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
New playground at Bill McGrath Reserve
Bill McGrath Reserve in Kensington has reopened with an exciting new playground featuring a variety of play equipment for children of all ages, including the City's first climbing pillar.
Unveiling the Canning Bridge to Curtin University Bike Link
The newly completed Canning Bridge to Curtin University Bike Link introduces safe active streets, upgraded shared paths, and a pocket park for those who walk, wheel or ride each day.
City commits to replacing one of the Lake Douglas bridges
The City of South Perth has approved funding of $350k to replace one of the Lake Douglas bridges in the 2024/2025 Annual Budget.
Bill Grayden makeover unveiled
The City of South Perth has completed the $640,000 upgrade of Bill Grayden Reserve in Como, enhancing multiple play spaces and adding new features such as a tunnel slide and native tree planting, creating a vibrant community hub.
New look, more fun at Swanview Reserve
Installation of the new play space at Swanview Reserve is now complete, with families already enjoying the new equipment and updated nature play at the reserve.
Scheduled capital works
Parks and reserves capital work projects for the 2025/26 financial year include:
- Coode Street Foreshore - River restoration
- Hurlingham Living Stream
- Sir James Mitchell Park - Irrigation replacement
- Elderfield/Sandon Park - Boardwalk replacement
- Hope Reserve - Playground replacement
- Karawara Laneways
- Mill Point Close - Revegetation
- Lake Tondut and Hurlingham - Lake aerators




