Where: Fremantle Ports' Transport Shed, near the WA Maritime Museum, Victoria Quay. (See attached map.)

RSVP: For catering purposes, please RSVP to Jo on 9430 3308 or by email rsvp@fremantleports.com.au (Coffee, morning tea and lunch will be provided.)

The briefing is being organised by the Victoria Quay Planning Committee. Victoria Quay Planning Committee Chair Jeremy Dawkins, who is the WA Planning Commission Chair, said it would be a great opportunity for members of the public and committee members to hear about the facts and issues relevant to the area.

“Over three hours, the audience will be provided with information on the context, framework, and key opportunities and constraints of the site,” Mr Dawkins said. “As only parts of the western end of Victoria Quay are required today for port operations, there is a great opportunity to activate the site for greater use and enjoyment by the public. Redevelopment so far has included the Maritime Museum and the proposed commercial precinct development, and B Shed is set to be refurbished and developed as a ferry terminal.”

Topics to be covered at the briefing include opportunities and areas for revitalisation, heritage and the Victoria Quay conservation policy, risk issues, previous community input and the branding strategy, port operations, transport impacts, public access, visual aspects and planning issues. Mr Dawkins said the audience would also be shown a new 3D computer model of Victoria Quay and the Fremantle central business district. Speakers will be drawn from the Victoria Quay Planning Committee, the City of Fremantle, Fremantle Ports and heritage consultants.

The briefing will be held in the heart of Victoria Quay, in Fremantle Ports’ Transport Shed, giving attendees a look inside one of the classic port buildings between the Maritime Museum and Fremantle Ports’ administration building. It will be followed by further community consultation in the first half of 2009.

The Victoria Quay Planning Committee was appointed by the WAPC to ensure better integrated and more transparent planning for future non-port activities at the western end of Victoria Quay and land along Beach Street adjacent to the railway line. Committee membership comprises Jeremy Dawkins, Fremantle Mayor Peter Tagliaferri, Tourism CEO Richard Muirhead, Fremantle Ports Chair Alan Birchmore and architect Richard Longley.