Dan Wilkie rejoined the Business News editorial team as Associate Editor in late 2018, after having spent the previous 18 months launching the now-defunct Australia China Business Review as founding editor-in-chief. While specialising in commercial and residential property writing, Dan also wrote across industries and assisted editor Mark Beyer in planning and producing Business News' daily emails, fortnightly magazine and website publishing. Dan is a graduate of Curtin University.
Key MPs name price for power – The Aus; Crook not off the hook as Gillard woos vote – The West;
Pressure to rework the resources tax – The Fin; Seven beats forecast numbers – The Fin; Court backs investors in Firepower bid – The Westminster
THE developer behind a proposed inland marina development at Rockingham says it will attempt to emulate the success of the Mandurah Ocean Marina as it transforms the Rockingham foreshore near Cape Peron.
OFFSHORE investors are targeting the assets of distressed property investment funds, while listed developers have restructured their debt and are ready to chase bargains in Perth’s residential development land market, new research shows.
FREMANTLE’S landmark Fort Knox storage warehouse will be transformed by Diploma Group after boutique developer Match named the Belmont-based firm as the builder for the $11 million first stage of the heritage-listed apartments conversion.
LOCAL firms are becoming more conscious of the benefits associated with green building design, and sustainable building principles are gaining momentum in the marketplace, according to the proponents of what will become one of Australia’s top environmenta
NATIONAL glass recycler Colmax Glass is aiming to increase Western Australia’s glass recycling rates from about 25 per cent to more than 80 per cent within 12 months with the opening of its reprocessing plant in Kewdale.
Powerbrokers to take time – The Fin; Libs call in lawyer as postal votes surprise – The Fin; Canberra stalemate threatens resources – The Aus; New push for merger of councils – The West; Potash Corp looks beyond BHP – The Fin
Gillard's Green path forward – The Aus; Latest counting points to a dead heat – The Aus; Crook's stance adds to intrigue – The Fin; Brookfield gets control of WestNet – The West; Fortescue rail fee 'high', say juniors – The West
Leaders bid to secure power – The Aus; Single WA seat could hold key – The Aus; Tuckey slayer demands a royalties deal from Canberra – The West; Quick action urged to ease nerves - The Fin; Voters killed mine tax - The West
DEMAND for industrial land in Perth has been tipped to rise ahead of the resources sector’s next growth cycle, while a shortage of supply is expected to increase upwards pressure on industrial rents and land values throughout this year and next.
BOUTIQUE architecture and design firm Baltinas Architects says its commitment to original, modern design is not an attempt just to be noticed in the market, but is instead reflective of the opportunities on offer throughout the metropolitan area.
MORE than two years after the federal government axed its Commercial Ready program, the innovation sector is still waiting for stability and certainty of government support.
PERTH’S CBD office market could soon return to a state of extremely low or zero vacancy rates, as increasing demand from the resources sector combines with a lack of new office construction, the Property Council of Australia has warned.
A RECENT industry analysis of the apartment development market in Western Australia has found finance and construction constraints will reduce the current supply of apartments by 85 per cent by 2013.
Time is money, but research takes time. It’s the paradox facing innovative entrepreneurs across the state attempting to source capital to commercialise their ideas.
RAPID growth in Western Australia’s far north is proving fruitful for Perth building companies such as Doric Constructions, Nomad Building Solutions, Aussie Portables and BGC.
Sales of homes in Perth have slumped to their lowest levels in nearly two years, with vendors slashing prices and giving buyers the upper hand, the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia says.
PERTH-BASED national property development and syndicated funds manager Aspen Group’s new managing director, Gavin Hawkins, is targeting its Aspen Parks and Aspen Living divisions for future growth.
SURPLUS land at sporting facilities is becoming home to residential enclaves as developers, town planners and the Department of Sport and Recreation look to unlock the hidden value in Perth’s hallowed turf.
PERTH-BASED surveying and mapping firm McMullen Nolan says it will use the acquisition of mid-tier surveyor DM Gerloff & Associates to build its business outside of metropolitan land development and expand its capabilities of servicing mining and resource
SARACEN Properties and Probuild have finalised negotiations over the completion of Raine Square, six weeks after WA Business News revealed that Probuild had been selected as the preferred builder.
PLANNING policy changes due to be released this month will give shopping centre owners in Perth the impetus to invest in centre expansions, an area which has been constrained for over ten years, according to the Shopping Centre Council of Australia.
RESIDENTIAL and commercial valuers are looking towards next year for a recovery in the property sector, as the industry endures criticism that overly optimistic valuations contributed to the global financial crisis.
PERTH’S residential high-rise construction market remains flat, lagging behind other states where the sector shows more promise for recovery than other parts of the construction industry, new research says.
THE organising committee behind the ISAF 2011 World Sailing Championships to be held in Fremantle next December is expecting an event three times the size of the 1986-87 America’s Cup defence that will deliver a $41 million windfall to the port city from
Sunday shopping will kick off in Joondalup from September 5 after the Governor Ken Michael and Commerce Minister Bill Marmion signed off on new retail trading regulations today.
MULTINATIONAL property developer Delfin Lend Lease says it will use the first stage of its Alkimos joint venture with state lands agency LandCorp to build its business and expand its presence in Western Australia.
SINCE its establishment in the early 1990s, Primewest Management has built one of Western Australia’s largest property investment firms on the back of finding value where others don’t.
THE decade-long saga surrounding the proposed development of a parcel of bushland in Shenton Park has highlighted issues with the environmental approvals process in Western Australia and has sparked calls for further review.