Catie Low

THE Town of Victoria Park has thought outside the circle in its efforts to find a manager for the Swan Portland site.

LOCAL developers are becoming increasingly concerned about the State’s planning system, which they claim is too costly and lacking experienced planners. At the heart of the matter are inconsistencies across the State’s local councils.

THE absence of regulation in the strata management industry has provoked concern about this $28.5 billion sector of the residential property market. The chairman of a Legislative Assembly inquiry into the strata management industry in WA, Member

CHINESE airline China Southern is undertaking market research at home and in WA to measure the demand for flights into Perth International Airport. The airline has experienced double digit growth in passenger numbers into Australia in the past 12 months

MOVES by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection to abolish dummy bidding at auctions in WA will decimate the market, according to players in the local property sector.FPDSavills man...

A SMALL business category has been included in the State Arts Sponsorship Awards this year in recognition of the hard work and support small businesses provide the arts community.Animation Works caught the judges’ attention this year for its sponsors...

THE Federal Government is locked in negotiations to acquire land and mining rights on Christmas Island for the construction of a new $219 million detention centre.Phosphate Resources Ltd declined to comment on the discussions, however it is likely th...

THE WA Government is facing a multi-million dollar compensation bill if it goes ahead with plans to prevent farmers clearing bush land they own, according to the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA.

FUTURE Directions Young Achiever Award 2002 winner Barry Baltinas believes a working appreciation of the property industry gained from on high gave him a head start in his chosen profession.