The project footprint is bounded by Camfield Drive, Victoria Park Drive and Crown Perth. The proposed precinct does not extend to the riverfront.

Burswood Park is adjacent to Optus Stadium and Crown Perth and the precinct will complement entertainment and sporting experiences at these venues.

It’s well connected to Perth city and surrounds via public transport, pedestrian and cycle networks, and has scenic views to the Swan River and Perth city skyline.

It will be open to a wide range of visitors, park users, nearby residents, events, sporting, cultural and community organisations, as Burswood Park is now. Community, cultural and sporting organisations will be encouraged to use the precinct for their events and activities.

Yes, Burswood Park will be open for general community and visitor use, just as it is currently utilised.

The Perth Entertainment and Sporting Precinct within Burswood Park will also be open for public use for most of the year. There will be a calendar of events for cultural and sporting events at certain times, complementing other nearby activities.

No. It is a multi-purpose precinct, with flexible elements including a multi-use track and infrastructure capable of hosting an annual motorsport event, as well as other events like cycling criteriums, music events and community events.

Motorsport venues such as Wanneroo and Kwinana will continue to host motorsport events, as they currently do.

The WA Government has assigned $217.5m to this project as a key election commitment.

An indicative project timeline (subject to change) is:

May – June 2025 | Community and stakeholder consultation.

June 2025 – early 2026 | Precinct planning and design, project approvals and early works

Early 2026 - 2027 | Precinct construction work

The WA Government is delivering the Perth Entertainment and Sporting Precinct through the Office of Major Infrastructure Delivery, with Main Roads Western Australia.

In 2020, Burswood Park Board developed a 20 Year Vision for the Burswood Peninsula as a world-class, cultural, environmental and recreational destination for Western Australia.

This is a broad, conceptual framework to guide future planning, and the Perth Entertainment and Sporting Precinct will align to the 20 Year Vision and intent of being a world-class destination through key elements including enhanced landscape and connectivity, new activities and attractions and year-round public use by West Australians and visitors.

Organised community and major events will be possible throughout the year.

Community events could include community sports and cultural events such as live music and multicultural celebrations.

Major events could include world-class sporting events like Supercars championships, cycling criterium and paralympic racing.

The proposed track being delivered as part of the Perth Entertainment and Sporting Precinct will be multi-use, supporting a wide range of events including cycling, paralympic racing, community sport and a marquee motorsport festival once a year.

The track will also assist in improving transport connectivity to the stadium precinct and will integrate with some of the existing road infrastructure in the area. It will be open to the community when not in event-mode.

Burswood Park is known for community, sporting and entertainment uses but has a broad history as a golf course (1895), horse racing track (1899), as reclaimed land to build filtration beds for sewerage syphoned from Claisebrook (1906-1922) and asbestos manufacturing (1920-1981).

A cement company also operated from 1921 and during the same time, it was used for waste disposal – up to 1972. In 1985, the Burswood Casino opened and the Burswood Park Board was established a year later to oversee management and development of Burswood Park.

Burswood Park Golf Course operated as a public course for 25 years to 2013 before making way for construction of Optus Stadium, which opened in 2018. Optus Stadium was constructed on the northern footprint of the golf course, while the remnants of the southern section of the golf course were left as is.

Because of past uses, including heavy industry and waste disposal, the precinct has been heavily disturbed over time. The project will enhance the local environment for flora and fauna through landscape improvements and renewal.

It is important to note the precinct footprint does not extend to the Swan River.

Environmental studies will inform all enhancement, renewal and management practices.

Project approvals may include environment, planning and development, heritage and special events. Where required these will be informed through comprehensive site, planning and risk assessments through the appropriate approval pathways.