After nearly a decade of planning, the southern section of Two Rocks Beach is finally set for an upgrade, with construction of a new access road and carpark set to begin in July.
The project will see a 48-bay carpark built just metres from the beach.
A new asphalt access road will connect it to Two Rocks Road between Whitfield Drive and Wilson Place.
Energy-efficient LED street lighting will also be installed, along with beach emergency number signs to help emergency services identify the location quickly.
The City of Wanneroo is expected to award the tender for the $3.1 million project at its next ordinary council meeting on April 28, after endorsing the Southern Two Rocks Beach access foreshore management plan last July.
The project has been in the pipeline for nearly eight years, having first been requested through a petition to the city from a land developer in late 2018.
Access to the beach is currently limited, as it requires walking more than 300m through the dunes.
Over the past seven years, the project has progressed through a series of technical studies and planning works, including geotechnical surveys, coastal risk assessments, concept design, and environmental assessments.
Public consultation on the project was first undertaken back in 2019.
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation also undertook assessments and four public consultation processes, given the land clearing required to proceed with the project.
Officers from the city of Wanneroo said the project had been designed to reduce its environmental impact, but acknowledged some native vegetation clearing would be required.
“The final alignment of the beach access minimises disturbances to priority flora and reduces the clearing footprint, although as priority flora are present throughout the area, it has not been possible to avoid impacting all of them,” city officers said in a report.
“The amended alignment avoids 36 priority species and directly impacts only four, which must be removed and relocated for the City to proceed with the project.”
An area of 1.56ha of native bushland will need to be cleared, which was approved by the DWER in March 2025. The city is required to rehabilitate 0.78ha of the cleared land.
Given the area’s historic use for military training, a precautionary unexploded ordnance sweep of the dunes will need to be carried out before work can begin to ensure the site is safe for public access.
The project is expected to be completed by mid-2027.
Author: Liam Murphy, Reporter for PerthNow
Information in this article is true and correct as of April 17, 2026.
