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47-630: The Florence Hummerston Kiosk is a building located at Elizabeth Quay in Perth, Western Australia . The kiosk was originally located on the Perth Esplanade , until being relocated to an islet at Elizabeth Quay. Originally constructed in 1928 as a tearoom , the kiosk was also known as the Esplanade Kiosk in addition to other names and has hosted various tenants. In 1985 it was renamed after former City of Perth councillor Florence Hummerston . The kiosk

94-497: A 28-storey Ritz Carlton hotel and an adjacent residential tower, as well as two smaller buildings containing food and beverage outlets. The north shore, designated "The Landing", features the sculpture Spanda at its centre, with a carousel immediately west of the public artwork. Directly north of The Landing, across Geoffrey Bolton Avenue which bisects the area from west to east, is the 19-storey Nine The Esplanade office tower development (under construction as of August 2023), with

141-723: A genuine independent "fringe" to the Perth summer. This led to the presentation of a pilot Fringe program in February 2011, staged in the newly purchased De Parel Spiegeltent in the Perth Cultural Centre. The pilot Festival featured 23 events at six venues and there were 12,000 tickets sold. The 2012 Festival was the first full Fringe World Festival, held from 26 January to 19 February. The Festival presented over 200 events running across 40 traditional and non-traditional venues in Perth. The 2013 Festival extended one week more than in 2012 and

188-589: A new Fringe World hub, Fringe Fridays and Fringe Sundays. The festival generated $ 12.1 million in box office sales. Total attendance of free and ticketed events was over 850,000 across 5561 performances. 2020 Fringe World was held from 17 January to 16 February 2020. A total of 722 events were held in over 150 venues and performance spaces. The festival introduced Girls School as a new Fringe World hub. The festival generated an economic impact of over $ 100 million and generated $ 10.9 million in box office sales, created 2,214 jobs. Total attendance of free and ticketed events

235-531: A number of alternative concept designs, one of which included a landbridge over Riverside Drive, and all featuring the retention of all or most of the Esplanade, based upon the heritage values of the site. Similar comments have been made by other planning and design professionals and by the Western Australian Policy Forum. CityVision also released a number of alternative plans. Supporters of

282-471: A playground, and is connected to the eastern shore by a short bridge and to the western shore by the longer Elizabeth Quay Bridge, a pedestrian and cycling bridge which spans the mouth of the inlet. On the eastern shore are 24 public short stay moorings for recreational boats, as well as the Meet Our Australian Sailor sculpture on the south-eastern shore near the islet. The eastern side contains

329-546: A tearoom and changing room for the adjoining sporting facilities. The building was approved in mid-1928 and construction was completed for a December 1928 opening. It was built for a cost of A£ 5,991, about AU$ 1,092,000 today. The building has been altered at times by the Perth City Council and has hosted various tenants. Over time it has also been known as the Esplanade Kiosk, the Esplanade Tearooms for most of

376-588: The Elizabeth Quay Bus Station and Elizabeth Quay railway station shortly after the Quay's opening in January 2016. Transperth runs ferries between Elizabeth Quay Jetty and Mends Street Jetty at South Perth and The Little Ferry Co. offers a ferry service between Elizabeth Quay (eastern side of inlet) and Perth Stadium ( Burswood ) departing wed-sun A cable car to Kings Park has been allowed for in

423-750: The Perth Cultural Centre . In 2014 Fringe World revealed that it would be expanding its presence in Northbridge with another site of venues to be held in Russell Square, Perth , which would be transformed into The Pleasure Garden for the Festival's duration. The 2014 Festival was held from 24 January to 23 February and featured 1,788 participating artists, 418 free and ticketed events, 80 venues, free and ticketed attendance of over 370,000 and box office sales of over $ 3.2million. The 2015 Fringe World Festival

470-589: The Weld Club were affected due to pile driving and obstruction of views. The JJ Talbot Hobbs memorial, a feature of Anzac Day ceremonies for over sixty years, was relocated to the entrance of the Supreme Court Gardens. The Esplanade Kiosk , built in 1927 in the Federation Arts and Crafts style, was dismantled and rebuilt, brick by brick, as a kiosk on the island feature in the new inlet. While some of

517-619: The 1940s and 1950s, the Silver Dragon Restaurant and Steak House (late 1960s), Annabella's Nightclub (1977–1980), the Salvation Army youth drop-in centre The Converted Duke (1982–1985), as well as the Florence Hummerston Day Care Centre (1985–1998). Before its relocation to Elizabeth Quay, the kiosk was then-occupied by the upscale Grand Palace Chinese restaurant. With the redevelopment of Esplanade Reserve in

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564-585: The 29-storey Australian headquarters of Chevron Corporation located in the north-east of the precinct. To the north-west, adjacent to the Nine The Esplanade development, is an empty lot yet to be developed as of August 2023; this lot has been slated for the future 56-storey Fifteen The Esplanade mixed-use development. The western shore features the Elizabeth Quay Jetty for Transperth ferry services to South Perth as well as commercial moorings. To

611-740: The Elizabeth Quay Bridge. In February 2011, Premier Colin Barnett and Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi confirmed plans for the project and funding which included $ 270 million from the 2011/12 state budget. The total government outlay would be $ 440 million with $ 134 million recovered from property sales to developers. The project created significant changes to adjacent features such as Riverside Drive , Barrack Square and environs. Other nearby sites such as Supreme Court Gardens and Langley Park were affected through changes in use or additional use. Nearby heritage listed Lawson Apartments and

658-634: The Fringe Comedy Central program. The Gold Digger was presented by the Perth Theatre Trust as part of a long-term collaboration with Fringe World. The 2016 Fringe World Festival was held from 22 January to 21 February. A new feature to the Festival was the Fringe World Fairground, which was part of the opening celebrations of the new waterside precinct, Elizabeth Quay . A 1920s fairground on Perth's waterfront called " Uglieland "

705-678: The MRA released new design guidelines for the development and called for submissions on a second amendment to the Metropolitan Region Scheme. The Minister for Planning granted approval for public comment on the redevelopment scheme and amendments, and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Board approved the Draft Perth Waterfront Design Guidelines. MRA chairman Eric Lumsden made comment on the MRA role in

752-793: The Red Earth Arts Festival. Also with support from Woodside, Fringe World has toured artists to the Shinju Matsuri Festival in Broome . The 2016 regional tour was self-funded by Artrage and visited Esperance , Kalgoorlie , Ravensthorpe , Northam and Mullewa . Fringe World events are presented at venues in the Perth metropolitan area and further afield in Western Australia. The Festival hubs (clusters of venues) are located in Northbridge at Perth Cultural Centre, The Pleasure Garden at Russell Square, Perth and Liberty Fringe in

799-588: The Western Australian government confirmed the kiosk would be reconstructed on an island at the Elizabeth Quay project. In March 2015 the government stated the relocation had cost A$ 11 million. The cost included a A$ 7 million compensation payout to the operator of the Grand Palace Chinese restaurant who had a 44-year lease on the building. In June 2017, the government confirmed the final total cost for

846-657: The border closures. Fringe World 2023 featured 550 events across over 100 venues from 20 January to 19 February 2023. The festival generated over $ 8.7m in box office sales. Total attendance at free and ticketed events was over 560,000 across 4,256 performances. The 2024 Fringe World Festival took place from 19 January to 18 February 2024. The 2025 Fringe World Festival will take place between 17 January and 16 February 2025. Fringe World has been touring to regional Western Australia since 2012. With support from Fringe World partner Woodside , De Parel Spiegeltent has toured to Karratha several times since 2012 to present shows at

893-468: The city's summer festival season of January/February. The annual program of events features artists and acts from a range of styles including circus , cabaret , comedy, music, dance, theatre, film and visual art . The Festival Fringe Society of Perth was established in 1983 and was the forerunner to the Fringe World Festival. The Society held an annual Fringe Festival up until 1988 at which time

940-491: The crowd estimate) attended a protest rally organised by the group on the Esplanade on 26 February 2012. Kate Doust , MLC, presented two petitions against the development, one with 8667 signatures and a second with 662 signatures, to the Western Australian Legislative Council on 6 March 2012. A third petition, containing 1,117 signatures, was tabled on 29 March 2012. The City Gatekeepers also released

987-494: The early 1970s, the change rooms and public toilets were redesigned internally. Plans for the 2012 redevelopment of the Esplanade area included dismantling the original building and moving it elsewhere. The newer additions to the building (with lesser heritage values) would be demolished. The kiosk was deconstructed in 2012 to make way for the excavation of the Elizabeth Quay site and was placed into storage. In November 2012,

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1034-538: The ecology of the river. At a "Foreshore Forum" in 2011, organised by the History Council of Western Australia , speakers examined the history and heritage of the site, and expressed concerns about the way in which the heritage aspects of the site were to be interpreted. Speakers suggested that a thorough archaeological examination of the site for European artefacts associated with the early commercial maritime activities and later recreational bathing activities on

1081-409: The estimates. The Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority launched a publicity campaign for the development, with the slogan "The river. The city. Together again." and also had a range of panels on screens surrounding the development site repeating anecdotes about the former esplanade area, as well as text of the material found on the website, and other public relations material. On 21 April 2012,

1128-564: The first ground at the Esplanade Reserve on 26 April 2012, and Barnett announced the name "Elizabeth Quay" on 28 May 2012. Construction of the inlet and associated infrastructure were completed in January 2016, ahead of the Perth International Arts Festival and Fringe World . The quay was officially opened on 29 January 2016. Construction of the associated buildings will be completed at varying times thereafter, with

1175-601: The first – The Ritz Carlton Hotel and an adjacent residential tower – opening on 15 November 2019. The Elizabeth Quay precinct is centred around an artificial inlet that opens to the Swan River at its south. At the eastern side of the mouth of the inlet is an islet, which contains the Florence Hummerston Kiosk (which hosts a hospitality complex), the Bessie Rischbieth statue and

1222-554: The new inlet. As part of the proposed works the Graham Farmer Freeway had additional lanes installed in the Northbridge Tunnel to encourage motorists to bypass the city. The Royal Automobile Club raised early concerns that loss of the emergency lanes might affect emergency response times. Although a tunnel, either under the inlet, or as part of one of the suggested alternative schemes, has previously been dismissed,

1269-754: The north shore of Perth Water near the landmark Swan Bells , the precinct was named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II during her Diamond Jubilee . The project includes construction of an artificial inlet on what was previously the Esplanade Reserve , and modifications to the surrounding environs including Barrack Square , with the project opening nine sites for potential development. Completed facilities were initially projected to include 1,700 residential apartments, 150,000 square metres (1.6 million square feet) of office space and 39,000 square metres (0.42 million square feet) of retail space. Planning Minister John Day and Premier Colin Barnett turned

1316-405: The north-west is a shaded water park and play area and a building containing public toilets and a food and beverage outlet, with the mixed-use EQ West development consisting of two towers (52-storeys and 25-storeys, under construction as of August 2023) taking up the rest of the precinct to its west and south-west. The art piece First Contact stands on the south-west shore, near the western entry to

1363-465: The organisation decided to move the Fringe from summer to spring and to re-brand it as Artrage, an annual festival dedicated to the presentation of alternative independent arts – a format that was followed until the organisation's 25th "Silver" festival anniversary in 2008. Shortly after this time Artrage began consulting with stakeholders and the wider arts community in Perth around the idea of reintroducing

1410-511: The park re-opened in December 2016. Since 2017, the water park has been operated and maintained by Royal Life Saving WA , which checks water quality daily, and performs a deep clean once a year. A proposed triathlon leg to be swum in the inlet was cancelled in March 2016 due to high levels of fecal bacteria. During the 2012 planning top water experts and experienced river users had commented about

1457-426: The plans, although this is not included in the initial phase. Several pieces of public art adorn Elizabeth Quay, which include: 31°57′27″S 115°51′25″E  /  31.9575°S 115.857°E  / -31.9575; 115.857  ( Elizabeth Quay ) Fringe World Fringe World, or Fringe World Festival , is an annual multi-arts fringe festival held in Perth, Western Australia during

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1504-456: The poor flow in front of that section: "...the stretch of the Swan River in front of the city was the worst flushing part of the entire system. ...There was an old timer who came by when we were in the boat and said, 'Jorg, why are they building this thing over there? When I was a kid all the garbage used to collect in that corner'." Similar comments were published from long-time cruise operators in

1551-448: The principal construction contract in December 2012. Construction included a new inlet, associated roads, parks, promenades, and an island with connecting bridge within a 10 hectares (25 acres) parcel of land. The contract value was $ 210 million as at 31 December 2012. Following the announcement, the proposals created extensive public debate and opposition due to its supposed failure to sustain respect for heritage, and potential risks to

1598-480: The process. ARM Architecture were the architects on the development. Urban planner Richard Weller was a lead consultant. Weller also had made comment in his book Boomtown 2050 about the development as an experiment on bringing in new high rise development in the CBD . The Perth firm Hocking Heritage Studio has identified its involvement with the project. Leighton Contractors and its parent CIMIC Group, were awarded

1645-489: The project noted that the parcel of land was reclaimed from the Swan River in the 1930s, leading to questions of its heritage value as a decades-old predominantly grassed area and road. Less than a month after its opening, the water park was forced to close in February 2016 due to widespread contamination with the bacterium known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa . The approvals for opening the park in January were rushed through with special powers and lack of testing, as reported when

1692-670: The region. The inlet was officially excised from the river so is only subject to monthly water testing by a private contractor, in contrast to the government weekly testing of the main river water. The design and placement of the southern tower of the EQ West development in the west of Elizabeth Quay has been criticised by the Bali Memorial Association for disrupting a key design element of the Bali memorial in Kings Park . The memorial, which

1739-435: The relocation was A$ 16 million after it was revealed the compensation payout was much higher than originally stated. Elizabeth Quay was officially opened on 29 January 2016, with the kiosk reopening on 2 September 2016. As of May 2023, the kiosk contains a hospitality complex. Elizabeth Quay Elizabeth Quay is a mixed-use development project in the Perth central business district . Encompassing an area located on

1786-483: The site should be included as part of any digging for the proposed inlet. Subsequent discoveries during the excavation process have included a set of timber poles and timber "steps", consistent with pier construction of the 19th century and the formwork for the Barrack Square retaining wall. Concerns were raised about the impact on the Perth road network resulting from the diversion of Riverside Drive traffic around

1833-401: The suggestion that a tunnel might be built at some time in the future has not been totally dismissed. A lobby group named "City Gatekeepers" headed by urban planner Linley Lutton was formed to oppose the plans. The group described the plans as being "badly flawed" and forced through without opportunity for public consultation or comment. Between 500 and 2000 people (depending on the source of

1880-477: The trees in the reserve and surrounding areas were retained, the Moreton Bay Figs along Barrack Street were removed and replaced with London planes . The State Government identified project returns in the order of $ 1.7 million on the sale of real estate sites to commercial developers, with the whole development projected as a $ 2.6 billion investment opportunity. There was debate on the speculative nature of

1927-500: Was an inspiration for the Fringe World Fairground. The 2017 Fringe World Festival was held from 20 January to 19 February, during which time the Festival expanded into a new venue at Cathedral Square in Perth, where the Edith Spiegeltent hosted La Soirée. The 2019 Fringe World Festival took place across 169 venues and performance spaces and was held from 18 January to 17 February 2019. The festival introduced Yagan Square as

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1974-492: Was built in 2003 and designed so that a shaft of sunlight would fall between two columns and illuminate a plaque with the names of 16 Western Australian victims of the 2002 Bali bombings at sunrise on the anniversary of the bombings on October 12 each year, had this aspect of the memorial disrupted as the 52-storey building gained height and began to block the intended sunlight as it continued construction in 2022. The Esplanade Busport and Esplanade railway station were renamed as

2021-469: Was held from 23 January to 22 February and was billed as "31 Days of Perthect", featuring a program of more than 500 events at over 100 venues throughout the Perth metropolitan area. The 2015 Festival featured The Gold Digger, a new custom-designed pop-up venue in the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia courtyard, that presented a program of Australian and international comedy talent as part of

2068-590: Was held from 25 January to 24 February. Ticketed attendance at the 2013 Festival was over 120,000 and the program featured more than 300 events at more than 60 venues. The total free and ticketed attendance was over 215,000 and over $ 2 million was spent at the box office. The majority of events in the 2011–2013 Fringe World Festivals were held in Northbridge and the Perth CBD , but more specifically at several pop-up performance venues (including De Parel Spiegeltent) in

2115-457: Was originally built on reclaimed land on the northern side of the Esplanade Reserve and replaced a grandstand that had been built in 1885. It was designed by Louis Bowser Cumpston in what was described by its heritage assessment as "a fine example of the Federation Arts and Crafts style, composed of interlocking octagonal forms with elliptical arched windows". The building was constructed as

2162-421: Was over 465,000. In June 2021, the Festival dropped Woodside as a principal sponsor and festival hub naming rights holder due to pressure from activist groups. However, Woodside became a sponsor of Artrage itself until the organisation cut all ties in 2024. The 2022 Festival featured more than 400 shows in 100 venues, with Fringe World receiving additional government support due to the impact of COVID-19 and

2209-651: Was over 829,000 across 6,765 performances. The 2021 festival was held from 15 January to 14 February 2021. It was the first major fringe performance opportunity in the world for artists during the COVID-19 pandemic . Fringe World launched an app in place of a printed guide for the 2021 Festival. Due to a COVID-19 lockdown, the Festival closed for a week and subsequently hosted an encore season from 14 February to 28 February 2021. The Festival generated an economic impact of $ 19.9 million and generated $ 5.9 million in box office sales. Total attendance across free and ticketed events

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