Beaufort Street
Mt Lawley and Highgate form part of Boorloo – Noongar land belonging to the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation.
The town centre is located on Beaufort Street, a primary arterial route connecting Inglewood, Mt Lawley, Highgate, and extending through to Perth. Beaufort Street is home to some eclectic restaurants, bars and shops, and is one of Perth’s most vibrant and creative places.
Town centre map
Beaufort Street Town Centre is situated largely in the City of Vincent with the portion north of Walcott Street located in the City of Stirling.
Parks and facilities
Banks Reserve and Amphitheatre
Mt Lawley
A riverside parkland with a nature playground, barbecues and more. Dogs are allowed off-leash on the southern end of Banks Reserve.
Brigatti Gardens
Highgate
A shady outdoor space with a playground and a barbecue.
Forrest Park
Mt Lawley
This sportsground has floodlights and a fully-fenced playground. Dogs are allowed off-leash when the reserve is not booked.
Hyde Street Reserve
Mt Lawley
A fully gated green space with a large playground.
Jack Marks Reserve
Highgate
A fully-fenced dog park with a fully-fenced playground. Dogs are allowed off-leash.
Mary Street Piazza
Mt Lawley
An urban space in the heart of the Beaufort Street Town Centre.
Town Centre Place Plan
The City of Vincent Town Centre Place Plans series has been developed as a set of ‘place based’ strategic action plans to guide the allocation of funding and resources in the City’s town centres. The place plans direct the City’s service units to deliver a range of place-based initiatives and enable the City to effectively support and coordinate change.
Beaufort Street Town Centre Place Plan is Volume 05 in the Town Centre Place Plan series and will guide the implementation of all major initiatives in the Beaufort Street Town Centre.
Volume 05 - Beaufort Street Town Centre Place Plan
Beaufort Street Town Centre is managed by Bessie Lemann. You can contact Bessie via bessie.lemann@vincent.wa.gov.au or 6112 5818.
Smoke-Free Town Centre
The City of Vincent has introduced Fresh Air - You're Welcome: the Smoke-Free Town Centres project as part of its Public Health Plan.
This project aims to reduce community exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and create healthy environments, free from smoking and vaping in our entertainment precincts.
Parts of Beaufort Street are now smoke-free.
Read more about Smoke-Free Town Centres
Town Team
Town teams are non-for-profit social organisations working to enhance their local communities.
Mt Lawley and Highgate's town team is Beaufort Street Network.
Beaufort Street Network is working to create a better Beaufort Street. It is a community organisation for people who love one of Perth’s most distinctive urban places. The Network brings together local residents and businesses that want to develop a better place to live, work, run a business and have fun.
Go visit their Facebook Page to learn more about Beaufort Street and Beaufort Street Network.