Business News The state government will spend $1.5 billion to bring three public hospital projects into the system, including a move to purchase St John of God Mt Lawley for public use from next year. On the same day as the revelation dropped that a $1.6 billion redevelopment of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre […]
The West Australian A major revamp and expansion of Perth’s rundown Convention and Exhibition Centre has been officially shelved, less than two years after it was embraced by the Cook Government as a “bold” vision. The West Australian has revealed that stakeholders were told on Wednesday that the Government intended to renege on the deal, […]
WA Today Perth residents are more likely to build a home further from the city centre, new data shows, as the state’s population balloons and household budgets shrink. The area with the most new building approvals for January-June 2025 was in Wanneroo, followed closely by the neighbouring Swan, then Mandurah to the south, further increasing […]
The West Australian About half of Perth will run out of land zoned for homes in as little as four years — potentially extending the city’s soaring property prices — warns one of Australia’s land supply experts. Colin Keane, from Research4, said Perth’s north-east and south-west corridors, which include Ellenbrook and Baldivis, both had only […]
Business News The future shape of WA’s energy market has become a little clearer this year, but there are many pieces needed to finish the puzzle. Goldmining giant Newmont is one of the largest energy users in Western Australia, accounting for 5 per cent of all electricity consumed in the South West. It has also […]
Business News The state government is set to scrutinise the strategy mapping out the growth of metropolitan areas, as Perth falls behind in its infill development targets. The Perth and Peel @ 3.5 million framework is a suite of documents mapping out approaches to land use planning as the population approaches 2050. According to the […]
The West Australian Perth has officially ended its reign as the cheapest place for land in the country, with the median lot price jumping by more than a third last year. New data from the Urban Development Institute shows Perth’s new land prices soared 34 per cent over 2024 to $329,000. Despite the big spike, […]
Financial Review The supply of housing could substantially miss the national target of 1.2 million new homes over five years by one third or even more as builders and developers grapple with high construction costs and a sluggish planning system, according to industry analyses. Based on forecasts by industry lobby group the Urban Development Institute […]
The West Australian Opinion Editorial by Tanya Steinbeck, UDIA WA CEO Capability, confidence and courage. These are the key traits as a State we need to embrace as we look towards a diversified future economy supported by an innovative building and development sector. At UDIA WA’s State Conference last week, our Chief Scientist Peter Klinken […]