Environmental Projects

The City is creating a living stream at Hurlingham drain on South Perth Foreshore which will improve the quality of water entering the Swan River, provide a natural habitat for wildlife and enhance the amenity of the area.

The City will create a Black Swan Habitat (formerly known as the Waterbird Refuge) on South Perth Foreshore to improve habitat for native waterbirds and protect the riverbank from erosion.

The City will enhance habitat at Elderfield Wetlands as well as drainage infrastructure at Sandon Park in Salter Point. 

The City is replacing the timber stairs to the south of Redmond Reserve with a new durable structure featuring three new integrated viewing platforms.

The City is investigating a long-term, sustainable solution for the management of the duckweed and blue-green algae blooms at Neil McDougall Lake. 

The City is planning to revegetate and retrofit Godwin Avenue stormwater sumps to improve water quality and enhance wildlife habitat.

The recently completed lakes sedge planting trial at Sir James Mitchell Park will improve the environmental qualities of Lake Hurlingham and Lake Douglas.

The Clontarf-Waterford-Salter Point Foreshore Masterplan was developed in 2019 to manage the City’s southern stretch of foreshore from Clontarf through to Waterford and Salter Point. The Masterplan provides a consolidated management strategy recognising the ecological, cultural and recreational values of the area.

Bodkin Park features two lakes connected by a channel of open drain and a partially revegetated living stream which provides a stormwater management function. 

Restoration works at Mt Henry Spit will manage foreshore erosion, enhance the ecology of foreshore and dryland areas and provide options for well integrated public access infrastructure such as pathways.

Rehabilitation and restoration works have been undertaken at Cloisters Reserve in response to the areas that were burned by fire in 2015. 

There are a number of recently completed and current restoration works underway at Cygnia Cove including general maintenance, weed control and revegetation.

The Clontarf Foreshore restoration project includes weed control, asbestos removal and site restoration.