Planning and development
Northbridge residents outraged over high-rise plan for heritage area
Plans to built tall towers alongside heritage-listed properties has sparked backlash from Northbridge residents who fear 130 years of character will be erased.
- Carla Hildebrandt
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A plan for 50,000 homes in Perth’s north is under way. But has the government really ‘learned from Ellenbrook’?
The first wheels in a commitment to build tens of thousands of new homes in Perth’s northern suburbs have started turning. But the plan will take 50 years to complete.
- Holly Thompson
Not on my foreshore: Residents fight tiny trees set to block ‘million-dollar’ Perth views
On one side, the city’s hard at work on an urban forest strategy with eager input from locals wanting more trees. But on Jubilee Street, the mood is different.
- Emma Young
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- Fremantle
Fremantle Press, CircusWA buy landmark first home with Fini, state support
How on earth would two small arts organisations manage to pull off this complex and ambitious feat? They asked the question – and it was answered.
- Emma Young
- Opinion
- Opinion
Can Perth have infill without cars spilling onto our streets?
Infill development in Perth is meant to cure us of our unnatural dependency on cars, so why is my suburb crammed and cluttered with giant jalopies?
- Brendan Foster
Parks or parking? Fight brews in Perth’s high-end high-rise hotspot
Two years ago councillors resolved to create a public park for an increasingly dense urban apartment zone. Now they’re considering making a quarter of it car parking.
- Emma Young
Morley-Ellenbrook Metronet stations sweep WA’s top architecture awards
A long awaited public project setting “an impressive new sustainability benchmark” while also prioritising “user experience” took out the most prestigious prize.
- Emma Young
Big Don fires up Bayswater council tilt after loo frustrations boil over
Donovan MacDonald took to Instagram this week to declare his intention to run in the West ward where he lives and where his popular restaurant is located.
- Hamish Hastie
Subiaco, Bunbury developments take out WA’s top landscape awards
One of the most significant urban infill projects in Perth’s built environment history and a “bold, memorable, and deeply inclusive” regional project won the top gongs.
- Emma Young
Perth got millions for new trees. Not a single one has been planted
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now. So why won’t $7 million in funding for new trees be used until winter 2026?
- Sarah Brookes