Sawyers Valley
Sawyers Valley is a pleasant bushland settlement on the Great Eastern Highway about 40 kilometres from Perth, in the Darling Ranges. Sawyers Valley is in fact one of Perth's oldest suburbs with one of the oldest schools. The community began as a sawmill and railway siding to process timber from the forest surrounding the Helena River to the south. Local employment included forest and Goldfields Water Supply Scheme maintenance, small orchards, and the Midland Railway Workshops.
Local employment included forest and Goldfields Water Supply Scheme maintenance, small orchards, and the Midland Railway Workshops. Today, many working residents commute to employment within the metropolitan area.
The township was declared in 1898, and named for the many pit sawyers that worked the in the valley, though they had been working the forest of the Darling Ranges for decades before the arrival of the railway and establishment of the township.
Operates at 3 Great Eastern Highway, 3 Great Eastern Hwy., Sawyers Valley, WA. Ph (08) 9295 1976
Sawyers Valley is on the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail, which follows the line of the old railway, passes through the old town centre. This trail follows the route of the old Eastern Railway, passing through quaint hills towns and covering a wide range of terrains with scenic views and numerous points of historical and natural significance. The trail spans from Bellevue to Wooroloo and can be joined at various access points. It can be travelled in half a day to day sections or over several days and is well signposted with distances and elevation charts.
