Parks and Reserves Works
The City aims to provide and maintain high quality facilities for the local and wider community that support amenity, sport, recreation and biodiversity outcomes.
The City’s parks and reserves are being progressively hydro-zoned and eco-zoned to conserve water. The City is provided an allocation by the Department of Water and has to operate within that allocation while still maintaining parks and reserves for the community to use and enjoy.
Hydro-zoning is the practice of grouping types of vegetation into categories with similar water requirements to enable more efficient and responsible use of irrigation water. When designing and managing POS, the different water needs of turf, lawns, trees and low water-use plants are taken into account. Eco-zoning is the conversion of existing turfed areas into native garden areas. Ultimately this allows for minimal water to support an area that once sustained turf, saving large volumes of water.
The City also facilitates effective management of the Swan and Canning River foreshores and improves the amenity value and sustainable uses of all our public open spaces and foreshores.
Current parks and reserves works
News Listings
Bradshaw Conochie Reserve playground replacement
The City will be undertaking works to upgrade the playground in Bradshaw Conochie Reserve.
Sir James Mitchell Park lights repairs
Works will be undertaken to repair lights at Sir James Mitchell Park between Hurlingham Road and Ellam Street commencing 27 July 2021.
Morris Mundy Reserve update
Plans to build a sports court at Morris Mundy Reserve in Kensington have been cancelled.
Morris Mundy Reserve upgrade
The original design for the Morris Mundy Reserve upgrade has been amended and a new full size netball court will now be installed in place of a multi-sport court.
Challenger Reserve Masterplan update
The City has developed a draft Masterplan and costings for Challenger Reserve in Manning to guide future use of this important community space.
Scheduled capital works
Parks and Reserves capital work projects for the 2020/21 financial year:
- Challenger Reserve, Manning – flood lighting upgrade
- Como Tram housing – Windsor Park, South Perth
- Hostile Vehicle Mitigation bollards, South Perth – SJMP opposite Mill Point Rd/Forrest St
- Olives Reserve, Como – flood lighting installation
- Challenger Reserve, Manning – flood lighting upgrade
- Redmond stairs, Salter Point - upgrade
- Collier Park Golf Course driving range, Como – installation of flood lighting
- Collier Park Golf Course, Como – weir remediation
- Bradshaw Conochie Reserve, Manning - playground
- Hurlingham, South Perth - playground replacement
- Morris Mundy Reserve, Kensington - sports court
- CCTV Karawara - stage 2
