South Perth and Hurlingham Project Area

Map of the Collier underground power area

Underground Power has come to the South Perth and Hurlingham areas through the Retrospective Undergrounding Project (RUP).

This project will replace overhead power lines with underground power infrastructure to move closer towards the City's vision for underground power in all of its suburbs. The RUP is a partnership between the City and Western Power. Construction commenced in October 2022. 

Work on this project is expected to take approximately 12-15 months.

Hurlingham was not eligible for consideration as a State Underground Power Program (SUPP) as the area contained less than 500 properties (the minimum amount for a SUPP). Instead, the City nominated this area as a RUP, which has lower qualification requirements, to ensure this community was included.

In 2020 Western Power finalised estimates for the South Perth SUPP and the Hurlingham RUP, and determined that by amalgamating these two project areas and delivering the entire project as a RUP, Western Power could apply their net benefit contribution to the whole area, which involves a different assessment process to a typical SUPP.


What you can expect 

Letters have been issued by the City and Western Power informing residents of the project. Western Power's project contractor for the area has also issued letters of advice to each property and will do at the various stage of the project as outlined below.

Timing and further details of each stage will be updated on this page when the information becomes available. Residents will also receive advice notices throughout the construction activities.

Western Power's project contractor for the area will also issue letters of advice to each property at the various stages of the project as outlined below. Timing and further details of each stage will be updated here as and when the information becomes available. Residents will also receive advice notices throughout the construction activities.

Stage 1 - Property Services Installation

Stage 2 - Street Services Installation

Stage 3 - Changeover 

Stage 4 – Removal of poles and wires


Project cost

Project costs, payment details and the repayment structure will be considered as part of the 2022/23 budget process.

Related documents

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September 2022

Underground power to the people in Manning

News Update 30 September 2022

The Manning Underground Power Project is officially complete, with removal of the last power pole at the corner of Marsh Avenue and Henning Crescent.

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May 2022
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Underground Power - Community Information Session, Wednesday 25 May 2022

News Update 23 May 2022

Property owners in the South Perth and Hurlingham area will be able to find out more about the City's next underground power project at a Community Information Session on Wednesday 25 May 2022.

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March 2022
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Underground Power update

News Update 4 March 2022

Underground power is one step closer in the South Perth and Hurlingham project areas.

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December 2021
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State Underground Power works over Christmas

News Update 21 December 2021

The Western Power State Underground Power Project (SUPP) contractor Genus will stop work on site for the Christmas break from Tuesday 21 December 2021 until Wednesday 5 January 2022.

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