Kent Street Sand Pit – Staff Engagement

The Town is seeking staff feedback on the initial draft detailed design for the Kent Street Sand Pit in Kensington. The detailed design builds on the Council-endorsed Concept and Context developed in 2021/22, which aims to transform the former landfill site into a Banksia Woodland, a cultural hub and a valued public space.

The sand pit is a part of the wider environmentally significant Jirdarup Bushland Precinct that includes the remnant Banksia Woodland of the Kensington Bushland and George Street Reserve. The site presents an important opportunity to restore a contaminated landfill area and expand the natural habitat of endangered and rare species of flora and fauna, including the Black Cockatoo.

The design is based on extensive community consultation, and includes:

• a focus on revegetation and ecological restoration of the remnant woodland,
• incorporation of Noongar cultural considerations, such as a yarning space,
• universal accessibility,
• a primary perimeter path and secondary connecting pathway, and
• interpretive signage and wayfinding.

Council was made aware of community desire to rehabilitate the sand pit in November 2019 after receiving a petition from the Friends of Jirdarup Bushland requesting the revegetation of the area.

Prior to the concept design, the Town also sought advice from specialists from Curtin University and the Mindeera Advisory Group on the proposed elements for the site. Local Aboriginal Elder Emeritus Professor Simon Forrest and Professor Kingsley Dixon provided advice on cultural and environmental restoration respectively.

Share your thoughts

The Town would like to hear staff's feedback on the draft Kent St sand pit detailed design.

Check out the detailed design here and share your thoughts via the survey below or contact Brendan Nock at bnock@vicpark.wa.gov.au

Staff feedback is invited until: 5pm Wednesday 7 September 2022.