Published on Wednesday, 15 April 2026 at 9:12:57 AM
Town of East Fremantle is inviting community members to share their views on a proposal for a permanent fence at the East Fremantle Community Park/Good Grocer Park.
The consultation follows advice from WA Football to the East Fremantle Football Club (the Club) that perimeter control is now mandatory for all sanctioned WAFL Men’s and WAFL Women’s fixtures at the venue.
WA Football has also directed that temporary perimeter fencing must be erected for all WAFL and WAFLW fixtures until a permanent, compliant solution is delivered.
This is despite the park’s long-established unfenced, open-access operating model, and WA Football providing a fence exemption to the Club in recent years.
Town of East Fremantle Deputy Mayor Lucinda Maywood said Council remained committed to transparency, and ensuring the community had an opportunity to comment, before any decision on a permanent fence was made.
“When Council recently resolved to support community consultation on a potential permanent perimeter control solution at the East Fremantle Community Park, the decision recognised the significance of the precinct as an open access, community facility,” she said.
“The resolution also acknowledged the externally imposed nature of WA Football’s requirements for perimeter control.”
Cr Maywood said community access to the precinct remained central to any future considerations by Council.
Temporary fencing an interim measure
On 2 April 2026, Council approved an interim variation to a clause in its licence agreement with the East Fremantle Football Club (the Club), allowing temporary fencing – under certain conditions – at the East Fremantle Community Park for the 2026 season.
The interim variation provided operational flexibility at the start of the season, pending community consultation on any permanent solution.
For more information on the temporary fence measures see the News page.
How to comment on the permanent fencing proposal
Community members are encouraged to review project documentation, including the Proposed Permanent Perimeter Fencing Project Plan and the fence map online via the Consultation page or in person at the Town Hall, (135 Canning Highway, East Fremantle) during business hours.
Feedback can be provided via:
- The online submission form found on the Consultations page
- By email to admin@eastfremantle.wa.gov.au with the subject line 'Permanent perimeter fence East Fremantle Community Park'
- By post to the Town of East Fremantle (PO Box 1097, Fremantle WA 6959)
Submissions are invited from Wednesday 15 April 2026 until 4pm on Friday 8 May 2026.
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