Background

Omeo Park is located at the southern end of the Port Coogee estate and provides access to the Omeo shipwreck. The wreck is Perth's most accessible for snorkelling and is where the Coogee Maritime Trail starts. In early 2020, the City asked the community their views on the park's amenities.

What we heard

Over 700 people visited the project page and nearly 250 people provided input during the first phase of consultation. Most respondents reside in North Coogee and visit Omeo Park regularly. Key findings include:

• Satisfaction ranked low with access to toilets, changing facilities and seating with shade.
• Infrastructure priorities include:
  • public toilets (71% in favour)
  • shaded areas (70% in favour)
  • seating (64% in favour)
• Design priorities include:
  • aesthetically pleasing
  • low impact
  • practical
  • accessible
  • simple and modern
  • safety and security features
• Of the three location options for an amenities structure, Location A (north-west corner of the park) was most preferred.
• Parking was identified as a concern. Parking will be assessed separately in consideration of future planning for the area.

For more information read the feedback summary and Council report in the Document Library.

What we did

Council considered the community's feedback and approved works to start on a draft design for a new structure with various amenities including toilets, shade and a potential hard-stand area. The structure will be located in the park's north-west corner. The City engaged an architect who prepared initial drafts for the Design Review Panel to review.

View the designs and have your say

To check we got it right, the City invites your feedback on the draft designs by 6 April 2021.

• View the design drawings for the restroom building in the Document Library
• View an artist impression of the restroom building in the Document Library
• View the design drawings for the shaded seating area in the Document Library
• View an artist impression of the shaded seating area in the Document Library
• View an artist impression of the potential hard stand uses in the Document Library