Planning and development
The new Perth primary school that will be so big it’ll need 240 parking bays
A new multimillion-dollar primary school proposed for Perth’s eastern suburbs would join the ranks as one of the city’s biggest if approved.
- by Holly Thompson
Latest
‘Waves of destruction’: Last-ditch bid to stop $100 million Perth surf park
The Jandakot facility plans include a 2.2 hectare open-water lagoon for up to 84 surfers at a time and would be the biggest of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
- by Holly Thompson
The Perth schools racing towards 3000 enrolments
Enrolments at schools, particularly in Perth’s western and southern suburbs, are booming, some racing towards the 3000 mark for the first time.
- by Holly Thompson
Perth shopping centre’s $80m mega-mall facelift is off with a bang
A sleepy shopping centre whose biggest offering for three decades has been a Kmart is being transformed into Perth’s latest ‘town centre’ and dining destination.
- by Emma Young
‘We’re not mugs’: Perth council refuses to hand over land for new school
Education Minister Tony Buti has claimed the decision, made at Tuesday night’s council meeting, was a direct result of Basil Zempilas’ political views.
- by Holly Thompson and Jesinta Burton
Squatters, a million-dollar Northbridge heritage home and a missing owner
Nestled between a car wash and a row of four-storey apartment blocks, the 1900s workers’ cottage on Shenton Street is a million-dollar reminder of Northbridge’s rich history. So, where is its owner?
- by Jesinta Burton
Carey dodges questions over CCC planning law concerns
McKechnie told the Australian Financial Review earlier this month that the government’s overhaul of planning reforms to remove barriers for new home builds had created new misconduct risks.
- by Hamish Hastie
Planning minister defends giving cabinet colleague final say on Northbridge safe space
Planning Minister John Carey delegated the final decision on a long-running saga over a women’s safe night space to Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson in a bid to avoid a perception of bias.
- by Hamish Hastie
$80 million Scarborough beachfront complex given green light
Scarborough’s ever-changing waterfront is set to gain yet another apartment development after the state’s planning body gave Perth developer Gary Dempsey’s $80 million Myka Residences project the green light.
- by Jesinta Burton
Analysis
Fremantle
The price of preservation: What will it take to protect Fremantle’s endangered heritage?
Everyone loves Freo’s gorgeous Gold Rush-era streetscape, but there are deep divisions within the community about how to save it.
- by Mark Naglazas
New $80 million student housing tower approved for Perth’s CBD
The project will provide a further 835 students with a place to stay as the state’s housing crisis deepens – but not everyone is happy about it.
- by Holly Thompson