Morley-Ellenbrook Line PROJECT DEFINITION PLAN JUNE 2020 Contents

FOREWORD 1 METRONET PROJECT SNAPSHOT 2 partner agencies Foreword EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 Strategic Need 4 The Project 4 Project Objectives 6 The Morley-Ellenbrook Line has been talked about for decades – the Delivery Strategies 6 McGowan Government is getting on with the job and delivering this vital Precinct Delivery Strategy 6 piece of infrastructure. Timing 6 Department of Perth’s north-eastern suburbs are one of Australia’s fastest growing areas, 1 METRONET OVERVIEW 8 Transport with the population expected to almost double to more than 415,000 by 2 PROJECT OVERVIEW 10 2031, compared to 2006 levels.

2.1 Planning Context 11 By 2031, it is estimated the rail line will take more than 10,000 car trips off 2.2 Transport Context 12 roads in the north-eastern suburbs each day. 2.3 The Project 12 Public Transport Authority For passengers travelling direct from Ellenbrook to the CBD, the trip on the 2.4 Land Use Integration 13 Morley-Ellenbrook Line will take about 30 minutes - half the current travel 3 STRATEGIC JUSTIFICATION 16 time for local residents using public transport. 3.1 Supporting Economic, Metropolitan and Stations will be built at Ellenbrook, Whiteman Park, Malaga, Noranda and Regional Growth and Addressing Service Gaps 18 Morley, with a future station to be developed at Bennett Springs East, when 4 ROUTE CORRIDOR 20 planning in the area is finalised. 4.1 Route and Station Locations 20 More than 3000 local jobs will be created over the life of the project, as well 4.2 Environmental Considerations 20 as opportunities for local businesses. 4.3 Heritage Considerations 21 This is a transformational project for our rail network - delivering world-class 5 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 24 public transport to residents of Ellenbrook and the north-eastern suburbs 5.1 Rail Operating Strategy 24 while creating local jobs. 5.2 Bus Operating Strategy 25 5.3 Infrastructure 26 Hon Rita Saffioti MLA 6 STATIONS AND PRECINCTS 30 Minister for Transport; Planning 6.1 Precinct Delivery Strategy 32 6.2 Ellenbrook Station and Precinct 33 6.3 Whiteman Park Station and Precinct 36 6.4 Malaga Station and Precinct 39 6.5 Noranda Station and Precinct 42 6.6 Morley Station and Precinct 45 6.7 Future Bennett Springs East Station and Precinct 48 7 PROJECT COST AND DELIVERY 50 7.1 Transport Infrastructure Cost 50 7.2 Sources of Funds 50 7.3 Procurement Strategy 50 8 IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORKS 52 8.1 Governance 52 8.2 Approvals 52 8.3 Sustainability Strategy 55 8.4 Aboriginal Engagement Strategy 55 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this publication 8.5 Public Art Strategy 55 may contain images or names of people 8.6 Communications and Stakeholder Engagement 55 who are deceased. 1 Project snapshot

30 21 mins kms 5Train 4Bus viaducts2 tunnels3 of rail line stations from Interchanges Ellenbrook to the CBD

Morley Station* Noranda Station* Malaga Station* Whiteman Park Station* Ellenbrook Station*

1365 daily 1810 daily 3084 daily 3795 daily 8016 daily boardings boardings boardings boardings boardings 15 min journey 18 min journey 21 min journey 25 min journey 30 min journey to Perth to Perth to Perth to Perth to Perth 400 parking bays 400 parking bays 1100 parking bays 900 parking bays 500 parking bays

12 bus stands 2 on-street bus 12 bus stands 10 bus stands 12 bus stands connections Zone 2 Zone 2 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 2 Cycling facilities Cycling facilities Cycling facilities Cycling facilities Cycling facilities Passenger toilets Passenger toilets Passenger toilets Passenger toilets Passenger toilets Lifts, stairs and Lifts and stairs Lifts and stairs Lifts and stairs Lifts and stairs escalators Universal access Universal access Universal access Universal access Universal access 2 3 *Final details of station features are subject to a detailed design process and may change. Executive Summary

Strategic Need The Project The State Government’s urban growth strategy, The transport infrastructure investment includes: Perth and [email protected], estimates the greater • Constructing 21km of new dual-track metropolitan population will increase to 3.5 passenger railway from the Midland Line at million by 2050. To accommodate this projected Bayswater to Ellenbrook; population growth, and to protect lifestyle • Building five new stations at Morley, values into the future, the strategy is focused Noranda, Malaga, Whiteman Park on creating a connected city that is liveable, and Ellenbrook complete with station prosperous and sustainable, linking metropolitan infrastructure including parking, bus centres with priority public transport. interchanges (excluding Noranda which will Perth’s north east is one of Australia’s fastest have on-street bus connections), cycling growing areas with the population expected facilities, passenger amenities and standard to more than double from 209,000 in 2011 station systems to cater for an estimated to 450,000 by 2050. This area is Perth’s only total of 18,070 daily boardings in 2031; remaining corridor without access to rapid • Constructing two rail viaducts, three rail public transport. bridges, five road bridges and three rail tunnels; The Morley-Ellenbrook Line addresses critical • Building three new intersections and three strategic needs for the community with: new roads for station access; • A heavy rail service catering to the large and • Building two rail pedestrian underpasses, growing population of Perth’s north east one at Ellenbrook Christian College and while also reducing road congestion; one at Whiteman Park Station, and one • Direct links to the CBD, Midland, Perth road pedestrian underpass at Benara Road, Airport and other destinations on the rail Morley; and broader public transport network; • Constructing shared path connections in • An almost 50 per cent reduction in public proximity to the stations to connect to transport travel times for passengers existing pedestrian and cyclist networks; travelling between Ellenbrook and the Perth and CBD; • Upgrading signalling infrastructure, • Rapid access for commuters travelling systems and the electricity feeder station between Morley-Ellenbrook Line stations, on the Midland and Fremantle lines to residential areas, employment hubs and the accommodate up to 15 trains per hour Whiteman Park tourism precinct; between Bayswater and Daglish. • Opportunities for greater housing diversity As a result of the integrated METRONET and employment density in the future within approach, the Morley-Ellenbrook Line will Perth’s north east; also facilitate land use solutions that promote • Improved social and cultural connectivity and encourage higher density development for residents in Perth’s north east through around the new stations. These precincts will improved transport access to major cultural, be planned for longer-term transit-oriented sporting and entertainment venues; development to promote liveability, • Reduced social vulnerability for residents in connectivity, increased housing diversity, Perth’s north east through improved access improved community amenity and local to essential services, education, training and employment opportunities. employment opportunities; and • Economic stimulus.

4 5 Project Objectives Precinct Delivery Strategy The project will improve METRONET station precincts are within one connectivity and integrated The Morley-Ellenbrook Line creates an kilometre or a 10-15 minute walk from a station. opportunity to: Station precinct planning and development does transport options within • Improve connectivity and integrated not form part of this project scope, however Perth’s north east. transport options within Perth’s north east; they are important METRONET objectives. • Reduce car dependency and congestion, The METRONET Office has implemented an and change travel behaviours within Perth’s Integrated Transport and Land Use Planning north east and within Greater Perth; (ITLUP) approach to ensure transport • Improve liveability through the creation of infrastructure is planned and designed to integrated station precincts, that build on integrate with surrounding precincts from the character and identity of the local area day one, while acting as a catalyst for higher and encourage urban consolidation and intensity urban development over time. For the place making; Morley-Ellenbrook Line this includes: • Mitigate project deliverability risks by minimising impacts where possible to major • A full review of the Ellenbrook Activity infrastructure, community infrastructure, Centre Plan to ensure an appropriate land amenity and the environment; and use response to the new station; • Unlock the economic development potential • Preparation of structure plans and of Perth’s north east and provide improved associated scheme amendments for: access to employment opportunities. − the planned 220-hectare Brabham precinct adjacent to Whiteman Park Delivery Strategies Station; − the planned 80-hectare precinct Transport Infrastructure surrounding the potential future Bennett Springs East Station; Recognising the complexity of delivering the − the planned 67-hectare precinct Morley-Ellenbrook Line, the works will be largely surrounding Malaga Station; and divided into four broad programs of work: • Preparation of a master plan for the Morley Station precinct as a precursor to a local 1. New Bayswater Station – in addition to structure plan. building a new station at Bayswater (to relocate and replace the existing station), Timing this project includes building a second island platform for the Morley-Ellenbrook Early works at Bayswater Station have Line. already started, with work on the Tonkin Gap’s Associated Works to start soon. The 2. Tonkin Gap and Associated Works – main Morley-Ellenbrook Line contract is this project includes significant civil and expected to be awarded in late 2020. During structural works between Bayswater and the procurement stage, the contractor will Malaga, to prepare the Tonkin Highway be requested to optimise their construction median for construction of the rail line and methods and strive for the Morley-Ellenbrook stations and allow the rail to enter and exit Line to open at the earliest possible date. Once the Tonkin Highway. the contract is awarded, the final completion 3. Main Morley-Ellenbrook Line Project Works date will be confirmed. – includes all rail systems and infrastructure from Bayswater, all stations and facilities within the Tonkin Highway median, and all works north of Malaga to Ellenbrook.

4. Forward Works - including geotechnical field investigations, survey works, and the relocation and protection of the in-ground and overhead services.

6 7 1 METRONET Overview Figure 1: METRONET Stage One projects

Yanchep Yanchep Rail Extension METRONET is the State Government’s vision to Stage One of METRONET includes: 14.5km extension with stations at Alkimos, Eglinton integrate transport and land use planning in Western and Yanchep • Forrestfield-Airport Link; Australia and provide a framework to support the • Yanchep Rail Extension; sustainable growth of greater metropolitan Perth • Thornlie-Cockburn Link; Butler over the next 50 to 100 years. Morley-Ellenbrook Line • Morley-Ellenbrook Line; 21.3km line with stations at Morley, Noranda, More than just a rail infrastructure program of works, • New Bayswater Station; Malaga, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook METRONET planning goes beyond the station • Byford Rail Extension; Ashby forecourts to shape and support the development • Midland Station; Caledonian Avenue of communities within the surrounding walkable • Lakelands Station; Joondalup Level crossing removal catchments. • Karnup Station; • Level crossing removal on the Armadale and Ellenbrook METRONET will transform Perth with connected Midland lines; New Midland Station communities and new opportunities for businesses • Mandurah Station Multi-Storey Car Park; The new station, in a new location, to better and jobs to grow. • High Capacity Signalling; and integrate and connect the area The Morley-Ellenbrook Line is one of a series of • Railcar Procurement. Stirling Morley METRONET projects that will add significantly Forrestfield-Airport Link to Perth’s public transport network. Combined, The Forrestfield-Airport Link is well into construction 8.5km line with stations at Redcliffe, Airport Central METRONET Stage One is proposed to deliver and scheduled for completion in 2021. Construction and Forrestfield, as well as upgrades at Claremont Station to support the new line. approximately 72km of new passenger rail and up contracts have also been awarded and work is Perth to 18 new stations. This represents the single largest underway for the Yanchep Rail Extension, New Bayswater Station investment in public transport in Perth’s history and Thornlie-Cockburn Link, New Bayswater Station, Major station upgrade will give people a viable alternative to using a car. Railcar Procurement, Mandurah Station Multi- METRONET will create the opportunity to transform Storey Car Park and Denny Avenue Level Crossing Fremantle Oats Street Perth through an expanded rail network that will see Removal projects. Lakelands Station is currently in Level crossing removal, including Mint Street and Welshpool Road urban intensification in more than 5,000 hectares procurement while planning continues on the Byford of land within walking distance of the stations, Rail Extension, Midland Station, Karnup Station, High Wharf Street supporting delivery of the State’s metropolitan Capacity Signalling, and up to seven other level Level crossing removal, including considering Hamilton and William Street crossing removals growth strategy Perth and [email protected]. crossing removals. Denny Avenue Level crossing removal Byford Byford Rail Extension Extending the Armadale Line to Byford Rockingham Thornlie-Cockburn Link First east-west connection with stations at Nicholson Mundijong and Ranford roads in Canning Vale

WA-made Railcars 246 new C-series railcars manufactured locally

Karnup Station Future station on the Mandurah Line Lakelands Station Nambeelup New station on the Mandurah Line Mandurah Station Multi-Storey Car Park Increasing passenger parking

8 9 2 Project Overview 2.1 Planning Context The 21km Morley-Ellenbrook Line spurs from the The Morley-Ellenbrook Line will also improve The extension of the urban growth corridor into Perth’s north east was Midland Line with five new stations at Morley, Noranda, connections to Whiteman Park and the Swan Valley, first identified in the 1980s and then recognised in 1990 with the State Malaga, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook, major changes increasing opportunities for visitors to access these Government’s Metroplan. Since then, Perth’s north east has rapidly evolved to Bayswater Station and future-proofing for a tourism areas and providing employment and business from its traditional rural setting into one of Australia’s fastest growing ue ven a A communities with a sub-regional population that is predicted to more than ook potential station at Bennett Springs East. rrab opportunities in Perth’s north east. Mi double by 2050 – from 209,000 people in 2011 to more than 450,000 by The project will improve amenity in Perth’s north The project will act as a catalyst for the development 2050. east, provide a viable alternative to car usage, reduce of integrated station precincts that provide a diverse Landsdale Perth and [email protected] and State Planning Policy 4.2 Activity Centres congestion on the existing and future road networkAlexander mix of housing, employment, entertainment and e nu B ve e Heights a A a ok c for Perth and Peel identify the Morley-Ellenbrook Line station precincts as o h and increaseM connectivity tob and between major recreation options. Tuart Hill a irr R o M d r le y follows:

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i g Upper Swan h Caversham w ad Success Hill a Ro y wan West S Redcliffe West Swan Guildford Bullsbrook Redcliffe Legend 1955 1986 1994 2004 2017 G way re Herne Hill igh at rn H Ea Morley-Ellenbrookthe Line Station location The Stephenson Whiteman Park North-East Corridor Ellenbrook METRONET Plan Perth Airport H st East Guildford or ig e at N hw rn Gre ay Midland Line Provision for future Hepburn Plan opened Structure Plan & Town Centre The incoming MRS Amendment formalised Forrestfield-Airport Link station The first planning Whiteman Park State Government Woodbridge strategy for Perth, was officially Identified significant Planning to committed to a rail Baskerville identified the opened and named land parcels for service the line from Morley to Midland Airport Central North-East Corridor in recognition of urban zoning and Ellenbrook Ellenbrook as part of for General Rural, Mr Whiteman’s a public transport community with the METRONET Plan Woodlands & pioneering corridor reserved to a town centre for Perth. A key aim of Forests, Agriculture development of the service the future commenced; the program is to bring (Swan Valley) and public open space. growth areas. plans included transport and land use Airfield (Brabham). a reserve for a planning together to transit corridor deliver METRONET City shaping benefits: City transport benefits: and station. projects. • Helps shape and serve new, more intensive • Provides timely and efficient transport links to transit-oriented station precincts. the CBD and major employment centres, such as • Acts as a catalyst for urban consolidation around Malaga and Morley. stations serving existing urban catchments. • Relieves pressure on existing stop-gap public • Helps grow and diversify employment centres, transport services and infrastructure provided in such as Malaga, Ballajura and Morley, which will the absence of a high-speed transit connection in 1970s 1990 1994 2009 2018 become destinations of choice for business. the north-eastern and central-northern corridors. Strategic land acquired Metroplan Ellenbrook Swan Urban North-East Sub- • Supports Ellenbrook, Midland and Morley’s • Enables alternative access to Whiteman Park and The State Government First plan to planning Growth Corridor Regional Planning growth as major activity centres servicing Perth’s the Swan Valley, two of Perth’s premier visitor purchased major identify the commenced Sub-Regional Framework Structure Plan north east. attractions. landholdings from Mr North-East Initial stages Released as a part of Lew Whiteman and other Corridor for of the State- Created the the Perth & [email protected] • Facilitates affordable living opportunities and • Relieves pressure on key parts of the freight landowners for parkland the urban led Ellenbrook urban growth million Framework, more equitable access for the community. network (i.e. Tonkin Highway) by serving the and government purposes. expansion of masterplanned corridor link to the plan identifies the • Provides rail connectivity and opportunity to transport needs of residents without congesting Further land is purchased Perth. community. Ellenbrook. proposed METRONET over the following rail line from Morley grow local, domestic and international tourism existing roads. decades to consolidate to Ellenbrook and the for Whiteman Park and the Swan Valley, boosting the future Whiteman Park increased urbanisation employment and business in the region. and Marshall Road lands. in the NE Sub-Region.

10 11 Since the 1990s, the State Government has The release of the Perth and Peel @3.5 million 2.3.2 Asset investment 2.3.3 Non-Asset Investment progressively reserved land for transit corridors in planning frameworks coincided with the release of Key infrastructure components of the Morley- Outside of this project scope travel demand Perth’s north east following recommendations from the Perth and [email protected] Transport Network Ellenbrook Line project include: management (TDM) initiatives will be investigated transport investigations for the area. Subsequent Plan. This plan reinforced the need to advance the to optimise patronage of the new rail service and • Bayswater Station – construction of a northern studies re-examined these corridors and assessed a delivery of a new rail line from the existing Midland overcome barriers to uptake, such as the low platform required to support the Morley- number of potential transport modes. Line to the Ellenbrook town centre to support cost of parking, low congestion levels and rate of existing and forecast development in Ellenbrook Ellenbrook Line connection, which is included as In 1994 a decision was made to reserve a transit development in the catchment area. and the outer north-east region, and also to act as a part of the broader station upgrade. corridor along Reid Highway and up Lord Street. catalyst for land use intensification along the entire • Morley Station – with intermodal rail and bus, A travel behaviour change program will be also be No decision was made as to the ultimate mode of rail corridor. 400-bay multi-deck car park and active mode considered after the Morley-Ellenbrook Line opens transport, but all corridor options were to be capable facilities. and other infrastructure improvements, targeting of accommodating heavy rail. A notional station • Noranda Station – with on-street bus connections residents in the suburbs along the railway. location at Marshall Road just north of the Lord 2.3 The Project and 400-bay car park and active mode facilities. Street/Reid Highway interchange was also included. 2.3.1 Operations • Malaga Station – with intermodal rail and bus, 2.4 Land Use Integration 1100-bay car park and active mode facilities. The METRONET program was established in During the Morley-Ellenbrook Line’s first full year • Whiteman Park Station – with intermodal rail and Following an Integrated Transport and Land 2017 by the State Government to bring together of passenger services, it is projected to cater for bus, 900-bay car park and active mode facilities. Use Planning (ITLUP) approach (Figure 5), the transport and land use planning to support Perth’s 11,753 average weekday passenger boardings. This • Ellenbrook Station – with intermodal rail and bus, METRONET Office has undertaken a preliminary sustainable growth through a more compact urban figure is projected to grow to 18,070 by 2031. A 500-bay car park and active mode facilities. evaluation of proposed station precincts to identify development. A key remit under the program was to peak-period frequency of five trains per hour to and • Bridge crossings – fully grade-separated development opportunities. The evaluation included: consider advancing the delivery of public transport from Ellenbrook will be needed from day one of alignment with the design incorporating three rail infrastructure in the north east region to support operations, requiring nine trains to service the line. • Baseline analysis of existing precinct context and existing urban development and forecast growth. bridges and five road bridges between Bayswater potential development opportunities; and Ellenbrook stations, including key crossings • Identification of future precinct typologies and at Beechboro Road North, Bennett Brook and the land use characteristics; Drumpellier Drive/Gnangara Road intersection. • Assessment of market profile and demand; • Viaducts – two viaducts, one crossing the • Estimated future land use yields (medium and Midland and Forrestfield-Airport lines in longer term); and Bayswater and one crossing Whiteman Drive East Figure 4: Estimated travel time and projected daily boardings (weekdays) for 2031 • Prioritisation of station precincts for planning/ in Whiteman. development intervention. • Rail tunnels – two tunnels will be constructed to allow the rail lines to enter and exit the Tonkin This evaluation informs the development of Highway median, plus an additional tunnel Preliminary Place Plans for each of the Morley- under the Drumpellier Drive/Gnangara Road Ellenbrook Line stations. The Preliminary Place Plans intersection. provide the foundation for orderly, well-integrated Perth CBD Morley Noranda Malaga Whiteman Ellenbrook and coordinated delivery of METRONET station Park • Pedestrian underpasses – three underpasses, one to connect the Ellenbrook Christian College infrastructure and station precincts. school grounds to the oval, one at Whiteman 15 mins Park Station to connect communities on the eastern side of Drumpellier Drive and one on the 18 mins south-eastern side of Benara Road to Noranda Station. 21 mins • Shared path connections – construction of

Journey time Journey 25 mins shared path connections in proximity to the stations will connect new paths to existing 30 mins pedestrian and cyclist networks. • Design future proofing – provision for potential station at Bennett Springs East and potential 1,365 1,810 3,084 3,795 8,016 rail stabling facility near Henley Brook. • Midland/Fremantle line signalling – upgrades to signalling infrastructure and systems to accommodate up to 15 trains per hour

Patronage between Bayswater and Daglish.

12 13 Figure 5: METRONET Integrated Transport and Land Use Planning (ITLUP) approach

Station A detailed analysis of each precinct using Western Australia’s Integrated Land Information Database (ILID) and site verification identified latent land use potential that can be realised precinct through transport infrastructure investment. This will inform opportunity identification for each analysis precinct.

To facilitate the proper application of existing policy and address gaps to deliver optimal outcomes, the METRONET Office developed a policy framework to inform planning, design and assessment approaches to integrate transit within precincts. The framework includes: Precincts • Station Precinct Typologies: a methodology to identify the long-term role, function and form policy of stations and the associated precincts including precinct hierarchy, scale, development intensity, optimal land use mix and urban design considerations. • Precinct Design Guide: addresses the integration of transit within new or existing centres, including station integration, land use, built form, movement network and landscape considerations in advance of the Design WA Precinct Policy, due to be finalised during 2020.

During the Business Case phase, existing planning around proposed stations has been reviewed and opportunities identified including potential future station precinct yields. Preliminary Place Plans were developed during the Project Definition Plan phase and following project approval, Station Final Place Plans will be developed for station infrastructure via a collaborative process with local governments, state government planning and land development agencies and private landowners precinct to inform station infrastructure delivery and provide a foundation for further detailed precinct planning planning. Where a review of the planning framework is required to enable broader station precinct outcomes, Precinct Plans will be delivered by the relevant lead agency, applying the same methodology.

To best consider the scale of land development for METRONET projects, each project undertakes a property market assessment to: Economic and market • Identify potential land use mix within the precincts; • Identify anticipated absorption rates across land use sectors; and assessment • Advise on priorities and identify development staging timeframes.

The State Government’s netVIEW platform is being used to analyse short, medium and long-term infrastructure requirements. METRONET will be working with the newly formed Infrastructure Infrastructure WA office to ensure cross-government coordination including the timely delivery of services to coordination support METRONET transport infrastructure and station precincts.

Along with transport infrastructure investment, planning and development certainty is essential to stimulate investment in METRONET station precincts and clarify future land use expectations. To optimise the benefit and return from the METRONET investment in public transport infrastructure, the METRONET Expenditure Review Committee Sub-Committee and Taskforce has confirmed that State intervention may be required in some locations to achieve planning and Planning and development certainty. development The State Government has two legislative models available depending on the level of intervention certainty required: • Redevelopment Areas and Schemes under the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority Act 2011; and • Improvement Plans and Schemes under the Planning and Development Act 2005. The METRONET Office is reviewing each station precinct to recommend the preferred planning and development model.

To deliver early development activity and amenity around new stations to improve passenger comfort and experience, METRONET is developing strategies to potentially catalyse early Early private sector investment and community development. The METRONET Office is working with activation landowners to determine the necessary infrastructure and development needs that will support the start of station operations.

14 15 3 Strategic Justification Figure 6: Key Project Benefits

The Morley-Ellenbrook Line supports Western • Improving transport network resilience by Australia on an economic, metropolitan and regional providing alternative route options. level. The Morley-Ellenbrook Line core benefit- Shifting people from using their cars to using public 230,000 cost ratio is 1.10, increasing to 1.20 including wider transport will provide a number of benefits to residents economic benefits. Wider economic benefits for the affected road users by reducing: Morley-Ellenbrook Line relate to improvements from workers, employers and industries being in closer • Congestion (and also competition and demand proximity to each other. for parking) during peak periods; Ellenbrook is one of Perth’s The Study • Operating costs including fuel, tyres, fastest growing regions, with Area (Morley to annual population growth Ellenbrook), is Transport benefits maintenance, repair and depreciation; and forecast forecast to have • Fatalities and casualties as a result of a reduction to be The Morley-Ellenbrook Line will provide commuters in the same population as Perth’s western Perth’s north east with quicker and more convenient in road vehicle trips. more than suburbs - including Perth, City Beach access during peak periods. The estimated journey Community and other benefits % and Fremantle - by 2031 times between the Perth CBD and Morley-Ellenbrook Other key community benefits include: . Line stations are as follows: 65 • Having a transport service available for potential Due to the lack of rail, the − Ellenbrook Station - 30 minutes use in the future; Morley-Ellenbrook corridor has the • Travel behaviour change including the diversion The Morley-Ellenbrook Line − Whiteman Park Station - 25 minutes project has four key opportunities: of trips from cars to walking, cycling and public − Malaga Station - 21 minutes transport; and highest usage • Tourism benefits from the improved public − Noranda Station - 18 minutes Connectivity transport connections to Whiteman Park and the of cars − Morley Station - 15 minutes Swan Valley region. compared to Reduce other Perth Other transport benefits include: corridors congestion • Providing alternative, sustainable transport options, such as connecting to existing or Improve building new shared paths along the alignment livability to connect the stations to surrounding residential and employment areas; The Morley-Ellenbrook The time is now Create • Potentially increasing the reach and frequency of Line will provide Public bus services in the area; and transport thousands of commuters in Perth’s north solutions for local jobs east with quicker and more Ellenbrook have been convenient access during assessed peak periods. for almost 30years

% % 49Increase in 50reduction dwellings in the Morley-Ellenbrook in public transport corridor by 2031, travel times for users in Morley-Ellenbrook providing better land use corridor

16 17 3.1 Supporting Economic, corridor in Perth without access to rapid public transit. There is also an opportunity to influence the Metropolitan and Regional type and form of urban development in the area by Growth and Addressing Service providing enhanced transport connectivity and well- Gaps planned transit-oriented precincts. Opportunities exist to strengthen the WA economy The Morley-Ellenbrook Line is closely aligned to a and to increase employment, with Perth’s north number of existing policies and strategies, such as east playing an important role in accommodating the State Planning Strategy 2050 (WA), Perth and a significant portion of this future population and [email protected], and the Central and North-East Sub- economic growth. However, this already rapidly regional Planning frameworks. growing part of the city is also the only remaining

Table 1: Morley-Ellenbrook Line’s five strategic drivers

Strategic Driver Description

Accommodating The population of Ellenbrook has increased rapidly over the past 10 years (+47%). In population addition, State Government projections based on the 2016 Census indicate very strong growth and future population growth for Ellenbrook and surrounding suburbs within the study area. demand

Addressing a An opportunity exists to shape future urban growth within the study area and lead the network gap population growth curve by improving transport access and connectivity ahead of urban development. Provision of transport infrastructure, combined with targeted precinct planning, will drive better built form outcomes, delivery of supporting infrastructure and density / intensification at designated precincts.

Maximising There is significant State-owned land in the corridor, meaning an opportunity exists for benefits from the Government to realise benefits from land activation and value uplift. government- As part of the ITLUP approach, the following planning initiatives are being implemented owned land for Morley-Ellenbrook Line station precincts:

• A full review of the Ellenbrook Activity Centre Plan to ensure an appropriate land use response to the new station; • Preparation of structure plans and associated scheme amendments for: − the planned 220-hectare Brabham precinct adjacent to Whiteman Park Station; − the planned 80-hectare precinct surrounding the potential future Bennett Springs East Station; − the planned 67-hectare precinct surrounding Malaga Station; and • Preparation of a master plan for the Morley Station precinct as a precursor to a local structure plan.

Addressing social Access to quality public transportation is critical for employment. With rapid public equity transport currently not available in Perth’s north east, there is a strategic need to address social imbalance and inequality by improving access to employment and education for residents who do not own, or are unable to use a private vehicle.

Fostering tourism Perth’s north east is characterised by two significant tourism assets, Whiteman Park and regional (including Caversham Wildlife Park) and the Swan Valley. Investment in better transport economic growth will help to unlock their potential, with accompanying economic development making these assets more accessible.

Industry in this area is also expected to grow and develop in future years, with a major industrial precinct planned north of Ellenbrook and potentially a future intermodal terminal in Bullsbrook.

18 19 4 Route Corridor The Morley-Ellenbrook Line has been designed to be located in already-cleared or degraded areas as far as possible.

Any key environmental issues identified for the Morley- Ellenbrook Line will be addressed in accordance with Future-proofing for a potential station between 4.1 Route and Station Locations the established environmental approvals framework. Dulwich and Cheltenham streets in Bennett Springs The 21km alignment starts at Bayswater Station East has been provided for in the design. Cooperation will continue with the Environmental where the two island platforms allow the Morley- Protection Authority (EPA) and other State and Leaving Bennett Springs East, the alignment travels Ellenbrook Line to connect into the central platform Commonwealth environmental agencies to adequately north, along the western side of Drumpellier Drive, faces. This enables maximum operational flexibility identify and assess the environmental values of the area minimising the need for grade separations and for Morley-Ellenbrook Line services to either and further refine the project’s footprint. interchange with the Midland/Forrestfield-Airport minimising potential noise and amenity impacts on lines or to ‘through-run’ into the Perth CBD. existing and future residents to the east. 4.2.1 Noise and vibration

From Bayswater Station the new rail line will rise Pedestrians from the developing estate to the east of The Morley-Ellenbrook Line will comply with above the Midland Line and over Clavering Road Drumpellier Drive will access Whiteman Park Station State Planning Policy 5.4 – Road and Rail Noise The Public Transport Authority (PTA) submitted and Railway Parade, before diving under the Tonkin via a new underpass south of Youle-Dean Road. The (2019) (SPP5.4). A noise and vibration assessment an Activity Notice to the South West Aboriginal Highway northbound lanes into the median. A station elevated station supports this underpass immediately conducted in 2019 shows that the SPP5.4 targets can Land and Sea Council on 25 January 2019 for the will be built within the median at Morley, where Broun south of the station building, and will stay elevated be practicably achieved through a combination of construction of the Morley-Ellenbrook Line. SWALSC Avenue crosses the highway. on a viaduct across Whiteman Drive East, where it mitigation measures. presented the Activity Notice to the Whadjuk will then return to grade heading north. Working Party on 20 February 2019, advising the Construction noise and vibration will be required to From Morley Station the alignment will remain within PTA that a heritage survey was to be undertaken comply with the Environmental Protection (Noise) the Tonkin Highway median, crossing Morley Drive via Heading north from Whiteman Park Station, for the proposed construction of the project. An Regulations 1997, in order to minimise impacts to the two new rail spans between the existing road bridges. the railway will continue until it approaches the Aboriginal heritage survey of the project area was amenity of the community. Noranda Station will be built immediately north of Drumpellier Drive-Gnangara Road intersection. completed with the nominated Whadjuk working Benara Road. The railway will cross beneath this intersection into party representatives on 8 April 2019. the existing transit corridor on the eastern side of 4.2.2 Amenity From Noranda Station the rail alignment will remain Drumpellier Drive. The Morley-Ellenbrook Line project area intersects 4.3.2 Aboriginal heritage sites in the Tonkin Highway median to Malaga. It will pass two recreational amenity areas: beneath the Marshall Road bridge and dive under the The railway will follow the transit corridor, crossing The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage’s Tonkin Highway southbound carriageway (which will between the Ellenbrook Christian College school • It crosses through land north of Marshall Road (DPLH) Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System (AHIS) be slightly elevated) and enter into ‘urban deferred’ grounds and the oval (pedestrian underpass to be between Beechboro Road North and Bennett identified three registered Aboriginal heritage sites zoned land. provided), closing part of San Lorenzo Boulevard (an Brook. This land is not part of the core area of within the Morley-Ellenbrook Line project area, alternative access road will be operational before this Whiteman Park and is not accessible to the located at Bennett Brook (Site number 3692); and A below-ground Malaga Station is proposed, section closes) and into the Ellenbrook town centre public. It has been surveyed, with the majority of Drumpellier Drive North 1 and 2 (sites 551 and 552). which will be achieved by building the rail at grade where an at-grade station will be built, terminating at the vegetation condition mapped as ‘completely and by raising the surrounding ground levels. The Parkway. degraded’. Following the 2019 Aboriginal heritage survey, the This will minimise how much railway is below the • It runs adjacent to Horse Swamp, which is a DPLH Registered Knowledge Holders and Whadjuk high-water table by using the existing undulating natural ephemeral Conservation Category representatives gave their conditional support for site topography to enable better amenity and 4.2 Environmental Considerations Wetland that is predominantly dry for most the Morley-Ellenbrook Line, on the grounds that connectivity across the rail line for future residents. The State Government takes its environmental of the year. Horse Swamp supports many disturbance to Aboriginal heritage sites will be obligations very seriously and every opportunity is waterbird breeding populations from July to From Malaga Station the alignment continues under minimal and the proposed railway will have benefits made to avoid, minimise or rehabilitate environmental October, providing walking and bird watching Beechboro Road North, which will be elevated to for the general community. impacts as much as possible. opportunities. The wetland also offers good provide a grade-separated road over rail crossing. The fauna watching opportunities. The project area alignment will travel through land north of Marshall METRONET aims to work in a sustainable way by 4.3.3 European heritage has been planned to avoid this area. Road to avoid key environmental and community areas providing an environmentally friendly transport option. There are no State Registered sites of European within the core part of Whiteman Park. Local landscape and amenity will be considered for Infrastructure projects require land to build them heritage significance located within or nearby the all new structures and railway stations, with an aim to The rail line crosses Bennett Brook at the narrowest on, and while every effort is made to construct new Morley-Ellenbrook Line project area. minimise visual impact along the entire rail alignment. part before entering Bennett Springs East, where transport facilities in established corridors, sometimes it will cross Dulwich and Cheltenham streets. A this is not practical. The Bayswater Municipal Inventory lists the following new road over rail bridge at Dulwich Street and a 4.3 Heritage Considerations two sites within the Morley-Ellenbrook Line project The Morley-Ellenbrook Line project area is located on connector road to the north of the railway between area as having European cultural significance: the Swan Coastal Plain, a low-lying coastal plain with 4.3.1 Aboriginal heritage Dulwich and Cheltenham streets will maintain woodlands and surface water features which contains • Brady Plaster Works (Site 11351); and connections in the area. Access to the northern part The Morley-Ellenbrook Line will comply with a number of environmental values including flora and • Cresco Fertiliser works (11334). of Rugby Street will be removed. Aboriginal heritage legislative requirements and vegetation, fauna, and wetlands. 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5.1 Rail Operating Strategy 5.1.5 Turnback facilities 5.2.2 Day one service frequency Morley-Ellenbrook Line trains will terminate at Perth, A comprehensive feeder bus service is 5.1.1 Day One Service Frequency but will continue empty to Daglish on the Fremantle integral to the Morley-Ellenbrook Line’s Morley-Ellenbrook Line train services will operate Line where they will turn back. Analysis has shown success. The frequency and coverage of the from Ellenbrook via Bayswater through to Perth (and the existing single turnback at Daglish is sufficient in proposed feeder bus network aims to reduce vice versa) from day one of operations. Passengers its current configuration for turn back of either 3-car, the proportion of private vehicles driving will disembark at Perth Station and the trains will 4-car or 6-car trains. to the new stations and local and regional turn-back at Daglish to return to Perth Station and destinations. It will be possible to turn Morley-Ellenbrook Line head back towards Ellenbrook, via Bayswater. trains at five trains per hour at Daglish from day Feeder bus services will build on the existing As the Midland, Forrestfield-Airport and Morley- one of operations. To accommodate the predicted bus network by adjusting services to connect Ellenbrook lines will converge at Bayswater, it will be requirement for increased frequency to six trains to the new stations and by creating ‘loops’ necessary for all three timetables to be integrated. per hour in 2031, it is likely that additional turnback between neighbouring stations. On day one of Morley-Ellenbrook Line operations, capacity will be needed in the future. Important existing links to regional peak period services will operate at five trains per destinations will remain with several new hour. 5.2 Bus Operating Strategy routes proposed for cross-regional links, to help improve connectivity and reduce the 5.1.2 Service frequency in 2031 5.2.1 Current bus services need for all passengers to travel via the Perth By 2031, it is predicted that 18 trains per hour will The project corridor is currently served by local bus CBD to make such journeys. be required in peak periods between Bayswater routes that feed into the Midland Line (at Bassendean and Perth. This will be made possible by future Station) and the Morley Activity Centre business Final service details will be determined investment to implement High Capacity Signalling district. The southern half of the project area is 12-18 months before operations begin, and upgrade a number of platforms on the inner generally served by local bus routes, travelling to following detailed planning and community sections of the Midland and Fremantle lines to Bassendean Station and Morley and Mirrabooka bus consultation to ensure the bus network best accommodate six-car trains. Every station on the stations as regional centres and transfer hubs. aligns with local community needs. Morley-Ellenbrook Line will include six-car platforms to ensure the project is future-proofed. Frequencies are optimised for peak-period travel with timed connections to train services or mainline 5.1.3 Rollingstock requirements bus services, for travel to and from the CBD. Bus On day one of operations, nine three-car B-series routes that are well-established and serve significant trains (the series which currently runs on the regional links operate comprehensive off-peak Mandurah and Joondalup lines) will operate the five- timetables. However, routes with more localised roles trains-per-hour peak period Morley-Ellenbrook Line or catchments, or those that have been introduced service through to Perth. relatively recently, generally operate a basic level of service on weekdays, limited Saturday services and By 2031, it is predicted that service frequencies will no services at all on Sundays or public holidays. need to increase to six trains per hour during peak periods to accommodate forecast patronage.

5.1.4 Rollingstock maintenance and stabling facilities No rollingstock maintenance or stabling facilities will be required on the Morley-Ellenbrook Line initially. Morley-Ellenbrook Line trains will be maintained at Bellevue, and stabled at one or more of the existing rail stabling locations (primarily Bellevue and Claisebrook).

However, a design provision has been made for a future rail stabling facility on the Morley-Ellenbrook Line with capacity to stable twelve six-car trains.

24 25 5.3 Infrastructure 3. North of Malaga section: generally, the rail design has aimed to balance cut and fill quantities within 5.3.1 Civil works the rail transit corridor while providing compliant geometry and minimising import of material, The Morley-Ellenbrook Line is broken up into three Figure 8: Typical track design cross section at Tonkin Highway providing for new maintenance access tracks and distinct areas of civil works. minimising impact to third party utility services. 1. Bayswater Station to Tonkin Highway: within 5.3.2 Track alignment the Midland Line corridor, civil structures include The track and infrastructure design will be consistent a viaduct from Bayswater Station over the with the existing passenger rail network to conform existing Midland Line and over Clavering Road to the desirable limits of PTA’s Narrow Gauge Code and Railway Parade, onto a short section of of Practice. Rail will typically be 50kg rail ballasted embankment, and then into an underpass with a track structure throughout. dive structure to bring the rail line into the Tonkin Highway median. The exception being the following, which require a track slab arrangement and 60kg rail: 2. Tonkin Highway median: concrete barriers will be installed along Tonkin Highway median to • On the viaduct structures east of Bayswater segregate rail and road operations (including Station and immediately north of Whiteman Park upgrading existing steel and wire barriers). Two Station; stations will be located in this section: Morley • In dive and underpass structures at the entry to Figure 9: Typical track design cross section at Drumpellier Drive Station beneath a reconstructed Broun Avenue and exit from the Tonkin Highway median, east bridge, and Noranda Station, immediately of Bayswater Station and west of Malaga Station north of Benara Road. Local widening of Tonkin respectively; and Highway will be performed adjacent to Morley • Beneath the Malaga Station back-filled station Station to maintain future four-lane operations. structure and through Whiteman Park Station The design has aimed to balance cut and which is on an elevated structure. fill quantities whilst maintaining the existing A connection to the Forrestfield-Airport Link topography as much as possible within the turnback is designed to the west of Bayswater Tonkin Highway median. Figure 8 shows the Station and a crossover is designed to the south of cross section of the rail corridor within the Tonkin Ellenbrook Station. No stowage is required as part Highway median. of the line, noting the design must allow for a future stabling facility in Henley Brook.

Figure 10: Typical track design cross sections at viaducts for Whiteman Park Station and Bayswater A connection to the Forrestfield- Airport Link turnback is designed to the west of Bayswater Station and a crossover is designed to the south of Ellenbrook Station.

26 27 • Whiteman Park Station viaduct - connecting 5.3.6 Rail corridor access points into the new station, this bridge will support the Along the rail corridor, access points will be provided railway crossing above Whiteman Park Drive for personnel to: East. • Whiteman Park Station pedestrian underpass - • Undertake regular maintenance activities within this new underpass will provide a safe pedestrian the rail corridor; and and cycling connection beneath Drumpellier • Access (and egress) the area in the event of an Drive and the railway line between the Brabham incident or emergency. estate and the station facilities/precinct. In developing this PDP design a high-level • A new road over rail bridge at Dulwich Street in maintenance and access strategy was developed. Bennett Springs East - maintaining connections Critical equipment has been positioned close to by raising the road over the rail corridor. access points where possible. • A new road along the northern side of the rail at Bennett Springs East - connecting the northern 5.3.7 Utility interfaces 5.3.3 Traction power and overhead line equipment A new communications transmission network will sections of Cheltenham Street, that will be As the project is located within an established land severed by the railway. The overhead line equipment (OLE) design has interconnect all new communications, signals and corridor that has historically been used by third-party • A new rail bridge over Bennett Brook. been developed to be compatible with the existing control systems including: utility providers, the project interfaces with a high • A new road over rail bridge on Beechboro Road network. number of existing services and utilities. • Train control; North - maintaining this important north-south Western Power indicate there is sufficient capacity in • Traction power supervisory control and data road connection and facilitating access into the Initial consultation with utility owners has assisted the existing northern terminal at Malaga to provide acquisition (SCADA); new Malaga Station. to assess the impact of the works on their assets, two separate single phase 132kV feeds to a new PTA • Infrastructure Monitoring System SCADA (e.g. • For approximately seven kilometres, the Morley- develop concept schemes for relocation or traction power substation. This will be located at the stations, railway infrastructure and tunnels); Ellenbrook Line will run within the median of protection, and estimate costs, where applicable. southern end of the government-owned land at the • CCTV networks; Tonkin Highway. To enter and exit the road 5.3.8 Fencing and guard rail/road vehicle safety Malaga Station precinct and will feed the two new • Station services; and corridor, two tunnels will be constructed at 35MVA transformers. • Radio and signals control and indications sites. Malaga and Bayswater. Allowance has been made for 1.8m high, barbed- • Along the length of Tonkin Highway, a number of wire fencing along the rail alignment, to prevent Traction power supply will be integrated with the The PTA’s existing fire monitoring system will be existing road bridges will be amended: unauthorised access to the railway corridor. Within existing system – a 25kV, 50Hz, single-phase booster- modified to incorporate the Morley-Ellenbrook Line − Reid Highway: Protection of the pier in the vicinity of stations, appropriate fencing of lower less return earth wire system – which will require: requirements, specifically: the rail corridor. heights and/or design is to be used. • Fire safety provisions of underground rail • 35MVA dual transformer traction power − Marshall Road: This pier will be protected Palisade fencing is to be provided around high- elements and constrained areas such as the substation at Malaga; and against collision. security areas where required. Fauna fencing will be Tonkin Highway, including operating concepts • Installation of a new track sectioning cabin − Sewell Court: Pedestrian overpass pier will be used through the Bush Forever and Whiteman Park (particularly under emergency conditions), and associated neutral section in the Tonkin in the rail corridor. This pier will be protected areas, as well as the Marshall Road lands. Highway median, north of the line’s southern dive critical fire safety assumptions, incident response against collision. structure. planning, fire service access and intervention. − Benara Road: Amended to provide access • Holistic fire safety design at each of the new into Noranda Station, and protection of the In addition to the above, an upgrade is required to stations including structural fire resistance, smoke pier in the rail corridor. the Sutherland Street substation to accommodate hazard management, egress strategies, and − Benara Road: A new pedestrian underpass dual 35MVA transformers. This will support the firefighting provisions. will be constructed on the eastern approach increase in train frequencies on the Midland and of the bridge to provide pedestrian access Fremantle lines due to through running from day Railway infrastructure, dive structures, underpasses, into Noranda Station. one of operations (contributing to 15 trains per hour viaducts, station buildings and structures, systems − Morley Drive: A new span between the between Perth and Bayswater). and services, will be earthed and bonded in accordance with PTA standards to ensure safety and existing road bridges crossing the roundabout to provide for the new rail track. 5.3.4 Signals and systems asset protection. − Broun Avenue: Demolition of existing bridge The signalling system will include three-aspect colour 5.3.5 Structures once the new bus bridge is built, to maintain light signals, supplemented with ASTS L10000 connections across Tonkin Highway during automatic train protection, in keeping with the PTA’s New structures required for the Morley-Ellenbrook construction and rebuilding as part of an current standards and Code of Practice. Line project include: integrated road/ bus interchange bridge • New pedestrian underpass maintaining serving Morley Station. To accommodate through running from Ellenbrook connection between the Ellenbrook Christian − Collier Road Bridge pier will be in the rail to Perth, signalling upgrades are required to increase school grounds and the oval. corridor and protected against collision. capacity from 12 to 15 trains per hour in areas of the • Gnangara grade-separated crossing - a road over • Bayswater rail viaduct. Midland and Fremantle lines affected by the Morley- rail crossing to allow the rail line to travel beneath Ellenbrook Line operations. the signalised intersection of Gnangara Road and Drumpellier Drive.

28 29 6 Stations and Precincts

The Morley-Ellenbrook Line includes five new and industrial land into new transit-oriented stations at Morley, Noranda, Malaga, Whiteman precincts featuring: Park, and Ellenbrook. A potential future station • A diversity of housing, including medium- at Bennett Springs East has been allowed to-high density around the stations; for in the design, which may be delivered • High-amenity public spaces leading into once development and population densities and around the stations; reach the appropriate threshold. The New • Greater diversity of land use at key Bayswater Station project is being delivered as locations to provide increased amenity and a standalone project. local economic activity, including office, The stations have been designed to: retail, cafes and entertainment; • Pathways and cycleways connecting the • Align with METRONET objectives and stations to surrounding residential and program strategies; employment areas, and tourism facilities at • Meet Rail Safety Management Standard AS Whiteman Park; and 4292; • The opportunity for local, high-frequency • Minimise environmental impacts; public transport linking Morley Station to • Optimise quality, value for money and the Morley Strategic Metropolitan Centre. benefit to the community; • Provide access, comfort and usability for The majority of this land use change will be the public and stakeholders; delivered by the private development sector • Minimise maintenance and life cycle cost; or State Government development agencies • Minimise capital costs and contractual – Development WA and the Department risks; and of Communities. Where State development • Meet medium to long term patronage agencies are leading the planning and forecasts, including future operation of six- development of station precincts, separate car trains. business cases may be developed for the Government’s consideration. In the medium-to-long term, the stations will be a catalyst for change within the walkable catchment from the station, encouraging the transformation of underutilised urban

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6.2 Ellenbrook Station and Precinct Ellenbrook Station will be in the heart of Ellenbrook’s town centre, located south of The Parkway and west of Civic Terrace. The station will offer transport services for the 20,000 residents living in and around Ellenbrook, allowing quick and easy travel to a range of destinations including schools, retail and recreational venues. Passengers travelling by train directly from the station to the Perth CBD will have a journey time of just 30 minutes – half the current travel time for local residents using public transport.

6.2.1 Station design Ellenbrook Station was selected for review through the State Design Review Panel (SDRP), with the first stage of this review seeing general support for the preliminary design. Design Ellenbrook Station changes reflect the feedback received and further design review will be undertaken as the project progresses. The Parkway looking north The station will be at grade with a 150m-long island platform, and has been designed “off-line”, east of the transit reserve. Ellenbrook Station will include a bus interchange, approximately 500 parking bays and facilities for pedestrians and cyclists, with integrated access for all users into the city centre.

6.1 Precinct Delivery Strategy surrounding the potential future Bennett Springs East Station; Figure 11: Ellenbrook Station design and facilities METRONET station precincts comprise the area − the planned 67-hectare precinct within one kilometre or a 10-15 minute walk surrounding Malaga Station; and from the station. The planning and development • Prepare a master plan for the Morley Station of station precincts does not form part of the precinct as a precursor to a local structure Approx scope of this PDP, however they are important plan. 8016 12 6 500 Bike 4 objectives of the overall METRONET program. Average Outside of these planned initiatives, the weekday shelters boarding Transport projects are typically planned and METRONET Office will continue to collaborate on station precinct delivery, working with projections delivered in a relatively defined timeframe. for 2031 In contrast, the planned build-out of station landowners, developers and government to precincts can take 30-40 years (or longer) stimulate activity and build strong, vibrant to reach target densities, and is influenced communities utilising strategies such as: Bus Bus Parking bays Bicycle Green by a range of planning, political and market • Attracting strategic developments and stands layover (incl. ACROD) capacity Star rating circumstances. employment-generating uses; bays target To ensure transport infrastructure integrates • Implementing well-considered collaborative with surrounding precincts from day one, while planning processes and resulting planning acting as a catalyst for higher intensity urban frameworks that are carefully tailored to the Closed unique conditions in each location; station development over time, work is underway to: 4 1 with • Establishing well-staged and coordinated staff • Review the Ellenbrook Activity Centre Plan development programs; Ellenbrook to ensure an appropriate land use response • Using available government land assets in to the new station; the precincts to best effect; Station design • Prepare structure plans and associated • Delivering place making and community scheme amendments for: development initiatives; and and facilities − the planned 220-hectare Brabham • Incentivising early development, including Fare Kiosk Station Passenger Staff precinct adjacent to Whiteman Park interim uses and adaptable and staged gates access and toilets toilets and Station; developments. staffing facilities − the planned 80-hectare precinct

32 33 Ellenbrook Station - Day 1 Transport Infrastructure Figure 12: Ellenbrook Station - Day one

40 Station Parking 4 0m C Station Parking 00m Catch atchme ment LegendKiss and Ride nt Kiss and Ride Station Parking POS 6.2.2 Precinct opportunities POSKiss and Ride The following opportunities have been identified: Public Open Space Station Entry Concourse Station Entry ConcourseConcourse • Short-to-medium term development of approximately 20 Civic and Public Use hectares around Ellenbrook Station comprising Department y a Civic and Public Use W y n a Civic and Public Use of Communities joint venture land; to W Bus Station Footprint g n in to T ss g h • Temporary station parking to allow surplus government u in T e C ss h P TrainBus StationStation FootprintPlatform u e ar C P kw Bus Station Footprint ar a land to be developed in the medium-to-long term; and kw y Cycle Paths ay • Review of current residential and employment density WalkableTrain Station Catchment Platform (400m) Train Station Platform proposed under the Town Centre Development Plan Railway Cycle Paths to maximise patronage of the new rail service, transit CyclePedestrian Paths Connections oriented development and local economic development Train Station Walkable Catchment (400m) opportunities. Walkable Catchment (400m) Bus Station 6.2.3 Planning status and development staging Railway Charlie Gregorini Park The ‘Ellenbrook Town Centre Development Plan (2015)’ Charlie Gregorini Park Railway Community provides a framework for the progressive development CommunityLibrary Pedestrian Connections Library Pedestrian Connections of the town centre into a thriving commercial, cultural, civic and residential heart for Ellenbrook and the Train Station Train Station wider region. The Town Centre Development Plan also introduces the principles of transit oriented School Bus Station School Bus Station development, with the station being incorporated into the reserve and the adjacent landholdings being designed to accommodate mixed-use development.

Ellenbrook is a joint venture project between Department of Communities and Morella Pty Ltd EllenbrookFigure 13: Ellenbrook Station Precinct Station - –Indicative Future precinct Future opportunitiesPlanning Opportunities Ellenbrook Station Precinct - Indicative Future Planning Opportunities (managed by LWP Property Group). The majority of the development activity is occurring within 40 4 0m C the Ellenbrook town centre which occupies 00m Catch atchme Legend approximately 150 hectares of land owned ment Station Parking nt Station Parking Opportunities for by the Ellenbrook joint venture. The existing Intensification Kiss and Ride planning framework provides for an estimated KissStation and Parking Ride 1,650 dwellings to be located within the Kiss and Ride POS Ellenbrook town centre which is anticipated to POS Public Open Space be completed by 2025-26.

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34 35 Youle-Dean Road Drumpellier Drive

6.3 Whiteman Park Station and connecting the station and rail services to these communities and businesses; Precinct • Integration and gateway entry Whiteman Park Station is an exciting opportunities with Whiteman Park – opportunity to connect an important tourist one of Perth’s key tourism destinations attraction and growing residential community which attracts over a million local and to the greater Perth area. A comfortable international visitors per annum; and 25-minute train ride to or from the city • Integration with complementary land uses centre, the station will be built just south of adjacent to the station in Whiteman Park, the Drumpellier Drive entrance to Whiteman including potential for sporting, cultural, Park and will serve the growing communities community and associated facilities on of Henley Brook, Dayton, West Swan and the western side of Drumpellier Drive, Brabham. consistent with the existing Whiteman Whiteman Park Station Park Strategic Plan 2017-2021 (subject Drumpellier Drive looking east 6.3.1 Station design to separate planning, Business Case and Whiteman Park Station is Whiteman Park Station was selected for funding process). review through the SDRP, with the first stage an exciting opportunity to 6.3.3 Planning status and development of this review seeing general support for the staging connect an important tourist preliminary design. Design changes reflect the Whiteman Park Station precinct catchment attraction and growing feedback received and further design review includes a mix of land uses including urban, residential community to will be undertaken as the project progresses. parks and recreation, public purpose and the greater Perth area. The elevated station will provide parking, bus regional roads. There are a number of public transfer, passenger drop-off, approximately and private entities surrounding this precinct 900 parking bays and pedestrian/cycle access. which are currently or will be amending their A new underpass to the south of the station planning frameworks in response to the future building will provide pedestrian access across Whiteman Park Station. These include: Drumpellier Drive, and vehicles will access the • Department of Communities and PEET, who station by a new signalised intersection that will are jointly developing the Brabham precinct Figure 14: Whiteman Park Station design and facilities replace the existing roundabout at Youle-Dean project which encompasses over 220 Road, immediately north of the station. hectares of land, with initial precinct planning 3795 Approx One 150m-long island platform will have at least of this area underway; and 900 Bike Average 10 6 shelters 2 50 per cent platform coverage with passenger • Rationalisation of surplus lands by the weekday safe zones, dedicated seating central to the WAPC as a result of the proposed Morley- boarding platforms, and passenger information facilities. Ellenbrook Line alignment. projections for 2031 6.3.2 Precinct opportunities The METRONET Office will continue to collaborate on proposed planning interventions The following opportunities have been within this station precinct, as required. identified: Bus Bus Parking bays Bicycle Lifts and stands layover bays (incl. ACROD) capacity escalators • Medium-term development of higher intensity land uses within the Whiteman Open Park Station catchment comprising station 4 1 with of State-owned land (Department of staff Communities/PEET joint venture) and the Brabham District Activity Centre within the Whiteman Park Whiteman Edge development (Stockland); • Provide significant and safe east-west Station design pedestrian and cycling links including a grade-separated underpass from the Fare Kiosk Station Passenger Staff and facilities station across Drumpellier Drive and north gates access and toilets toilets and toward the Brabham District Activity staffing facilities Centre including a signalised intersection,

36 37 Whiteman Park Station - Day 1 Transport Infrastructure Whiteman Park Station - Day 1 Transport Infrastructure Figure 15: Whiteman Park Station - Day one 6.4.2 Precinct opportunities Station Parking 6.4 Malaga Station and Precinct 400m Cat The area’s varying ground levels will enable chm 40 e Station Parking Malaga Station will provide efficient transport links the precinct to be developed to span over 0m C nt Kiss and Ride atch me Legend to the suburbs of Landsdale, Alexander Heights, the rail reserve, with grade-separated access nt Kiss and Ride oad an R Ballajura, Malaga and Bennett Springs. Travel time to the station’s entrance at an upper level le De StationPOS Parking You between the station and the Perth CBD will be also facilitating future north-south street and oad an R Kiss and Ride le De POS You Station Entry Concourse just 21 minutes and the new transport hub will pedestrian connection(s). Is Public Open Space o t d connect passengers to the Malaga industrial and e Eas o n Driv n Whitema S StationStation EntryEntry Concourse Concourse The precinct will be planned for mixed land Is t o re employment centre. t d e Bus Station Footprint Eas o t ive n use, including residential, retail and community Dr D Civic and Public Use Whiteman S r u t re m e Bus Station Footprint facilities, with a focus on medium to high-density p t Bus Station Footprint 6.4.1 Station design D e Train Station Platform l l r i u e residential. m r

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D presents an opportunity to build the station r i v e WalkableExisting BuildingsCatchment Retained (400m) largely “at grade” based on existing ground levels, east, the planned bridge span of the Beechboro Walkable Catchment (400m) Railway and to backfill the surrounding area in order Road North grade separation can accommodate a future pedestrian and cycling connection PedestrianWalkable Catchment Connections (400m) to provide a “below ground” station similar to Cycle Paths underneath, parallel to the rail corridor. Train Station Butler Station. The station entry will be at grade Cycle Paths (based on a built-up entry concourse and bus BusRailway Station The following opportunities have been identified: interchange level), removing the need for vertical Railway • Medium-term development of the Pedestrian Connections transport at the entry to the station, with required Whiteman Park access provided from the station concourse down Malaga Station precinct comprising State Pedestrian Connections Government-owned land (WAPC Malaga Whiteman Park Train Station to the platforms. land); and Train Station The station will include an entry building and • Investigation of town centre options that Bus Station concourse connecting the island platform allow Malaga to grow from an initial transit Bus Station to a station plaza, future shared paths, bus node to an integrated town centre with interchange, drop-off area, approximately 1100 medium-to-high residential and employment parking bays, cycling facilities and connection to density (e.g. Cockburn Central). a future precinct boulevard. Whiteman Park Station Precinct - Indicative Future Planning Opportunities Figure 16: Whiteman Park – Future precinct opportunities Vehicle access to the station car park will be Whiteman Park Station Precinct - Indicative Future Planning Opportunities from a precinct entry road off Beechboro Road 4 00m C North. Buses will access the bus interchange via a atch 4 me Legend separate signalised priority lane from Beechboro 00m C nt Station Parking atch Road North. me Opportunities for nt IntensificationStation Parking d Roa Kiss and Ride ean le D Station Parking You d Roa Kiss and Ride ean Kiss and Ride le D You POS Public Open Space t POS ive Eas Whiteman Dr StationStation EntryEntry Concourse Concourse t Eas Beechboro Road North rive Civic and Public Use Whiteman D Station Entry Concourse BusExisting Station Buildings Footprint Retained TrainExisting Station Buildings Platform Retained Cycle Paths Cycle Paths WalkableCycle Paths Catchment (400m) Walkable Catchment (400m)

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Bus Parking bays Bicycle Lifts stands (incl. ACROD) capacity 6.5 Noranda Station and Precinct 6.5.2 Precinct opportunities The following opportunities have been Passengers travelling by train from Noranda Open identified: Fare station Station to the Perth CBD will enjoy an 18-minute Gates 1 with journey to their destination. Positioned at the • Undertake local structure planning for the staff intersection of Tonkin Highway and Benara Noranda Station precinct to investigate Road, the station will offer passengers a full opportunities for higher intensity uses to Noranda Station range of convenient facilities while delivering a evolve over time in the Station Precinct and reliable and efficient transport service for local Activity Corridors to the east and west of design and and surrounding communities. the station, including a potential Activity Corridor linking to the Noranda District With tag on Kiosk Station Passenger Staff facilities 6.5.1 Station design Activity Centre; and machines access and toilets toilets and from day one staffing facilities Noranda Station is located in the median • Investigate opportunities for urban amenity of Tonkin Highway, immediately north of improvement in the short-to-medium term Benara Road. A pedestrian bridge over Tonkin in key streets and public areas around the Highway, with lifts and stairs, will connect station. passengers to the station from the car park 6.5.3 Planning status and development Passengers travelling by located at the north-eastern corner of the staging Benara Road bridge. The at-grade car park will Given the prevailing cul-de-sac subdivision train from Noranda Station cater for approximately 400 vehicles and be pattern, significant urban intensification is to the Perth CBD will enjoy accessed directly from Benara Road. Additional expected to be challenging in the short term pedestrian access to the platform will be an 18-minute journey to their and likely to be limited to local level planning provided directly from the Benara Road bridge. destination. interventions to facilitate change in the broader New bus bays on the approaches of the Benara precinct. Road bridge and a pedestrian underpass at It is anticipated the City of Bayswater would the eastern end of the bridge will connect bus undertake a future review of the planning passengers with the station. framework for the Noranda Station precinct to The existing north-south principal shared path investigate opportunities for higher-intensity Benara Road connectivity will be maintained, although some land uses and building typologies to evolve. minor modifications may be required. This review should consider the local activity centre and activity corridors to the east and west of the station, including a potential activity corridor linking to the Noranda District Activity Centre.

The METRONET Office will continue to collaborate on proposed planning interventions within this station precinct, as required.

Noranda Station Tonkin Highway Tonkin Highway looking north 42 43 Noranda Station - Day 1 Transport Infrastructure Noranda Station - Day 1 Transport Infrastructure Figure 21: Noranda Station - Day one another from the southern side of the new bus Station Parking 6.6 Morley Station and Precinct 400 m Ca interchange with one lift (future-proofed for a tch Morley Station will be located eight kilometres north- 4 me Station Parking second lift) and stairs. These two bridges will provide 00m C nt Station Entry Concourse atch east of Perth CBD, within the Tonkin Highway median connectivity to the surrounding community. me Legend nt Station Entry Concourse at Broun Avenue. Connections to the Morley Galleria, StationKiss and Parking Ride surrounding businesses and local community will be Passengers parking in the multideck carpark will Kiss and RideRide provided through high-frequency and local feeder access the station via the bus bridge. ACROD and Bus Station Footprint Station Entry Concourse bus services. The station will be a seamless 15-minute drop-off bays will also be located on the ground TrainBus Station Station FootprintPlatform train ride from Perth Station. Redevelopment of floor of this facility. Stairs and two lifts are provided Train Station Platform Cycle Paths existing residential areas surrounding the station is within the car park structure. Train Station Platform Walkable Catchment (400m) expected to progressively occur over the medium-to- Cycle Paths 6.6.2 Precinct opportunities Railway long term (10-30 years). Cycle Paths The following opportunities have been identified: PedestrianWalkable Catchment Connections (400m) 6.6.1 Station design • Planning for urban intensification, amenity TrainWalkable Station Catchment (400m) Railway Morley Station is an at-grade station, with a new bus improvements and the establishment of urban Bus Stop interchange located on a bus bridge over Tonkin Railway corridor(s) between the Morley Station precinct Pedestrian Connections Highway, and a multideck carpark to the west. As part and the Morley Activity Centre; and of delivery of the station, the existing Broun Avenue • Consideration of options for State Government Benara Road Pedestrian Connections Train Station bridge will be replaced, providing an optimised and led planning and/or development intervention Benara Road more integrated design solution and addressing a Train Station to provide greater planning and development

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A preliminary investigation into this precinct has identified some opportunities for urban development and renewal, however several land use and transport challenges exist which constrain this location from early delivery of a station, including:

• Low short-to-medium term patronage forecasts; • Highly fragmented land; • The need for comprehensive structure planning of the station precinct; • Lack of government landholdings requiring acquisitions for rail and future station; • Limited short-term opportunities for urban renewal and development; and • Significant cost to make land suitable for development. The METRONET Office, in collaboration with the City of Swan, is undertaking a local structure planning process within Bennett Springs to investigate opportunities to urbanise the area surrounding the proposed station location, and provide complementing transport, housing, employment and recreation choices within the station precinct.

From day one of Morley-Ellenbrook Line operations, Bennett Springs residents west of Bennett Brook are predicted to use Malaga Station.

48 49 7 Project Cost and Delivery

7.1 Transport Infrastructure Cost 7.3 Procurement Strategy The Morley-Ellenbrook Line main works cost Recognising the complexity of delivering the will be confirmed following the competitive Morley-Ellenbrook Line, the works are largely bid tender and contract award, expected to be divided into four packages. completed by late 2020. − New Bayswater Station – in addition to building a new station at Bayswater (to 7.2 Sources of Funds relocate and replace the existing station), State and Federal Governments have a shared this project includes building a second interest in strategic infrastructure investment island platform for the Morley-Ellenbrook that enhances the productivity and liveability of Line. Australian capital cities. − Tonkin Gap Project and Associated User pays Works – this project includes significant Average annual revenue projections are typically civil and structural works between approximately 30 per cent of total operating Bayswater and Malaga, to prepare the costs. Direct user pays revenue sources are Tonkin Highway median for construction therefore insufficient to offset operational costs of the rail line and stations and allow the and an operating subsidy will be required as rail to enter and exit the Tonkin Highway. per the existing PTA funding arrangements. − Main Morley-Ellenbrook Line Project Other revenue sources, e.g. from advertising and Works – includes all rail systems and commercial leasing opportunities in stations are infrastructure from Bayswater, all stations considered to be limited. and facilities within the Tonkin Highway. Commonwealth funding − Forward works - includes geotechnical The Commonwealth Government has committed field investigations, survey works, and the $500m of capital funding towards the project; relocation and protection of the in-ground this was subject to a favourable assessment of and overhead services of both the PTA the Business Case by Infrastructure Australia – and third-party assets. which was received on 7 April 2020.

State funding As the sponsor and major beneficiary of the project, the State Government is assumed to fund the balance of capital and full operational costs required to deliver the project through the normal State budget process. The balance will take into account Commonwealth Government and estimated user pays funding/revenue sources. The procurement strategy has considered the total scope of the Morley-Ellenbrook Line project and how this might be delivered.

50 51 8 Implementation Frameworks

8.1 Governance On 27 February 2020, the Railway (METRONET) A Section 18 Notice application will be submitted 8.2.5 Planning approvals - station precincts Amendment Bill 2019 received Royal Assent, for partial disturbance to the registered Aboriginal Planning approvals may include any or all of the As a METRONET project, delivery of the Morley- authorising the PTA to construct the Morley- heritage site, Bennett Brook in Toto (Site number following: Ellenbrook Line will operate in accordance with Ellenbrook Line railway. In addition, the passage 3692), once further detailed design of the Bennett the Cabinet endorsed METRONET Governance of the amendment Bill has authorised the PTA to Brook railway crossing is available. • Planning scheme/improvement scheme/ Framework. The fundamental principle underpinning compulsorily acquire and pay compensation for land redevelopment scheme preparation and approval the METRONET governance structure is decision- required for the Morley-Ellenbrook Line railway. 8.2.4 Planning approvals – rail alignment and setting out planning outcomes, development making at the appropriate management level. infrastructure control and development contribution 8.2.2 Environmental approvals arrangements; After the investment decision, the Department of The Railway (METRONET) Act 2018 (the Act), • Precinct plans to identify opportunities for Transport’s Office of Major Transport Infrastructure The following project proposals have been referred authorises construction of the Morley-Ellenbrook increased densities which could be later Delivery (OMTID), a strategic collaboration between under both State and Commonwealth environmental Line with all necessary, proper and usual works mandated through a town planning scheme the PTA and Main Roads, will be responsible for legislation: and facilities in connection with the railway, but does not include the construction or alteration of amendment; building the Morley-Ellenbrook Line transport • The Bayswater to Malaga Rail Works Proposal a railway station, or any related car parks, public • Any required environmental approvals; infrastructure (and integrating it with the land use (205ha development envelope) was referred transport interchange facilities or associated means of • Subdivision approval; and planning outcomes). OMTID is also responsible for to the WA Environmental Protection Authority pedestrian or vehicular access. • Development approval. managing the interfaces between the New Bayswater (EPA) on 14 November 2019 and determined Station and the Tonkin Gap projects. to not need assessment. A Native Vegetation Development approval from the WAPC will be Clearing Permit (NVCP) will be required to required for all station infrastructure including the 8.2 Approvals undertake native vegetation clearing of this area. construction of railway stations or any related car parks, public transport interchange facilities or To gain the approvals necessary to enable the • The Malaga to Ellenbrook Rail Works Proposal associated means of pedestrian or vehicular access. construction and operation of the Morley-Ellenbrook (500.8ha development envelope) was referred Development applications for these works will be Line, State and Commonwealth regulatory processes to the Commonwealth under the Environment subject to assessment by the State Design Review will be followed. Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act Panel. 1999 (EPBC Act) on 23 September 2019. An Preliminary consultation has been undertaken with assessment decision of ‘controlled action’ was the approving agencies during the project planning made on 24 December 2019. The PTA has phase and PDP preparation. Approval requirements requested an accredited assessment by the State will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, as the scope on behalf of the Commonwealth. of the project is refined. At the time this PDP was prepared, the following approval requirements had The Malaga to Ellenbrook Rail Works Proposal was been identified. also referred to the EPA on 24 December 2019 and in February 2020, determined to be assessed 8.2.1 Rail approvals – authorisation under the as requiring a Public Environmental Review, with Railway (METRONET) Act 2018 a two-week public comment period. This level of Under current State legislation, the Governor, assessment is due to the complexity and scope by Order in Council, may authorise the PTA to of environmental issues within the development undertake, construct, or provide a railway as a public envelope. All environmental studies and technical work, subject to the passage of a special rail enabling assessments are being undertaken to support a act authorising the construction of the railways, as Public Environmental Review assessment level. passed by the Parliament of Western Australia. 8.2.3 Aboriginal heritage approvals The Railway (METRONET) Act 2018 authorised The PTA submitted a Section 18 application to DPLH construction of the Yanchep Rail Extension and on 16 April 2019 for partial disturbance upon two the Thornlie-Cockburn Link railways. As the registered Aboriginal heritage sites. The Minister for Morley-Ellenbrook Line is the third railway in the Aboriginal Affairs granted approval on 13 August Government’s METRONET program of projects 2019 for partial disturbance upon the two registered to integrate transport and land use planning, an heritage sites on Drumpellier Drive (sites 551 and amendment to the Railway (METRONET) Act 2018 552). was required to authorise the Morley to Ellenbrook railway.

52 53 8.3 Sustainability Strategy A Morley-Ellenbrook Line Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Plan guides the project’s The Morley-Ellenbrook Line project will be communication and engagement to: implemented in accordance with the METRONET Sustainability Strategy to ensure the project • Build relationships with key stakeholders and is delivered in an economically, socially and foster support for the project by involving environmentally responsible manner. stakeholders, where appropriate and as early as possible, in the planning and design process of The project is targeting a 4-Star ‘Design and As the project; Built’ certification for Ellenbrook and Malaga stations • Communicate project milestones throughout under the Green Star – Railway Stations rating tool the process to increase awareness and allow for to ensure a high standard of sustainability features a greater understanding of what the planning because they have been assigned a ‘Town Centre’ process involves; station precinct typology. • Communicate the project vision and benefits Environmentally sustainable design (ESD) principles to allow for an increased understanding of will be incorporated into the three remaining stations. the alignment, station locations and why the preferred route was chosen; To assist in optimising the environmental, social • Identify stakeholder and community perceptions and economic outcomes, the Morley-Ellenbrook of potential risks/impacts/issues associated with Line transport infrastructure will be targeting Silver the project and use this information to inform ‘Design’ and ‘As Built’ Infrastructure Sustainability project planning; ratings. • Establish opportunities for two-way feedback during planning and design to engage 8.4 Aboriginal Engagement Strategy community stakeholders and maximise project outcomes through obtaining local knowledge The Morley-Ellenbrook Line will be implemented and expertise; and in accordance with the overarching METRONET • Provide regular information when and how Gnarla Bidi - Aboriginal Engagement Strategy which stakeholders wish to receive it. includes minimum requirements for the METRONET Office, the delivery agencies and engaged The successful implementation of this plan will involve: contractors towards targets set across the following • Working together – developing an internal five engagement streams: communications plan to provide direction to the project team on branding, development and 1. Noongar cultural recognition; performance, internal communication, partner 2. Noongar input into place making; communication and industry communication. • Working with the community – applying the 3. Aboriginal procurement; guiding principles to work effectively with 4. Aboriginal employment; and communities to minimise impacts, maximise project benefits and deliver value for money for 5. Land access and sites management. Government and its customers. 8.5 Public Art Strategy • Working with the contractor – understanding roles and responsibilities and aligning The Morley-Ellenbrook Line project will be the project’s community and stakeholder implemented in accordance with the METRONET management implementation, at both the Public Art Strategy (MPAS) to support the creation program and project levels, with the project’s key of a distinctive identity for station buildings and messages, branding and protocols. transport infrastructure. A Public Art Project Plan “Gnarla Biddi” Our Pathways • Managing risk – taking a risk-management is required to be developed and implemented for approach to the development of tailored the Morley-Ellenbrook Line to define the scope and community engagement and communications intent of the public art program for the project. plans for each project phase which addresses risks and opportunities, and manages stakeholder METRONET projects 8.6 Communications and priorities. create benefits for the Stakeholder Engagement communities in which they METRONET projects create benefits for the are built and the broader communities in which they are built and the broader Perth community, which is why key stakeholders are Perth community. identified and engaged early in the planning phase to develop mutual understanding of the project objectives. 54 55 MORE INFORMATION [email protected] 9326 3666 metronet.wa.gov.au