Destination WA - Introducing Whiteman Park

Episode: Episode 5 (04/03/18)

Introducing Whiteman Park

Episode: 5
Title: Introducing Whiteman Park
Broadcast: 4th March 2018
Presenter: Chrissy Morrissy

Chrissy checks out Whiteman Park, which has won the best Major Tourism Award for the last two years.

Whiteman Park is 9 times larger than Kings Park and is one of the largest city parks in the world.
The park is open 365 days of the year- which is lucky- because there are a lot of different options here; nature walks, relaxing, splashing in the water playground and the chance to get in touch with the states village.
Other man made treasures can be found in the childrens forrest.
There are a variety of ways to explore the 400 hectares of park. There are shared used paths throughout, you could take a hike on one of the three bushwalk trails. The easy options are to use one of the restored trains or trams.
Steven Lowe is the manager of the park and informs Chrissy of the history of the park.
The park started modestly in the day by Lew Whiteman. Back then, the land was owned by multiple people to farm and have animals. Lew developed Mussel Pool for a place for his family to swim, as in the day, the beach was too far to travel! In the 1970s the Government purchased most of the land in the region.