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Welcome to Canning

This guide (your welcome pack) provides important information to connect you to our welcoming and thriving community.

Welcome to Canning.

The City of Canning provides over 150 services and a range of community facilities to over 99,000 residents, which now includes you.

The City is home to one of Australia's most culturally and linguistically diverse populations with over 70 languages spoken in our community.

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Centred around the Canning River – Djarlgarro Beelier, our city has a rich and ancient local history.

The City of Canning includes the suburbs of:

Bentley (part)
Canning Vale (part)
Cannington
East Cannington
Ferndale
Leeming (part)
Lynwood
Parkwood
Queens Park
Riverton
Rossmoyne
Shelley
St James (part)
Welshpool (part)
Willetton
Wilson.

The City of Canning acknowledges the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation as the traditional owners and custodians of this place we share today.

If you need information or assistance, call us or visit the City's Administration and Civic Centre:

1300 422 664

Administration and Civic Centre
1317 Albany Highway, Cannington

Visit the Contact us page for more information.

Social media

For real-time updates, follow the City of Canning on social media:

eNewsletters

Stay up to date with the latest news and events within Canning by subscribing to our enewsletter.

Events play an important role in the cultural fabric of our community and provide significant cultural, economic and social benefit. They act to bring people together and foster a shared sense of place, celebrating the diversity of our people, place and experiences.

What's on

If you'd like to host your own event in Canning, the hosting your own event page has information and forms for booking our venues.

The Ranger and Community Safety Services team work closely with WA Police, however they do not act as a replacement.

In the case of an emergency call:

000

For all criminal matters, please call the Police on:

131 444

The City of Canning's Ranger and Community Safety Services team provides an around-the-clock service which aims to discourage anti-social behaviour.

Rangers operate seven days-a-week and can provide assistance with:

animal control
parking
fire hazard reduction
litter and illegal dumping
off-road vehicles.

1300 422 664

For more information, visit the Rangers and Community Safety Services page.

Parklands and Playgrounds

Canning is home to an array of beautiful parkland. There are over 200 parks throughout the City of Canning, with over half the City's parks equipped with playgrounds.

Canning Libraries

We strive to foster a culture of lifelong learning and community connection by providing resources, spaces, programs and experiences that create opportunities for the community to read, learn and connect with each other and the world.

Hillview Intercultural Community Centre

The Hillview Intercultural Community Centre has meeting rooms, activity spaces, a commercial kitchen, main hall, and computer lab available.

Multicultural Futures, an organisation that provides specialised resources and services to support migrants and refugees, is located in the Centre.

Canning River Eco Education Centre (CREEC)

CREEC runs environmental excursions for primary and secondary students and provides resources for classes, workshops and community development for local volunteer groups and corporate organisations.

Leisureplexes

The City of Canning has two leisure and wellness centres that provide swimming, fitness, gym and sports facilities. Each Leisureplex also offers crèche facilities, a café and function room hire for events.

Whaleback Golf Course

Whaleback Golf Course is a picturesque 18-hole public golf course in Parkwood which offers a two-storey day/night driving range, a kiosk and pro shop and motorised carts for hire.

Conservation areas

There is around 450 hectares of public parklands and conservation reserves across the City of Canning, including the Canning River Regional Park. There are also important bushland and wetlands within the City, providing a natural habitat for flora and fauna.

Library Services

At Canning Libraries our community is at the heart of everything we do. We strive to foster a culture of lifelong learning and community connection by providing resources, spaces, programs and experiences that create opportunities for the community to read, learn and connect with each other and the world.

Youth Services

The City of Canning’s Youth Services team provides a range of support and development programs, events and activities for young people and their families.

Aged Care and Accessibility Services

The City of Canning has a range of services in support of the ages, including two retirement villages (Rossmoyne and Wilson) and over 55s affordable housing developments.

The City of Canning is focused on fostering independence, opportunities and inclusion for people with disabilities within the local community.

Community Grants

The City provides grants to groups, individuals and organisations for initiatives which support the Canning community in areas such as sports, events, community connection and young people.

Volunteering

Volunteers bring optimism and enthusiasm, create positive energy and share diverse perspectives that lead to enhanced outcomes for our community.

For more information or to get involved, email volunteer.enquiries@canning.wa.gov.au

Health Services

We want to protect the environment we live in and help create a safe, clean City.
Our Environmental Health and Compliance teams can help you with: noise (including aircraft noise), asbestos management, air quality (odour/smoke/dust), food business and regulation, mosquito management, pool and spa inspections.

Further details can be found by contacting the City on 1300 422 664.

Business Development

We have a wide variety of businesses in Canning and we support local businesses through a range of programs, workshops and events organised throughout the year. New businesses can download the Business Welcome Pack.

Waste and Recycling

Information about the City of Canning's Waste and Recycling services.

Welcome from the Mayor

As Mayor, I would like to thank you for choosing to make the City of Canning your new home.

You join almost 100,000 other residents who choose to work, live and play in Canning and who enjoy our wonderful recreational amenities which include endless walking and cycling trails through our parks, along our river foreshores, and through the pristine natural environment of the Canning River Regional Park.

For those raising families, Canning offers some of the state’s very best schools, beautiful parks and gardens, a broad selection of playing fields and playgrounds, an enviable choice of libraries and recreation centres, and a strong and vibrant local economy which provides many career options in the retail and commercial sectors.

I am proud to say that my own family have been residents of Canning since the late 1950s and that four generations of my family currently reside right here in the City of Canning. My strong links to the area give me a deep appreciation of this district, and an understanding of the importance of working together to create a community that we can all be proud of.

I am equally proud to have witnessed Canning evolve into a welcoming and thriving community which embraces and celebrates cultures and faith’s from every corner of the world. Canning is a unique cultural melting pot where we respect and admire our differences, take bold steps to demonstrate our inclusivity, and where we also acknowledge and respect our Australian way of life.

Our diversity is our strength. It opens the door to creativity, innovative thinking and fresh ideas borne from curiosity, and an attitude of openness and authenticity. Tolerance, understanding, kindness, and compassion are the cornerstones upon which our community has been built, and so I know that you will be welcomed into this community with open arms.

This is an exciting time to make Canning your home. Our City is evolving rapidly and is changing in response to the needs of today, and the requirements of tomorrow.

I urge you to step forward, immerse yourself in Canning, and help to create the type of community that you want it to be. Follow us on social media, check out our website, take advantage of the City’s many free events, visit our libraries and recreation centres, join a sporting or community club, or consider volunteering for one of our many environmental groups.

On behalf of the City of Canning and its Council, welcome.