Every year the City creates a capital works program to be completed within the financial year. This program includes upgrades, renewals and environmental maintenance projects across the 373 parks and reserves that the City manages.

Of these parks and reserves, less than 30% of them have an official name registered with Landgate. Registering place names with Landgate is important to ensure a singular recognisable name is given - allowing residents, emergency services, map providers and travellers to find our parks.

In order to systematically name all of our parks and reserves, the City has introduced a process to name a park when it appears within our capital works program. This means as work is completed at a park, the name is registered with Landgate and signs are installed.

Note, this is a different process to the naming of wetlands, where the City will work with the Langford Aboriginal Association to name wetlands using Noongar.

See the list of parks below that have gone through the naming process in the 2025/26 financial year.

Park naming process

  • Nominate parks and reserves to be formally named

    Parks and reserves that are listed for capital works are reviewed to see if their names fit current conventions and standards.

    The City will work to nominate appropriate names for parks and reserves, which meet standards set by Landgate.

  • Inform community members of the naming process

    Once the City has nominated names for the selected parks, nearby residents will be informed via letter. This letter will contain a link to this page.

    This page will contain information about the naming of the parks for that financial year.

Information on parks that have been re-named in 2025/26

Aldenham Drive Reserve, bounded by Aldenham Drive and Flowerfield Loop, has been named Aldenham Park.

The park will undergo a major makeover with the installation of a playground, softfall, shade, barbecue and picnic table.

Atkinson Park is bounded by Hodgkinson Turn, Atkinson Way, Boardman Road, Amherst Road and an aged care facility.

Bergen Promenade Reserve has been named Bergen Park. This curved neighbourhood reserve is located over two lots opposite the oval of Southern Grove Primary School. It is bounded by Bergen Promenade, Marnbu Road, Lockway Street and Castlewood Parkway.

The rubber softfall will be replaced in 2025/26.

Claridge Circle Reserve has become Claridge Park. The linear park is bounded by Claridge Circle, Towncentre Drive, Savoy Place and up to the edge of Forest Lakes Shopping Centre.

The playground equipment is to be replaced.

Ivanhoe Place Reserve has been named Ivanhoe Park. The reticulation system is to be upgraded this financial year, with the replacement of bore pipes.

McMahon Street Reserve has become McMahon Park. It is bounded by McMahon Street, Yale Road, Kellar Way and Shillington Way.

During 2025/26, the playground equipment will be replaced.

Oliphant Street Reserve is on Oliphant Street and Bark Circle. It has been named Oliphant Park and will be upgraded during 2025/26 with an enclosed dog park.

Rochester Avenue Reserve, which backs onto Roe Highway, is now known as Rochester Park. During 2025/26 the rubber softfall will be replaced.