Rupert Street pocket park

About this project

The existing Community Centre at 203 Bagot Road is at end of life and has now been demolished.

In keeping with the City of Subiaco’s aspiration to maintain and create more green spaces, retain and enhance the urban canopy and provide greater opportunities for community connection, the site will be converted to a pocket park for the benefit of the community.

The project intends to design and deliver a community park that offers a shady retreat amongst Subiaco’s busy commercial and civic precincts.

The size of the park, proximity to residential dwellings and a busy road make the space best suited to passive activities and connecting to nature. It also means that the space will not be suitable for uses that involve large amounts of noise such as events, active sports, dog parks, or formal playgrounds.

Your say

During November and December 2024 the City undertook consultation to inform the design of the park to hear the community's thoughts on this new space.

Preliminary design principles were developed to explore what is possible. These included:

• Promote connection to nature
• Provide a green space for respite and reflection
• Exemplar design for the future - sustainable, shady, and cool
• Be safe, welcoming, and accessible
• Celebrate Subiaco’s character and creative community.

Community consultation was via an online survey (closed Sunday 8 December 2024) and two community listening posts. Hard copies of the survey were also available.

Please see this news article to read the community engagement outcomes.

Should you have any questions about the project, please contact the Project Lead Kaitie Cushing on (08) 9237 9297.