Western Australian Planning Commission

The Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) is a statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia that exists to coordinate planning for future land use and transport needs. It describes itself as Western Australia's "peak representative body of land use planning and development". Its main role is to coordinate the various government agencies and other stakeholders in large infrastructure projects, to ensure that consideration is given to all interests and needs, including environmental, economic and community interests. It operates with the support of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure.

History

The commission was originally called the Metropolitan Regional Planning Authority (MRPA) when it was established with David Carr as the chief planner. At that time, Paul Ritter was the city planner for Perth.^[1]

Timeline

• 1970: MRPA adopted the Corridor Plan for Perth^[2][3]
• 1984: MRPA purchased the Piney Lakes Reserve and reserved it as a regional open space. The Reserve is owned in freehold by the WAPC and vested with the City of Melville.^[4]

References

1. ^ David Hutchison (March 2004). "Light and Shade". Australian Book Review: p49. ISSN 0155-2864. http://dspace.flinders.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2328/653/1/49.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-17. 
2. ^ Metropolitan Region Planning Authority (1970). The corridor plan for Perth. ISBN 0730956938. OCLC 521177. 
3. ^ Ministry for Planning. "Commercial Land Use Survey 1997". http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/Publications/92.aspx. Retrieved 2007-07-17. 
4. ^ "Piney Lakes Reserve: History and Environment". Piney Lakes. http://www.pineylakes.org/piney_lakes_survey.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-17. 

Further reading

• Jenny Gregory (2003). City of Light: a history of Perth since the 1950s. City of Perth. ISBN 0 959463 26 7. 

External links

• "Home". Western Australian Planning Commission. http://www.wapc.wa.gov.au/default.aspx. Retrieved 2007-02-13. 
• "About us". Western Australian Planning Commission. Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20070101163128/http://www.wapc.wa.gov.au/About+us/default.aspx. Retrieved 2007-02-13.