News Articles for City of Perth

A joint federal and state government event to mark the beginning of a Perth City Deal project has been overshadowed by complaints from Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas.

Perth hosted Australia's first international Para Dance course.

ASX-listed developer GDI Property Group is planning to convert the six-storey car park into apartments with a 12-storey office tower above.

Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray discuss the impact of nine rate rises and the level of WA homeowners behind on mortgages.

Money raised via the Perth Parking Levy has been conditionally approved for the WACA aquatic facility, a project the auditor general has found to be outside the fund's current purpose.

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has rubbished claims money raised from a politically contentious parking fee in Perth's CBD will be spent on projects outside of the city's ambit.

Hostilities have flared yet again between the state government and City of Perth after the transport minister today flagged major changes to the remit of Perth's parking levy.

Political ambitions aside, Basil Zempilas remains firmly fixated on winning a second term as Perth's lord mayor.

A civil construction company boss has bought a Fairway apartment complex previously approved for a 25-unit subdivision.

Perth may want to be the 'City of Lights', but Singapore could make its own claim to that crown.

GDI Property Group's first project in a plan to redevelop its Mill Green complex on St Georges Terrace has been ticked off by a development panel.

Rough sleepers will have access to more accommodation options later this year, courtesy of the state government's $5.1 million purchase of a West Perth hotel.

The federal government has committed to assist the flood-affected communities in the Kimberley region, having pledged recovery measures including money, counselling and aircrafts.

A pedestrian and cyclist bridge over Perth's Causeway is on track to be finished within two years after an assessment panel's approval of the $100 million proposal.

Councillors appear to be having more favourable outcomes through the Joint Development Assessment Panel process.

Plans for a mid-tier public transport network connecting infill suburbs is gaining traction with industry.

St George's Anglican Grammar School is set to move from its current campus from 2025, after purchasing 441 Murray Street for $23 million last year.

A $100 million project to build a bridge across Perth's Causeway is gaining traction despite a delay to the scheduled construction.

A development assessment panel has unanimously approved Edge Visionary Living's $70 million proposal for a nine-storey apartment opposite Steve's Bar and Café in Nedlands.

From cost blowouts to deadline extensions, the much-vaunted plan to revitalise Perth's CBD appears to have been placed on the backburner.

Copenhagen, Glasgow, Paris; now there's a move to add Perth to the list of host cities for the huge UN COP international climate conference.

The state government's efforts to regulate holiday homes drag on while councils take matters into their own hands.

Gary Adshead and Matt Mckenzie react to Jim Chalmers' first budget as treasurer and today's inflation numbers

A disagreement between two levels of government continues after John Carey overrides the council and exempted the Western Australian Cricket Association from paying rates.

City of Perth councillors will decide on a new deputy lord mayor with Di Bain set to finish her term in the position next week.

The family behind the long-running Bocelli's Espresso have lodged plans for a major new hospitality venue on Hay Street Mall.

Premier Mark McGowan, former governor Kim Beazley and Edith Cowan's family have thrown their support behind a statue of the women's rights activist proposed for St Georges Terrace.

Climate risks and emissions are no longer an afterthought for developers.

A mystery proposal has emerged to demolish the 123-year-old houses in West Perth, which the Heritage Council claims does not warrant protection.

A homeless centre will be relocated to James Street after the state government overruled the City of Perth council's objection.

ADCO Constructions has secured a $28.7 million contract to build Ruah Community services' new centre in Northbridge.

The site, including a heritage-listed building, on the corner of Pier and Wellington streets is up for sale after a student accommodation plan failed to come to fruition.

Humich Group will open the theatre that forms part of the group's $160 million proposal to revitalise Barrack Street, following a development approval today.

Shopping centre owners are increasingly exploring ways to incorporate residential components into retail districts.

The City of Perth has backed a $160 million proposal to revamp a strip of shops along Barrack Street on condition the heritage elements be protected.

There's a Seinfeld-type plot to the lord mayor and premier crossing swords when the city is at a crossroads.

Local government reform is finally on track in WA, but some observers remain unconvinced what's on offer is bold enough.

Deputy Premier Roger Cook doesn't believe Perth's lord mayor, Basil Zempilas, is being deliberately sidelined.

Luxury developer Edge Visionary Living hopes to start construction on its proposed Broadway apartment complex in mid-2023.

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