Parmelia Park

Parmelia Park is a large park in South Fremantle, bounded by Parmelia Street to the west and Chester Street to the east. It presumably gets its name from the former, which in turn was named after the barque Parmelia, the ship that brought the first civilians to the Swan River Colony in 1829.

October 2024:

Parmelia Park in South Fremantle is a socially and historically significant green space, regularly serving families, dog walkers and community groups. Nestled between Parmelia and Chester Streets, the park is a 2-acre lawn and features a fenced playground for kids, fitness equipment, small basketball court and brick toilet block. The park was developed in the interwar years due to the demands of South Fremantle’s growing population.

The City's Projects & Place Team has received capital works funding in the 2024/25 budget to upgrade play equipment and enhance Parmelia Park to better serve its growing community and maintain the health and integrity of the trees and grassed areas. The City is going to:

• Address ongoing irrigation and landscaping concerns.
• Renew the existing playground facilities at Parmelia Park, which are over 20 years old.
• Add an accessible path, improve picnic areas, update seating, and enhance irrigation.
• Replace some struggling lawn areas with waterwise native plants to boost biodiversity and create a scenic walking path along the edges.