South East Dawesville Foreshore Master Plan

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As a city built in nature, not on nature, we strive to create accessible and welcoming spaces for our community that preserve and celebrate Mandurah’s unique environment.

The South East Dawesville Foreshore upgrade presents a significant opportunity to provide quality open space that meets these needs in Mandurah’s southern community.

To guide the future of this space, we’ve created the South East Dawesville Foreshore Master Plan. This plan was created from invaluable feedback collected during consultations in 2019.

Since then, staff have been working on developing detailed plans for each stage of the upgrade and we're excited to share these with you now.

What’s next?

Stage 1 works include providing water supply to the site are ongoing and will be completed soon.

Stage 2 works are set to kick off in January 2025, and are expected to be completed by June. Stage 2 will include the installation of a large playground area, car parking bays, shelters and seating, basketball court, and more.

The full scope of Stage 2 works includes:

  • Large playground area
  • Turfed recreation and picnic spaces
  • Revegetation and weed management
  • Retaining and protecting the area’s existing trees
  • Improved path connections
  • Shelters, tables and seating
  • Half-court for basketball and netball
  • An additional car park, including ACROD bays
  • Designated locations for food vans
  • Bird nesting boxes in mature trees

Construction on Stage 3 will be completed in the following year.

View the plans

View the Stage 2 and 3 plans

Project History

The construction of the Dawesville Cut in 1994 resulted in fill from the construction being used to create a new foreshore area along the Harvey Estuary. The South East Dawesville Foreshore is the area bordered by Thisbe Drive and Estuary Road, Caddadup Reserve and the Dawesville Channel.

Community consultation for the creation of a developed foreshore public open space area began in March 2019. This consultation formed the basis of the Dawesville Channel South East Foreshore Masterplan, which was approved by Council in 2019.

Community feedback helped identify key focus areas for the development of this site. These focus areas include:

  • Family-friendly Spaces
  • Accessibility
  • Water Activation
  • Land Activation
  • Improved Amenities
  • Environment

Each of these focus areas will guide the development of a foreshore with a unique "Dawesville feel' reflecting the community and environment around it.

Find out more about previous community consultations by viewing the consultation summary.



The City is committed to minimising the impact of these works on the community. If you have further questions or comments contact us at 9550 3777 or email Landscape.services@mandurah.wa.gov.au.

As a city built in nature, not on nature, we strive to create accessible and welcoming spaces for our community that preserve and celebrate Mandurah’s unique environment.

The South East Dawesville Foreshore upgrade presents a significant opportunity to provide quality open space that meets these needs in Mandurah’s southern community.

To guide the future of this space, we’ve created the South East Dawesville Foreshore Master Plan. This plan was created from invaluable feedback collected during consultations in 2019.

Since then, staff have been working on developing detailed plans for each stage of the upgrade and we're excited to share these with you now.

What’s next?

Stage 1 works include providing water supply to the site are ongoing and will be completed soon.

Stage 2 works are set to kick off in January 2025, and are expected to be completed by June. Stage 2 will include the installation of a large playground area, car parking bays, shelters and seating, basketball court, and more.

The full scope of Stage 2 works includes:

  • Large playground area
  • Turfed recreation and picnic spaces
  • Revegetation and weed management
  • Retaining and protecting the area’s existing trees
  • Improved path connections
  • Shelters, tables and seating
  • Half-court for basketball and netball
  • An additional car park, including ACROD bays
  • Designated locations for food vans
  • Bird nesting boxes in mature trees

Construction on Stage 3 will be completed in the following year.

View the plans

View the Stage 2 and 3 plans

Project History

The construction of the Dawesville Cut in 1994 resulted in fill from the construction being used to create a new foreshore area along the Harvey Estuary. The South East Dawesville Foreshore is the area bordered by Thisbe Drive and Estuary Road, Caddadup Reserve and the Dawesville Channel.

Community consultation for the creation of a developed foreshore public open space area began in March 2019. This consultation formed the basis of the Dawesville Channel South East Foreshore Masterplan, which was approved by Council in 2019.

Community feedback helped identify key focus areas for the development of this site. These focus areas include:

  • Family-friendly Spaces
  • Accessibility
  • Water Activation
  • Land Activation
  • Improved Amenities
  • Environment

Each of these focus areas will guide the development of a foreshore with a unique "Dawesville feel' reflecting the community and environment around it.

Find out more about previous community consultations by viewing the consultation summary.



The City is committed to minimising the impact of these works on the community. If you have further questions or comments contact us at 9550 3777 or email Landscape.services@mandurah.wa.gov.au.

  • Project update: January 2025

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    Stage 2 upgrades to the South East Dawesville Foreshore will kick off in the coming weeks, with works set to begin by late January.

    Temporary fencing will be installed at the site on Friday, 17 January, with official works commencing the following week.

    Access to the site will be restricted following the installation of temporary fencing, however the beach area nearby will remain accessible.

    Stage 2 upgrades will include the installation of a large fenced playground, car park, pathways, shelters and shade sails, park furniture, drink fountains, a basketball and netball halfcourt, and more. Works are expected to be completed in June 2025.

    You can view the full scope of works in the description section of this webpage.

    These upgrades will transform the area bordered by Thisbe Drive and Estuary Road into a vibrant space for locals to enjoy.

  • Stage 2 works to kick off in coming weeks

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    Upgrades to the South East Dawesville Foreshore will ramp up in the coming weeks, with Stage 2 works set to kick off in January 2025.

    Stage 2 will include the installation of a large playground area, car parking bays, shelters and seating, and a basketball court. The upgrades will transform the area bordered by Thisbe Drive and Estuary Road into a vibrant space for locals to enjoy.

    Guided by the City of Mandurah’s South East Dawesville Foreshore masterplan, the second stage of the works are expected to be finished by June 2025.

    The full scope of Stage 2 works includes:

    • Large playground area
    • Turfed recreation and picnic spaces
    • Revegetation and weed management
    • Retaining and protecting the area’s existing trees
    • Improved path connections
    • Shelters, tables and seating
    • Half-court for basketball and netball
    • An additional car park, including ACROD bays
    • Designated locations for food vans
    • Bird nesting boxes in mature trees

    The playground space has been designed to blend into the natural environment, reflecting the area’s coastal and bushland setting It supports one of the community’s priorities of celebrating and protecting our environment, and ensuring we are built in nature, not on nature.

    Play equipment will include timber climbing structures, a large bird’s nest swing, and natural components like rocks, logs and grass.

    The upgrades will also improve accessibility in the area, with rubber soft fall path connections, ACROD parking bays, and designated food van spaces included in the design.

    Through the South East Dawesville Foreshore upgrades, the City of Mandurah is providing enhanced infrastructure and recreation to our southern communities, making it easier for people to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

    More information, including concept plans for Stage 2, can be found on this webpage.

  • SE Dawesville Foreshore Masterplan 2024 Community Engagement Feedback

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    In 2024, we invited our community to share their thoughts on the SE Dawesville Foreshore Masterplan 2024 via Mandurah Matters and at a site engagement meeting.

    Topics raised during the community consultation can be viewed here.

    Thank you to everyone who participated. We received strong support for the landscape and play elements in Stages 2 and 3. Following community comments the amendments are captured on the revised concept.

  • Community Engagement - May 2024

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    Thank you to everyone who attended the community drop-in event and provided feedback on the plans for Stage 2 and 3 of the foreshore upgrade.


  • Community Engagement - December 2022

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    Thank you to everyone who was involved in the community engagement program for this project and who gave their time and ideas to form a Master Plan for the South East Dawesville Channel Foreshore.

    The final plan was endorsed by Council at its August 2019 meeting. Please find a copy of the final here for your information.

    Currently, the Civil Engineers in the Technical Services department are now working behind the scenes on designing the additional carpark which leads off the existing carpark at the intersection of Thisbe Drive and Estuary Road.

    A feasibility report to expand the recycled water supply scheme from the previously commissioned Ocean Road Ovals water supply has been completed. The recycled water supply design is focusing on supplying fit-for-purpose water to all existing Southport Public Open Space and the future South-East Dawesville Public Open Space.

    The carpark and water connection will be installed in next financial year 2023/24, with the Landscape Services team also undertaking design development for the remainder of the works as per the Masterplan.

    If you have any queries or questions regarding the South East Dawesville Channel Foreshore Master Plan, please do not hesitate to contact the Project Team.

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