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About Riverside

The MRA's vision for Riverside is to transform the eastern gateway to Perth by creating a cosmopolitan waterfront community and tourist destination with a range of entertainment, commercial, retail, civic and residential uses that take advantage of its unique location. The project will attract $2billion in investment and bring 7000 new residents into the area and attract another 6000 workers.

Located east of the Swan River, and bordered by Adelaide Terrace and the Causeway to the south, the 40-hectare Riverside project will see existing sporting and educational icons such as the WACA, Gloucester Park and Trinity College integrated with new development.

The project will capitalise on the location’s natural beauty, cultural and historical significance, and bring the city to the river giving the people of Perth access to one of its best features, the water.

The revitalisation project will activate and enhance the riverine environment, through new residents and visitors enjoying the landscaping and waterfront rehabilitation. Residential neighbourhoods will be developed around existing infrastructure and the use of private motor vehicles reduced through the emphasis on public transport and pedestrian and cycle paths.

Riverside will include a diverse range of open spaces and parks, from the ornamental beauty of Queen’s Gardens to wetlands by the river. Public art will reflect the site’s heritage, complementing the landscape’s natural beauty.

In 1998, the East Perth Redevelopment Area was extended to include the Riverside project and the former EPRA was given the responsibility of revitalising the land in the project area. EPRA finalised its Master Plan for the project in 2004 and this was updated in 2008. In June 2009 the Minister approved Scheme Amendment 23 to the East Perth Redevelopment Scheme which provides the planning framework to deliver the Master Plan vision.

Development has commenced in the first stage of the Riverside project, the Queens Precinct. Forward works at the flagship 4 hectare Waterbank site are currently underway.