Local governments to share in $769,000 worth of Riverbank grants
Significant funding allocated to new boardwalk at Attadale Bushland Conservation Reserve
Program supports local governments to restore Swan and Canning River foreshore
The State Government has secured significant funding for local governments to protect the Swan and Canning Rivers as part of the latest round of Riverbank grants.
Local governments will share in $769,000 in funding through the Riverbank program’s latest round, with $271,000 going towards a new boardwalk at Attadale Bushland Conservation Reserve in the City of Melville.
That project will improve visitor access while protecting local vegetation.
Nearby, the Town of East Fremantle will receive $133,000 to go towards river wall upgrades and plaza works along the Swan River.
Other projects that will be funded include weed control and revegetation at three sites along the Canning River within the City of Armadale, and planning and designs to enhance McCallum Park and Taylor Reserve in the Town of Victoria Park.
The Riverbank Program was introduced by the Gallop Labor Government in 2002 to fund foreshore restoration projects along the Swan and Canning Rivers.
For further information, head to: www.dbca.wa.gov.au/riverbank.
Comments attributed to Environment Minister Reece Whitby:
“Western Australians and visitors to our State love the Swan Canning Riverpark for its recreation and leisure opportunities, and the habitat it provides for native plants and animals.
“The State Government’s Riverbank Program is restoring and protecting the vitally important Swan and Canning river foreshores.
“Over the last two decades the Program has driven the investment of more than $60 million of State and local funds across 360 sites that have restored and protected the rivers and surrounding land.”
Comments attributed to Bicton MLA Lisa O’Malley:
“The Swan River is integral to our way of life here in the electorate of Bicton, that is why I commend this significant investment in the protection of our local river foreshore by the Cook Government.
“Thank you to all our local volunteer environment and Landcare groups for their transformative work and tireless advocacy over many years throughout Bicton and beyond.”
