THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Local government performance on planning and development is being hindered by lack of State Government support and funding for underperforming councils. Development industry advocate UDIA WA is urging the State Government to offer more support to local governments needing help. The Property Council of Australia WA has been a vocal critical of […]
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The Sunday Times The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has announced it is considering reducing the seven per cent oor on serviceability calculations for residential mortgages, instead allowing banks to assess loans at 2.5 per cent above current rates. Currently, APRA requires lenders to assess whether or not a consumer can afford a loan […]
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES COMBINED WITH SOLAR PANELS MAY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR PEAK LOADS. The use of photovoltaic (PV) systems, otherwise known as solar panels, is growing rapidly with 93,914 systems connected to the Western Power electricity grid. As of September 2011 Mandurah had installed the most systems (3507) followed by Canningvale […]
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