Wharf Street Basin Project Showcase
The Wharf Street Basin – Next Generation Community Park has transformed an inaccessible stormwater basin into a community smart park.
Canning City Centre
The City of Canning has committed to creating a vibrant City Centre – we say Perth’s Southern CBD. We will achieve this through the implementation of a robust environmental, social and economic platform.
The revitalised City Centre with a rejuvenated streetscape for Cecil Avenue will anchor the area with a mixed-use and a pedestrian-friendly tree lined street. Incorporating an inviting space for people of all ages, backgrounds and professions, new streetscapes and a vibrant public realm will create a more diverse and vital City Centre, both day and night.
The City Centre will feature high density residential accommodation in desirable locations near the train station and adjoining Westfield Carousel, which significantly increased its retail space in late 2018. Adding a level of energy to the area and helping to bring the space to life, the expansion of Westfield Carousel is a significant factor in shaping the success of the City Centre.
The $76m City Centre Regeneration Program is expected to deliver 10,000 new homes for 25,000 new residents, resulting in economic benefits of up to $2.2 billion in gross value, while giving the area a long awaited ‘heart’ by:
- Connecting the Cannington train station to the river by creating a pedestrian link through the City Centre
- Delivering greater vibrancy day and night by creating a Transit Orientated Development near the train station and through the expansion of the Westfield Carousel shopping centre
- Providing greater diversity of use, employment and accessibility
- Featuring a new Market Square, Multicultural Street Market and Train Station Square
Cecil Avenue East
Cecil Avenue East is now open, which is part of the next phase of the Canning City Centre Regeneration Program – a 10-year, $76 million program that aims to turn the area into Perth’s Southern CBD and realise its potential as a Strategic Metropolitan Centre in Perth.
Cecil Avenue West
The upgraded Cecil Avenue West reopened on 20 December 2019.
Lake Street Urban Stream
The City converted Water Corporation’s existing drain on Lake Street Cannington into an urban stream.
Light Display Walk
As part of the Canning City Centre regeneration program, the City engaged Darryl Bellotti to customise a narrative surrounding the Canning River.
Lake Street Extension
The Lake Street Extension delivers a new connecting road from Cecil Avenue to Wharf Street.
Reference Documents
- Canning City Centre Activity Centre Plan (PDF 15MB)
- Part 2 – Canning City Centre Activity Centre Plan (PDF 4.7MB)
- Delegates Report – Mission and Study Tour (PDF 100KB)
- Westfield Carousel Local Development Plan (PDF 3.5MB)
- Appendix 1 – Supportive Guidance for Development (PDF 5MB)
- Appendix 2 – Local Water Management Strategy ({DF 3.5MB)
- Appendix 3 – Local Drainage Plan (PDF 10MB)
- Appendix 4 – Economic Development Strategy (PDF 4.5MB)
- Appendix 5 – Servicing Report (PDF 10MB)
- Appendix 6 – Movement, Access and Parking Strategy (PDF 8.2MB)
- Appendix 7 – Bushfire Management Plan (PDF 5.4MB)
Implementation – Regeneration Program
- Canning City Centre – Concept Masterplan (A4 version) (PDF 80MB)
- Canning City Centre – Concept Masterplan (A3 version) (PDF 64MB)
- Canning City Centre – Concept Masterplan Map (PDF 18MB)
- Canning City Centre Public Realm Style Guide (PDF 17MB)
Canning City Centre – 15 Year Vision Brochure
Canning City Centre Regeneration Program
- 2021 WA Apartment Advocacy inaugural Civic Leadership Award
Cecil Avenue East
- 2024 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Awards
- Landscape Architecture Awards - Infrastructure
Cecil Avenue West
- Best Public Works Project Greater than $5m (Metro)
Lake Street Extension
- 2024 IPWEA Awards
- Best Public Works Project $2m - $5m (Metro)
Lake Street Urban Stream
- 2024 IPWEA Awards
- Best Public Works Project Under $2m (Metro)
- Excellence in Water Projects
Wharf Street Basin
- 2023 Stormwater Australia Awards
- National award for Excellence in Infrastructure
- National award for Excellence in Research and Innovation
- 2022 AILA WA Landscape Architecture Awards
- Excellence in Urban Design
- Landscape Architecture Awards - Infrastructure
- 2022 Stormwater Western Australia Awards
- Excellence in Research and Innovation
- Excellence in Infrastructure
- 2022 PLAWA Regional Awards of Excellence, Best Use of Technology Award for the Smart Canning App - Wharf Street Basin (Commendation)
- 2022 IPWEA Australasia Excellence Awards, Best Public Works Project $2m - $5m
- 2021 PIA Awards for Planning Excellence WA for
- Climate Change & Resilience
- Technology & Digital Innovation (Commendation)
- 2021 WA Water Awards - Infrastructure Project Innovation Award (Metro)
- 2021 Waterwise Community Choice Award (Waterwise Council program);
- 2021 IPWEA WA Excellence Awards
- Best Public Works Project $2m - $5m (Metro);
- Excellence in Water Projects,
- Excellence in Environment & Sustainability;
- Excellence in Innovation (Metro);
- The G.K. Watters Local Government Engineering Excellence Award
- 2021 Winconnect Apartment Award for Excellence for Civic Leadership
- 2020 National Smart Cities Future of Place Award (Highly Commended)
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