It was a case of third time lucky for Locus Development Group after an assessment panel approved its redesigned Fremantle townhouses that were estimated to cost $38 million.
The City of Melville council has backed a business case to replace its library with a three-storey centre despite an estimated cost increase to nearly $60 million.
Shuttered residential building company Beyond Builders has been ordered to pay $55,000 after a homeowner launched legal action over construction delays.
St John of God Health Care will expand its Murdoch hospital to include a five-storey mental health facility, after the state’s peak planning body greenlit its $98.6 million proposal.
The state government believes a $21.5 million investment to support 150 new construction apprenticeships will boost the sector in WA, but concedes there are continued challenges.