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MELVILLE CITY HERALD Volume 24 No 14 Melville City’s own INDEPENDENT newspaper 41 Cliff Street, Fremantle Saturday April 6, 2013 Letterboxed to Applecross, Alfred Cove, Ardross, Attadale, Bicton, Booragoon, Ph: 9430 7727 Fax 9430 7726 Applecross to Bicton Edition Brentwood, Melville, Mt Pleasant, Myaree and Palmyra. Email: [email protected] Secret plan to buy apartments under a Put Option the by STEVE GRANT council would guarantee FREMANTLE city to purchase an agreed council may buy an number of apartments after a certain date if the Pettitt “undetermined number developer hadn’t already of dwellings” in the Fort sold them to a higher Knox development. bidder. The council is This could be used to lets fl y considering a rarely-used off er fi nanciers pre-sales property deal known as peace of mind. The revelation of the council’s a Put Option, which one plans to buy into the Heirloom industry insider branded a project didn’t stop Dr Pettitt “bizarre” strategy. The city is CEO Graeme Mackenzie attacking the Herald for last has confi rmed “preliminary investigating week’s front page story internal discussions” to options for its and headline about the investigate “what could be development. an attractive commercial own commercial Despite the Herald basing its opportunity to purchase fi story on the mayor’s own words— ff bene t and its a ordable housing and seen in the picture opposite— help fast-track the City’s own strategic he claimed the “potentially vision of more people objectives—not damaging” article “wasn’t backed living in the Fremantle city up with any evidence”. centre”. for the benefi t of • Mayor Brad Pettitt last week said “presales have not been as quick as the developer “Match have already sold The Queen Victoria would have liked so work has not yet been able to start” but CEO Graeme Mackenzie the developer 70 per cent of stage one of their Street warehouse is being says this week the council is “happy with the way the Fort Knox development is transformed by Match progressing”. How can they both be right? Heirloom project,” he said, into the “Heirloom” “I can’t understand without explaining how that apartments, a linchpin why they wouldn’t just He says the public a note in the council’s list before the council signs. tallied with his comments last project the council’s hoping enter a standard off er and hasn’t been told of the deal of creditors which showed “Any formal agreement week. “Across the road from Fort will kickstart its vision acceptance,” he said. because there’s “nothing they’d progressed to will require the production Knox over 40 per cent of a new of adding 4000 people Mr Mackenzie denies to advise them of at this paying lawyers Jackson of a business case which development of aff ordable studio to Fremantle’s inner-city the council is trying to help stage”. McDonald $400 to cast an will go to council and units have been sold off the plan. population. the project get over the But, while researching eye over paperwork. then be subject to a fully “A quick look at the facts But last week mayor line, saying it is “happy another story this week, Mr Mackenzie says any transparent community shows that instead of stalling Brad Pettitt revealed with the way the Fort the Herald stumbled across deal will be made public engagement process.” we are seeing a phase [of] major to a local architect that, Knox development is redevelopment in Fremantle “presales have not been progressing”. gather speed.” as quick as the developer Earn & save for school holidays Find the “The city is Fake Ad Dr Pettitt accused the Herald would have liked so work investigating options for School holidays are fast approaching and now is a great time for kids to earn some extra cash by of stirring up mud, but made no has not yet been able to fi & WIN a its own commercial bene t picking up a Herald distribution round. Marie has Chance reference to last week’s email, start”. and its own strategic areas available in Bicton, Palmyra, Attadale, Melville, which he’d also forwarded to Alfred Cove, Myaree, Applecross, Mt Pleasant & for a Feast See the competitions The insider, who objectives—not for the premier Colin Barnett and Federal fi more. For more information call Marie on 9430 7727. for 2 page for details. requested anonymity, says bene t of the developer.” MP Melissa Parke. 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WA government cover merger costs. 4 Week Course beginnning 13th May Councils had till yesterday, April 5, “This is critical. In other instances of to submit their ideas for merging to the structural reform local governments have Enquiries: 0466 831 665 WA government. Premier Colin Barnett been left to bear the signifi cant costs of www.babymassageperth.com.au has made it clear he wants the number the reform which negate any economic of metropolitan councils slashed and benefi ts of reform for fi ve to 10 years and [email protected] will force it on councils if they don’t do it also act as a further obstacle to the plans/ themselves. projects that local governments like Freo fi Of the 1227 replies the council received have under way.” Get t and to its city-wide survey: Mayor Brad Pettitt says he remains feel sexy! Dance • 58.7 per cent were happy to opposed to any forced merger. classes amalgamate with East Fremantle; “If amalgamations are to forced upon starting • 59 per cent opposed a merger with us then the best outcome will be a bigger soon both East Freo and Melville; local government that still feels like a • 64.8 per cent opposed a merger with natural broader Fremantle community,” Call Liliana East Freo, parts of Melville and Cockburn he says. 0419 945 257 and losing North Freo to a new western “This is why the Stock Road boundary and Bachata or email: suburbs super-council. is a natural choice as East Fremantle, [email protected] Whatever merger is proposed, more Palmyra, Hamilton Hill, and Bicton www.ritmocalientedanceacademy.com.au than half the respondents want to vote already feel like part of greater Fremantle. fi rst. “So my preference is that Deputy mayor Josh Wilson says the amalgamations are to happen then a results show locals have an appetite for longer term more strategic approach • Brad Pettitt and Josh Wilson measure “thoughtful, moderate and sensitive is necessary that expands the city of out proposed council boundaries for size. reform”. Fremantle north, south and east—as well Photo by Jeremy Dixon “I don’t support a massive, as picking up Rotto.” hospital as its centrepiece. locate a Murdoch city centre at the Fiona by DAVID BELL The plans are in stark contrast to the Stanley precinct,” he told the Herald WHILE the Robson Review wants Robson report which suggests either (stressing it was his personal view). to do away with the sprawling City folding Melville into a greater Fremantle He believes “future expansion of council, or splitting it between a bigger those facilities with a city centre-type of Melville altogether, the council is development alongside Fiona Stanley fi ghting for survival and endorsed Fremantle and a bigger Canning. Council staff say the Robson plans constrained as it is by the major an expansion and rebranding plan are, “not in the best interests of the barriers” would be problematic. as the “City of Murdoch”. residents and ratepayers of the City of “There are a number of examples of This week it approved a submission Melville”. The option to break the city major hospital developments like Royal to the WA government with two options, into smaller parts and dole them out, Perth Hospital and Princess Margaret both of which would double the “is particularly unpalatable” because Hospital where the constraints of the 100,000-strong municipality: it would hand over areas that have high-density development locations • Option A would see the city “stronger historical and major existing have ultimately required the shifting of swallow up parts of Cockburn, Gosnells, transport and river links”. those hospitals or a moving of some of Fremantle and Canning; and, Councillors Nick Pazolli, Effi e the functions of those hospitals.” • Option B would be Option A plus Nicholson and Susanne Taylor-Rees Cr Nicholson doesn’t think the Jandakot airport and a bigger chunk of voted against the item but were in the Robson Report addresses “systemic Canning.