The West Australian Perth is officially the most affordable capital city to buy a block of land. After being usurped by Adelaide last year, Perth is once again a bargain-hunters’ dream, with a median new land price of $228,000. This compares to an eye-watering average price of $716,381 in Sydney and $382,125 in Melbourne and […]
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THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING UNDERTOOK A REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT PANELS RECENTLY AND FEEDBACK WAS MIXED. Development Assessment Panels (DAPs) were introduced into Western Australia in 2011 with the objective of increasing transparency, consistency and reliability in decision making on complex development applications. Controversial at the time, the panels included representatives from local government as […]
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The West Australian Opinion Piece by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck Last month, Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley advised that the Threatened Species List under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) was updated to reflect 34 listings, and three ecological communities, including Tuart Woodlands and Forests of the Swan Coastal Plain (Tuarts). […]
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