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

December 2019
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Lighting upgrades for Hensman Park and Ernest Johnston Oval

News Update 17 December 2019

In accordance with the City's Sports Oval Flood Light Plan, lighting upgrades for Hensman Park and Ernest Johnston Oval in South Perth will commence week beginning 16 December 2019.

Ernest Johnson Reserve Parks and Reserve works
November 2019
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Cricket wicket and turf upgrades at City reserves

News Update 19 November 2019

As part of a $50,000 grant from Cricket Australia, the City is installing a new synthetic cricket wicket at Challenger Reserve, as well as upgrading the synthetic training nets and turf at a number of reserves around the City.

Parks and Reserve works
October 2019
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Olives Reserve upgrades complete

News Update 23 October 2019

The planned works to improve Olives Reserve in Como are now complete.

Parks and Reserve works
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New cricket wicket at Challenger Reserve

News Update 18 October 2019

​Commencing Monday 21 October 2019, the City will be installing a new synthetic cricket wicket at Challenger Reserve, Manning.

Parks and Reserve works
July 2019
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Seniors exercise equipment to be installed at Neil McDougall Park

News Update 16 July 2019

The City will install new exercise equipment for seniors near the existing playground equipment at Neil McDougall Park in Como on Monday 22 July 2019.

Maintenance Works Parks and Reserve works

Scheduled capital works

Parks and reserves capital work projects for the 2022/23 financial year are listed below.

View the Capital Works map for the 2022/23 financial year.

  • Axford Barker Reserve playground replacement, Como
  • Park Furniture Replacement Program, City-wide
  • Isabella/Craigie Reserve playground replacement, Manning
  • Parks - Irrigation Replacement Program, City-wide
  • Waterford Triangle laneway, Waterford
  • McDougall Park Lake WSUD, Como
  • Bill Grayden Reserve playground replacement, Como
  • Hurlingham Playground replacement, South Perth
  • Coolidge Reserve upgrade, Como
  • Godwin Avenue sump retrofit, Manning
  • Cricket facilities upgrade
  • Richardson Park cricket practice nets replacement, South Perth
  • Hensman Park court resurfacing, South Perth
  • South Perth Foreshore river wall
  • Mindeerup tactile surface indicators, South Perth
  • Osprey nesting pole, South Perth Foreshore
  • James Miller Oval floodlighting, Manning
  • Bill Grayden Reserve floodlighting, Como.