STATE Government plans to move 15 to 20 per cent of its office buildings out of the Perth CDB will help with the continued revitalisation of Joondalup, according to Mayor Troy Pickard.
In June last year, the State Government announced a Master Plan for the procurement of office space.
The plan aims to reduce the cost of leasing office space by consolidating offices into fewer buildings and moving 15 to 20 per cent of office space to metropolitan activity centres, such as Joondalup.
Department of Treasury and Finance building manager Alex Taylor told a City of Joondalup business breakfast on Tuesday the State Government would be seeking expressions of interest for new government office buildings outside the Perth CBD.
“The buildings would need to be 15,000 to 20,000sqm, within walking distance of a train station and have a five-star environmental rating,” he said.
Joondalup chief executive Garry Hunt said the City would be putting in an expression of interest.
Mr Pickard said the City recently agreed to a memorandum of understanding with the key stakeholders, calling on the State Government to locate one of its agencies in Joondalup’s CBD.
“The memorandum presents a uniform position and demonstrates the key players are behind the push to attract a State Government agency to Joondalup,” he said.
He said the City’s updated City Centre Structure Plan would encourage developments that could house these offices.