Beautiful Swan Land

The Swan River has been considered one of the most important landscape features of Perth City. It has brought suburbs, hills and its people together allowing Perth to develop and expand; historically, the Swan River is known to have been used as a food source, transport route, a sewer, a rubbish dump and a place for recreation. Rivers are an integral part of our landscape as they are a major source of food, recreation and transport. In 2004, the Swan River was awarded the status of Western Australia’s first heritage icon.

Elizabeth Quay has been designed to provide the people of Peth a fun, casual and recreational walk, run or cycle next to our beautiful Swan River. However, due to an immense amount of human activity, it is difficult to see any native landscape along the shoreline. It’s picturesque view is surrounded by many introduced species to replace those that have been cultivated during the construction of Elizabeth Quay. Currently, the construction of new hotels and residential apartment towers are being developed. The project is estimated to contribute a cumulative $637 million to gross State product by 2025-26. …show more content…
Reclamation of the land between the Barrack and William Streets jetties began in the 1870s. The process involved building a limestone wall at the river’s edge which was filled with ash, sand, river sediment, street sweeping and other refuse from the town; many of the substances causing a negative impact on the nature and habitat living on the