Perry Lakes Reserve

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Perth, Western Australia}}

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| location = {{WAcity|Perth}}, Western Australia

| nearest_city = {{WAcity|Floreat}}

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| area = {{convert|80|ha|acre}}

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The Perry Lakes Reserve is a nature reserve located approximately {{convert|7|km}} west of {{WAcity|Perth}}, the capital city of Western Australia, in the suburb of {{WAcity|Floreat}}. Within the {{convert|80|ha|adj=on}} reserve are two lakes, East Lake and West Lake, comprising approximately {{convert|12.6|ha}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.cambridge.wa.gov.au/files/d854c805-1481-4b91-aab3-a075011ca0f8/Perry_Lakes_Management_Plan.pdf |title=Perry Lakes Reserve Environmental Management Plan |work= |publisher=Town of Cambridge |date=June 2012 |accessdate=29 August 2015 |author=PPK Environment & Infrastructure Pty Ltd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200042/http://www.cambridge.wa.gov.au/files/d854c805-1481-4b91-aab3-a075011ca0f8/Perry_Lakes_Management_Plan.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}

In its current form, the reserve dates from 1962 when the area was landscaped in association with the construction of Perry Lakes Stadium and associated sporting tracks and facilities for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. The Australian Scout Jamboree has been held in the parkland twice, during the summers of 1979/80 and 1994/95. The sporting complex was demolished in 2011 to make way for housing development.{{cite web |url=http://www.cambridge.wa.gov.au/Leisure/Beaches_and_Parks/Parks/Perry_Lakes_Reserve |title=About Perry Lakes Reserve |work=Leisure: Beaches and Parks: Parks |publisher=Town of Cambridge |date=7 October 2013 |accessdate=29 August 2015 }}

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The reserve has required re-evaluation as the lakes have changed over time, and subsequent studies have investigated the management of the lake areas.{{Citation | author1=PPK Environment and Infrastructure | author2=Cambridge (W.A.). Council | title=Perry Lakes Reserve environmental management plan : draft | publication-date=1999 | publisher=PPK Environment & Infrastructure Pty. Ltd | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/7231610 | access-date=29 October 2024}}{{Citation | author1=PPK Environment and Infrastructure | author2=Cambridge (W.A.). Council | title=Perry Lakes Reserve environmental management plan : Town of Cambridge | publication-date=2000 | publisher=PPK Environment & Infrastructure Pty. Ltd | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34804238 | access-date=29 October 2024}}

Control of the area has also alternated between Local and State government authority.{{Citation | title=MacTiernan grabs control of Perry Lakes | journal=Australasian Business Intelligence | publication-date=2005-06-30 | publisher=COMTEX News Network, Inc | issn=1320-6680}}{{Citation | author1=Estill & Associates | author2=LandCorp (W.A.) | author3=Western Australia. Dept. of Sport and Recreation | author4=Estill & Associates | title=Perry Lakes community consultation survey | publication-date=2006 | publisher=LandCorp and the Department of Sport and Recreation | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34716446 | access-date=29 October 2024}}