Controversial 250-bed ‘pod hotel’ in heart of Fremantle has final call delayed

Controversial 250-bed ‘pod hotel’ in heart of Fremantle has final call delayed

Panicked surrounding residents of heritage-listed homes flocked to the meeting to claim the plan was “a monstrous nightmare” and represented “schoolies on tap”.

  • byEmma Young

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Perth Concert Hall’s $150 million refresh ramps up
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Perth Concert Hall’s $150 million refresh ramps up

The state and federal governments have released artists’ impressions of the rejuvenated 51-year-old heritage-listed facility,confirming works will begin next year.

  • byHamish Hastie
Satterley’s Perth Hills housing estate granted federal environmental approval

Satterley’s Perth Hills housing estate granted federal environmental approval

Australia’s biggest private land developer has been granted federal environmental approval for its proposed offset plan for a contentious housing development in the Perth Hills.

  • bySarah Brookes
‘Someone’s lack of planning is now our emergency’:Warwick residents ‘blindsided’ by $280m triple-skyscraper plan

‘Someone’s lack of planning is now our emergency’:Warwick residents ‘blindsided’ by $280m triple-skyscraper plan

A $280 million plan to inject three skyscrapers and more than 1000 apartments in a suburb in Perth’s north has drawn the ire of residents and put the local council and state government at odds.

  • byJesinta Burton
‘It’s a hot desert’:$55m Perth Cultural Centre green makeover to curb ‘heat island effect’

‘It’s a hot desert’:$55m Perth Cultural Centre green makeover to curb ‘heat island effect’

Under a City Deal with the federal government,Perth Cultural Centre will undergo a much-needed revitalisation with more green space and shade.

  • byAlex Condon
Ben Lisle on life lessons,riding motorbikes and helming Hesperia

Ben Lisle on life lessons,riding motorbikes and helming Hesperia

The man leading one of Perth’s most successful property development firms talks calculated risks,motorbikes,and helming Hesperia.

  • byJesinta Burton
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‘B-grade TV personality’:Labor lashes lord mayor,Libs vow to dump school deal

‘B-grade TV personality’:Labor lashes lord mayor,Libs vow to dump school deal

Libby Mettam indicated she would return to the negotiating table over the school if elected,as parliamentary debate descended into a row over her high-profile candidate.

  • byJesinta Burton andHolly Thompson
Subiaco’s $78m apartment block and Regal Theatre upgrade approved

Subiaco’s $78m apartment block and Regal Theatre upgrade approved

The plan to revamp the Regal and demolish a restaurant for a new apartment block has been called a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the heritage-listed theatre.

  • byHolly Thompson andJesinta Burton
What happens when a threatened species gets in the way of a new Perth housing estate?

What happens when a threatened species gets in the way of a new Perth housing estate?

These spectacular little spiders are found in only one spot:in the pathway of a housing estate that received its environmental approval decades ago.

  • bySarah Brookes
My beautiful laundrette:Wembley outbuilding selling as $300K+ ‘studio’

My beautiful laundrette:Wembley outbuilding selling as $300K+ ‘studio’

In a sign of the times,a strata complex’s outbuilding has been creatively converted into a 35-square-metre dwelling and is selling with a “mid-$300Ks” asking price.

  • byEmma Young
WA’s public school system juggles almost 4000 demountable classrooms as enrolments skyrocket

WA’s public school system juggles almost 4000 demountable classrooms as enrolments skyrocket

The number needed has been doubling every year. Shenton College is fast approaching 3000 enrolments and has become the first to receive a modular classroom block.

  • byHolly Thompson