Forrestfield
It is named after
Western Australia
's first premier, John Forrest, although local folklore suggests that the name comes from Charles Hale, who settled in the area in 1902 and planted a crop amongst the trees. His neighbour referred to him as wanting a forest and a field at the same time and the name was later applied to the area.
The suburb is split by Roe Highway into residential and industrial areas. In the industrial area is a major rail hub in
Perth
with the Australian Railroad Group (ex Westrail) yard being located here. Specialised Container Transport (SCT) have a large intermodal warehouse with connection to the railway line. The $120 million CBH Metro Grains Centre was built in 1998. In mid-2005 BlueScope Steel constructed a large warehouse on former Westrail land. Kenworth DAF also relocated from
Guildford
to a new $10 million complex on Abernethy Rd in 2005.
Forrestfield has the "Hartfield Park Sporting Complex" which 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 and support facilities for each. In addition there is a nature conservation park and lake.
