Project Description
The Yanchep Rail Extension completes the Joondalup Line, extending 14.5 kilometers from Butler to Yanchep. This extension supports regional growth, reduces congestion, and generates approximately 1,370 jobs. The project is aimed at stimulating economic development through new employment opportunities and higher-density land use in the Alkimos Secondary Centre, Eglinton District Centre, and Yanchep Strategic Metropolitan Centre.
In addition to its functional benefits, the extension features public art pieces that highlight the biodiversity, culture, history, and environment of the Yanchep region. These artworks, created by local artists including two Noongar artists, and are displayed across the three new stations. Design3 was responsible for the shop drawing design and documentation of four of these artworks (listed below), contributing to the project’s celebration of local heritage and natural beauty.
Yanchep Station – Integrated shade canopies
Artwork title and artist: Boojah to Wardarn- Bush to Sea, Buffie Punch, 2024.
Materials: digital artwork on compressed fibre cement.
The artwork showcases native flora and fauna including the Yandjet (bulrushes) commonly found in the area. The design embodies the concept of gathering – reflecting the community spirit of the nearby town centre where families come together. The artwork’s progression represents the Yanchep lagoon and beaches, highlighting the reef and diverse marine life.
Yanchep Station – Integrated ceiling artwork
Artwork title and artist: Yanchep – Crafted by Water, Penelope Forlano, 2024.
Materials: aluminium.
The centrepiece at Yanchep station represents stalactites and the natural forces shaping the local environment including wetlands, lagoons, and caves. The artwork captures this dynamic relationship with its curvaceous forms.
Alkimos Station – Integrated ceiling artwork
Artwork title and artist: Boorn, Jarni McGuire, 2024.
Materials: anodised aluminium and light box.
This artwork draws inspiration from the local Melaleuca Paperback tree. As the bark peels it reveals the heart of the tree, symbolising the Waugul – the rainbow serpent that created the freshwater systems and connects lakes, rivers, and beaches. The intensity of the artwork shifts to represent the spirit, energy, and motion of the Waugul moving between different bodies of water.
Eglinton Station – Integrated ceiling artwork
Artwork title and artist: World Around Us, Ian Mutch, 2024.
Materials: fabricated aluminium, various powder coat colours.
The ceiling artwork includes playful characters and details representing local elements, activities, and the nearby ocean. It features a complex colour palette, connecting to the central spine of the station, and highlights local flora species Grevillea Preissii and fauna species the Western Xenica butterflies – celebrating the natural environment through detailed depictions of shapes and local biodiversity.
