The Pilbara Cities program has provided a major boost for builders in the north-west, but high land and housing costs threaten to put a damper on the plan.
Property developer Paul Blackburne is finalising plans for a major apartment development in Swanbourne, after completing the purchase of a site on Alfred Road.
Several surveying firms have responded in one of two ways during the past year in response to slowing work opportunities in Western Australia – they have consolidated operations, or cast the net wi
Contracting group Brierty's shares have jumped after it booked a record net profit for financial year 2013, a result it says was driven by its diversity of operations.
Ten years ago this month, one of the state's most debated infrastructure projects opened at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson. Business News analyses its impact.
Efforts to boost residential and commercial development in Port Hedland have hit a hurdle, with the state environmental regulator rejecting a proposal to re-zone industrial land over concerns regar
The planned demolition of a popular commuter parking area in the western suburbs is a relatively small issue that sheds light on much bigger questions regarding whole-of-government planning.
From what was essentially vacant land to an emerging town centre – developers like Australand and Georgi are capitalising on strategic southern location Cockburn Central.
The Shire of Roebourne has given Mirvac and LandCorp the go ahead for the Mulataga master planned community in Karratha, paving the way for the construction of more than 2000 new homes in the rapid
LandCorp and the Town of Cambridge's plans for a 200-lot subdivision in Jolimont have passed a significant milestone, with the rezoning process for the 4-hectare site ready to be kicked off after a
After 12 years of regulatory and legal battles, building magnate Len Buckeridge is getting ready to proceed with a private port at Cockburn Sound, with potential benefits for many industries.
Development giant Mirvac has advanced its plans for the Karratha town centre, saying it will submit its development application with the Shire of Roebourne before Christmas.
SENIOR Western Australian bureaucrats have received pay rises as high as $100,000 during the Liberal-National government's first term in office, research undertaken for the WA Business News Book of
PERTH construction group Georgiou has won a $32 million contract from Lend Lease and LandCorp to carry out the earthworks for the first phase of the South Alkimos residential property development p
THE development of a $1.5 billion master-planned community in South Hedland will add significantly to the rate at which LandCorp land is released for residential building in the Pilbara.
ACQUISITIONS and strategic alliances have helped civil construction and maintenance contractor WBHO Civil significantly expand its business operations in recent years.
Property developers are unhappy with how the National Broadband Network is being rolled out in Western Australia, complaining they are not receiving enough guidance and support from NBN Co.
Growing demand for quality apartments and resort-style living in Karratha is providing an increasingly lucrative niche for property developers and investors.
The state government is set to unveil a design concept this evening for the Mulataga master planned community, considered a key plank of its $1.5 billion Karratha city of the North development.
LandCorp has announced development partners for two urban redevelopment projects; the residential revamp of the Perry Lakes stadium in Floreat, and a former education department site close to the K
The controversial subject of high CEO salaries at state government agencies appears to have gone off the boil as a policy to rein in remuneration appears to have helped stop surprise jumps in pay p
State agency LandCorp says it is expecting significant interest in its latest industrial land release in the Pilbara, stage three of the Gap Ridge industrial estate near Karratha.
AMID the host of recent announcements regarding land releases and developments in the Pilbara, disparities between demand and supply, poor access to infrastructure services and lengthy bureaucratic
LANDCORP has opened the call for builders and developers to lodge expressions of interest to develop the first release of lots at the Springs Estate in Rivervale.
