South Mole Community Consultation

South Mole update - reopening to vehicles 

South Mole will re-open to public vehicles from 5 September (tomorrow!). Since March, access has been restricted to pedestrians and cyclists.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our community consultation earlier this year. While there were many views expressed, it was clear most people favoured being able to drive out on the mole. Since then, we’ve made a number of changes on South Mole to prevent a re-occurrence of the illegal camping and anti-social behaviour which led to the original closure to vehicles.

Our objective is a South Mole that’s safe for all who enjoy it. To achieve that, there will be more regular patrols every day, clearer signage and new ticket machines so we can better manage parking breaches. Just as before, there will still be three hours of free parking, after which a fee of $3 per hour will apply.

Illegal campers can expect to have their vehicles towed. Parking bays have been clearly marked, two new ACROD bays introduced, and the toilets have undergone maintenance.

Fremantle Ports will closely monitor the re-opening to see how the public uses South Mole in the future, so we can make other changes as necessary.

We welcome your feedback