Parmelia Park Upgrade & Playground Renewal

Parmelia Park Update: December 2025

We’ll be opening parts of Parmelia Park over the Christmas break to allow the community to enjoy the new playground and surrounding areas. Some areas, including the basketball court will remain fenced off for safety. The park will re-close in early January so construction can continue and the project can be completed.

Holiday Access

1. 24 Dec 2025: Access opens to playground and turf areas
2. 5 Jan 2026: Site closes again so works can continue

Thank you for everyone’s patience during this period.

To view a diagram of the finalised upgrade works commencing in Parmelia Park, please consult the Key Documents section below.

Parmelia Park in South Fremantle is a socially and historically significant green space, regularly serving families, dog walkers and community groups. Nestled between Parmelia and Chester Streets, the park is a 2-acre lawn and features a fenced playground for kids, fitness equipment, small basketball court and brick toilet block. The park was developed in the interwar years due to the demands of South Fremantle’s growing population.

The City's Projects & Place Team has received capital works funding in the 2024/25 budget to upgrade play equipment and enhance Parmelia Park to better serve its growing community and maintain the health and integrity of the trees and grassed areas. The City is going to:

• Address ongoing irrigation and landscaping concerns.
• Renew the existing playground facilities at Parmelia Park, which are over 20 years old.
• Add an accessible path, improve picnic areas, update seating, and enhance irrigation.
• Replace some struggling lawn areas with waterwise native plants to boost biodiversity and create a scenic walking path along the edges.

The City is committed to seeking community and stakeholder input to ensure the playground replacement meets the needs of all those who enjoy Parmelia Park. Based on community ideas and needs, as well as the budget, a playground design will be developed and delivered within the 2024/25 financial year.

City Officers aim to:

• Work with the community on the design of replacement play equipment for Parmelia Park that best suits their needs.
  
• Work with the community to collect thoughts on the current park layout, highlight any issues experienced and suggest focal points where further improvements to amenities could be made if more funding becomes available.
• Keep you informed, listen to and acknowledge concerns and provide feedback on how public input influenced the project.
• Work with you to ensure that your concerns and aspirations are noted; provide clarity on questions that may arise.

Please note, submissions for this project closed 30 November 2024.