News Articles for DevelopmentWA

Frank Marra will step down as chief executive of the state's land development agency, with tomorrow his last day on the job.

Developers are taking on risk to build more sustainably, with Fremantle projects leading the way.

The developer behind an apartment complex in Scarborough is proposing to increase the height of one tower from eight to 12 storeys.

The Metro Outer Joint Development Assessment Panel has approved the first stage of EcoGraf's $98 million graphite processing plant in East Rockingham.

Julie Drago is among the industry veterans identifying opportunities in an increasingly tightening industrial market.

A development assessment panel has approved Engie and Yara Pilbara's hydrogen plant in the Burrup Strategic Industrial area.

The multinational developer, which exited its $1 billion Waterbank project in Perth this year, has announced a $99 million loss at its full year results.

The developer has delivered Australia's first two-storey nine-plus star NatHERS rated home at its Brabham estate.

Chalice Mining has appointed Jo Gaines as an independent non-executive director, effective immediately.

Acute shortages of labour and accommodation are crimping growth in the Goldfields more than most parts of WA.

A plan to build temporary medical facilities and offices at Woodside Energy LNG processing train site on the Burrup Peninsula has been approved.

Woodside Energy has proposed to build a $25 million development for temporary medical facilities and offices at its LNG processing train site in Burrup.

DevelopmentWA has admitted the development did not work as planned, but is working to rectify the issues.

A $14.9 million mining machinery workshop on a 3.5-hectare vacant lot in the Gap Ridge industrial estate in Karratha has been given the green light.

EXCLUSIVE: The multinational developer is pulling up stumps on the $1 billion East Perth project after more than a decade at the site.

The state government has released the results of a three-month community consultation over a proposed trench on West Coast Highway, with a majority of survey participants backing the idea.

A development panel has approved South Energy's plan to build a switchyard as part of its $150 million 100-megawatt solar farm in Wellesley.

Market conditions are leading to a proliferation of townhouse developments across Perth.

A state government development board has given Kerry Stokes-backed developer Flagship the green light to build a 27-storey tower, valued at $180 million, in the CBD.

A $1 billion proposal to develop an apartment complex at the former Perth Girls School site will be considered by one of the state government's redevelopment committees next month.

Kerry Stokes-backed developer Flagship's $180 million plan to build a 27-storey tower in the heart of King Square is another step closer to fruition.

Australian Marine Complex's common-user facility is set to come under fresh management in July following a confidential, 10-month long process to find a new tenant for the site.

Industry leaders are finding ways to address shortfalls in affordable housing and homeless accommodation.

Defence analysts, government bodies and political figures agree that WA needs a dry dock, but how the federal government builds one is less straightforward.

Harvey Water is progressing a market-led proposal for water infrastructure in the South West, after the state government cancelled support for Collie Water's $400 million plan.

The City of Stirling and the state government are still at odds on ways to combat traffic in Scarborough, with the council recently reaffirming its preference for a tunnel.

The state's land authority is progressing plans to clear portions of a 168-hectare site to make way for a future industrial subdivision in the Shire of Harvey.

The extent of the cost increase on the Midland Station project has been revealed, with the project value having almost doubled from $165 million to $315 million.

Perth-based SM Venture Capital has unveiled its $54 million mixed-use development in Cockburn, but it is almost half the size initially anticipated.

The development will include 742 dwellings, including 100 affordable housing units, across four towers of up to 36 storeys, retail and entertainment districts.

Western Power has no plans to move its transmission node neighbouring the South Fremantle Power Station, a possible hurdle for redevelopment of the precinct.

Chinese developer 3 Oceans has withdrawn its development application for a skyscraper on Scarborough's beachfront amid unrelenting community concern.

The state government has refused Tada Group Holding's application for $6 million seven-storey apartments in Scarborough, despite the project being flagged for approval.

Lands Minister John Carey has appointed Jo Gaines to the DevelopmentWA board, following the departure of Alan Carpenter.

DevelopmentWA has approved Edith Cowan University's city campus proposal, with a contractor to build the $695 million project to be selected in February.

Perth-based hospitality group LocalsCo has purchased the 123-year-old Bayswater Hotel and Motel, marking the first time the venue has changed hands in more than four decades.

State government spending to market and manage Yagan Square dropped 17 per cent over three years, despite a growing list of tenants hitting the wall.

Supply constraints are putting pressure on an increasingly active WA industrial property market.

South Perth-based property development firm Stirling Capital has unveiled the latest iteration of its $32 million plan to build a six-storey apartment block in Jolimont.

The state's peak planning body has given Finbar Group the green light to proceed with its $207 million plan to build two apartment towers in East Perth.