Local Government
Kalamunda
Region
Metropolitan
229 Lesmurdie Rd Lesmurdie
Lesmurdie Rd to Cagney Way, Lesmurdie
Neil Tonkin Park
Kalamunda
Metropolitan
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· The place has aesthetic significance as landmark remnant woodland which is visible from one of the main thoroughfares in Lesmurdie, Lesmurdie Road. · The place has historic significance as a remnant of the original woodland in the district and demonstrates the degree of development in the area since settlement. · The place has research value as one of the remaining portions of woodland and may have potential to provide information about the native species in the area. · The place is a rare, good example of the original woodland in the area and there are few others in the area that have the diversity of species evident in this place. · The place has social significance for its associations with the Lesmurdie Progress Association and their initiative 'Lesmurdie 2000 Movement' which was important to the development of the community in the 1970s.
Area of natural woodland containing mature gum trees with a central running brook extending towards Lesmurdie Road.
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Good This section of Lesmurdie Road is the largest remnant of the wetlands of the hills where the great trees 'Eucalyptus Pattens' (Blackbutt) survive. Close to the entrance on the eastern side of the section of road is one of the first farms in the area, Falls Farm (1911). The Lesmurdie 2000 Movement initiated by the Lesmurdie Progress Assoc. in 1975 took as its theme 'The Green Heart of Lesmurdie' from this small section of woodland.
Historic Site
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