Talk:Whitford Development Scheme

Whitford Development Scheme

For now I have changed the article title back to Whitford, Western Australia as that is what the area is commonly known as. The article title Whitford Development Scheme (entered by user Orderinchaos), was somewhat confusing as the article did not detail any such scheme.

I noticed that Orderinchaos also wrote the following related info when creating the Whitfords Avenue article:

“It took its name from the Whitford Satellite City development through which it was built in the 1970s, which was later split into the suburbs of Hillarys, Padbury, Kallaroo and Craigie.

Orderinchaos: If you have any historical info it would be great if you could add it to the article.

Thanks!

Betelgeusean 10:20, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I have been kept busy elsewhere - been meaning to come back and do the five development scheme articles (Hamersley, Whitford, Mullaloo, Mirrabooka, Joondalup) and have some of, but not all of, the research for that completed, which I did when writing the FA for Hamersley, Western Australia (the suburb). The DS's came out of the Metropolitan Region Planning Authority in conjunction with the councils, and actually were specific schemes with scheme texts, hence the awkward name. Most of them were too ambitious and fell through, Joondalup was the most successful by far, while Whitford did not meet its initial promise, and Hamersley (the first off the rank) didn't even really get off the ground - not helped by being the first, nor by being split between two councils. One minor thing - the x, WA notation can only be used for gazetted suburbs - another reason for the move. Orderinchaos 12:13, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Just checked back (a couple of weeks later) to see your response. Thanks! Interesting info you seem to have here about the turbulent origins of the mysterious Whitford 'scheme'. The scheme may have not been fully realised but the name stuck. I wonder how many local residents have wondered about the origins of this name Whitford(s) which they see and hear so often... Keep up the good research! Betelgeusean 16:55, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, where Whitford City is now was actually meant to be a new CBD. There was also meant to be one at Marmion (now the area bounded by Chessell, Burragah, Marmion and Beach in Duncraig where the McDonalds is) and of course Joondalup, which eventually did happen. Orderinchaos 04:20, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Gazettals

Forgot to get dates or titles for these :| Will have to check next time I'm at the Battye. I'll have to request the SoW files again too from SRO, I seem to have lost my written notes, which included Margaret Feilman naming Hillarys streets after sea-based explorers and Padbury streets after land-based ones in 1971ish.

• Resolution to develop a town planning scheme - Shire of Wanneroo (1967:1782)
• Advertised town planning scheme (TPS 1) (1970:1641)
• 1971? Whitford Townsite declared
• Approved 13 June 1972 (1972:3541)
• Naming of Localities - Shire of Wanneroo (per 4276/69 V2) (24 October 1975) 1975:3956 - saw naming of Craigie, Whitfords, Padbury and Hillarys as suburbs. Orderinchaos 04:20, 15 May 2007 (UTC)