Property

PLANS for an 18-storey retail and office building opposite the Parmelia Hilton on Mill Street have been approved by the City of Perth.

IF you spend more than a few moments with David Hohnen you'll soon hear the words 'second generation'.

THE revitalisation of former industrial land at South Beach in South Fremantle has passed a key milestone, as national property developer Stockland expects residents to move into its Islands apartment complex by year's end.

HOUSING Minister Troy Buswell's reform proposals for public housing announced last week could not have come at a better time for national social housing provider Community Housing, which recently announced its intention to move into the Western Australian

WA land valuer Michael McKenna has been stripped of his licence for two years after he was found guilty of bribing public officers.

Alan Bourke has been elected as the new president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia, following the retirement of Rob Druitt.

BURSWOOD-BASED Aegis Aged Care Group has strengthened its ranking as the largest operator in the sector by taking over six facilities, despite financial pressures besetting the industry.

THREE Western Australian builders have been ranked in the top 20 in the Housing Industry Association's annual Housing 100 survey.

NORTHBRIDGE-BASED Copraxis Architects says winning two out of three categories in LandCorp's regional affordable living challenge will allow it to shift its strategy and establish a larger presence in regional Western Australia.

Investors in several Great Southern schemes face having their agribusiness assets seized by third party land-owners, after receivers were unable to secure financing to keep paying the leases.

The state government has revealed plans to increase foreshore land reserves for the Swan and Canning river systems as part of an overall plan to create a network of pathways, including one that stretches from Fremantle to the Swan Valley.

THE property development sector has strongly endorsed the state government's planning reform agenda, which was released last week by the Planning Minister John Day.

MISTER fix-its undertaking DIY repair work could be in for a shock, with the level of fines imposed on unlicensed plumbers doubling during the past two years.

LANDCORP is extending its program of regional collaboration with local governments and the private sector in an effort to avoid future land shortages.

TWO Western Australian interior design projects were commended at the Design Institute of Australia's state awards last week.

The redevelopment of Claremont Oval and its surrounds is set to go ahead after Planning Minister John Day tabled an amendment to a planning scheme in parliament.

Global company Nystar will pay $6.6 million to buy a major stake in Subiaco-based Ironbark Gold, and has agreed to a life-of mine offtake deal for the latter's Citronen lead-zinc project.

The state government has given the go-ahead for the Cape Peron marina project at Rockingham, which will provide much-needed boating pens and create business opportunities.

The state opposition says an independent small business commissioner and changes to the commercial tenancy act will better protect the rights of small retail businesses compared to amendments proposed by the Barnett government.

Planning Minister John Day has today released the government's planning reform agenda including the integration of environmental and planning approvals and appeals.

PERTH'S commercial office market and the state's building industry are both looking to big gas developments such as Chevron's Gorgon project to be a key driver of activity.

KING Neptune has been waiting a long time for this.Amid much anticipation of rapid development, a six-metre high statue was built almost three decades ago, facing southward from a promontory at Two Rocks towards Perth, 60 kilometres distant.

IT is the land where Alan Bond infamously painted the sand dunes green to make the brochures look better.

BENCHMARK Projects managing director Chris Carman has built a lengthy career out of establishing landmark developments.

LAND development has changed substantially in the past decade or so.

Perth technology entrepreneur Eugeni Tsvetnenko is the state's wealthiest person under the age of 40 with a fortune of $107 million, according to this year's BRW Young Rich List.

Perth-based architecture firm Silver Thomas Hanley, as part of a joint venture, will plan the major stage C redevelopment of South Australia's Lyell McEwin Hospital, with the project valued at $200 million.

Premier Colin Barnett says he will not take any legal action after a parliamentary committee cleared him of any wrong doing over the removal of a Peppermint Grove property from the state's heritage list.

THE wine business is an emotional one and passions rarely run higher than when business people get involved in the sector.

Planning reforms announced last week set a constructive example the state government should follow with vigour.

The proposed redevelopment of the Midland Railway Workshops is set to enliven the historic centre.

TWO of Perth's biggest builders have welcomed last week's announcement of planning reforms, but are concerned about the timeliness of their introduction and have urged the state government to further simplify the planning process.