The Gidgegannup local area includes the suburbs of Gidgegannup and Red Hill, and Avon Valley National Park to the north. The name Gidgegannup comes from a Noongar word meaning “place where spears are made” and was first recorded by passing surveyors in 1852. In 1886, the Midland Railway Company was granted large parcels of land, 40,000 acres of which were later acquired by Arthur and Robert Bunning, who founded the Bunnings Warehouse chain.

Gidgegannup is an area of regional biodiversity with an abundance of wildlife and wildflowers. The area has local waterways and significant wetlands including the Avon River, Red Swamp, Wooroloo Brook, Susannah Brook, Gidgegannup Brook and Cookes Brook.

A large area of Gidgegannup is zoned “General Rural” under the City’s Local Planning Scheme 17 (LPS 17), thereby maintaining the natural character and visual amenity of the rural landscape. The City recognises the development pressures the area is under and aims to guide the direction of future land use planning accordingly.

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Local area planning involves consultation between community members and the City, identifying issues and prioritising the needs of their local area.

Local Area Plans (LAPS) provide the opportunity to recognise the character and needs of our diverse communities, and consolidate current or planned strategies and actions to address these.