17/06/2026
Congratulations to the City of Gosnells staff & Elected Members for Mary Carroll Park being named Park of the Year and taking out 1st place at the Parks and Leisure Australia WA Awards 2026.
Colleen Egan - Member for Thornlie, Matt Keogh and I as the local advocates for Gosnells are proud to have supported Mary Carroll with the $1 million Lotterywest grant for the Changing Places toilets and it is wonderful to see so many Gosnells residents able to further enjoy one of our amazing locations.
We all give a special thank you to Unice and all our Volunteer Friends of Mary Carroll Wetland as Guardians of our Wetlands and we know these works meant our park and Wetlands are now be enjoyed by even more people.
I thank the City of Gosnells for funding the bridges and playground, a project that was in progress when I was a Gosnells councillor.
If you live in my electorate around Mary Carroll wetlands along Verna, Elsie, and Harry streets and surrounds, in 2021 I doorknocked 500+ homes with the proposal for the bridges and Wetlands and asked what the community wanted. I am happy to say the Council took our feedback on board and we provided the $1 million as requested by Council.
Local Gosnells PS teacher Mary Carroll who took her students to the wetlands for outdoor education many years ago would be very proud.
And we wish Mary Carroll Park the best for the Parks and Leisure Australia National Awards in Dec 2026.
https://bit.ly/4xxAyGb
https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/McGowan-Labor-Government/$1-million-Lotterywest-grant-enables-reconnection-to-community-20210826
www.changingplaces.org.au