IT was a post-study trip in the US that inspired Tony van Merwyk to pursue a career in environmental planning law.
Mr van Merwyk completed a masters in international environmental law at the University of San Diego in 1990 and was travelling throughout
LOCAL competitors are sceptical about the plans by construction, engineering and manufacturing company Buckeridge Group of Companies (BGC) to develop a $75 million manufacturing p
FOLLOWING the trend towards smaller boutique commercial developments, Cape Bouvard will go ahead with its $20 million CTA Building project, with or without tenant pre-commitment.
AFTER years of lacklustre growth and playing second fiddle to southern regional centres, the Mid-West regional city of Geraldton is experiencing a change in fortunes. And investors are beginning to take note.
DESPITE the gloomy outlook for the Perth hotel sector, which industry pundits say cannot sustain another five star hotel development, Stamford Property Services project manager An
THE 100-metre setback guideline for all development in the State Government’s new coastal planning policy has received a mixed response from the property development industry.
WITH the lifestyle themes becoming more important in the marketing of residential estates, it is common for these developments to be built around recreational facilities such as golf courses, ornamental lakes or marinas.
CLAIMING ‘enough is enough’ the City of Perth is yet again preparing to have it out with the East Perth Redevelopment Authority over what is turning out to be a land dispute.
WITH one office refurbishment nearing completion, two office developments under way and three others waiting in the wings – plus several residential developments either on the go or on the cards – the west end of the CBD is jumping.
IN general terms a ‘developer’ is considered to be an investor in property, whether it be a construction company that also undertakes its own development projects, or a property assets trust developing a recent acquisition.
HOME construction is becoming an increasingly attractive option as the median house price pushes through the $200,000 mark, with growing numbers of Perth investors sinking their money into house and land packages.
THE City of Perth anticipates a sharp decline in property values as a consequence of retail trading hours deregulation.
Its opinion is voiced strongly in its submission on retail trading hours to the State Government.
HOPES for email’s role as a lucrative and effective marketing tool are fading fast due to the misuse and lack of understanding of the medium as a direct marketing tool.
COULD the sinking of Perth railway between the Horseshoe Bridge and Mitchell Freeway offer yet another new lease of life to the East Perth Development Authority?
CONFRONTED with a daily bombardment of marketing e-mails, telemarketing phone calls and direct mailing, consumers are increasingly rejecting the methods used by the marketing industry to collect personal information.
A RECENT economic impact report has highlighted the State’s billion-dollar land development industry as a major employment generator and contributor to the economy.
POOLING information from 80 doctors and specialists throughout Australia, a Western Australian based not-for-profit organisation is providing Australia’s only up-to- date online disease information resource for medical professionals and patients.
AFTER a long history as a one of Perth’s premier corporate buildings, and the headquarters of one-time legal firm Parker and Parker (now Free-hills), 21 Howard Street is likely to start life anew as an inner-city apartment complex.
The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River council is keeping a tight rein on development projects in the region as increasing numbers of interested parties eye the prize. Tracey Cook reports.
AN unprecedented increase in demand for premium holiday home accommodation in the Margaret River region is coming from an unexpected source – American and British expatriates stationed in Singapore and Hong Kong.
