Planning and development
More Perth-only peacock spiders discovered – but laws won’t save them
These spectacular little spiders are found in only one spot: in the pathway of a housing estate that received its environmental approval decades ago.
- by Sarah Brookes
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My beautiful laundrette: Wembley outbuilding selling as $300K+ ‘studio’
In a sign of the times, a strata complex’s outbuilding has been creatively converted into a 35-square-metre dwelling and is selling with a “mid-$300Ks” asking price.
- by Emma Young
WA’s public school system juggles almost 4000 demountable classrooms as enrolments skyrocket
The number needed has been doubling every year. Shenton College is fast approaching 3000 enrolments and has become the first to receive a modular classroom block.
- by Holly Thompson
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Construction
Leaks and mould latest woes for homeowners battling building giant
Winter weather has brought a flood of new problems for homeowners tangled in Western Australia’s BGC housing construction dispute as leaking homes experience an explosion of mould.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Fifth Brethren church approved for Perth hills despite massive community opposition
Plans for a church, members-only supermarket and child care centre received more than 300 submissions against it from the community. Despite that, the Development Assessment Panel approved it unanimously.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
It’s gone from slum to million-dollar suburb, but my Karawara scars remain
When my family arrived, we quickly learnt to lie about where we lived. Now, though its house prices have doubled in a year, I can still see behind the McMansions.
- by Brendan Foster
Perth housing target falls short by 35,000 homes
As WA falls deeper into a housing crisis, the next state government must prioritise measures to deliver homes faster, say property industry professionals.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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WA residential property
Satterley’s most controversial housing estate faces 11th-hour delay
The 1000-lot estate proposed for the North Stoneville bush has hit another roadblock, with both the proponent and opponents sharpening their legal swords.
- by Sarah Brookes
State has ‘spat the dummy’ over East Perth primary school: Zempilas
Construction of East Perth Primary School, stalled for more than a year over a stoush between the state and City of Perth, will proceed without the City’s agreement.
- by Holly Thompson
Demo denied for century-old Subi theatre at ‘point of collapse’ (or not) ...
A Perth council and its community have won a David-and-Goliath battle against developer Sanur to save a dilapidated 100-year-old building in Subiaco.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Frustration from council as Nedlands apartments given seal of approval
Planning frameworks ‘don’t make a difference’ says a Nedlands councillor in response to the approval of a 10-storey boutique apartment block.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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