South East Dawesville Foreshore Master Plan

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.