Here's a rundown of some glaring omissions identified that could just be “city-makers” for Perth: if we get them right. You can cast your vote for these and other projects by filling in our five-minute survey. Large central-city lyric theatre A venue with rehearsal space and high technical capacity suitable for bringing us big and long-running shows from Broadway and the West End as well as grand productions by the Australian Ballet and Opera Australia. Think The Book of Mormon, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child... Perth city's CBD currently only has one lyric theatre, His Majesty’s Theatre. At just over 1200 seats it's too small for the bigger shows that can only go to Crown. Without a specialised space, the city misses out and it's not just on culture: a six-month run of a first time Sydney musical production is estimated to generate $20 million in direct visitor expenditure. This compares to four lyric theatres in Sydney (three of which are dedicated to musicals); five in Melbourne (four of which are for musicals), according to the Committee for Perth, which has been campaigning for a lyric theatre for Perth for many years. It's now 10 years since the City of Perth mothballed plans for a riverside performing arts centre.

University campus Students mean vibrancy, Big (and small) Ideas for Perth said, and while it might be too expensive to retrofit a major university into the central city, there are other options. The major universities could build a shared facility to act as meeting point, library, collaboration and teaching space, giving students access to CBD facilities and supporting the student accommodation going up at Elizabeth Quay. Or, a school such as the WA Academy of Performing Arts, could be brought into the city. Inner-city recreation centres Early responses to WAtoday’s Perth survey (take it here) suggest city residents are hanging out for aquatic, fitness, studio and community facilities. Money-can’t-buy event

Exclusive to and uniquely associated with Perth – think a festival of light, or a packaging and expanding of the existing summer festival season. Landmark tourism experience Such as a cable car from Elizabeth Quay to Kings Park and South Perth. Big (and small) Ideas for Perth was not the only report to describe this as a “missing piece” of Perth. In Missing Pieces: Perth Cable Car report, Tourism Council WA chief executive Evan Hall said Perth needed a “signature experience” and major attraction to link Elizabeth Quay to Kings Park, a Perth Cable Car would inject at least $30 million in new tourism spending and create 340 jobs across the state. Ideas for Perth neighbourhoods. Credit:TPG Place Match/Urbis 'Cultural anchor' at Elizabeth Quay

The Quay master plan provided for not just a cable car but for a nationally significant centre of indigenous culture, art and learning. This, however, did not form part of the first stage of the project and no funding was ever allocated for planning and construction. Big (and small) Ideas for Perth said "a cultural anchor at Elizabeth Quay is essential – an Indigenous Culture Museum should be a priority for all levels of government." Postcode 6000 project Prioritise residential development over new commercial development to fill “the missing middle”, that is, medium density housing in inner-city Perth. Schools General intake public primary and high schools for all those new residents.

CBD retail strategy Loading A state and local government commitment to explore policy changes to spur development of a major consolidated retail centre in central Perth. Not just competing with, but surpassing the retail offer of suburban locations. Examples: Emporium, Melbourne; Westfield, Sydney. Brand Perth “It’s time to crystallise what Perth stands for and project this to the world.” See WAtoday’s discussion here, and make your suggestions here.

Council of councils Create a council of governments, incorporating Perth, Vincent, Subiaco, South Perth and Victoria Park, as well as the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority – or LandCorp, as the two agencies are set to be merged. They would focus on synchronising processes, digital systems and priorities, and reducing red tape and other barriers to growth. Make a Minister for Perth With an exhaustive list of priority infrastructure projects. Make a Night Mayor or Night Czar

An advocate to to ensure policy, approvals and design in the inner city are all undertaken with consideration of the "night-time economy". Take walking seriously Secure inner-city transit corridors to create a walkable city, even if plans have to wait for funding to become available; implement new city boulevards, put pedestrians first at intersections, pilot residential superblocks, improve wayfinding and remove car parking minimums. Make neighbourhoods Break Perth into more relatable, comprehensible pieces by creating well-known, desirable inner-city neighbourhoods perceived and managed as distinct places. This means strengthening existing neighbourhoods, and geographically define new neighbourhoods within big suburbs, to elevate their status. Make them not exclusive, generic or based only on retail, but let them grow from existing themes and strengths and be managed by communities. Let residents and businesses suggest creative names.