Parks and reserves - upgrades and maintenance

The City manages over 795 classified parks and amenity areas including sports fields, parklands, natural areas, community facilities, street gardens and public access ways covering an area of 1890 hectares within an area of 560 square kilometres and includes 20 suburbs and localities from coastal plain suburbs to the hills environment.

The City also manage a large area of open space through well managed scheduled operational maintenance services, regular service inspections along with the delivery of annual capital development and asset renewal projects.

Our parks and gardens are open to the public and have a significant impact on both the quality of life for our people and the city as a whole.  As such, the City is committed to maintaining these beautiful parks and recreational facilities for everyone to enjoy. 

Find out about current/recent upgrades and projects.

See Sporting reserves for information on reserves for hire and line marking.

To keep our Parks running smoothly the Parks Maintenance team is responsible for the following:

• Rubbish removal in parks
• Irrigation maintenance and repair - The majority of the water for the City's reserves comes from groundwater, which the City operates under strict licence conditions.
• Street tree care and management
• BBQ cleaning
• General playground maintenance includes cleaning, repairs, replacement of parts and small items, removal of graffiti, vandalism and damage repairs
• Care and maintenance of our bushland and natural areas
• Implement the Urban Forest delivery
• Mowing and turf care (15 Active ovals - consisting of approximately 79 hectares of maintained turf)
• Estates Maintenance
• Lighting within parks and reserves

If you notice any of these facilities that require attention, please contact the City on 9394 5000 or send a Snap Send Solve

Developers are responsible for maintaining newly finished parks and reserves inside these areas for two years as part of new developments. 

The City provides park facilities such as playgrounds, BBQs and picnic tables, which are available to all members of the community and cannot be reserved for a specific group.

For members of the public using our parks and reserves;

• Bringing a garbage bag to clean the site after you have used it.
• Please take responsibility for removing excess rubbish to avoid bin overflow.
• When utilising the BBQ facilities, please be courteous and clean the hotplate after each use
• We encourage park visitors to pick up after themselves
• To find out where you can exercise your dog, dog parks and dog prohibited areas visit out Dogs in Public Places page
• Park visitors are responsible for their own safety and welfare (including the safety and welfare of children under their supervision or control) at all times.

If you want to have a major gathering or event in one of the City's parks, please notify the city 9394 5000.

If you are concerned about antisocial behaviour in any public space, report the matter to Police on 131 444.

Have you seen a problem in your neighbourhood, such as damaged park or playground equipment, broken reticulation?

Why not submit a general parks maintenance request? Get snapping now! The free software Snap Send Solve makes it easier to report issues/maintenance requests.

Did you know that residents are responsible for maintaining the area front of their property?

• Residents are responsible for maintaining the verge in front of their homes including corner side verges in good order. Residents are encouraged to maintain the verge area, as an extension of their own gardens.
• While City is responsible for maintenance of street trees on verges, residents are encouraged to establish waterwise verge gardens and look after their verges.
• Before starting your verge garden landscaping make sure you review the guidelines to ensure that it complies with the City of Armadale's requirements.

If you are considering making changes to the landscape of the verge area you should be aware that there are restrictions on what changes can be made for more information and useful tips view our Verges page