WEST Australian Deputy Premier Liza Harvey and Planning Minister Donna Faragher last week announced the appointment of civil works company Georgiou Group as head contractor for the transformation of Scarborough's beachfront.
CHANGES to the Development Assessment Panel system were gazetted last week and will come into effect on February 1, 2017 to give local governments time to adjust, the West Australian Government announced last week.
THE West Australian Government last week announced that CPB Contractors has been selected as the preferred proponent to work with Main Roads WA, the Public Transport Authority and the City of Swan to deliver the $55 million Ellenbrook Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.
WORK is now under way on Perth's $1.96 billion Forrestfield Airport Link (FAL) following the turning of the first sod last week at the site of the future Forrestfield Station, which will be one of three new stations delivered as part of the project.
WEST Australian Planning Minister Donna Faragher last week released for public comment the updated State Planning Framework Policy, which aims to guide integrated decision-making across all levels of planning.
NATURAL light, ventilation and green spaces are key aspects of the draft apartment design policy which will help guide construction of well-designed apartments in Western Australia, the State Government has announced.
WA Planning Minister Donna Faragher last week announced a number of changes to the Development Assessment Panel (DAP) system, following feedback from key stakeholders, including local governments, as well as suggestions made through the 2015 State Parliamentary inquiry.
MORE than 390 hectares of employment-generating land has been rezoned in the Kenwick and Wattle Grove areas, the Western Australian Government announced last week.
THE policy guiding the contribution developers make to community infrastructure when undertaking developments in Western Australia has been updated and is available for public comment, the State Government announced last week.
A NEW report that measures best practice planning performance of local government planning systems in 29 of Greater Perth's councils highlights a worrying lack of strategic and statutory planning amongst councils, according to the Property Council of Australia.
AN online mapping tool that allows anyone to access planning data for any parcel of land in Western Australia has been made publicly available by the State Government.
WEST Australian Planning Minister Donna Faragher last week announced the introduction of the Swan Valley Protection Bill 2016 into State Parliament.
THE West Australian Government last week announced that two Perth City Link lots next to the Perth Arena have been sold to Far East Consortium International Ltd to build a 250-room Dorsett Hotel and 350 apartments.
