Our Concerns
Our Southern Gateway - McCabe Street
Matilda Bay Frontage (Stirling Hwy) with a proposed new Development Superimposed
The Matilda Bay Brewery & the OneSteel sites lie either side of the entrance to McCabe Street at Stirling Highway. The developments being proposed will draw a huge amount of new traffic into McCabe Street and consequently the intersection.
Matilda Bay and OneSteel sites - Aerial View
Rocky Bay Site (outlined in red)
In late 2022, Rocky Bay Inc. advised the community that they intended to move out of Mosman Park, sell the site and would build a new headquarters in Belmont (since cancelled). In mid 2025 a developer led Scheme of Amendment (SOA) was approved, which specified maximum heights at 5 storeys through the centre of the block and two to three storeys in the perimeter spaces.
In September 2025, Curtin Heritage advised us that they had purchased the site, which they finalised and took over on 31 August 2026. It is hoped that demolition can commence from November 2026 onwards, taking approximately three months, after which a controlled contamination examination of the entire site will take place.
A concept masterplan is in the process of being drawn up which predicts that the existing zoning (Scheme of Amendment October 2025) will stay the same, with commercial activity running parallel to McCabe Street (R60) and having a podium above it. What this activity will actually consist of is uncertain as they only have approval within the current zoning for a cafe! The existing road structure will stay same with the western entrance continuing down to the southern side and then turning towards Tom Perrott Oval. Adjacent to this road will be 22 Town House lots (R40) of app 220m2 in size which will be sold off in some (as yet unknown way) to the public. The main service areas are planned to be in the two central blocks (R160), one 6 - 8(?) stories high (closest to Tom Perrott Oval) and the other one 12 storeys high. These blocks will contain the dementia unit and various other assisted living spaces. One level of parking will be underground and the rest located in the first and second storeys. It has been stated that while they initially wanted to avoid high-rise, the economics of the development meant that to avoid this the buildings would have required a much larger footprint, thus reducing the amount of POS available.
Once the Masterplan is approved then attention will be directed to the detailed planning required for a Development Approval which will hopefully be ready for presentation to the relevant authorities by the end of 2027. The two tower buildings will be the first to be built and should be completed by 2030 whilst at the same time it is possible that some of the Town Houses might also be built.
Memorial Hall / Camelot is probably Mosman Park's best-known building. It has extensive maintenance problems and is the subject of noise complaints from neighbours. Is it time for an upgrade?
Memorial Hall in Lochee Street
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The three Railway Crossings at Jarrad Street, Salvado Street and Victoria Street have been well documented as hazardous intersections and ones that have not been improved by the recent installation of the bicycle track. Various solutions have been proposed, ranging from an underpass at Wellington Street to the sinking of the railway from Grant Street to North Fremantle. A solution needs to be addressed urgently.
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The re-development of the Wellington Heights / IGA site (MosLane) has now commenced, however there are still some hurdles to jump. We will be watching progress closely in order to add pressure for the best outcome for the community wherever possible.
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Some twenty plus years ago the Town's northern section had power placed underground. Since then, the Town's administrations have been agitating for funding to allow underground power to be installed in the southern section. The latest timescale proposed indicates that may not happen until the early 2040's!
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The State's Planning system has been largely destroyed by overzealous governments listening extensively to developers, who only have one thing on their minds. We would like to see the resumption of a more orderly, predictable and respectful planning system that listens to all parties and produces a better city. The recent (November 2025) announcement by Mr John Carey regarding 800m development circles around local railway stations only emphasises the complete antagonism towards local residents and the absolute lack of planning procedures that will be followed.