Sprawling Perth needs ‘Barcelona’ suburbs – but Metronet’s not the answer

Sprawling Perth needs ‘Barcelona’ suburbs – but Metronet’s not the answer

An influential industry body has identified five Perth suburbs as prime locations for transformative development near public transport,defying government logic.

  • bySarah Brookes

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Residents angry as Labor donor gets green light to develop Glen Iris

Residents angry as Labor donor gets green light to develop Glen Iris

Jandakot residents have learnt the developer they oppose paving over the former Glen Iris golf course was a member of a cash-for-access Labor Business Roundtable.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘It’s so obvious’:How to fix Perth’s housing hell

‘It’s so obvious’:How to fix Perth’s housing hell

A Perth property expert has called for action to ease WA’s worst ever housing supply crisis,to attract construction workers to the state and to slow urban sprawl.

  • bySarah Brookes
South Perth holds breath as $80 million recreation hub awaits state lifeline

South Perth holds breath as $80 million recreation hub awaits state lifeline

Councillor delays combined with runaway interest rates to deliver what was almost a death blow to the health hub,but for a last-minute,last-chance motion.

  • byEmma Young
South Perth’s $80 million recreation hub back on the chopping block

South Perth’s $80 million recreation hub back on the chopping block

Errant councillor delays have combined with runaway interest rates to deliver what could be a death blow to a badly needed community health and recreation hub.

  • byEmma Young
Aventuur’s $100 million Jandakot surf park wins planning approval

Aventuur’s $100 million Jandakot surf park wins planning approval

Following a controversial failed attempt to create the development on the Swan River foreshore,the search for an alternative site began.

  • byEmma Young
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How the East Perth Power Station could save a gritty arts district booted out by Bunnings

How the East Perth Power Station could save a gritty arts district booted out by Bunnings

Ever since the Pickle District’s death knell began ringing its founder Jon Denaro had been scouting Perth for new sites and the East Perth Power Station ticked all the boxes.

  • byHamish Hastie
We need more than a rooftop solar boom to safeguard WA’s energy future
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We need more than a rooftop solar boom to safeguard WA’s energy future

The state’s clean energy transition is being put at risk by a glaring underinvestment in wind and batteries,even as household after household invests in solar.

  • byBrad Pettitt
Perth sprawl gains ground as urban infill dwindles

Perth sprawl gains ground as urban infill dwindles

Hundreds of hectares of land were consumed by subdivision in 2021 but the rate of urban infill in Perth has still tanked to just 29 per cent.

  • bySarah Brookes
‘Running on vapour’:Stalled WA homes mean more builders on the edge

‘Running on vapour’:Stalled WA homes mean more builders on the edge

If you put your savings on the line to realise a home-building dream that has become a nightmare,you’re not alone. But who should you blame?

  • byJesinta Burton
‘I’ve changed my position’:WA’s lands minister once wanted DAPs abolished. Now he’s making them more powerful

‘I’ve changed my position’:WA’s lands minister once wanted DAPs abolished. Now he’s making them more powerful

“We have seen a significant erosion of planning powers by shifting the power of elected representatives ... to an unelected panel,” John Carey said in 2016.

  • byHamish Hastie