The City of Perth Council met on Tuesday 25 February. The following decisions were made:


Parking

The loss of 900 parking bays in the City of Perth has necessitated a flat $5 night-time parking fee to be reintroduced.

The City of Perth will lose 900 parking bays from the Concert Hall and Queens Garden Car Parks due to works being carried out on those sites.

There will also be a small increase in daily rates in City of Perth car parks and on-street parking bays from 31 March.

In line with the City’s sustainability goals, seven EV charges have been installed at various street locations with a proposed flat charging rate of 0.45 cents per kilowatt-hour.

 

Northbridge Piazza Licence

Council voted last night to invite Expressions of Interest (EOI) for community use of a vacant ground-floor space and a first-floor office, currently occupied by Pride WA, in Northbridge Piazza, as Pride WA’s licence expires in November 2025.

Pride WA was notified about the EOI process in September 2024 and has been invited to participate.

These Northbridge Piazza spaces are classified as ‘Community Purpose’, designated for community benefit or civic use. As per Council Policy 2.7 (Property Performance, Investment, and Disposal), these spaces are offered at a peppercorn rent.

An EOI process is considered best practice, as it ensures the community receives maximum benefit by testing the market for potential occupiers.

This clarification from Council follows a motion raised at the recent Electors’ General Meeting.

 

Lightscape 2025

The City of Perth will support the 2025 Lightscape Event at Kings Park through a $150,000 sponsorship agreement.

Through ongoing City support, the event has grown with the 2023 and 2024 events bringing more than 300,000 people to the City during the winter months.

Lightscape 2025 will bring together international and local artists to build on the conservation and botanical theme of Can’t Live Without You, the story of our pollinators and will run from mid-June to the end of July.

 

Heritage Conservation Grants

Council last night approved eight Heritage Conservation Grants totalling $170, 000 to a number of properties in Murray, Wellington and Aberdeen streets, as well as St Georges Terrace and Sherwood Court.

Perth’s heritage makes a significant contribution to the city’s identity, prosperity, and ongoing liveability and the grants support physical conservation works, and documentation and professional heritage advice relating to the conservation of heritage-protected places.