Planning and development
‘It’s a hot desert’: $55m Perth Cultural Centre green makeover to curb ‘heat island effect’
Under a City Deal with the federal government, Perth Cultural Centre will undergo a much-needed revitalisation with more green space and shade.
- by Alex Condon
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Ben Lisle on life lessons, riding motorbikes and helming Hesperia
The man leading one of Perth’s most successful property development firms talks calculated risks, motorbikes, and helming Hesperia.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘B-grade TV personality’: Labor lashes lord mayor, Libs vow to dump school deal
Libby Mettam indicated she would return to the negotiating table over the school if elected, as parliamentary debate descended into a row over her high-profile candidate.
- by Jesinta Burton and Holly Thompson
Subiaco’s $78m apartment block and Regal Theatre upgrade approved
The plan to revamp the Regal and demolish a restaurant for a new apartment block has been called a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the heritage-listed theatre.
- by Holly Thompson and Jesinta Burton
What happens when a threatened species gets in the way of a new Perth housing estate?
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
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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