Bindaring Park Living Stream

In 2021, the Town of Bassendean commenced a living stream project within the northern extent of Bindaring Park. The goals of the project are to:

• Increase native vegetation and habitat for native fauna in the reserve
• Improve water quality entering the into the Swan River through Bindaring Park
• Reduce weed presence in Bindaring Park and associated fire hazards from annual and perennial weeds.

The Town is conducting annual weed control and revegetation works within Bindaring Park to achieve the above objectives.

In early 2023, the Town received funding from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) through the Swan Canning Riverpark Urban Forest (SCRUF) program to implement the 2023 weed control and revegetation works. In late 2023, the Town received further funding through the SCRUF program to implement the 2024 and 2025 stages of the living stream. Further information on the funding program can be found here. 

The Town has been partnering with La Salle College students to deliver this living stream project, with the students providing over 1,400 volunteer hours for works in Bindaring Living Stream and other natural area projects in the Town since 2021.

A quenda (native bandicoot), was first detected in the reserve in 2022. These small marsupials are vulnerable to predation and attack from foxes, cats and dogs. To protect our native wildlife, it is important that all dogs within Bindaring Park are walked on lead and that domestic cats are kept out of the reserve; Bindaring Park is a cat prohibited area under the Cats Local Law 2021.

Success Hill Reserve Riverine Slope Rehabilitation

In 2022, the Town of Bassendean and Friends of Success Hill Reserve received funding through the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions’ (DBCA) Community Rivercare Program to rehabilitate the slope leading from the upland bush area of Success Hill Reserve to the river edge. The program focused on initial removal of Lantana, a Weed of National Significance, from the foreshore slope and installation of local native tubestock to improve the habitat value provided by the Lantana. Friends of Success Hill provided in kind support to the project by undertaking manual weeding and revegetation of a buffer area between the upland bush area and the slope.  The initial works achieved removal of Lantana from a 966m² area of the slope, and installation of 235 seedlings by a contractor, and hand weeding of a 1,000 m² area and installation of 1,903 seedlings by the Friends of Success Hill in the buffer zone to improve the value of this foreshore habitat.

In early 2023, the Town received funding from the Department of Biodiversity Conservation, and Attractions (DBCA) through the Swan Canning Riverpark Urban Forest (SCRUF) program to continue removal of Lantana and expand the program to include other woody weeds and high priority weeds for control such as Bridal Creeper and Arum Lily. In late 2023, the Town received further funding to continue these works into 2024 and 2025. Further information of the funding program can be found here.

Point Reserve Foreshore Concept Plan

A foreshore concept plan has been developed to guide future works and environmental restoration at Point Reserve. Development of the Point Reserve Foreshore Plan involved a river value desktop assessment, workshops with Bassendean Primary River Rangers and Councillors and community and stakeholder consultation on multiple options. In February 2023, Council resolved to approve the Foreshore Plan with inclusion of specific elements in the final concept. The next stage will involve detailed design development. 

Point Reserve Foreshore Plan