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King Carnival is no longer open: its last day at Mandurah’s Western Foreshore was February 2, 2025. The lease uncertainty reported in January 2024 was resolved first by a temporary extension and then by the carnival’s closure. The City of Mandurah is pursuing a redevelopment proposal for the site, but its proposed attractions have not been established as open venues.
What happened to King Carnival?
King Carnival operated on Mandurah’s Western Foreshore from 1984, according to the City of Mandurah. A separate City council report describes exclusive leases at the site from 1987; the two dates refer to different records, rather than establishing one definitive opening date. City of Mandurah project page City council report
The January 24, 2024, report in the Mandurah Times described uncertainty over whether owner David Miller’s lease would be renewed when it ended in May. Miller, owner since 1999, said short-term contracts over the preceding three years made it difficult to plan and that proposals to modernize the carnival had been rejected. Mandurah Times, January 24, 2024
On May 15, 2024, local reporting said the City had extended the carnival’s stay to April 2025 after initially offering a shorter extension. The City’s council report records a holding-over arrangement with annual rent of $24,415. Mandurah Times, May 15, 2024 City council report
The extension’s administrative end date was not the carnival’s final operating day. The Mandurah Times reported that King Carnival held its last-day event on February 2, 2025, and published its account the following day. The City’s holding-over period ran until April 30, 2025; that later date did not mean rides remained open through April. Mandurah Times, February 3, 2025 City council report
The closure report described the Ferris wheel as 70 years old and said it would be auctioned or scrapped if no buyer emerged. The available reporting does not establish what ultimately happened to the wheel. Mandurah Times, February 3, 2025
Why was the carnival’s future uncertain?
The City ran a competitive expression-of-interest process for future commercial use of the site in 2021–2022. King Carnival was invited to submit a proposal but was unsuccessful at stage one, and asked to remain while a new lease was determined. City council report City stage-one EOI report
The City presented the process as a long-term commercial opportunity and said the carnival’s existing rent did not provide a viable commercial return. The operator’s account, reported by the Mandurah Times, emphasized the difficulty of planning investments under short-term leases and the rejection of modernization plans. These are differing perspectives on the same site’s future: the operator sought continuity and an opportunity to update the attraction, while the City sought a new commercial arrangement through competition. City council report Mandurah Times, January 24, 2024
What is proposed for the Western Foreshore?
On August 27, 2024, Mandurah Council decided to proceed with a Western Foreshore precinct proposal after considering community feedback. The City’s proposal combines public recreation with commercial attractions; listed uses include a licensed restaurant, microbrewery, 18-hole mini-golf course and cafe, and chocolate production and retail. City of Mandurah project page City council report
Left Coast Leisure Group, Capitol Corp, and Belgravia Leisure were named as stage-two proponents in the City report. The City’s project page identifies Left Coast Leisure Group as its preferred proponent, subject to further process. A preferred proponent is not the same as a completed lease, approved development, or open business.
The commercial area is within an A-class reserve, so the City describes additional State Government and planning steps before the proposal can be delivered. The project page says the State sought public feedback on the proposed reserve use from November 12 to December 14, 2025, and lists further parliamentary, lease, and development-application steps. Those process descriptions do not establish that final approvals have been granted or construction has begun. City of Mandurah project page
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What does the City say the proposal would deliver?
On its project page, the City reports that more than 12,000 people visited the project website and more than 1,100 provided feedback during the consultation it describes. It also projects $6.2 million in revenue to the City over 25 years from the combined public recreation and commercial-tenancy proposal. That figure is a projection, not revenue already received. City of Mandurah project page
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The central change is from a single long-running carnival to a proposed precinct combining recreation and commercial tenancies. The City’s stated figures describe its proposal and consultation, not a guarantee of the eventual site outcome.
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