News Articles for City of Perth

The state government's $609 million City Link project is progressing faster than expected, with the project's $360 million rail component completed six months ahead of schedule.

Plans for a six-storey, $4.5 million office development at the old Stockade Building on the corner of Barrack and Wellington streets have been approved by the City of Perth.

The City of Perth has launched a free wireless internet service in the central business district - but it comes a year after a local technology company did the same.

Perth is well behind world-leading cities when it comes to supporting tech start-ups.

The social costs of Perth's sprawling new suburbs is there for all to see, but little is being done to address the problems.

THE Perth Cultural Centre has been transformed this week with tents, decorations and various spectacles as part of the Awesome International Arts Festival for Bright Young Things.

The City of Perth says Premier Colin Barnett is yet to meet with the council to discuss light rail route options, with key stakeholders in the CBD split on the best option for the proposed project.

Brookfield Multiplex and BG&E have been selected to build a new $249 million underground bus station as part of the Perth City Link project.

Tourism operators at Barrack Square have launched a walking tour with a difference – you don't actually have to walk.

A moderation in the growth of China's economy has sharpened the focus on trade opportunities beyond the mining and resources sector.

Advocates for local council mergers are in danger of over-reaching when they talk up the anticipated benefits.

For all the political grandstanding over new rail or road projects, politicians need to remember it's the taxpayers' money they're spending.

Apartment developer Finbar Group is reassessing plans for a $175 million, 31-storey residential tower on Adelaide Terrace after being told it could not demolish a heritage-listed former ABC buildin

The City of Perth is set to introduce tighter performance measures for infrastructure projects in a bid to ensure they are delivered on time and on budget.

The City of Perth has slammed the federal government's infrastructure grants program after being allocated $57,209 from a national funding pool of $150 million.

Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi's personal war on poor customer service has culminated in a City of Perth awards program, with businesses offered the chance to meet with Ms Scaffidi as part of a monthly p

We need to get over our blinkered opposition to high-density living in Perth.

WHILE the recent period of engagement with China goes back 40 years in diplomatic terms, and well into the 1980s at a trade level, there are plenty of cautionary tales from those doing regular busi

Developer and syndicator Primewest has announced plans to build a four-level premium office development at the top of the Terrace after acquiring three adjoining properties at 253 St Georges.

Fremantle, Stirling and Murdoch are set to receive an economic boost, with the state government announcing plans to relocate 80,000 square metres of office space from the CBD to suburban locations.

WITH construction costs among the factors dissuading developers from building hotels in Perth, the number of boutique projects coming online in existing structures is cause for optimism, according

The City of Perth has made more than $400,000 in additional funding available to speed up roadworks in Wellington Street as part of the Forrest Place redevelopment.