Category: Development
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Why WA is in urgent need of prefab stimulus
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…
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Plans for 1100 Perth apartments lodged in past three months, double rate of last year
The West Australian Developer appetite appears to be returning to the ailing apartment market, with plans for more than 1000 apartments in Perth projects seeking approval over the past three months. The projects to recently…
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Hesperia, Heidelberg to unlock 4,000 homes
Business News Hesperia and Heidelberg Materials are progressing a proposal to unlock land for residential development in Ellenbrook, as the state government continues to roll out its $80 million infrastructure fund. Premier Roger Cook today…
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Greening Copenhagen in climate push
Business News Replacing car parks with trees, covering buildings with foliage and converting median strips into green spaces and are just some of the initiatives Danish authorities are implementing. The European country is emphasising the…
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Price tag revealed for WA’s biggest ever infrastructure project
WA Today The price tag for Western Australia’s new container port has jumped by more than $2.5 billion. After two-and-a-half years of planning the Westport business case has been handed to the government revealing a…
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Nearly 500,000 WA homes have at least one spare bedroom amid major housing crisis
ABC Australia doesn’t have enough houses. But there’s a hidden capacity in the market which, in theory, could help solve that problem. Accessing it isn’t easy though — and understanding why raises difficult questions about…
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ABN Group boss Dale Alcock says governments must ‘just give it a break’ on rising building red tape
The West Australian Building mogul Dale Alcock says the industry needs a freeze on red tape and a big inflow of workers to fight the housing crisis. The Federal Government wants 1.2 million properties finished…
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‘We’re too slow’: Perth’s powerbrokers call for action on density, economic diversity
WA Today Perth will need to embrace apartment living, diversify its economy, be more aggressive in its pursuit of green energy and shed its “Wait Awhile” approach if it is to compete on the global…
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‘500,000 additional blocks into the market’: Peter Dutton sets up election housing contest
SBS Opposition leader Peter Dutton says he intends to restore the Australian dream of home ownership, promising $5 billion to fast-track building projects if the Coalition wins the next election. Dutton unveiled the Coalition’s Housing…