24-730: Roe Street is a street in Perth , Western Australia . The central section of the street forms the southern boundary of the suburb of Northbridge , while the eastern end borders the Perth Cultural Centre to the north and Perth railway station to the south. The southern approach of the Hamilton Interchange, which connects the Mitchell Freeway and the Graham Farmer Freeway , passes over
48-748: A course of action that might have an adverse effect on a listed subject. The Council itself could not make decisions on a proposed course of action; such decisions were made by the Federal Minister or the relevant authority contemplating the course of action. Evaluation of nominated places was based on the following criteria: Its importance in the course, or pattern, of Australia's natural or cultural history Its possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Australia's natural or cultural history Its potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Australia's natural or cultural history Its importance in demonstrating
72-534: A factory for Peters Ice Cream . For a considerable length of time in the twentieth century it was also associated in the popular imagination in Western Australia as the location of brothels in Perth. Dubbed "Rue-de-Roe" by the press, fences were eventually erected along the rail line to shield the public from the view of the brothels on the street. Because of the changes in the regulation of prostitution in
96-723: A particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons Its special association with the life or works of a person, or group of persons, of importance in Australia's natural or cultural history The Register of the National Estate was frozen in February 2007. In 2003 the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 , which had established the RNE, was repealed. In its place
120-1260: Is the home of Transperth ferry services. Perth is served by four free Central Area Transit (CAT) bus routes and a number of open and high rise public car parks. The main east–west streets through the city block are St Georges Terrace, Hay Street, Murray Street and Wellington Street . The main north–south streets are Barrack Street and William Street . Five streets have had sections converted to pedestrian malls: Murray Street, Hay Street, James Street , Museum Street and Forrest Place . Bus routes serving Elizabeth Quay Bus Station only: Bus routes serving Elizabeth Quay Bus Station , St Georges Terrace and Adelaide Terrace : Bus routes serving Perth Busport only: Bus routes serving St Georges Terrace : Bus routes serving St Georges Terrace and Adelaide Terrace : Bus routes serving Wellington Street : Bus routes serving Wellington Street and Perth Station : Bus routes serving William Street , Perth Underground Station , Wellington Street , Perth Station , Beaufort Street , Newcastle Street and Lord Street : Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth Hobart Darwin Canberra Register of
144-737: The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ( EPBC Act ) and the Australian Heritage Council Act 2003 provided for a new system of heritage protection for nationally significant places. In 2006 the EPBC Act and the Australian Heritage Council Act 2003 were amended to freeze the RNE, and to allow five years to phase out statutory references to the RNE. As a result of these changes: In February 2012,
168-553: The 1970s. It was incorporated into the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 and was used to describe a collection of buildings and sites that were worthy of preservation for a variety of reasons. It covered natural environments as well as European history and Aboriginal culture . Anyone could suggest that a certain site should be listed on the Register of the National Estate. A nomination form
192-726: The National Estate The Register of the National Estate was a heritage register that listed natural and cultural heritage places in Australia that was closed in 2007. Phasing out began in 2003, when the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List were created and by 2007 the Register had been replaced by these and various state and territory heritage registers. Places listed on
216-747: The Register remain in a non-statutory archive and are still able to be viewed via the National Heritage Database . The register was initially compiled between 1976 and 2003 by the Australian Heritage Commission , after which the register was maintained by the Australian Heritage Council . 13,000 places were listed. The expression "national estate" was first used by the British architect Clough Williams-Ellis , and reached Australia in
240-547: The Register required that a Commonwealth Minister or authority should not take any course of action that would adversely affect the listed subjects unless there was no alternative; in the latter case, the Minister was obliged to take steps to minimise any effect on the listed subject. The listing did not impose any legal obligations on private owners, companies, State governments or local governments. The Australian Heritage Council had to be consulted if any government wanted to take
264-470: The Register was replaced by the Australian National Heritage List for places of outstanding heritage value for Australia and the Commonwealth Heritage List for heritage places that are owned or controlled by the Commonwealth of Australia, together with a collection of state and territory heritage registers that most were in existence for many years. The RNE is maintained on a non-statutory basis as
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#1732797425971288-867: The Town Hall and Council House are on the Register of the National Estate . Forrest Chase is a significant shopping precinct in the Perth central business district . It dates back over 120 years to the retail days of Perth department store Boans , and has seen many refurbishments, iterations and additions. In the 2016 census, there were 11,425 people living in the suburb of Perth. 34.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 5.4%, China 4.0%, India 2.6%, New Zealand 2.5% and Malaysia 2.3%. 50.8% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 6.6%, Cantonese 2.3%, Italian 2.3%, Korean 2.0% and Vietnamese 1.7%. The most common response for religion
312-523: The immediate south of the street. Between January 2014 and July 2016, the Roe Street bus station operated near Perth station to facilitate the construction of the Perth Busport at the former Wellington Street bus station site. In December 2016, a new exit onto the street from the southbound direction of the Mitchell Freeway opened. The exit replaced a previous one on James Street , which
336-509: The northern side of Hyde Park . It does not include the separate suburbs of Northbridge or Highgate . Perth is split between the City of Perth and the City of Vincent local authorities, and was named after the city of the same name in Scotland. The dominant land use in Perth is commercial. Office buildings include 108 St Georges Terrace , QV.1 , Brookfield Place and Central Park –
360-416: The principal characteristics of: (i) a class of Australia's natural or cultural places; or (ii) a class of Australia's natural or cultural environments Its importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristics valued by a community or cultural group Its importance in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period Its strong or special associations with
384-526: The state, the brothels have long since gone, and were replaced with other developments. A small section of the street serves as the southern boundary of Perth's Chinatown and features Asian-style street theming. In the 2010s the Perth City Link project removed the vestiges of the railway yard and sunk and covered the Fremantle railway line , creating a large space for redevelopment of the area to
408-578: The street to the west. Immediately south of Roe Street was the former site of the railway marshalling yards that were originally to the west of Perth station ; in the 2010s the Perth City Link project sunk and covered the remaining parts of the railway south of Northbridge and opened up the area for redevelopment. The road had a number of factories located on the street; examples include the Michelides Tobacco Factory and
432-489: The suburb – Mitchell Freeway , Kwinana Freeway and Graham Farmer Freeway . Public transport facilities include three train stations ( Perth railway station , McIver railway station , Elizabeth Quay railway station ) and two bus stations ( Elizabeth Quay Bus Station and Perth Busport ), as well as the East Perth Terminal, servicing intrastate and interstate rail and bus services. The Elizabeth Quay Jetty
456-493: The suburb: St George's Anglican Grammar School , Kingston International College, and the Central Institute of Technology . Sporting facilities in the suburb include Perth Oval , the home ground of association football (soccer) team Perth Glory and Super Rugby team Western Force . Between 1910 and 1999 it was the home of Australian rules football team East Perth , who are now based at Leederville Oval . At
480-460: The tallest building in the city and the tenth tallest in Australia . The Perth Town Hall , built between 1868 and 1870, was designed as an administrative centre for the newly formed City of Perth . By the late 1950s the Town Hall was considered too small for the council's requirements so Council House , a modernist steel and glass building, was commissioned. Completed in 1960, Council House has divided opinions over its architectural merit. Both
504-607: The western end of Wellington Street is the Perth Arena , an indoor stadium designed to host indoor sports such as tennis and basketball. It's the current home of the Perth Wildcats . The Perth Entertainment Centre , which was located adjacent to the new Arena, was the home court for the Perth Wildcats between 1990 and 2002. Tennis clubs are located at Robertson Park and Loton Park. Three freeways service
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#1732797425971528-681: Was "no religion" at 38.0%. The Perth Cultural Centre includes facilities such as the Art Gallery of Western Australia , the State Library of Western Australia , the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia and the Western Australian Museum . The Perth Concert Hall is located on St Georges Terrace and His Majesty's Theatre on Hay Street . Three educational institutions are located within
552-492: Was closed to enable the construction of the Charles Street Bus Bridge. In June 2021, work began on revitalising a significant portion of the street to make it more pedestrian and bicycle friendly. Perth (suburb) Perth is a suburb in the Perth metropolitan region , Western Australia that includes both the central business district of the city , and a suburban area spreading north to
576-574: Was provided and was then submitted to an expert group for evaluation. If a place was accepted for listing, the nomination was declared in the Commonwealth Gazette and newspapers. The Heritage Council eventually made a decision after the public has had time to comment and raise possible objections. The listing, if it took place, was based on an assessment of the values of the nominated place, whether "aesthetic, historic, scientific, or social significance, or other special value". A listing on
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