The Swan River Trust (the Trust) is an advisory body established by the Swan and Canning Rivers Management Act 2006 (SCRM Act). The Trust provides high level strategic advice to the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) on matters affecting the rivers within the Swan Canning Development Control Area. 

Under the SCRM Act, the Trust is vested with the care, control and management of the River Reserve. Since 1 July 2015, the roles and functions of the Swan River Trust were merged with DBCA. The Trust is supported by DBCA, which undertake operational and management responsibilities for the Riverpark and Development Control Area. 

The Trust's responsibilities include:

• developing policies
• preparing and providing advice on strategic documents to improve management initiatives of the Swan Canning Riverpark
• overseeing the development and implementation of the Swan Canning River Protection Strategy
• providing advice and information on planning and development in the Swan Canning Riverpark 

The Trust produces annual reports that describe the key achievements in the Swan Canning Riverpark.
The Trust has eight members, who usually meet every six weeks to discuss Riverpark matters.

Board meeting dates 2025 

21 October 2025 

2 December 2025

Board meeting dates for 2026

10 February 2026

24 March 2026

5 May 2026

16 June 2026

28 July 2026

8 September 2026

20 October 2026

1 December 2026

Contact

To contact the Swan River Trust board by email: srt-board-support@dbca.wa.gov.au

For incident response or after hour enquiries please contact the Riverpark Duty Officer 
on (08) 9278 0981.

For general enquiries please email: rivers.info@dbca.wa.gov.au or phone (08) 9278 0900.