NATIVE VERGE OPEN DAY
SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER
Join us for a spring showcase of native verges across Curtin. Take the whole family to see wildflowers in bloom and soak up the spring sunshine, and get inspiration and practical tips on how to do your own native verge.
More than 100 native verges in the electorate are participating in the day. Check out our map below to find a verge near you, and explore verges in your neighbourhood with our self-guided walking trails.
Visit one of our showcase verges to hear from Kate Chaney MP, Hannah Gulliver from ReWild Perth, and other experts:
10am: 36 Manning St, Mosman Park
11am: 42 Grant St, Cottesloe
12pm: 79 Evans St, Shenton Park
1pm: 99 Grovedale Rd, Floreat
2pm: 6 Camden St, Wembley Downs
3pm: 43A Thor St, Innaloo
Converting your verge to natives is a fantastic way to save on water, support local wildlife and make your garden more climate resilient.
Native verges are low maintenance and never need mowing. They celebrate WA’s beautiful local plants and protect our precious biodiversity.
Get advice from our experts at our six showcase verges, and chat to your neighbours who have already planted native verges.
Share your thoughts about Native Verge Open Day and go in the draw to win a native plant pack!
NATIVE VERGE MAP
Resident available to chat to public (Pink flower)
Showcase verge (Yellow star)
Participating verge (Green flower)
Residents at participating verges will be available to chat to visitors at the following times:
10am -11am: Mosman Park, South Cottesloe
11am – 12pm: North Cottesloe, Claremont, Mt Claremont, Dalkeith
12pm - 1pm: Shenton Park, Nedlands, Subiaco, Daglish
1pm – 2pm: Floreat, City Beach, Wembley, West Leederville
2pm – 3pm: Wembley Downs, Woodlands, Doubleview, Scarborough
3pm – 4pm: Innaloo, Karrinyup
To view the walking trails, zoom in to any cluster of participating verges. The walk trails are marked in blue lines.
OUR EXPERT SPEAKERS
Hannah Gulliver, ReWild Perth
Hannah is Program Manager of ReWild Perth, a local non-profit that provides practical resources for people to make their homes and gardens safe spaces for native wildlife. Hannah is a conservationist, communicator and public educator.
Hannah will be speaking at 36 Manning St, Mosman Park (10am) and 43A Thor St, Innaloo (3pm).
Dr Jane Chambers, NatureLink Perth
Jane is the founder and director of NatureLink Perth, a community of practice to advocate, align and inform the efforts of individuals to transition Perth to a be a nature-linked city. Jane is also Senior Lecturer, Environmental and Conservation Sciences at Murdoch University.
Jane will be speaking at 99 Grovedale Rd, Floreat (1pm) and 6 Camden St, Wembley Downs (2pm).
Dr Claire Doll, UWA
Claire is an environmental economist who uses survey tools to understand public preferences for urban greening. Part of Claire’s PhD was studying the effectiveness of programs to encourage native verges.
Claire will be speaking at 42 Grant St, Cottesloe (11am).
Lisa Edwards, WA Loves Nature
Lisa Edwards is an Environmental Scientist who for many years managed impacts on Threatened Species and Communities in WA. Lisa founded WA Loves Nature to help tackle the extinction crisis by showcasing WA’s amazing biodiversity and letting people know how to support it.
Lisa will be speaking at 79 Evans St, Shenton Park (12pm).
HOW TO DO A NATIVE VERGE MAKEOVER
Over winter, our volunteers helped Melanie replace her lawn verge with natives. This process was quick, but took a lot of heavy lifting to remove the grass.
Thank you to the Town of Mosman Park for supporting us with lawn removal and mulch delivery. Thank you to volunteer, Emma, for making the video.
This flyer steps you through a low cost, low effort process for replacing your lawn verge with native plants. You’ll need to start in spring or summer, but each step is easy and cheap.
Thank you to the Town of Cambridge for sharing this process with us.
RESOURCES
These websites have lots of free resources and information to help you do your own native verge makeover.
ReWild Perth
NatureLink Perth
Friends of Kings Park
Western Suburbs Plant Guide
free Native verge designs
Our volunteer landscape designers have made free native verge designs that you can use. You may need to adjust plant numbers to fit your verge. Click on the image to download.
Low Maintenance Verge Design
Noongar Seasons Verge Design
Biodiversity Verge Design
Coastal Verge Design
WHAT’S YOUR COUNCIL’s POLICY ON native verges?
| LGA | Verge policy online | Permission required? | Maximum plant height (1.5 m from kerb) | Native Plant subsidy scheme (* Apace Nursery) | Other incentives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | YES | NO | 75cm | YES* | |
| Claremont | YES | YES | 50cm | YES* | |
| Cottesloe | YES | YES $345 fee |
Generlly 60cm | YES* | Waterwise verge rebate of $15 per m2 up to $500 |
| Mosman Park | YES | YES | 60cm | YES* | |
| Nedlands | YES | NO | 60cm | YES* | |
| Peppermint Grove | NO | Native verge not permitted | n/a | YES* (for garden only) | |
| Perth | YES | NO | Up to 10cm without approval | Subsidy on application | Limited funding and support for verge restoration. See online for details. |
| Stirling | YES | NO | 75cm | Free plants | Free mulch and makeover guides |
| Subiaco | YES | NO | 50cm | YES* | Waterwise rebate up to $500 |
ABOUT NATIVE VERGE OPEN DAY
Native Verge Open Day is being organised by the urban greening volunteers from Curtin’s Pathway to Net Zero, in partnership with ReWild Perth.
Curtin’s Pathway to Net Zero is a community initiative from the office of Kate Chaney MP.
ReWild Perth is a local non-profit helping you create a beautiful native garden that brings nature home. ReWild Perth is a project of Perth NRM and Birdlife Australia.
ReWild Perth’s participation in this project is funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust and delivered by Perth Natural Resource Management, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners panel.
