A $1 billion-plus vision for Perth's riverfront has been revealed. Gone is Langley Park as we know it. Instead, three beaches, up to 3000 new trees, sporting facilities, two hotels and 30 restaurants and cafes. The man driving the vision Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas joined us LIVE on... Sunrise. ☀️Sunrise is streaming now on 7plus ☀️show more

@BasilZempilas nice to see basil is gonna fund this out of his own deep pockets rather than poor people of wa

@BasilZempilas Liberal candidate Emperor Baz getting his tyres pumped up by his employer yet again.

@BasilZempilas Sounds great, ripper idea 👌

@BasilZempilas No one is swimming in the Swan river

@BasilZempilas Why not, much more attractive than trying to help the homeless and providing shelters for women in need.

@BasilZempilas Let’s make Perth even uglier!

@BasilZempilas Who is swimming in the Swan while lying on an artificial beach when you have an actual coastline and the ocean. Why do we always quote Darling Harbour as the mecca of all developments?

@BasilZempilas Hope it never happens

Private buy-in? So land currently treasured by the public gets auctioned off to private hands at its current value + speculation, then the taxpayer pays to increase that value and realise that speculation, based on how much the developer bribes the government. Just like E-Quay.

@BasilZempilas Great idea , bring it on.