia

Western Australia

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. It lies 15 km to the southeast of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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 at the base of the Darling Scarp

Darling Scarp

The Darling Scarp, also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north-south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia...

 and the Southern border of the International Airport. There is authority to suggest it is named after Western Australia's first premier, John Forrest

John Forrest

Sir John Forrest GCMG was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australia's first federal parliament....

. However, local folklore suggests that the name comes from Charles Hale, who settled in the area in 1902 and planted crops amongst the native forest bushland, hence Forrestfield.

The suburb is split by Roe Highway

Roe Highway

Roe Highway is a limited access dual carriageway in Western Australia. It links Great Northern Highway and Middle Swan Road with Kwinana Freeway. It is one of the key heavy vehicle routes in the Perth metropolitan area. Aside from intersections, the speed limit is 100 km/h for most of its length...

 into a southern residential area and a northern industrial area. The industrial area contains a major rail hub in Perth with the Australian Railroad Group

Australian Railroad Group

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 (ex Westrail

Westrail

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) yard being located here. Specialised Container Transport

Specialised Container Transport

SCT Logistics is an interstate transport company in Australia, with facilities in Melbourne, Adelaide, Parkes, and Perth. The company was founded in 1974.- History :...

 (SCT) have a large intermodal warehouse with connection to the railway line. The $120 million CBH

Co-operative Bulk Handling

Co-operative Bulk Handling or Co-operative Bulk Group, commonly known as CBH, is a Western Australian based cooperative company that operates grain receival points and also markets grain...

 Metro Grains Centre was built in 1998. In mid-2005 BlueScope Steel

BlueScope Steel

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 constructed a large warehouse on former Westrail land. Kenworth

Kenworth

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 DAF also relocated from Guildford

Guildford, Western Australia

Guildford is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 13 km northeast of the city. Its Local Government Area is the City of Swan.-History:Guildford was established in 1829 on the Swan River, being sited near a permanent fresh water supply...

 to a new $10 million complex on Abernethy Road in 2005.

It is advisable not to leave one's car doors unlocked or personal items unattended when journeying through Forrestfield.

Forrestfield Forum and Forrestfield Marketplace

On Hale Road and Strelitzia Avenue are Forrestfield's largest aggregation of retail businesses. They border each other and join by their carparks. They contain one Woolworths and one Coles Supermarkets amongst a collection of lower-order retailers and services. Parking is ample.

'Olde' Forrestfield Shops, or Edinburgh Road Shopping Centre

On Cumberland Road, they contain a Foodworks Supermarket, a newsagency, a hairdresser, some dining and fast-food venues.

Other Retail Establishments

There are a range of other retail establishments scattered throughout Forrestfield, including:

• Taverns,
• Liquour shops,
• A nursery, and
• Various delis.

Dining

The following is a list of prominenant dining and take-away venues in Forrestfield:

• Chicken Treat
  Chicken Treat
  Chicken Treat is an Australian barbecue chicken fast food restaurant chain that originated in 1974 in Perth, Western Australia and later expanded throughout Australia....
  
  
• Dominos Pizza
• Good Choice Chinese Restaurant
• Hale Road Tavern
• KFC
  KFC
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• MacDonald's
• Red Rooster
  Red Rooster
  Red Rooster is an Australian fast food restaurant chain. Red Rooster specialises in selling roasted chicken and other related products.- History :...
  
  
• Shelbeez Cafe'

Education

Forrestfield contains the following educational institutions:

• Darling Range Sports College
• Forrestfield Primary
• Hillside Christian School

Amenities

Hartfield Park Recreation Centre: This complex includes an indoor stadium as well as playing fields for cricket, rugby, Australian rules football, hockey, soccer(football), an 18 hole golf course, an equestrian centre plus support facilities for each. There is also a nature conservation park and a lake.

Public transport

Bus routes are

•   288 an Off Peak Service to and from the city
  Perth, Western Australia
  Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
  
  
•   287 a Peak Hour Service to and from the city
  Perth, Western Australia
  Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
  
  
•   288 a Peak Hour Service to and from the city
  Perth, Western Australia
  Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
  
  
•   294 to Midland Train Station
  Midland railway station, Perth
  Midland Train Station is a Transperth train station 16km from Perth Train Station, in Western Australia, and is the terminus of the current suburban rail service on the Midland Line.-History:...
  
  or to Cannington Train Station