Jenelle Carter

The Federal Government’s latest round of tendering for employment service providers in Western Australia has produced a number of casualties in this extremely competitive market, including one of the largest Work for the Dole organisations in Australia, W

The historic T Sharp & Co store in the Hay Street Mall has sold its last pouch of tobacco following a decision by its new owners to concentrate on the sale of specialist pens and fine gifts.

The City of Mandurah has delivered a record capital works budget of $29.2 million for 2006-07, out of a total budget of $75 million, to fund an unprecedented level of building activity in the growing region.

South Perth real estate stalwart of 18 years, Alan Bourke, has merged his Alan Bourke Real Estate business on Canning Highway with the Acton Group, signalling both the end of an era for the independent agency and a new beginning for Mr Bourke.

East Perth could end up as the dual home of the proposed new sports stadium and the Western Australian Museum, with the area’s former power station a shortlisted site for both projects as decision making time closes in.

The Building and Construction Industry Training Fund is considering a boost to its industry levy to keep apprentices and trainees in jobs, following a forecast 9 per cent drop in housing approvals this financial year.

Executives from Melbourne-based Cbus Property, which is short-listed for the 140 William Street development, made the most of a recent whirlwind trip west by meeting with consortium stakeholders and gauging potential opportunities in the Perth market.

Satterley Property Group is looking at its next big Busselton development, earmarking 260 hectares adjacent to the region’s airport for a mixed use project.

A hot property market and soaring median house prices are not the exclusive domain of Perth, with regional centres also getting a good dose of property fever.