Food trucks | Banksia Grove
- Various dates, see event listing
- Peridot Park, Banksia Grove
Learn more about the Banksia Grove, Carramar, Tapping and Ashby neighbourhoods.
This neighbourhood, consisting of Banksia Grove, Carramar, Tapping and Ashby reflect a contemporary sense of place shaped by planned growth, family-oriented living and expanding community infrastructure. Banksia Grove, developed from the late 1990s, is a master-planned suburb characterised by modern housing, multiple schools, extensive parks and green corridors, and a growing shopping and commercial centre that supports everyday life. Nearby Carramar and Tapping form part of the same growth corridor, transitioning from earlier rural and horticultural uses into established residential communities with schools, open space and strong transport connections to the wider Perth metropolitan area. Ashby, still partly undeveloped, offers a quieter, low-key suburban environment while benefiting from close access to surrounding amenities. Together, these suburbs create a cohesive neighbourhood defined by rapid growth, accessible services and a strong focus on families and community living.
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Place naming and meaning
Ashby
Approved on 5 March 1998, Ashby is named after Eli Edward Ashby, a market gardener and dairy farmer who owned land in the area in 1913. For many years Eli was a member of the Wanneroo Road Board and President of the Agricultural Society. Soldiers of the 10th Light Horse Regiment camped near his home, ‘Spring Hill’, which was located at 77 Ashley Road, Tapping.
Banksia Grove
The suburb was originally named Cockman after the early settler family of James and Mary Ann Cockman. It was renamed Banksia Grove, after the abundance of endemic banksia flowers in the area, in June 1999.
Carramar
Carramar is a Queensland Aboriginal word meaning ‘shade of trees’ and was approved as a suburb name on 4 December 1997.
Tapping
Named in honour of the Tapping family. William (Snr) and Mary Tapping came to the Wanneroo region in 1886 and established a property at the 16 Mile Peg, Wanneroo Road, where they grew vegetables and later established a dairy farm. Their granddaughters, Molly and Dolly Tapping, ran the combined post office and general store in Wanneroo from 1937 until 1964 when they retired. Dolly was a life member of the Wanneroo Agricultural Society. In 1905, William Tapping (Jnr) and wife Lucy Jane and their family moved to the 18 Mile Peg, Pinjar Road, where William ran a small dairy and grew vegetables by Lake Mariginiup. To make extra money he cut and carted swamp rushes to Monteith's Rope Works in Subiaco. William Tapping (Jnr) served several terms on the Wanneroo Roads Board from 1905 to 1948. The name for the suburb was approved on 4 December 1997.
Neighbourhood priorities
Through the City’s Liveability Survey you told us what your priorities are. Here are your top five priorities, and what the City is doing to address them to create great places.
