Why people call us from Ashendon
There isn’t much town here. Ashendon covers a large stretch of the Darling Range, and most of it is state forest and the catchment around Canning Reservoir. The callouts we get reflect that: a visitor’s car that won’t start after a day at the dam, a vehicle that has slid off a gravel verge on a wet morning, or a rural resident whose ute has quit halfway up the driveway.
Brookton Highway is the main way through, and it climbs and winds through the hills on its way out to the Wheatbelt. Breakdowns on a highway like this are awkward because shoulders are narrow and there are bends on both sides. Overheating on the climb, flat tyres and the odd collision with a kangaroo at dusk are the usual jobs. We treat these as breakdown towing and take the car wherever you need it, whether that’s back to your mechanic in Armadale or home to the city.
How we reach Ashendon
Most trips start from Kelmscott, where Brookton Highway leaves Albany Highway and heads up through Roleystone and Karragullen. McNess Drive branches off it towards the dam. To the west and south, Ashendon backs onto the semi-rural blocks of Bedfordale, which link down to Armadale on Albany Highway.
Because distances are longer out here, it helps if you can describe your spot carefully. Kilometre markers, a property name or the last turnoff you passed all make a difference.
Broken down near the dam or on the highway?
- Get the car off the bitumen if you can do it safely, even if that means pulling onto a firm gravel verge.
- Phone reception is patchy in the valleys. If you have signal now, drop a pin or note the nearest road sign before you lose it.
- Never walk along Brookton Highway at night. Stay with the car, buckled in, with hazards on.
- If you hit wildlife, let us know whether the radiator is leaking so we don’t ask you to drive it any further.
Call 0419 857 070 and we’ll send help out to you.