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The consolidation of the City of Perth was reversed in 1993 with the creation of three new local government authorities within the former boundaries: the [[City of Vincent]], the [[Town of Cambridge]], and the [[Town of Victoria Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.perth.wa.gov.au/council/about-council/history-of-the-council|title=History of the Council|website=City of Perth}}</ref> |
The consolidation of the City of Perth was reversed in 1993 with the creation of three new local government authorities within the former boundaries: the [[City of Vincent]], the [[Town of Cambridge]], and the [[Town of Victoria Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.perth.wa.gov.au/council/about-council/history-of-the-council|title=History of the Council|website=City of Perth}}</ref> |
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A 2015 attempt by the Barnett government to facilitate voluntary amalgamations amongst local government authorities led to the City of Perth and the [[City of Vincent]] investigating a potential merger. Despite initial support from the then-Mayor Allannah Mactiernon, the City of Vincent concluded that there was irreconcilable differences between the authorities which could not be resolved. |
A 2015 attempt by the Barnett government to facilitate voluntary amalgamations amongst local government authorities led to the City of Perth and the [[City of Vincent]] investigating a potential merger. Despite initial support from the then-Mayor Allannah Mactiernon, the City of Vincent concluded that there was irreconcilable differences between the authorities which could not be resolved. |
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Having failed to expand the boundaries of the City via voluntary amalgamation, the state government legislation a minor expansion of the City’s municipal boundaries via the ''City of Perth Act 2015'' to include several key state assets including the [[University of Western Australia]], [[Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre]], [[Perth Children’s Hospital]] and [[Kings Park, Western Australia|Kings Park]]. |
Having failed to expand the boundaries of the City via voluntary amalgamation, the state government legislation a minor expansion of the City’s municipal boundaries via the ''City of Perth Act 2015'' to include several key state assets including the [[University of Western Australia]], [[Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre]], [[Perth Children’s Hospital]] and [[Kings Park, Western Australia|Kings Park]]. |
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The Greater Perth Movement describes a movement in the first two decades of the twentieth century to consolidate the town planning and urban administration of the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia under municipal governance.[1] The movement is most strongly associated with its chief proponent, W.E. Bold, who was influenced by ideas of municipal socialism, and saw its initial successes in the amalgamation of the local governments of Leederville, North Perth, and Perth in 1914, joined by Victoria Park in 1917.[2] A further proposal to merge Subiaco into the City of Perth was defeated in a referendum in 1935[3][4] marking the end of the movement.
Following the 1920s there was a shift away from municipal consolidation towards metropolitan planning under statutory authorities of the state government commencing with Stephenson-Hepburn plan of 1955, leading to the creation of the Metropolitan Region Planning Committee in 1963.
Overview
The movement is characterised as a period of conflict between those who sought a metropolitan municipal authority with control of key infrastructure and services, and the growth of state government control via statutory authorities.[5]
The consolidation of the City of Perth was reversed in 1993 with the creation of three new local government authorities within the former boundaries: the City of Vincent, the Town of Cambridge, and the Town of Victoria Park.[6]
A 2015 attempt by the Barnett government to facilitate voluntary amalgamations amongst local government authorities led to the City of Perth and the City of Vincent investigating a potential merger. Despite initial support from the then-Mayor Allannah Mactiernon, the City of Vincent concluded that there was irreconcilable differences between the authorities which could not be resolved.[7]
Having failed to expand the boundaries of the City via voluntary amalgamation, the state government legislation a minor expansion of the City’s municipal boundaries via the City of Perth Act 2015 to include several key state assets including the University of Western Australia, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth Children’s Hospital and Kings Park.
See also
References
- ^ Johns, J. R. H. (1950). "Greater City Movements in Western Australia". Metropolitan Government in Western Australia. University of Western Australia Text Books Board.
- ^ Clark, Roger (August 2010). An Historical Geography of Recreational Land Use in the Perth Metropolitan Area, 1829-1969 (Thesis thesis). University of Western Australia.
- ^ "Greater Perth: Subiaco Rejects Amalgamation". The West Australian. 28 November 1935.
- ^ "No-Merger Vote: Parties Bury Hatchet". The Daily News. Perth. 2 December 1935.
- ^ Grant, Bligh; Drew, Joseph (2017). "Origins and Development of Local Government Systems". Local Government in Australia: History, Theory and Public Policy. Singapore: Springer. p. 54. ISBN 978-981-10-3865-5.
- ^ "History of the Council". City of Perth.
- ^ "Perth and Vincent Council Merger off the Table". WA Today.