Humich family eyes South Freo site

The Humich family and the City of Fremantle are in the middle of lease negotiations to turn the former South Fremantle landfill site into a car park extension.

The South Fremantle landfill site on Daly Street covers about 19.4 hectares of land, with 88 per cent of it owned by the city.

Humich Nominees and Anilia Pty Ltd are the proposed lessee for a 7,500 square metre portion of the site, for a period of 20 years.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission documents show Humich Nominees and Anilia are owned by renowned property owner Ivan Humich and other members of the family.

The proposed lease area is next to the Woolworths store on Hampton Road, which the Humich family owns.

A map of the leased area. Image: City of Fremantle

City of Fremantle officers have recommended the council approve finalising the lease at its meeting tomorrow.

According to the council report, Humich Nominees propose to extend the existing Woolworths carpark into the former South Fremantle landfill site.

“The proposed lessee is expecting to invest approximately $770,000 up front on remediation and construction plus the annual management costs associated with the site management plan,” the report said.

“The proponent is very confident in its ability to deliver the project in a short period and therefore has agreed to a capped timeframe for development.”

Construction of the carpark is expected to be completed within six months of the lease commencing, the report said.

The proposed lease terms include annual rent of $21,500 with the first year free and Humich Nominees taking a public liability insurance of $20 million.

The entire landfill site was previously earmarked for a solar farm project to be delivered by Epuron Projects.

However, the city terminated the agreement with Epuron in July 2022 after the project failed to get off the ground.