News Articles for City of Vincent

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

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

EG Funds Management has lodged an application for a $135 million apartment complex, combining build-to-sell and build-to-rent dwellings.

The state's largest local government is weighing up a WALGA exit with claims the association has spent a "disproportionate amount of time" advocating smaller councils.

A business owner has lost an eleventh-hour bid to avoid eviction from Hyde Park, after a court decided the process that delivered a new vendor monopoly rights to the precinct was above board.

Members of an arts district in West Perth, including Janet Holmes a Court, are opposing a $25.5 million proposal for a five-storey building in which a hardware store could be a major tenant.

A $15 million eight-storey apartment block has been proposed on Oxford Street, exceeding the local height limit in Mount Hawthorn.

Hundreds of property owners in City of Vincent will be able to tap into underground power as part of a $50 million Western Power project.

Councils, industry bodies and former policymakers are divided on the merits of the state government's plans to reform WA's third tier of government.

Industry and government are using planning initiatives and design to take the heat out of infill development in Perth's suburbs.

A plan to accommodate density with more than 350 apartments could help revive Leederville's popular village strip, while protecting its identity.

The state government's new $25 million Transport Operations Centre has been given the green light this morning, a development expected to form the nerve centre of Perth's rail system.

Perth's urban areas continue to face green canopy loss despite growing awareness of the upside trees can deliver residential projects.

A new $25 million Transport Operations Centre, expected to form the nerve centre of Perth's rail system is another step closer to fruition, with the City of Vincent recommending its approval.

More than $100 million worth of residential projects are emerging in and around the city fringe location.

Percent for Art schemes have led to growth in the amount of public art in WA, and the boom is just beginning.

Sydney-based EG Funds Management has returned to Perth's commercial property market, splashing more than $90 million in the past month on office properties in the CBD and Leederville.

Local Government Minister David Templeman today named Andrew Hammond as City of Perth's new chair comissioner, replacing outgoing chair Eric Lumsden.

Two of Western Australia's most prominent property identities – Dale Alcock and Adrian Fini – have formed an alliance to develop a purpose-built new headquarters for ABN Group in the centre of Leederville.

Herbert Smith Freehills has promoted Anna Creegan to partner in its Perth employment, industrial relations and safety team.

Two local contractors have secured more than $70 million of work, with NRW Holdings locking in a $37 million contract at Rio Tinto's Marandoo mine in the Pilbara.

Aged care provider Rosewood is responding to increasing demand for its services by booking $105 million in developments for its West Perth and Leederville facilities.

Former federal ALP Member for Perth Alannah MacTiernan has been backed to return to state politics after veteran Labor MP Ken Travers announced he was quitting parliament.

Community consternation over WA's planning and approvals system for big projects is looming as a key state election issue.

Two apartment projects on the outskirts of Northbridge have provided a window into the challenges facing developers in Perth's multi-residential sector.

Lisa Scaffidi has set out her plans for Perth at a Business News event as she campaigned for a third term as lord mayor, in a race against one of her own councillors, Reece Harley.

Knowing many of Perth's homeless people by name, Kris Halliday, along with state Member for Perth Eleni Evangel, is championing a new housing model.

Neither the premier nor his minister ever provided evidence to support their council amalgamation plan.

The state government has passed the onus for reform onto local government authorities, with boundary adjustments only set to proceed if they are backed by the councils involved.

UPDATE:An apartment project in Mount Lawley has been given the go-ahead after being knocked back for planning approval earlier this year, while a Dan Murphy's bottle shop plan in Como has been reje

The state government is proceeding with plans to create a City of Perth Act as part of its reform of local governments, with cabinet approving the drafting of legislation to be released early next year.

The state government will legislate to include the University of Western Australia, Kings Park, the QEII Medical Centre and the City of Vincent in the City of Perth, but will not include the Burswood Peninsula after that proposal was rejected by the independent Local Government Advisory Board.

Perth's residential real estate market remained largely steady in September, with the Real Estate Institute of WA reporting a 1 per cent rise, while national analysts RP Data said median home price

Apartment buildings in Rivervale, North Perth, Burswood, Osborne Park, Victoria Park and Carine are among the latest multiple-dwelling projects set to be approved for construction, in a busy week f

A contentious $30 million, 125-apartment plan at the old bottleyard site on Palmerston Street on the outskirts of Northbridge is set to get the green light from the Metropolitan West Development As

The City of Subiaco has rebuffed a proposal from the City of Perth to incorporate its key commercial landmarks into the capital city borders while avoiding low-density residential areas.

A back-to-the-future approach won't work for council mergers.

The City of Subiaco has thrown two new proposals into the discussion surrounding local government reform, flagging a merger with the City of Perth or extending its boundaries to claim a portion of

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has renewed her push to include the complete Burswood peninsula within the City of Perth, arguing the Barnett government's preferred local government boundary changes dimish the city's importance.

For all the political grandstanding over new rail or road projects, politicians need to remember it's the taxpayers' money they're spending.