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A render of the townhouses in Bertram. Image: Cameron Chisholm Nicol via DPLH documents

Property 15 Oct 2025

Hundreds of townhouses flagged for Kwinana

An almost 5-hectare parcel of land south of Perth has been earmarked for more than 150 townhouses, which are estimated to cost $51 million to build.

Peter Carnley Anglican School's proposed arts block (insert).

Education 09 Jan 2025

Panel approves $15m Anglican school project

A development assessment panel has unanimously backed a $15 million art and technology block plan at a private school south of Perth.

Special Reports 06 Nov 2024

Waste-to-energy sector takes shape

Delays and disputes have characterised the development of waste-to-energy plants in Western Australia.

Government 11 Oct 2023

Three vie for historic WA council first

Three local government election candidates are vying to become the first Aboriginal person to lead their Western Australian councils next weekend.

Property 26 Sep 2023

Aigle Group to build $15m retail hub

Tony Poli-chaired Aigle Royal Group has received approval to build a multi-million-dollar commercial precinct around its $80 million Costco warehouse.

Cultural Industries 10 Jul 2023

Good Sammy opens cafe

WA-based Good Sammy has opened its first hospitality venue Good Thanks cafe at the Kwinana Recquatic recreation centre.

Infrastructure 04 Apr 2023

$150m energy terminal officially opened

Impala Terminals Group has officially opened its $150 million energy import, storage and distribution terminal at Kwinana Bay.

Property 12 Dec 2022

Fast track to boost infill

Plans for a mid-tier public transport network connecting infill suburbs is gaining traction with industry.

Property 28 Oct 2022

Residential plan for Kwinana land

Five hectares of land in Wandi, next to Satterley Property Group's Honeywood Estate, have been earmarked for a future residential development.

Property 01 Sep 2022

Satterley, Qube move on Mandogalup sites

Land covering almost 60 hectares in Mandogalup is within Satterley and Qube Property Groups' reach after the state government stepped in to override the local council's decision.

Manufacturing 27 May 2022

City backs Coogee's $60m storage proposal

Coogee Chemicals is proposing to expand its facility with a $60 million fuel storage development next to its Kwinana Beach site.

Property 18 May 2022

Housing supply out of step with population growth

Urbis says WA's population could rise faster than the government expects, as jobs figures remain at boom levels.

Energy 23 Feb 2022

Avertas Kwinana delayed a year

The $700 million Kwinana Waste to Energy plant being built by Acciona will not be ready until March 2023, as more details about the legal battle around the project come to light.

Government 25 Nov 2021

Councils keep boundaries on mergers

While council amalgamations have been extensive across Australia in recent decades, organised opposition and one blundered attempt has made it a nonstarter here in WA.

Property 17 Mar 2021

Developers realise tree change opportunity

Perth's urban areas continue to face green canopy loss despite growing awareness of the upside trees can deliver residential projects.

Government 27 Jan 2021

State's $65m Casuarina Prison plan to get green light

A $65 million expansion plan set to make Casuarina Prison the state's largest is expected to be given the green light later this week.

Agribusiness 14 Jan 2021

$70m feed mill for Kwinana

Construction of a $70 million feed mill in Kwinana could begin within weeks, while a $30 million mill in Cuballing was approved in November.

Manufacturing 12 Jan 2021

Green light for Kwinana refinery traffic

A Wesfarmers-owned lithium refinery development planned in Kwinana has navigated a traffic issue which led to a State Administrative Tribunal appeal.

Government 10 Jul 2020

Growing cities play long game to build community

WA's population is projected to reach at least 3.6 million in the next half century, bringing the promise of new opportunities and looming challenges to the city's economically, culturally and geographically diverse exurban and outer-suburban communities.

Government 10 Jul 2020

Carol Adams Mayor of Kwinana (2006-)

Carol Adams' failed tilt at state politics during the 2008 state election may have worked out for the best from the perspective of the 40,000 or so residents in the City of Kwinana.

News 16 Jun 2020

Announcement on $4 billion port ‘imminent’

The state government is poised to reveal its $4 billion plan for a new port at Kwinana as it seeks to ramp-up infrastructure projects to help kickstart the state's economic recovery from COVID-19.

Cultural Industries 03 Jun 2020

Virus threat to corporate support

The business community has supported front-line charities during the pandemic, but the economic downturn may change this.

Energy 14 Jan 2020

Waste projects shift the dial

Western Australia is leading the country in the adoption of waste-to-energy projects, with $1.2 billion being invested in two path-breaking facilities under construction.

Property 16 Jul 2019

Costco has $50m Kwinana store in its sights

The City of Kwinana could become home to one of two Costco stores planned for Perth, after the Western Australian Planning Commission approved changes to planning guidelines to facilitate its development.

Contracts 08 Mar 2019

Work starts on $700m Kwinana waste facility

Construction has commenced on Australia's first thermal waste-to-energy facility, located in Kwinana, which is expected to lead to 860 jobs.

Energy 18 Oct 2018

$670m waste-to-energy project to proceed

Construction of Australia's first large-scale waste-to-energy facility will start this month in Kwinana after investment groups Macquarie Capital and DIF bought the Phoenix Energy project. Once completed at a cost of $668 million, the Kwinana facility will transform waste treatment in Perth.

Special Reports 05 Feb 2018

Kwinana fee a red light for truckers

SPECIAL REPORT: A new road usage charge to be levied on certain heavy vehicles by the City of Kwinana has drawn the ire of Western Roads Federation chief executive Cam Dumesny, who says it is another example of a local government imposing additional costs and red tape on the trucking industry.

Infrastructure 06 Feb 2017

Election to determine road, port future

SPECIAL REPORT: Two Perth mayors have more at stake than most if the controversial Roe 8 contract is ripped up, having both devoted decades fighting on opposite sides of the debate.

Government 31 Jan 2017

Adams to run as independent

Kwinana Mayor Carol Adams has announced her third tilt at state parliament, nominating as an independent for the South Metropolitan region in the Legislative Council, while the WA Liberals remain tight lipped about a potential preference deal with Pauline Hanson's One Nation.

Government 07 Nov 2016

Councils to combine to press for outer harbour

Six south metropolitan councils are formalising a lobby group to push for development of an outer harbour near Kwinana as the March 2017 state election approaches.

Financial Services 19 Feb 2016

Good news for Lehman creditors

Creditors of failed investment bank Lehman Brothers (Australia), including about 10 local councils in Western Australia, are likely to get a return of about 80 cents in the dollar after reaching a settlement with the owner of ratings agency Standard & Poor's.

Infrastructure 08 Feb 2016

Cockburn plan linked to Freo sale

SPECIAL REPORT: Amid controversy surrounding Roe 8 and the privatisation of Fremantle Port, a shift to an outer harbour in Cockburn Sound is a question of when, not if, according to proponents.

Energy 15 Oct 2015

Waste-to-energy project gathers steam

The proponent of one of Perth's three waste-to-energy plants is hopeful more local councils will commit to diverting waste from landfill towards the $400 million project, following a contractual agreement with a group of long-term supporters.

Government 09 Feb 2015

UPDATE: WALGA calls for mergers to be scrapped

UPDATE: The Western Australian Local Government Association has called on the state government to abandon its local council amalgamations, saying the process has become unravelled in the wake

Property 18 Nov 2014

Ciemitis, HASSELL among PIA winners

Roberts Day senior designer Peter Ciemitis and architecture and planning group HASSELL have been lauded for their contributions to the sector by the industry's peak representative body, the Plannin

Government 22 Oct 2014

City of Perth expands, but not to Burswood

The state government will legislate to include the University of Western Australia, Kings Park, the QEII Medical Centre and the City of Vincent in the City of Perth, but will not include the Burswood Peninsula after that proposal was rejected by the independent Local Government Advisory Board.

Capital growth modest for resi real estate

Property 01 Oct 2014

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