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Passive Reserves

Tomato Lake

Located at Oats Street, Kewdale, Tomato Lake is a recreational area containing a wetland, a central lake, 1.6 kilometre walking trail, nature sanctuary island with a boardwalk across the lake.

Tomato Lake has a café, toilets, bbqs, picnic tables and playground equipment including a space net rope climb. There is sufficient turf to play social games like cricket, soccer, and bocce.

The Tomato Lake Kiosk is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am until 5pm. On school holidays, it is open seven days. The kiosk is closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.

Keen ornithlogists can spot a range of birdlife including ducks, ibis and swans living on and around the lake. Tomato Lake is a good example of combining nature with recreation.

The City plans to integrate the site at President Street side of Tomato Lake into the existing Tomato Lake. Planned upgrades include;

Widening of a section of Tomato Lake
Revegetation and creation of a wetland (planting of 50,000 plants)
Installation of walk trails
Installation of a mangrove boardwalk with seating and informational signage
Installation of an entry gazebo.

Faulkner Park

Faulkner Park is located between Wright Street and Abernethy Road, Cloverdale.

Faulkner Park is at the heart of the City and houses the City’s Civic Centre, Ruth Faulkner Library, Senior Citizens Centre, Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre, Feature Playground, Skate Park and Belmont Historical Museum.

There are a number of community events held in Faulkner Park such as the City Fair, Carols in the Park and Extreme Fest. Faulkner Park is also a popular venue for weddings, which are held in and around the picturesque lake setting.

Adachi Park

Adachi Park is located on the foreshore of Great Eastern Highway near the intersection of Abernethy Road, adjacent to Hardey Park. Adachi Park has Japanese themed gardens and a tea house, children’s playground, dolls house made from Bristile Bricks (former factory on the adjoining land). It is a good location for picnics under the shade trees or a picturesque place to enjoy a walk. Adachi Park is named after Belmont’s Sister City, Adachi in Japan. There is also a Belmont Park in Adachi.

The City plans to transform Adachi Park into one of the City of Belmont’s premier foreshore venues.

The City plans to upgrade Adachi Park with upgrades to include;
Installation of Japanese themed landscaping
Installation of a lookout
Extension of turf
Installation of street furniture and footpath.

Hardey Park

Hardey Park is located on the foreshore of Great Eastern Highway near the intersection of Abernethy Road. Hardey Park currently has a boat ramp, an informal carpark and dual use path suitable for cycling.

The City plans to transform Hardey Park into one of the City of Belmont’s premier foreshore venues. Upgrades will include;

Carpark Upgrade
Installation of toilet block,
Installation of viewing platform over the river
Installation of BBQ areas, Footpaths
Installation of Reflexology path
Indigenous art and cultural project
Environmental enhancements along the foreshore
Enhanced landscaping

Garvey Park

Garvey Park is located at the river end of Fauntleroy Avenue in Ascot. Garvey Park is a great location for a short walk or as starting point to a longer walk along the foreshore. There is a boardwalk across the wetlands heading towards the city approximately 800 metres from the playground. You can spot some local wildlife around the river, have a picnic or bbq, let the kids play in the playground or have a game of half court basketball.

The community and leisure facility at Garvey Park accommodates the Ascot Kayak Club who have their clubrooms on site.

Captain Bream Café operates at Garvey Park allowing visitors to enjoy takeaway service or alfresco dining. The café operates Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays.

Garvey Park is also the location of the Autumn River Festival and the City of Belmont Avon Descent Community Day each year.

Chamberlain/Jack Ring Reserve

Chamberlain Reserve is located at the intersection of Clague Street and Surrey Road in Rivervale. Chamberlain Reserve currently has some feature trees and a footpath through the centre of the park. The City plans to develop the existing drainage sump, road reserve and two recently purchased lots into an amalgamated site designated as a passive recreational open space.

A concept design for the site has been prepared with the main objective of creating an accessible natural sanctuary, using local native plant species integrated into the existing grassed road reserve.

The City plans to upgrade Chamberlain Reserve. Upgrades include;

Planting of native vegetation (Banksia woodland), trees, extension of turf.
Installation of a children’s playground combination unit and double swing
Installation of rubber soft fall, shade sails over the playground
Installation of seating and refuse bin
Installation of groundwater bore with flow meter on bore.
Installation of irrigation system appropriate to irrigate turf, amenity plants and trees.
Removal and reinstatement of footpath along the kerbline, realignment of the footpath through the reserve.
Removal, backfilling the existing stormwater sump
Recontour the four lots into bowl shape
Replacement of the existing drainage sump with a buried infiltration soakage basin for stormwater disposal.

Peachey Park

Peachey Park is located between Kew Street and Acton Avenue in Kewdale. Peachey Park is a large park containing an adventure bike track with eleven challenges in it including slalom, bone shaker and wall turns. Peachey Park also has half court basketball, combination unit and a large area of turf for recreation.

Cracknell Park

Cracknell Park is located on the foreshore at Riversdale Road, Rivervale. Cracknell Park is a great place for a picnic, to let the kids play in the playground or to walk out onto the jetty over the Swan River for some picturesque views.

Parkview Chase

Parkview Chase is located at Parkview Parade in Redcliffe. Parkview Chase is a great park for a short walk or as starting point for a longer walk. At Parkview Chase you can have a picnic or bbq, let the kids play in the playground or have a game of half court basketball.

Signal Hill

Signal Hill is located at the corner of Alexander Road and Belgravia Street, Belmont.

Signal Hill is a small (3.87 hectares) locally important area of remnant Banksia woodland within the City of Belmont. The vegetation consists of Banksias including Banksia menziesii, Banksia attenuata with scattered pricklybark (Eucalyptus todtiana) and sheoak (Allocasuarina fraseriana). Over 100 species of native plants occur here, including six varieties of native orchids. 26 native bird species have been recorded, including the migratory rainbow bee-eater, which nests in underground burrows.

Severin Walk

Severin Walk is a tree lined waterway walk that links into Central Belmont main drain. Severin Walk is from Francisco Street to the intersection of Abernethy and Great Eastern Highway. The walk is approximatley 1.5 kilometres. Click below to download a powerpoint file of the scenery you will see when walking through Severin Walk. WARNING file size is 21MB.

Severin Walk images.ppt