The seaside towns of Dongara and Port Denison are booming. But developments in the oil and gas industry and an influx of new residents are putting pressure on local amenities, as Alison Birrane reports.
Our online poll said it all this week. We asked our readers if they were happy with the half-a-percentage point cut in payroll tax and barely any of them thought it was a good idea.
A Recurring Australian political ritual after each Federal and State election is what journalists dub as the haemorrhaging or blood letting, even though our politics, thankfully, are too civilised for anything to actually flow.
One of the more interesting aspects of business is that, in order to know when the bottom of a cycle has been reached, the best place to look is up, be
The lag time between the signing of construction contracts and the start of work is having a negative effect on many builders, who say cost increases in labour and materials over that period are cutting into their profit margins.
The announcement of several prestigious new tenants for St Martins Arcade is seen by many as a sign of positive things to come for Perth's shopping malls.
The State Government has started its tax reform package by cutting the rate of payroll tax to 5.5%. We talk to industry about why more needs to be done.
The State Government's budget surplus in the current financial year could be as high as last year's unexpectedly large $793 million surplus, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
High-rise development is often met with resistance because of the lack of comparable, successful projects at the time, according to some of those at the WA Business News coastal development forum.
Developers are scrambling to take advantage of the high level of privately held waterfront property and turn the attractions of living on the coast into profit.
The Office of State Revenue has issued a number of developers with retrospective land tax assessments for subdivided land previously considered exempt.
The proprietors of popular Shafto Lane restaurant Taka's Kitchen are opening another restaurant in Perth, located on the corner of Wellington and Barrack streets.
Differences of opinion between local and State governments regarding development in Perth often mirror those found in the broader community, according to the two representatives of local government at the roundtable.
As financial services providers grapple with Financial Services Reform legislation, those within their ranks who have studied organisational behaviour might recall Pavlov's Dog.
With so many aspirational voters in Western Australia – to use Mark Latham's borrowed term – deserting Labor on October 9 it's little wonder Geoff Gallop's boffins are reassessing his provisional plan to call a December 2004 State election.
The pristine Western Australian coastline has always played an integral role in the lifestyle, culture and recreational pursuits of those who live here.
All those at the WA Business News coastal development forum agreed that the inadequacies of the town planning system presented the main hurdles to coastal development.
Scarborough is Perth's latest coastline battleground, with The City of Stirling council proposing a planning amendment that would make way for a significant overhaul of the foreshore.
Mayor Tony Vallelonga and the City of Stirling's plan to redevelop the Scarborough foreshore has met intense opposition from local action group Save Our Sunsets, established by Karrinyup resident John Keall.
A key challenge for developers wanting to change the beachfront skyline is to find a balance between their own proposals and the requirements of the community in which they hope to operate.
The area around the intersection of Wellington and William streets will receive a much needed injection of life if a series of proposed developments in the area become more feasible as a result of pedestrian traffic generated by the William Street Station
Government take-up of floor space in Perth has increased more than any other sector in the 11 years from 1990 to 2001, according to a recently released report analysing the change in land use in the city.
While Marcos Cain took ownership of Subiaco's chic Buddha Bar more than three-and-a-half years ago, only just this week has the venue evolved to the stage where all the pieces of his vision are in place.
