Nominations for local government elections have closed, with former politicians and unsuccessful parliamentary candidates eyeing for council roles in October.
A three-storey apartment project in Alkimos has been approved, with the developer opting to go through the local government pathway after the state government reformed the planning system.
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International coffee chain Starbucks is eyeing a Western Australian roll-out, with the first venue proposal as part of a $4 million development north of Perth.
Construction is set to begin at Cedar Woods' $100 million Eglinton Village, as the state government flags the possibility of more delays in bringing the train line to Yanchep.
New residential land sales have dropped 17 per cent in the last quarter and 4.6 per cent this financial year, Urban Development Institute of Australia figures reveal.
The City of Wanneroo is walking away from its long-running feud with a Kewdale-based developer after losing its bid to overturn a court judgment that cost it a vacant parcel of land.
Wanneroo council has pushed for the refusal of Woolworths' $16 million commercial precinct proposal, despite the city's administration originally backing the plan.
Woolworths will shelve plans to demolish the former Clarkson Bunnings to make way for its newest shopping centre, shaving $2 million off the cost and halving its carbon footprint.
FRP Capital's $22 million Yanchep Central expansion plan is set to get the green light from the development assessment panel after receiving the backing of the City of Wanneroo.
More than 10,000 new lots were sold during the 2020 calendar year, nearly double the number of sales compared with 2019, according to the Urban Development Institute of Australia.
Perth achieved 3,322 new lot sales during the June 2020 quarter – the most land sales the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA has ever recorded for a quarter.
As unspectacular as the business of rates, roads and rubbish may seem, Australia's local governments are responsible for a range of vital services upon which our local communities rely.
Tom Young says interest in his udrew interactive building approvals system - the overall winner of the Mitsubishi Western Australia Innovator of the Year award - is growing ahead of its market launch early next year.
The six-month Plus Eight accelerator program reached its 2018 culmination last night, as seven startups pitched their growth and expansion plans to a sold-out audience.
SPECIAL REPORT: With more than 500 food trucks in Perth, competition in the sector is heating up, despite a number of unique challenges and bureaucratic hurdles.
Six projects designed to make Perth a smarter city were launched yesterday, and they comprise a very eclectic collection, from a driverless electric bus in South Perth to management of wetlands in Joondalup.
Educators have opened classroom doors to new learning possibilities via a program that connects industry with students in a competition to create their own technology startup.
Property developer Diploma Group has been selected to build the new Quest Hotel Midland and the Yanchep Surf Life Saving Club, with the two contracts worth a combined $22 million.
City of Cockburn residents who had signed up with Freelife Homes say they're unable to get a new builder to resume construction of their houses, because the council is holding back new building per
