White Gum Valley Heritage Review Project
Introduction
The City of Fremantle is undertaking a Heritage Review for the suburb of White Gum Valley, and your input is sought by the City in the beginning phase of this project. We are keen to hear from you regarding your thoughts on the heritage of White Gum Valley in general, as well as any information regarding specific places within the suburb.
We welcome any considerations, information, photographs, plans, history etc. that can help add to the body of knowledge of this Fremantle suburb and the places within it.
The Big Picture
The Heritage Review of White Gum Valley is the next stage of the overall City Heritage Review Project. This project incorporates new best practice principles and changes in legislation, with South Fremantle having been completed and Beaconsfield and the Central Fremantle Area also underway. Further reviews will follow until the whole of the City of Fremantle has been considered.
The Why
Heritage is an important part of our city’s identity and our point of difference. Alongside Fremantle’s many unique and highly significant individual heritage places, we are also fortunate to have a large concentration of houses, bungalows, terraces, duplexes, cottages, commercial buildings and industrial buildings from different eras. These buildings and places all contribute to the character of the City and its streetscapes, and contribute significantly to what makes Fremantle, Fremantle. It is important that we identify what does and does not have heritage significance in order to protect that which is significant and guide appropriate development in the future.
The Purpose
- Informing the community about the project.
- Gaining an understanding of what the community values in terms of heritage within White Gum Valley.
- Inviting the community to contribute information, photographs, plans, history about a specific place in White Gum Valley.
The Project Stages
This project will involve several stages, including multiple points of engagement and consultation to ensure that you can have your say about what is valued in White Gum Valley.
Stage 1 CURRENT STAGE - Consultation A - Gathering information about the heritage of White Gum Valley (concludes 20 March 2026)
Stage 2 - Historical research and street by street consultant survey
Stage 3 - Consultation B - Council resolution for consultation with owners and occupiers regarding individual heritage listing recommendations and any possible Heritage Area recommendations
Stage 4 - Assessment of owner and occupier submissions
Stage 4 - Listing recommendations presented to Council for approval
Stage 5 - Database update
How to have your say
- Survey: Contribute feedback by completing the survey below
- In-person appointment with a City Officer: If you would like to meet 1:1 with City Officers you can request a meeting by emailing planning@fremantle.wa.gov.au. Officers are available Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3 March to 18 March 10am - 2pm; and Monday 9 March, Tuesday 10 March, Monday 16 March, Tuesday 17 March - 4.30pm to 6.30pm.
- Speak to a City Officer: Contact the City during normal business hours at 1300 MY FREO and speak to a member of the Strategic Planning and Heritage Team.
How to make a submission
Comments can be submitted:
- Online via the submission form below (preferred method)
- By mail:
PO Box 807
Fremantle WA 6959 - In person:
Walyalup Civic Centre
151 High Street
Fremantle WA 6160 - By email: planning@fremantle.wa.gov.au
A hard copy of the survey and advertised materials can be sent or picked up upon request by emailing the Community Engagement team here: communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au.
Submissions close 20 March 2026 at 5pm AWST.
