The reputation of the near-city suburb of Maylands is clearly changing as young professional singles and couples look to secure affordable one- and two-bedroom apartments in the burgeoning riverside area.
The Cockburn coast, south of Fremantle, is first on the list to undergo major urban renewal as soon as legislation for a new redevelopment authority is passed, the state government has confirmed.
The Westpoint property sell-off continues with agents Burgess Rawson releasing a second portfolio of properties onto the market, including 10 strata-title units at the Warwick Entertainment Centre.
The City of Cockburn has hit out at the Major Stadia Taskforce’s interim report recommendation for a $600 million multi-purpose outdoor stadium to be built within 1.5 kilometres of the Perth CBD.
Finding space for a car in the city is becoming as much of a challenge as finding office space, as demand outweighs supply in both public and office car parks.
The federal and state members for Fremantle, Carmen Lawrence and Jim McGinty respectively, have met with Fremantle Mayor Peter Tagliaferri to explore possible alternatives to the proposed $200 million Victoria Quay redevelopment on Fremantle Harbour.
Visitors to Western Australia won’t be short of a place to stay, thanks to a host of hotels and resorts in the planning stages or preparing to open around the state.
The Royal Perth Yacht Club’s $8.5 million plan to expand its river-bed lease has met strong opposition from the Swan River Trust, which believes the proposed expansion will not provide sufficient public benefit to outweigh the “alienation of the river".
Boutique developer Match has appointed Arccon, a commercial arm of Zorzi Builders, to restore parts of the heritage-listed WD & HO Wills Warehouse for its “Home” project on the corner of Milligan Street.
The Swan Bells are tolling the end of an era at Barrack Square with the historic SS Perth, affectionately known as the Riverboat Gambler, put up for sale this week amid claims of government failure to upgrade the facility.
Perth’s city skyline reads like a who’s who of Western Australia as corporate heavyweights from banking, mining, finance, insurance and law pay thousands of dollars to get their name up in lights.
Forget Mt Buller, Perisher or even Queenstown in New Zealand, a pair of local entrepreneurs wants to put Perth in the mix of winter sports destinations.
A new tax bill introduced into federal parliament last week has resulted in amendments to the GST treatment of residential premises and the definition of “residential premises” in the GST Act.
The Busselton Shire Council has released plans to expand and market Busselton Airport as a gateway to the South West for tourists and fly-in-fly-out workers.
Continuing strong demand for office and retail space in the CBD and a lack of vacant land is straining relations between levels of government in Perth.
