Minim Cove is set to receive a huge boost to its tree canopy with the Town and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) working together as part of their Swan Canning Riverpark Urban Forest (SCRUF) program.

The partnership will see the Town plant over 2,500 natives and restore 2800sqm of Minim Cove open parkland into urban forest.

The SCRUF program is a WA State Government initiative led by DBCA. The program provides funding to local governments for urban forest projects to improve ecosystem health, amenity value and use of the Riverpark and connected landscapes. With the most recent funding round attracting a record number of applicants, the Town was announced as one of the successful funding recipients.

Restoring Mosman Park’s precious natural bushland areas at the southern end of Point Roe will take a huge leap forward with the help of recent State Government grant funding.

The Town was successfully awarded a 2023-24 Riverbank Program grant and will direct the funding towards revegetation efforts and soil erosion preventative measures at Point Roe.

Set to commence in 2024, the works at Point Roe will entail a restoration of the slope at southern end of the boardwalk. Notably, this involves coir matting of the slope to stabilise the soil and protect it from erosion. Revegetation is also planned at the site through the planting of 1,500 tubestock.

But it’s not only the environment that will benefit – the restoration efforts will also minimise hazards for the community: in addition to the ecological benefits that are expected to flow from this work, community safety in the area is also expected to improve. This is because sand deposited on the path through erosion often creates a hazard in the area.

Running since 2002, the WA Government’s RiverBank Program aims to facilitate foreshore restoration in the Swan and Canning Rivers.