Ardross, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Ardross
state = wa
city = Perth


caption =
pop =
postcode = 6153
lga = City of Melville
area =
est =
propval = $510,000 (2006)
stategov = Alfred Cove
fedgov = Tangney
near-nw = Applecross
near-n = Applecross
near-ne = Applecross
near-e = Mount Pleasant
near-w = Alfred Cove
near-sw = Booragoon
near-s = Booragoon
near-se = Mount Pleasant
dist1 = 9
location1= Perth

Ardross is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia located within the City of Melville. It was once an area of land acquired by the Scotsman, Sir Alexander Percival Matheson in 1896. In Matheson's subdivision of the adjoining suburb of Applecross, he created "Ardross Street" naming it after either the town of Ardrossan on the Scottish west coast or Ardross Castle, located about 40km north of Inverness. The suburb derives its name from this street.

Location

Ardross, together with Applecross and Mount Pleasant is situated on a peninsula jutting into the Swan River. Ardross is roughly bordered by:
*the aforementioned Ardross Street to the east
*Canning Highway to the north
*Wireless Hill Park to the west
*Garden City shopping centre to the south

Wireless Hill

Within the suburb’s boundaries are the Wireless Hill telecommunications museum and lookout, from where river vistas can be viewed. This is the landmark site of the first communications radio in Western Australia and now an oasis for wildflowers and rabbits. The hill was mostly denuded for its original telecommunication purpose and then left to the ravages of weeds. Since 1985, however, extensive replanting of mostly native species has resulted in an amazingly-diverse collection of 20,000 - 30,000 plants. The reserve is absolutely stunning in late winter and spring when the eagle-eyed observer can even find a few orchids amongst the spread of the obligatory Geradlton wax, wattles, grevilleas, callistemon, kangaroo paws and so on.

The museum is open by appointments Tel: [phone].

Wireless Hill is a great place for families to visit on the school holidays or weekends - there is a park and bbq facilities available. Learn about the history of the site which was the first location for ship to shore communication in Perth, learn about telecommunications history and the significance of the site to Melville, Australia and the world.

Photos of the suburb

References

*cite book | first= | last= | title=StreetSmart Perth 2003 Street Directory | publisher=Department of Land Administration and West Australian Newspapers Ltd | location=Midland, Western Australia | year=2002 | id=ISBN 0-909699-87-9