The brand new Scarborough Beach foreshore opened yesterday, boasting international skate facilities, play space, public amenities and new job opportunities along the foreshore.
The $100 million development features the new Transit Hub, Scarborough Beach Pool, the popular Sunset Hill and changes to parking and roads to make the area more pedestrian friendly, and improve connections between foreshore businesses and the ocean.
In a nod to Scarborough’s cultural heritage, the famous Snake Pit returns and will be a popular attraction providing recreation facilities for all ages and abilities, including a 12-foot, competition-grade skate bowl for local use, events and global competitions.
A new playground and play space for families visiting the Scarborough Beach foreshore also forms part of the redevelopment.
A Lotterywest grant of $1.47 million has been put towards the play space which is inspired by the connection to the Noongar culture and the beach environment, and incorporates climbing structures, swings, slides and other unique play components.
The new beachfront will be on show to thousands of interstate and regional visitors next month when the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships return to Scarborough.
Final construction and fit-out of the new $5 million Scarboro Surf Life Saving Club facility will continue after the championships and will be completed later this year.