Grange Development Consulting has unveiled plans to transform a site on Stirling Highway into an 80-apartment project, the group's second proposal on the highway following its controversial application for the Chellingworth Motors site in Nedlands.
The state government has outlined details for removing six level crossings between Victoria Park and Beckenham, as part of a multi-million dollar project to improve safety and ease traffic congestion along the Armadale Line.
Contractor Densford Civil has secured the first stage of works to extend Stephenson Avenue, as part of a $125 million project jointly funded by the state and federal governments.
Broadspectrum has secured a $117 million contract for work on maritime facilities along the Western Australian coast, as part of a wider state government initiative to support small businesses.
The state government has introduced a package of planning reform measures that include streamlining approvals for 'significant' developments, with the aim to boost economic recovery.
A consortium including Georgiou Group has been selected as preferred proponent for the Tonkin Highway Gap project, while the state government has also promoted a number of initiatives to support construction jobs.
Activate Perth chair and mayoral hopeful Di Bain has penned an open letter to the state government lobbying it to spend up to $130 million raised through Perth CBD's parking levy as stimulus for the city's commercial tenants.
Major commercial construction jobs have been derailed by the novel coronavirus crisis, with neither the public nor the private sector stepping up to provide certainty for contractors.
The state government's $2 billion Morley-Ellenbrook rail project has been given the go-ahead from Infrastructure Australia, though the national body questioned some of the benefits and found they would just outweigh the costs.
The state government is fast-tracking tenders for $2.37 billion in transport infrastructure projects, while also ensuring small- and medium-sized contractors have an opportunity to be involved in smaller packages of works.
Three Perth-based contractors are members of two consortia shortlisted to build the $215 million extension of the Mitchell Freeway from Clarkson to Alkimos.
Two consortia, led by major contractors Laing O'Rourke and CPB Contractors, have been shortlisted to build the Morley-Ellenbrook Line, but the decision has sparked competing claims about the opport
The number of Development Assessment Panels will be reduced from nine to five this week, as plans to streamline Western Australia's planning system come into effect.
Planning Minister Rita Saffioti is offering developers a reprieve from uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 crisis, with a blanket two-year extension of development approvals expected to be announced later today.
Spanish engineering group ACCIONA has been named as preferred proponent for the construction works for the $253 million Bayswater train station upgrade, beating out a rival bid from a consortium comprising Georgiou Group and Lendlease.
Planning is again under way to determine the best use of Cape Peron, two years after Planning Minister Rita Saffioti put the kibosh on DevelopmentWA and Cedar Woods Properties' contentious Mangles Bay Marina joint venture proposal.
The state government has announced new deregulated COVID-19 testing laws and a $1 billion economic health system stimulus package, while Health Minister Roger Cook revealed nine new coronavirus cases.
Late on Friday afternoon, the state government revealed a $205 million contract with Chinese telco Huawei and contractor UGL to replace radio systems in the rail network had been cancelled because of trade restrictions.
Large portions of Bayswater and Forrestfield have been defined as Metronet precincts, with state government agency DevelopmentWA to guide future development in the areas.
Spanish engineering giant ACCIONA is continuing to challenge CPB Contractors' dominance of the Western Australian infrastructure market, with the two groups heading competing consortia for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road.
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has disputed claims made by opposition leader Liza Harvey at yesterday's Business News Politics & Policy breakfast that manufacturing rail cars in Western Australia constituted an investment in a failed and unsustainable industry.
National advisory body Infrastructure Australia has added regional roads upgrades in WA and Perth's water security to its listing of high priority initiatives that need more attention, and notably has kept the proposed Morley Ellenbrook rail link near the bottom of its priority list.
The state government's most accomplished minister is planning to retire at next year's state election, dealing a blow to premier Mark McGowan, with a handful of current ministers seen as potential successors should Labor be re-elected.
NSW-based contractor Downer has secured the road portion of works for the Denny Avenue level crossing removal in Kelmscott, ahead of Perth construction company Decmil.
Recent planning decisions have been positive for developers in South Perth, but several major players have cautioned that significant challenges remain in the near-city suburb.
Property industry lobby groups have called for a bipartisan approach to maintaining stamp duty rebates in the apartments sector, after a robust debate in parliament yesterday revealed the Liberal opposition as a critic of the tax cut.
Planning Minister Rita Saffioti's decision to allow for higher density around Daglish and Shenton Park train stations has been described by the state opposition as chaotic and erratic, but the minister says any new development will be at an appropriate scale and respect the local character and context.
UPDATED: The state government has said it will adopt most of the recommendations arising from a parliamentary inquiry into short-term accommodation, with Tourism Council WA and the Australian Hotels Association WA welcoming the pledge to apply more stringent regulation to the sector.
The state government has today pledged to spend $2 million promoting regional tourism and $8 million on aviation, as it ramps-up its response to the worsening coronavirus outbreak.
Subiaco's fortunes are on an upswing after years plagued by high retail vacancies, high-profile hospitality closures and an uncertain future with the exit of AFL football to the Burswood Peninsula.
A coastal village featuring a hospitality precinct and a new jetty will be the centrepiece of a $425 million housing estate in Port Kennedy, which will be developed over the next decade.
UPDATED: ASX-listed apartments developer Finbar Group expects to start building its $300 million, 39-storey Civic Heart project in South Perth later this year, after Planning Minister Rita Saffioti superseded local planning authorities and approved the development.
Perth company Georgiou Group has started upgrade works on High Street in Fremantle, as part of a $118 million state and federal government project designed to improve safety and reduce congestion.
The state government has awarded Bocol Constructions and MACA a contract to raise the height of the Hay Street traffic bridge, a project that will require the closure of Mitchell Freeway for two weekends.
The state government has begun the tender process for the design, construction and commissioning of the Metronet Morley-Ellenbrook line, despite delays related to other contracts set to deliver the line's build.
Planning Minister Rita Saffioti has approved changes to Subiaco's town planning scheme, with high-density development to be clustered in certain areas and heritage protections for character areas of the near-city suburb.
