Annual Report - City of Bayswater

Tranby HouseCoventry Square MarketsA town planning schemeamendment to rezone Nos.243‐253 Walter Road West, Morleyto facilitate the Coventry SquareMarkets proposal was approvedby the Minister of Planning inFebruary 2010.The City worked closely with thedevelopers of the Coventry SquareMarkets through the year on adevelopment application for the site,which will include markets, shops,restaurants, food outlets and atavern. The development applicationwas approved in May 2010.It is anticipated that the developerwill be working closely with theCity and relevant agencies on thedevelopment, which will complementthe City’s efforts to revitalise theMorley City Centre.Swan River Trails ProjectWork continued in association withthe Eastern Metropolitan RegionalCouncil (EMRC) to promotethe Swan River foreshore on aregional basis.Council endorsed the Swanand Helena Rivers RegionalRecreational Path DevelopmentPlan and the Swan and HelenaRivers Management Framework:Heritage Audit in March 2010. TheRecreational Path Development Planand Heritage Audit outline a programfor the progressive development andeventual completion of a regionalrecreational path along the SwanRiver from East Perth to Guildford.The City will be working with theEMRC and the other EMRC memberCouncils to obtain funding for theRecreational Path Project.Heritage grantsThe City continued its successfulheritage grants program to assist inthe conservation and enhancementof important heritage properties.To be eligible for funding, theproperty must be more than 50years old and included on the City ofBayswater’s list of heritage places.Council provided a total of$29,421.50 in grants during thefinancial year to assist landownersto complete works to heritagelisted properties.Other projectsWork also continued on a numberof other projects during theyear, including a potential cafédevelopment at Riverside Gardensin Bayswater, a Local HousingStrategy, a Land Asset Inventoryand the ongoing policy review.Aviation CommemorativeParkThe Maylands Peninsula was thesite of Perth’s first major airportbetween 1924 and 1963. Thesite is recognised on the HeritageCouncil’s State Register ofHeritage Places.The City will recognise this historyby locating a commemorativepark on the site of the formerMaylands Aerodrome. Localhistory and interpretation expertsworked through the year with keycommunity groups on the detaileddesign and interpretative signage forthe commemorative park.It is anticipated that thecommemorative park will bedeveloped during 2010-2011.Bayswater Town Centreheritage trailDuring the year, the City began workon the Heritage Trail, which includedthe installation of 17 plaques in thefootpath outside heritage-listedbuildings in the Bayswater TownCentre. The town centre wasestablished in the 19th century andhas some excellent examples ofheritage architecture. The heritageplaques are programmed to beinstalled during 2010-11.24 city of bayswater annual report 2009-10