George Burnett Park Precinct
George Burnett Park Precinct, located in Karawara, covers approximately 24 hectares and is bordered by Manning Road to the south, Goss Avenue to the west and Gillon Street to the north and east. The precinct caters for a variety of sports and community recreation activities, including the George Burnett Leisure Centre, South Perth Rugby League Club and Goss Avenue Bushland.
The park offers a wide-open space with a purpose-built skate park, pump/jump track, cycle paths, barbecue and two shaded playgrounds.
George Burnett Leisure Centre, located in front of the park, offers an air-conditioned indoor sports hall with pickleball, basketball, badminton, soccer and volleyball courts as well as four hireable rooms of various sizes.
A new playground is coming
We're making George Burnett Park an even more fun destination by building a new playground to complement the existing skate park, bike track, cycle paths, leisure centre and nearby café.
The two smaller playgrounds at George Burnett Park are at the end of their life so the City is replacing them with a larger playground as part of its 2026/27 capital works program.
The new playground will cater for all ages, be located near the Manning Bike Track and will include a new shade sail over the playground equipment.
$625,000 has been budgeted for the project and we expect the new playground will be installed and open to the community in mid-2027.
Have your say
Find out more at Your Say South Perth and complete the online survey to tell us what you’d like to see in the playground.
Submissions close 4pm Monday 12 October 2026.
Rugby and touch field floodlight upgrade
We're upgrading the sports field floodlights on the Rugby and Touch Football playing fields. The upgraded floodlights will provide more efficient lighting which will meet Australian Standards allowing clubs to both practice and play night matches at George Burnett Park.
The sports field floodlights are currently under construction. It is expected that the floodlight upgrades will be complete in the second half of 2026.
George Burnett Park Path Lighting
Pedestrians and cyclists have benefitted from improved safety and accessibility with the recent installation of path lighting along the dedicated cycle path in George Burnett Park. The new lighting extends from behind Dome Café on Goss Avenue along the pathway to approximately 125 metres up Gillon Street.
