News Articles for Heritage Council of WA

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The Heritage Council of Western Australia has flagged a 1960s memorial hall at a private boys' school in the western suburbs for heritage listing.

Former Department of Premier and Cabinet director general and government special advisor Darren Foster has been appointed chair of the state's Heritage Council.

A mystery proposal has emerged to demolish the 123-year-old houses in West Perth, which the Heritage Council claims does not warrant protection.

Those fighting to repurpose the Fremantle Traffic Bridge say it can serve a practical, modern purpose as well as a historical one.

Former premier Colin Barnett believes it's time to bite the bullet and demolish the South Fremantle Power Station in the wake of another failed bid to redevelop the 1951 building.

The City of Perth has backed a $160 million proposal to revamp a strip of shops along Barrack Street on condition the heritage elements be protected.

Property developer Sanur has taken its $140 million Hay Street redevelopment to the state government's expedited planning pathway, after a year at loggerheads with the City of Subiaco.

The City of Subiaco has endorsed a new development plan outlining its future vision amid debate over what constitutes heritage

The Town of Cottesloe says it's disappointed with the state government's streamlined development assessment process, after it was left in the dark over revised apartment plans for Marine Parade.

A revised planning strategy and new developments could set the tone for a renewed Cottesloe beachfront.

Western Australia's peak planning body has given the state government and property giant Pivot Group the green light to build a $30 million office building for parliamentary staff.

Shenton Park architectural firm Hocking Heritage + Architecture has been appointed to lead the state government's $6 million Ascot Kilns Conservation project.

Gary Dempsey Developments has lodged plans for a nine-storey apartment project along Cottesloe's popular Marine Parade strip.

The state received 285 development applications valued at more than $5.4 billion during 2019-20, with a new Act set to boost that pipeline further.

New design guidelines for the redevelopment of the historic Perth Girls School in East Perth has been adopted by the state government.

UPDATED: ASX-listed apartments developer Finbar Group expects to start building its $300 million, 39-storey Civic Heart project in South Perth later this year, after Planning Minister Rita Saffioti superseded local planning authorities and approved the development.

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A resurgence of heritage restoration has started to take shape across the CBD, with a number of initiatives aiming to boost renewal.

Built by convicts in the 1850s, the warders' cottages in Fremantle are expected to sell for a total of $8.2 million.

Committee for Perth chief executive Marion Fulker has been appointed chair of the state government's new Conservation and Parks Commission.

Anne Arnold has been appointed as the new chairwoman of Heritage Council of WA. Ms Arnold has been a member of the Council for more than eight years. She is also a director at Landgate.

A $25 million apartment project near the Cottesloe Civic Centre has won approval to go ahead, despite objections from the local council.

THE Heritage Council of WA is gearing up to launch a campaign to promote the commercial benefits of heritage properties, to encourage more adaptive reuse of historic buildings for retail, hospitali

The City of Fremantle is ramping up its heritage restoration efforts, making progress at three separate historic sites, which have been in varying states of disrepair for a number of years.

Alice Steedman Architect principal Alice Steedman has been appointed to the Heritage Council of WA.

Developers will be able to get a slice of prime coastal land near the South Fremantle Power Station early next year, after the state government today approved the master plan for the redevelopment

Apartment developer Finbar Group is reassessing plans for a $175 million, 31-storey residential tower on Adelaide Terrace after being told it could not demolish a heritage-listed former ABC buildin