Marsha Jacobs

A supreme Court appeals bench has sent a case involving Mt Lawley Pty Ltd and the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) back for retrial.

Western Australian Government approval of the Construction Contracts Bill, which is designed to change the way the building industry deals with payment disputes, is also expected to generate a new industry of adjudicators in Western Australia.

The City of Perth last week approved modified plans for Westpoint’s $250 million development of the old Emu Brewery Site, which has been empty for 10 years.

As the recipient of this year’s Master Builders Award for excellence in construction Gavin Construction is in good company, with Multiplex, BGC, and Thiess Contractors among previous winners.

Westralia Airports Corporation’s board and shareholders have approved a capital restructure that will enable WAC to fund investment over the next five years and position itself for expansion.

Farsands Corporation has re-listed on the Australian Stock Exchange following a major restructuring that was effectively a reverse takeover by project management group Clifton Con

A $17 million capital raising will close this week for the Aspen Parks Property Fund.

Western Australia’s only carpet manufacturer, Westwools Carpets, has upgraded its facilities, giving it double its previous capacity.

After a partnership of 15 years, Stephen Reiffer and Paul Conti have restructured real estate agency Time Conti Sheffield into three separate businesses to allow for more specialised service and interests.

While the State’s corporate sector has received much of the publicity for the $11.1 million in business support for the arts last year, the contribution of smaller businesses has performed an equally meaningful role.

The long-awaited State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) will not be operational until at least early next year following a fourth extension on reporting for the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Legislation.

FOURTH-GENERATION winner – richard noble and CO

Serviced office providers are being under-utilised in the Australian market, according to some in the industry, with much of that due to a misunderstanding of what the service entails.

Theft and vandalism on new home sites across Australia cost the housing industry more than $8 million a year.

Zorzi Select, the Zorzi Group’s new boutique-focused subsidiary, will undertake its maiden project with the refurbishment of the three-storey former Westpac offices on the corner of Rockeby and Hamersley roads in Subiaco.

Stockland and Australand are the first developers to participate in the Telstra Smart Community program, launched in Western Australia in March.

Tourism awards 

Jacqui Williams faced a challenging brief when she was nominated project manager to co-ordinate the design of a new office for the Interiors Australia Group.

The Insurance Commission of Western Australia, the State’s sole provider of compulsory third party motor vehicle personal injury insurance, is using the arts as a means of combating the high rates of

The State Government would be open to a public private project (PPP) proposal relating to the establishment of a new sports complex, according to Treasurer Eric Ripper.

Despite the continued strength of the construction industry, across-the-board cost increases in the building industry are putting pressure on many builders’ bottom line.

The Construction Contracts Bill, expected to become law in September, could effect significant change to the way industry deals with payment structures in construction contracts, and provide for the rapid resolution of payment disputes through adjudicatio

Draft changes to Federal bankruptcy law have caused alarm among professional bodies who say the proposed law is too wide in its application and will create financial and legal uncertainty.

Key industry players have established a task force to find ways of attracting young people into the building and construction industry.

DOJ contract a security concern 

A memorandum of understanding signed between Claremont Football Club and the Royal Agricultural Society to move the football club’s facilities to the Claremont Showgrounds, could free land worth $100 million for development in the leafy suburb.

Small lots in big demand 

Perth-based Westralia Property Trust has completed a $30 million equity raising to purchase a CBD building and broaden its holdings beyond the tourism industry.

PROPERTY development is moving into the realm of mum and dad investors with a joint venture between two BGC subsidiaries, Impressions the Homebuilder and J-Corp, pitching its serv