The Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA) was a

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of the

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. It was established on 1 January 2012 pursuant to the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority Act 2011 and reported to the Minister for Planning. The Act "... provide for the planning and redevelopment of, and the control of development in certain land in the metropolitan region; and to establish a State agency with planning, development control, land acquisition and disposal and other functions in respect of that land." The MRA combined the responsibilities and projects formerly undertaken by former redevelopment authorities for

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, Subiaco, Midland and Armadale. Projects overseen by the MRA have included

Elizabeth Quay Elizabeth Quay is a mixed-use development project in the Perth#cbd, Perth central business district. Encompassing an area located on the north shore of Perth Water near the landmark Swan Bells, the precinct was named in honour of Elizabeth II, ...

Perth City Link Perth City Link is an urban renewal and redevelopment project in Perth, Western Australia. The projectbounded by the Mitchell Freeway, Wellington Street, the Horseshoe Bridge and Roe Street is on land that was once the Perth/City railway y ...

Perth Cultural Centre The Perth Cultural Centre is an area of central Perth, Western Australia, near the James Street Mall. It is home to a number of cultural institutions including the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Western Australian Museum, State Library o ...

and

Yagan Square Yagan Square is a public space and a component of the Perth City Link in Perth, Western Australia. It is situated between the Horseshoe Bridge and the Perth Busport in the eastern part of the Perth City Link precinct, occupying . Constructio ...

. In 2019 the MRA merged with

LandCorp LandCorp was an agency of the Government of Western Australia. It was responsible for releasing land for residential and commercial development throughout Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is ...

to form

DevelopmentWA DevelopmentWA is a land development agency of the Western Australian government. It was formed in September 2019 as a merger of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Western Australian Land Authority, then known as Landcorp. Develo ...

.DevelopmentWA to play a central role in shaping the future of WA
Minister for Lands 25 September 2019

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{{reflist Statutory agencies of Western Australia Urban development authorities 2011 establishments in Australia 2019 disestablishments in Australia