Business News Witchcliffe Ecovillage has won the major prize at the Urban Development Institute of Australia national awards. The housing project, delivered by Perron Group’s development arm and Mike Hulme’s Sustainable Settlements, was recognised as one of the most sustainable urban developments in the world. Described as the culmination of a 22-year association between Mr Hulme […]
The West Australian WA projects have dominated national urban development awards, with One Subiaco tower recognised as the nation’s best apartment high-rise and Witchcliffe ecovillage deemed the best overall project in the country. WA projects won four categories in the prestigious Urban Development Institute of Australia awards in Melbourne on Wednesday night. It is considered […]
The Property Tribune There are many reasons why Western Australia needs a greater diversity of housing across the continuum. Affordability, shrinking family sizes, aging population, environmental constraints and supply issues all factor into the equation when it comes to the growing need to deliver a range of housing choices to suit different household’s needs. According […]
ABC News Perth’s inner-city schools are bursting at the seams due to increasing enrolments and parents are angered the state government’s upgrades to the aging infrastructure aren’t doing enough to ease the problem. Put simply, the significant stress on aging school infrastructure is the unintended problem child of poor town planning. “There is a significant […]
Business News More trees are expected to be saved in the state government’s upcoming urban greening strategy for the Perth and Peel regions, with the property industry backing the move. The government will develop the ‘Urban Greening Strategy’ to enhance tree canopy through measures including education and awareness, measurement and reporting, and grants. Today’s announcement […]
Business News ABN Group head Dale Alcock has slammed the federal government’s IR reforms, calling the changes “a load of s**t” while predicting the construction industry’s woes will remain. Federal Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke’s second tranche of the Closing Loopholes legislation today passed the Senate, which will allow millions of employees to ignore work communications after hours and giving casual […]
The Property Tribune Housing choice is the key to accommodating the modern first home buyer, according to industry experts. There has been an evolution in the housing needs of this critical portion of the market, due to changing demographics, as well as economic circumstances that are making it harder to get a foot on the […]
Australian Property Investor Magazine Western Australia has taken a major step towards tackling the housing crisis that is wreaking havoc across the country. The state is scrapping rules around the building of granny flats in suburban back yards as it tries to increase urban density, slow urban sprawl and bring more housing stock to the city with […]
Business News Property industry groups have backed the state government’s raft of planning reforms, including the medium-density code policy, which was reworked after receiving mixed reviews. Planning Minister John Carey today announced the State Planning Policy 7.3 would take effect from March 1, to coincide with other planning reforms previously flagged by the government. The policy would […]