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$3.05m Leederville land sale could put $500,000 towards Brentham Street playground
City of Vincent briefing notes recommend selling 26 Brentham Street and directing the net proceeds to public open space, but the sale still requires public notice and further action.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
A proposed $3.05 million sale of 26 Brentham Street, Leederville, could fund a $500,000 playground and other improvements at Brentham Street Reserve in the 2027/28 budget.
City of Vincent briefing notes from 10 November record a recommendation to sell the property for $3.05 million, excluding GST. If adopted, the recommendation would authorise the chief executive officer to give public notice, consider submissions, negotiate a contract and determine whether to proceed with the sale.
It is not a record of a completed sale or a final council resolution. The notes identify the item as a recommendation and do not record a vote or sale completion date.
Estimated sale costs are about $365,000. City officers said the figure includes the selling agent’s fees, legal and settlement fees, Landgate fees and GST on the land transaction.
Under the recommendation, proceeds after sale and transfer costs would go to the Public Open Space Reserve. The notes say $500,000 would be allocated in the 2027/28 Annual Budget for planning and developing a new playground and other improvements within Brentham Street Reserve. Remaining proceeds would be held for future public open-space improvements in the City of Vincent, including Mount Hawthorn and Leederville.
The briefing record also corrects a contingency reference in the report. It says the amount should be $20,000 and that a reference to 10 per cent was deleted.
What deserves a closer look
If the recommendation were adopted, the proposed sale would be subject to local public notice, consideration of submissions and a decision on whether to proceed.
The $500,000 figure is described as an Annual Budget allocation for 2027/28, not as expenditure already approved or works already funded.
Questions for follow-up reporting
What was the outcome of the required local public-notice and submissions process?
Has a contract of sale been executed, and if so, what is the settlement date?
Will the $500,000 Brentham Street Reserve allocation appear in the adopted 2027/28 Annual Budget?
What happens next
If adopted, the recommendation would authorise the chief executive officer to provide local public notice and consider submissions before determining whether to proceed.
If adopted, the recommendation would authorise the chief executive officer to negotiate and conclude the contract and determine settlement or conditions dates.
If adopted, the recommendation would authorise the Mayor and chief executive officer to execute the contract, transfer and other sale documents.
Under the recommendation, $500,000 would be allocated in the 2027/28 Annual Budget for planning and developing a new playground and other improvements within Brentham Street Reserve.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The source identifies itself as notes of the City of Vincent Council Briefing held on 10 November 2026.
36 COUNCIL BRIEFING NOTES 10 NOVEMBER 2026 Page 3 NOTES OF CITY OF VINCENT COUNCIL BRIEFING HELD AT THE E-MEETING AND AT THE ADMINISTRATION AND CIVIC CENTRE, 244 VINCENT STREET, LEEDERVILLE ON TUESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2026 AT 6:00 PM PRESENT: Mayor Alison Xamon Presiding Member Cr Alex Castle North Ward Cr Suzanne Worner North Ward Cr Nicole Woolf North Ward Cr Con Poulios North Ward Cr Ashley Wallace South Ward Cr Sophie Greer South Ward Cr Reece Wheadon South Ward IN ATTENDANCE: David MacLennan Chief Executive Officer Rhys Taylor A/Executive Director Infrastructure & Environment Jay Naidoo Executive Director Strategy & Development Lisa Williams
Page 3, meeting title and details
Open original minutes ↗The recommendation proposes selling No. 26 Brentham Street, Leederville, in respect of Offer 1 for $3,050,000 excluding GST.
Plan of Land 2. Offers for Sale - Confidential 3. Plan of Drainage Infrastructure 4. Market Valuation - Confidential RECOMMENDATION: That Council: 1. APPROVES the proposed disposition by sale of No.26 (Lot 823; D/P:429962) Brentham Street, Leederville (Land) in accordance with section 3.58 of the Local Government Act 1995, in respect of Offer 1 for $3,050,000 (excluding GST) contained in Confidential Attachment 2;
Item 8.4, recommendation 1
Open original minutes ↗The proposed authority for the chief executive officer would cover local public notice, consideration of submissions, deciding whether to proceed with Offer 1, negotiating and concluding the contract, and determining settlement or conditions dates.
2. AUTHORISES the Chief Executive Officer to: 2.1 provide local public notice of the proposed disposition by sale of Land in accordance with section 3.58 of the Local Government Act 1995; 2.2 consider submissions in accordance with section 3.58(3)(b) of the Local Government Act 1995; and determine whether to proceed with the disposition of the Land in respect of Offer 1, on the terms described in the local public notice; 2.3 negotiate and conclude the Contract of Sale between the City of Vincent and prospective purchaser; and/or 2.4 determine the settlement date and/or date of satisfaction of any conditions pursuant to the Contract of Sale;
Item 8.4, recommendation 2
Open original minutes ↗The proposed authority for the Mayor and chief executive officer would cover sealing or executing the contract, transfer and other sale documents. Sale proceeds less sale and transfer fees would go to the Public Open Space Reserve, with $500,000 proposed in the 2027/28 Annual Budget for planning and developing a new playground and other improvements within Brentham Street Reserve. Remaining proceeds would be held for future public open-space improvements in the City of Vincent, including Mount Hawthorn and Leederville.
3. AUTHORISES the Mayor and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to affix the common seal to, and/or execute, in accordance with the Execution of Documents Policy the: 3.1 Contract of Sale; and 3.2 Transfer of Land and all other documents relating to the disposition of the Land; 4. AUTHORISES the proceeds from the sale less any fees associated with the sale and transfer of land be allocated to the Public Open Space reserve; and 5. NOTES that $500,000 will be allocated in the 2027/28 Annual Budget towards the planning and development of a new playground and other improvements within the Brentham Street Reserve. The remaining sale proceeds are to be held in the Public Open Space Reserve and will be used for future enhancement of public open space within the City of Vincent, including in Mount Hawthorn and Leederville.
Item 8.4, recommendations 3 to 5 and remaining proceeds
Open original minutes ↗Estimated sale costs of about $365,000 include agent, legal, settlement, Landgate and GST costs.
CR WALLACE: I noticed that the sales fees are significantly higher than previous proposals quoted, why is this? EXECUTIVE MANAGER CORPORATE STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE: The estimated $365,000 fee comprises the agent's selling fees, legal fees associated with the contract and settlement, Landgate fees and GST payable on the sale of land transaction.
Item 8.4, briefing question on sales fees
Open original minutes ↗The contingency reference was corrected to $20,000 and the 10 per cent reference deleted.
It says the contingency is 10%, but then it equals 20,000. Can you clarify this? COUNCIL BRIEFING NOTES 10 NOVEMBER 2026 Page 26 EXECUTIVE MANAGER CORPORATE STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE: There is a typo error in the contingency reference. It should just be $20,000. The 10% has been deleted and the report has been updated accordingly. COUNCIL BRIEFING NOTES 10 NOVEMBER 2026 Page 27 REPORTS WITH NO DISCUSSION 5.1 NO.
Item 8.4, briefing question and response on contingency
Open original minutes ↗Item 8.4 is headed as a proposed sale of No. 26 Brentham Street, Leederville, and introduces a recommendation to Council.
At 6:49pm Manager Ranger Services left the meeting and did not return. COUNCIL BRIEFING NOTES 10 NOVEMBER 2026 Page 25 8.4 PROPOSED SALE OF NO. 26 (LOT: 823) BRENTHAM STREET, LEEDERVILLE Attachments: 1. Plan of Land 2. Offers for Sale - Confidential 3. Plan of Drainage Infrastructure 4. Market Valuation - Confidential RECOMMENDATION: That Council: 1. APPROVES the proposed disposition by sale of No.26 (Lot 823;
Item 8.4 heading and recommendation label
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the City of Vincent Council Briefing Notes for 10 November 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The recorded recommendation concerns the proposed sale of 26 Brentham Street, Leederville, for $3,050,000 excluding GST.
- Estimated sale costs are about $365,000 and include agent, legal, settlement, Landgate and GST costs.
- Net sale proceeds would be allocated to the Public Open Space Reserve under the recommendation.
- The recommendation notes a proposed $500,000 allocation in the 2027/28 Annual Budget for a Brentham Street Reserve playground and other improvements.
- The notes identify the meeting as a council briefing and do not provide a final vote or sale completion date.
Why it matters
- The proposal could direct part of a Leederville land sale towards a Brentham Street Reserve playground and other open-space works, but neither the sale nor the proposed 2027/28 allocation is confirmed in the briefing record.