THE West Australian Government last week announced the establishment of the multi-agency Westport Taskforce to outline a long-range vision to guide the planning, development and growth of both the Inner Harbour at Fremantle and the future Outer Harbour at Kwinana.
AS part of the 2017-18 Budget, the West Australian Government has allocated $1.34 billion over the next four years to start work on stage one METRONET priority projects, including the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and the Yanchep Rail Extension.
BUSINESS cases for two key METRONET projects – the Joondalup line extension to Yanchep and the Thornlie Line Extension – have now been submitted to Infrastructure Australia, the WA Government announced last week.
THE West Australian Government last week called for expressions of interest for three freeway upgrade projects, which aim to address congestion hotspots on Perth's road network and form part of a $2.3 billion package of road and rail projects announced in May.
THE $236 million Mitchell Freeway extension through Perth's fast-growing outer northern suburbs is now complete, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Premier Mark McGowan last week officially opening the extension.
FREMANTLE'S West End has become the largest single place to be permanently included in Western Australia's State Register of Heritage Places, with 250 buildings and 200,000 square metres of the tourism precinct to be protected and preserved.
WEST Australian Housing Minister Peter Tinley last week announced the selection of Peet Limited as the preferred proponent for final negotiations as development partner for the Housing Authority's 220-hectare site at Lot 800 Youle-Dean Road, Brabham.
THE City of Perth has endorsed its 2017-18 Annual Budget, with Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi saying the City has overhauled its finances to reflect a modest rate rise in 2017-18, while producing a $60.4 million capital works budget and reducing operating expenditure by 2.3 per cent.
BELMONT Station will form the heart of METRONET's first transport oriented development - a new high-density suburb with multi-storey apartments, businesses and vibrant community spaces, the WA Government announced last week.
THE Property Council of Australia last week released its 'Big and Small Ideas for Perth' report, which is described as a call to action to those with an interest in the central and inner city – the state government, local governments, agencies, businesses, and the community.
A MULTI-AGENCY team will be established to drive the WA Government's METRONET vision to transform Perth's transport network, with experts in transport planning, land development, town planning and value capture to be part of the new team.
THE Australian and West Australian governments have reached agreement on a substantial $2.3 billion road and rail infrastructure package for the state, which was included in last week's Federal Budget 2017-18.
WEST Australian Transport Minister Bill Marmion last week awarded the third and final contract for the $1.12 billion NorthLink WA project to CPB Contractors, who will be responsible for the design and construction of the northern section of highway from Ellenbrook to Muchea.
