Work has started this week on the clean-up and stabilisation of the historic East Perth Power station site.
The East Perth Redevelopment Authority (EPRA) will manage the work, which involves removing broken glass, concrete and other debris, and then stabilising the site. This will involve putting the high-voltage power lines underground, removing all asbestos roofing, replacing windows, painting and foreshore landscaping.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan said the power station was one of Perth’s most significant industrial heritage buildings, and had the potential to be a very beautiful structure.
“In November last year the Government committed $10.9 million to prevent further deterioration to the site, and up until that time, no work had been done at the power station since its closure in 1981,” she said.
Funding for the works program is made up of $7.88 million from Western Power and $3.02 million from the Government’s consolidated fund.
Ms MacTiernan said an adaptive re-use for the power station buildings had not yet been decided, but it had been identified that the site would be best used for civic and cultural purposes.
She said EPRA had started on the preparation of a draft master plan for the whole site, which would be released later in the year for a three-month broad community consultation period.
