Swan Canning Riverpark | Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
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Swan Canning Riverpark | Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
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Swan Canning Riverpark
The Swan Canning Riverpark and the rivers at its heart are the centrepiece of Perth.
Swan Canning Riverpark - Photo Tourism WA
Perth's Swan and Canning rivers are a recreational playground. They also boast vibrant commercial and tourism activity, and diverse and resilient ecosystems.
More than 40 parks and reserves line the banks, and the rivers hum with aquatic activity. The Swan Canning Riverpark includes 7210 hectares of river reserve and adjoining public land.
The Riverpark is home to a diverse fish community, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, birds, spiders, reptiles, and small mammals.
The connection of the waterways to the Whadjuk people spans 40,000 years. This means the Riverpark hosts many historical, mythological and cultural sites of significance.
DBCA works with other state government agencies, local government, industry and the community to manage and protect the Riverpark, ensuring it remains a healthy, thriving ecosystem and a popular destination for Perth’s residents and visitors.
Swan Canning Riverpark Visitor Satisfaction Survey Report
Each year, a survey is undertaken of the Swan Canning Riverpark users and visitors’ expectations, the level of satisfaction of the Riverpark features, pattens of use, and areas for improvement in the Riverpark and surrounding foreshore parks. The 2024 survey, completed in December, saw the participation of 350 respondents, an increase of 44 from the previous year. The average satisfaction was scored at 92.3 per cent. The findings of this report will help guide the department and foreshore land managers in implementing targeted management actions to further enhance community enjoyment of the Riverpark.
Document
Swan Canning riverpark visitor satisfaction survey report_2024-25
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1.11 MB
(PDF)
Last updated 14-03-2025
Marli Riverpark: An Interpretation Plan
In 2013, the Swan River Trust commissioned the National Trust of Australia (WA) to prepare an Interpretation Plan for the Swan and Canning Riverpark. In collaboration with an appointed Noongar Advisory Panel, the intent of this plan was to make the cultural heritage values (natural, Aboriginal, and historic/built) of the Derbarl Yerrigan and Djarlgarro Beelier (the Swan and Canning Rivers), accessible to residents and visitors.
Document
Marli Riverpark - An Interpretation Plan
-
7.12 MB
(PDF)
Last updated 17-07-2023
Swan Canning Riverpark Mooring Management Program
The Mooring Management Program (MMP) formalises the approvals process and management of swing moorings between the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) and Department of Transport (DoT).
Objectives of the MMP
To promote and facilitate coordinated management of swing moorings within the Riverpark;
To ensure that management of swing moorings is aligned with the protection of ecological and community benefit and amenity values of the Riverpark; and
To set parameters on the management of swing moorings within the Riverpark.
A copy of the MMP can be downloaded below.
The MMP is currently under review.
Document
Swan Canning Riverpark Mooring Management Program
-
3.23 MB
(PDF)
Last updated 26-04-2024
Explore the
Riverpark
The Swan and Canning rivers are truly the heart of Perth, ensuring it is one of the world’s most beautiful cities.
Visit Explore Parks
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Swan Canning Riverpark permits, planning and development
Swan Canning Riverpark permits, planning and development
Overview of the approvals process for development and other works, acts or activities that require approval in and around the Swan Canning river system.
Discover the Swan Canning Riverpark
Discover the Swan Canning Riverpark
Learn about the hydrodynamics, plants and animals of the Swan Canning Riverpark.
Swan Canning Riverpark foreshore risk identification and mapping project
Swan Canning Riverpark foreshore risk identification and mapping project
Project to understand erosion and inundation risk across the Swan Canning Riverpark and promote risk-based adaptive foreshore reserve planning and management for climate resilience.
Waterway health and investigations
Waterway health and investigations
Explore how DBCA measures and reports on ecological health in urban waterways, as well as investigating and mitigating threats.
Catchment science and data integration
Catchment science and data integration
Integrating data to build knowledge and tools that support management and decision making.
Biodiversity and habitat enhancement
Biodiversity and habitat enhancement
Improving knowledge of biodiversity, species distribution and habitat dynamics and how to improve and protect it.
Alexandrium algal blooms in the Swan and Canning rivers
Alexandrium algal blooms in the Swan and Canning rivers
Alexandrium is a serious public health issue. Don’t eat mussels caught in the Swan or Canning rivers, and remove the head, guts (mustard) and gills of crabs before freezing, cooking or eating.
Apply for Riverbank funding
Apply for Riverbank funding
2026-27 Riverbank funding round is now open.
Ashfield Flats Master Plan
Ashfield Flats Master Plan
Long-term planning for the Ashfield Flats study area
Community Rivercare Program Funding
Community Rivercare Program Funding
Are YOU passionate about your patch?
Habitat protection and foreshore management
Habitat protection and foreshore management
Waterways support a wide array of important habitats.
Managing ecosystem health
Managing ecosystem health
The Swan Canning Riverpark and the rivers at its heart are a wonderful social, environmental and scenic resource for all West Australians.
Managing pressures
Managing pressures
Facilitating appropriate land use and development in and around the Swan Canning Development Control Area is a key responsibility of DBCA and the Swan River Trust.
Perth Water Buneenboro Locality Plan
Perth Water Buneenboro Locality Plan
The Perth Water Buneenboro Locality Plan has been endorsed for implementation.
Plastic Free Riverpark Program
Plastic Free Riverpark Program
Reducing single-use packaging in and around the Swan Canning Riverpark
Swan Canning Riverpark contaminant studies
Swan Canning Riverpark contaminant studies
DBCA undertakes regular monitoring of the Swan Canning Riverpark to report on waterway health.
Swan Canning Riverpark fish community monitoring
Swan Canning Riverpark fish community monitoring
DBCA undertakes regular monitoring of the Swan Canning Riverpark to report on waterway health.
Swan Canning Riverpark Mooring Management Program
Swan Canning Riverpark Mooring Management Program
The Mooring Management Program formalises the approvals process and management of swing moorings between the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and Department of Transport.
Swan Canning Riverpark seagrass monitoring
Swan Canning Riverpark seagrass monitoring
DBCA undertakes regular monitoring of the Swan Canning Riverpark to report on waterway health.
Swan Canning Riverpark Urban Forest program
Swan Canning Riverpark Urban Forest program
Delivering priority projects to improve the Swan Canning Riverpark’s ecosystem health, amenity value and use of the connected urban forest landscape.
Swan Canning Riverpark water quality monitoring
Swan Canning Riverpark water quality monitoring
DBCA undertakes regular monitoring of the Swan Canning Riverpark to report on waterway health.
Swan River Trust
Swan River Trust
The Swan River Trust is an advisory body providing high level strategic advice on the management and protection of the Derbal Yirragan Djarlgarro (Swan Canning river system).
Swan River Trust Board
Swan River Trust Board
Swan River Trust Board members.
Windan-Guildford Locality Plan
Windan-Guildford Locality Plan
New locality plan to set vision for the Windan-Guildford stretch of the Derbal Yirragan (Swan River).
You might also be interested in
Making an application for development
Making an application for development
Find out what is considered development and how to prepare and lodge a development application in the Swan Canning Development Control Area.
Permits for works, acts and activities in the Swan Canning Riverpark
Permits for works, acts and activities in the Swan Canning Riverpark
How to lodge a permit application for works, acts and activities in the Swan Canning Development Control Area.
Policies, plans and guidelines
Policies, plans and guidelines
Information that will be considered when assessing an application for land use planning and development within, abutting, or affecting the Swan Canning Development Control Area.
Skip to main content
Swan Canning Riverpark
The Swan Canning Riverpark and the rivers at its heart are the centrepiece of Perth.
Swan Canning Riverpark - Photo Tourism WA
Perth's Swan and Canning rivers are a recreational playground. They also boast vibrant commercial and tourism activity, and diverse and resilient ecosystems.
More than 40 parks and reserves line the banks, and the rivers hum with aquatic activity. The Swan Canning Riverpark includes 7210 hectares of river reserve and adjoining public land.
The Riverpark is home to a diverse fish community, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, birds, spiders, reptiles, and small mammals.
The connection of the waterways to the Whadjuk people spans 40,000 years. This means the Riverpark hosts many historical, mythological and cultural sites of significance.
DBCA works with other state government agencies, local government, industry and the community to manage and protect the Riverpark, ensuring it remains a healthy, thriving ecosystem and a popular destination for Perth’s residents and visitors.
Swan Canning Riverpark Visitor Satisfaction Survey Report
Each year, a survey is undertaken of the Swan Canning Riverpark users and visitors’ expectations, the level of satisfaction of the Riverpark features, pattens of use, and areas for improvement in the Riverpark and surrounding foreshore parks. The 2024 survey, completed in December, saw the participation of 350 respondents, an increase of 44 from the previous year. The average satisfaction was scored at 92.3 per cent. The findings of this report will help guide the department and foreshore land managers in implementing targeted management actions to further enhance community enjoyment of the Riverpark.
Document
Swan Canning riverpark visitor satisfaction survey report_2024-25
-
1.11 MB
(PDF)
Last updated 14-03-2025
Marli Riverpark: An Interpretation Plan
In 2013, the Swan River Trust commissioned the National Trust of Australia (WA) to prepare an Interpretation Plan for the Swan and Canning Riverpark. In collaboration with an appointed Noongar Advisory Panel, the intent of this plan was to make the cultural heritage values (natural, Aboriginal, and historic/built) of the Derbarl Yerrigan and Djarlgarro Beelier (the Swan and Canning Rivers), accessible to residents and visitors.
Document
Marli Riverpark - An Interpretation Plan
-
7.12 MB
(PDF)
Last updated 17-07-2023
Swan Canning Riverpark Mooring Management Program
The Mooring Management Program (MMP) formalises the approvals process and management of swing moorings between the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) and Department of Transport (DoT).
Objectives of the MMP
To promote and facilitate coordinated management of swing moorings within the Riverpark;
To ensure that management of swing moorings is aligned with the protection of ecological and community benefit and amenity values of the Riverpark; and
To set parameters on the management of swing moorings within the Riverpark.
A copy of the MMP can be downloaded below.
The MMP is currently under review.
Document
Swan Canning Riverpark Mooring Management Program
-
3.23 MB
(PDF)
Last updated 26-04-2024
Explore the
Riverpark
The Swan and Canning rivers are truly the heart of Perth, ensuring it is one of the world’s most beautiful cities.
Visit Explore Parks
Socials
Related
Swan Canning Riverpark permits, planning and development
Swan Canning Riverpark permits, planning and development
Overview of the approvals process for development and other works, acts or activities that require approval in and around the Swan Canning river system.
Discover the Swan Canning Riverpark
Discover the Swan Canning Riverpark
Learn about the hydrodynamics, plants and animals of the Swan Canning Riverpark.
Swan Canning Riverpark foreshore risk identification and mapping project
Swan Canning Riverpark foreshore risk identification and mapping project
Project to understand erosion and inundation risk across the Swan Canning Riverpark and promote risk-based adaptive foreshore reserve planning and management for climate resilience.
Waterway health and investigations
Waterway health and investigations
Explore how DBCA measures and reports on ecological health in urban waterways, as well as investigating and mitigating threats.
Catchment science and data integration
Catchment science and data integration
Integrating data to build knowledge and tools that support management and decision making.
Biodiversity and habitat enhancement
Biodiversity and habitat enhancement
Improving knowledge of biodiversity, species distribution and habitat dynamics and how to improve and protect it.
Alexandrium algal blooms in the Swan and Canning rivers
Alexandrium algal blooms in the Swan and Canning rivers
Alexandrium is a serious public health issue. Don’t eat mussels caught in the Swan or Canning rivers, and remove the head, guts (mustard) and gills of crabs before freezing, cooking or eating.
Apply for Riverbank funding
Apply for Riverbank funding
2026-27 Riverbank funding round is now open.
Ashfield Flats Master Plan
Ashfield Flats Master Plan
Long-term planning for the Ashfield Flats study area
Community Rivercare Program Funding
Community Rivercare Program Funding
Are YOU passionate about your patch?
Habitat protection and foreshore management
Habitat protection and foreshore management
Waterways support a wide array of important habitats.
Managing ecosystem health
Managing ecosystem health
The Swan Canning Riverpark and the rivers at its heart are a wonderful social, environmental and scenic resource for all West Australians.
Managing pressures
Managing pressures
Facilitating appropriate land use and development in and around the Swan Canning Development Control Area is a key responsibility of DBCA and the Swan River Trust.
Perth Water Buneenboro Locality Plan
Perth Water Buneenboro Locality Plan
The Perth Water Buneenboro Locality Plan has been endorsed for implementation.
Plastic Free Riverpark Program
Plastic Free Riverpark Program
Reducing single-use packaging in and around the Swan Canning Riverpark
Swan Canning Riverpark contaminant studies
Swan Canning Riverpark contaminant studies
DBCA undertakes regular monitoring of the Swan Canning Riverpark to report on waterway health.
Swan Canning Riverpark fish community monitoring
Swan Canning Riverpark fish community monitoring
DBCA undertakes regular monitoring of the Swan Canning Riverpark to report on waterway health.
Swan Canning Riverpark Mooring Management Program
Swan Canning Riverpark Mooring Management Program
The Mooring Management Program formalises the approvals process and management of swing moorings between the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and Department of Transport.
Swan Canning Riverpark seagrass monitoring
Swan Canning Riverpark seagrass monitoring
DBCA undertakes regular monitoring of the Swan Canning Riverpark to report on waterway health.
Swan Canning Riverpark Urban Forest program
Swan Canning Riverpark Urban Forest program
Delivering priority projects to improve the Swan Canning Riverpark’s ecosystem health, amenity value and use of the connected urban forest landscape.
Swan Canning Riverpark water quality monitoring
Swan Canning Riverpark water quality monitoring
DBCA undertakes regular monitoring of the Swan Canning Riverpark to report on waterway health.
Swan River Trust
Swan River Trust
The Swan River Trust is an advisory body providing high level strategic advice on the management and protection of the Derbal Yirragan Djarlgarro (Swan Canning river system).
Swan River Trust Board
Swan River Trust Board
Swan River Trust Board members.
Windan-Guildford Locality Plan
Windan-Guildford Locality Plan
New locality plan to set vision for the Windan-Guildford stretch of the Derbal Yirragan (Swan River).
You might also be interested in
Making an application for development
Making an application for development
Find out what is considered development and how to prepare and lodge a development application in the Swan Canning Development Control Area.
Permits for works, acts and activities in the Swan Canning Riverpark
Permits for works, acts and activities in the Swan Canning Riverpark
How to lodge a permit application for works, acts and activities in the Swan Canning Development Control Area.
Policies, plans and guidelines
Policies, plans and guidelines
Information that will be considered when assessing an application for land use planning and development within, abutting, or affecting the Swan Canning Development Control Area.