New Heart for Perth Society explained
| Full Name: | New Heart for Perth Society |
| Formation: | 1968 |
| Dissolved: | 1975 |
| Type: | Community organisation |
| Purpose: | Public advocacy |
The New Heart for Perth Society was a community association which advocated for the redevelopment of land on and around Perth Railway station as a civic centre for the city of Perth.[1] The society was formed in 1968 and was active until the mid-1970s.[2] City Planner Paul Ritter was a founding member.[3] Historian Robert Freestone describes the Society as one of the more "sophisticated" community groups that arose around Australia in the late 1960s and exerted considerable political influence through the 1970s.[4] The society was an active participant in public debate around proposals to sink the railway line[5] [6] and widen Forrest Place.[7] It was a vigorous opponent of the state government's plan to allow a private company to sink the railway in exchange for development rights over the land.[8]
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References
- Book: Stephenson, Gordon. On a Human Scale: A Life in City Design. Fremantle Arts Centre Press. 1992. 212.
- "New Heart for Perth Society" (2011), State Library of Western Australia, Private Archives Manuscript Note
- Book: Gregory, Jenny . City of Light: a history of Perth since the 1950s . City of Perth . 2003 . 0-9594632-6-7 . 152.
- Book: Freestone, Robert. Urban Nation: Australia's Planning Heritage. CSIRO Publishing. 2010. 9780643096981. 28.
- http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/2/docs/PCL/PCL%20-%20Master%20Plan%20-%20Bus%20consolidated%20version%20no%20appendix%2017.5.2010.pdf Perth City Link Bus Masterplan
- News: Thomas. Athol. 15 February 1973. Planning a new heart for Perth. The Canberra Times.
- News: Thomas. Athol. 27 February 1974. Threat to Perth vista. The Canberra Times.
- News: Thomas. Athol. 11 December 1969. Western Australia abandons underground railway proposal. The Canberra Times.
