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Perth’s iconic Cottesloe Beach to receive $15 million upgrade
The Cottesloe foreshore is set for a huge transformation, with funding secured for stage one of its redevelopment.
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The Cottesloe foreshore is set for a huge transformation, with funding secured for stage one of its redevelopment.
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Cottesloe’s iconic beachfront is set for its biggest transformation in more than 40 years, with $15 million in funding secured to help deliver a major revitalisation of the popular foreshore.
Stretching along Marine Parade between Forrest Street and Eric Street, the project aims to transform the beachfront into a more accessible, vibrant and people-focused destination, while reinforcing Cottesloe’s reputation as one of Australia’s premier coastal destinations.
The broader project is estimated to cost just over $30 million and will be delivered across two stages over approximately three years once construction begins.
Designed around a “human-centred” vision, the redevelopment focuses on prioritising pedestrians and creating safer shared spaces, while improving connections across the foreshore.
The redevelopment has been divided into three key precincts.
Area One centres around the main foreshore near the Indiana Teahouse including replacing some of the existing beachfront car park with a pedestrian plaza with open grass terraces.
Area Two will become an active recreation hub featuring upgraded junior and main playgrounds, outdoor fitness facilities and family-friendly spaces for plenty of play.
Further north, Area Three includes the North Cottesloe Piazza, coastal gardens and improved pedestrian connections between surrounding beachfront businesses.
Accessibility and safety have been key considerations in the redevelopment, with traffic calming measures to slow vehicle movement, footpath widening along Marine Parade and improved universal beach access all part of the design.
As part of a future second stage, a second car park could eventually be redeveloped into a mixed-use precinct featuring short-stay accommodation and mezzanine parking designed to offset the reduction in beachfront parking bays. Under the current plans, the main beachfront car park would reduce to 20 bays in the first stage.
The Town of Cottesloe says it is continuing discussions with the State Government to help secure funding and delivery for the remainder of the redevelopment project.
Find out more about the project on the Town of Cottesloe's website.
Images: Town of Cottesloe
