Perth Hills
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Perth Hills is a term used primarily for marketing purposes to identify that part of the Darling Scarp and hinterland east of the scarp, that lies within the shires of Mundaring and Kalamunda, and as part of the constituent bodies belonging to the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council of Perth, Western Australia.
The term is most commonly found on tourist maps, and on the government Department of Environment and Conservation pamphlets and materials relating to the regional headquarters at Mundaring Weir - The Perth Hills National Parks Centre [1] (formerly known as the Hills Forest Discovery Centre) and its 'Nearer to Nature' programs and activities.
In earlier usage of the word 'The Hills' by people living in Perth, the identification of specific locations along the Darling Scarp (also called the Darling Range) found some places more commonly referred to than others.
Kalamunda, and Darlington as two separate locations were frequently referred to as synonymous with the term 'The Hills' due to their presence on the edge of the Scarp and the steep roads found in those places. Greenmount Hill is often considered the 'entrance point' to the hills due to the main road - the Great Eastern Highway passing through this location, adjacent to the route of the much earlier road the York Road.
There is now a 'Welcome to Perth Hills' sign within a 100 metres of Chippers Leap on Greenmount Hill. Another sign is on Kalamunda Road, before the road climbs to Kalamunda.
