Shannon McKenzie

A RESIDENTIAL development on the outskirts of the central business, valued at $26 million, is set to make Northbridge the new focal point for inner city housing projects.

PLANS by the Town of Victoria Park to contest the liquor licence operating at the Babylon Hotel have been shelved because the owner is running for a council seat in the upcoming local elections.

A PREDICTED boost in the housing sector will be welcomed by the building materials industry, which has been forced to cut prices to remain competitive in the wake of the GST.

PROVISIONS in the Urban and Regional Planning Bill 2000 must be revised to avoid mass uncertainty in the planning and development sector.

A $1 million bird park housing 560 native parrots is Ravenswood Sanctuary’s latest tourism venture.

WA is once again set to ride on the sheep’s back but this time it is their meat international buyers are after.

THE laneways of Perth City are set to be opened up and transformed into contemporary and vibrant retail precincts under a proposal by the Perth City Council.

WORK has started on the first premises in the Avon Industrial Park.

RISING land taxes are hurting small businesses and retailers which are already struggling to remain competitive.

WITH upmarket housing developments, a growing industrial area, busy major port, a blossoming business and retail district, café strip and entertainment centres, Bunbury is now much more than that town you drive through to get to Margaret River.

MOST people tend to conjure up images of Mandurah as a sleepy fishing village or a large scale retirement home.

STRICT State stamp duty laws are in the sights of the WA property industry.The industry says he complex and costly tax is deterring wholesale property trusts from investing in local properties and pushing them toward east coast investments.

THERE has been a surge of activity at LandCorp’s Challenger Business Park, in East Rockingham.

WESTFIELD Innaloo will be the next suburban shopping centre to undergo a facelift. The 44-year-old shopping centre is to be expanded and refurbished by the Westfield Trust, which also owns the Galleria, Morley, and Carousel, Cannington.

BLOCKS in emerging industrial areas will be in high demand this year as the land shortage in established industrial suburbs continues to drive up prices.

A $20,000 public art project was last week put on hold by the Perth City Council, rejecting the proposed piece after months of community consultation.

WA’S first course in property invest-ment will provide those in the business with an opportunity to enhance their skills and knowledge in this field.

ANOTHER multi-million dollar apartment complex has been given the go-ahead by Perth City Council.

THE State’s industrial sector was in high spirits on Tuesday after Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan announced the Government would push on with the controversial Fremantle-Rockingham Industrial Area Regional Strategy.

WA barristers have failed to come to agreement on whether or not they should do away with the distinguished title of Queen’s Counsel.

AFTER three months of refurbishment work worth $400,000, three heritage-listed cottages in Northbridge have opened for tender.

THE past week has been one of mixed emotions for major construction projects in WA.

SCARBOROUGH residents are unhappy with plans to revitalise the beach foreshore, claiming they will end up with a ‘mini Surfers Paradise’.

A RECENT decision by the Town Planning Appeals Tribunal could have big ramifications for property developers.

THEY say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.And the hunt is on in Perth to reap rewards from waste, with three big projects worth a combined $630 million set to be up and running within three years.

MANAGEMENT of Allendale Square is set to change in July after Jones Lang LaSalle won the contract from rival Knight Frank, which has managed the prestigious site for the past 25 years.

AFFORDABLE housing must be included in city housing developments if a balanced and vibrant community is to be created and a closeted community for the wealthy avoided.

THE former State Govern-ment’s plans to make 900ha of industrial land available in Perth’s southern suburbs must stay on track, according to industry representatives.

CITY retailers suffering at the hands of suburban shopping centres face another tough 12 months before new major department stores draw customers back.

PREMIUM and A-grade CBD buildings up for sale this year are predicted to attract much interest after being all but ignored for the past six months.

ELECTRICITY retailers will be increasingly called on to come up with their most competitive rates as more consumers enter the contestable electricity market and put their power supply out to tender.

AN outdoor cinema, grassed amphitheatre and aquatic playground may soon be found along Scarborough Beach as part of the City of Stirling’s bid to revitalise the area in the heart of the Sunset Coast.