Edgewater Quarry

The Edgewater Quarry site is bound by Joondalup Drive, Tree Top Avenue, and Regatta Drive, Edgewater. The site covers a total area of 17.02 square hectares. The location and visibility of the site abutting on Joondalup Drive makes the site significant, as it is located on one of the major entry roads into the City.

The quarry and associated cliffs present interesting topography and indicate some of the early history of the area where limestone was extracted for a variety of purposes. Along the top of the cliffs and adjacent to a local residential area are narrow strips of land up to 30 metres wide.

The Edgewater Quarry Master Plan commenced in March 2008 and will undertake the following process in line with the City's adopted Master Planning Framework:

In accordance with the City’s endorsed Master Planning Process, Community Consultation will take place in stages 3, 4, 7 and 8 of the project.

As part of stage 3 of the project, Community Consultation was conducted in October–November 2008. This gave the community the opportunity to complete a survey and provide feedback to the City on a range of possible development options for the site. Surveys were received by over 1,200 individuals and groups during the four week period.

At its meeting in May 2009, Council resolved for the development of a concept plan for the Edgewater Quarry site with the inclusion of the following facilities:

• Native flora botanic garden that has linkages to the adventure playground
• Highly visible and well shaded picnic, BBQ and large grassed areas that are linked to public toilet amenities
• Dual use walking trails and bike paths that provide connection to the park facilities
• Amphitheatre and greenroom facilities that can cater for theatre, music and dance productions, whilst minimising noise impact on nearby residents
• Adventure playground that provides children with sensory and learning opportunities, caters for wheelchair access and is well shaded
• Supporting infrastructure consisting of parking, lighting and a multipurpose facility that includes storage, hard stand area and can cater for kiosk/café and ticketing office
• The restaurant and café node to complement the intended uses of the site
• Developed to ensure minimal traffic and noise impact to residents residing in close proximity to the Edgewater Quarry site
• Will consider the provision of commercial developments that add value to the intended use of the site, along Joondalup Drive

The City is now preparing a draft Concept Plan that will be released for public comment.

For more information regarding the Edgewater Quarry project, please contact the City's Project Coordinator - Leisure Planning on 9400 4221. 

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