In 1829, Captain Stirling and his men took long boats up the Swan River as far as the Upper Swan, stopping overnight at what is now Bardon Park in Maylands.
The area between the St John of God Hospital and Fourth Avenue Maylands taking in Bardon Park and the foreshore reserve was apparently once designated as an Aboriginal Reserve.
A Friends of Bardon Park group (FBPG) formed in 2016 to combat invasive weed in the Bardon Park wetlands.
In 2017, FBPG formed a 13-year partnership with the City of Bayswater, the West Australian Planning Commission and a private owner to address weeds such as pampas grass, lantana, blackberry bush and Japanese pepper tree.
Bardon Park has playgrounds, barbecues and a carpark.
Signs near the upper playground in Bardon Park describe the 6 Noongar seasons and an entry sign shows the Park’s English and Noongar names.
The riverside bikepath runs through Bardon Park.
See our Bardon Park Flickr Album for digitised images and other digitised information.
Maylands Historical and Peninsula Association acknowledges the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work, live, and learn. We acknowledge that we tell the stories of Noongar Country and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website may contain images or names of people who have passed away.