City of Melville

The late Eric Lumsden, Jahna Cedar and Christine Simpson Stokes are among 76 prominent Western Australians to be awarded Australia Day honours this year.

Fini Group has lodged a development application to build a new $200 million medical and commercial precinct at Murdoch, highlighted by the state's first medihotel, but the project is at least a year behind its original schedule.

A long-running campaign to gain approval for an Applecross apartments project has highlighted planning inconsistencies.

Retail developer Con Berbatis’ proposal for an $80 million revamp of Kardinya Park shopping centre was approved yesterday, according to the project’s spokesperson.

The shift in work habits during COVID-19 provides an attractive development opportunity for suburban councils.

A 50-year lease for a bowling club and rumours of a brewery have sparked heated debate in Melville council, 15 months after a wave park was shelved.

The City of Melville will be under close observation by the state government as councillors approved a 50 year peppercorn lease for a bowling club last night.

Creative organisations are congregating in areas of Perth to maximise resources and encourage visitation.

A contentious development site will be the centrepiece of the 2021 Fremantle Biennale.

Just four councils received half of all complaints lodged with the state’s local government standards panel in the year to June, with Melville accounting for a fifth of all complaints made in that time.

The long-awaited redevelopment of Westfield Booragoon appears to be back on the agenda, after an application for a $500 million expansion of the centre was made public this afternoon.

Scentre Group has offered a first look at its $500 million expansion plan for Westfield Booragoon, with retail tenancies, outdoor dining and an entertainment precinct.

The cities of Stirling and Melville have become prime locales for new childcare centres this year, despite residents’ and councillors’ concerns about their impact on amenity and traffic congestion.

DevelopWise has lodged plans to build a second $20 million apartment block in Mount Pleasant, but the City of Melville has pushed for it to be refused.

Edge Visionary Living will add 1.95 metres to its 224-dwelling, 16-storey Applecross development, despite council opposition.

A deal between the council and aged care provider Oryx Communities over 2,072 square metres of Mount Pleasant land has fallen through.

A $75 million proposal to build an eight-storey office development on vacant land between two hospitals has received support from the City of Melville.

West Australian Music has moved its headquarters from the City of Perth to the Goolugatup Heathcote precinct in Applecross.

Developers Hesperia and Birchmead Property Group received approval to build a $75 million office development near two hospitals in Murdoch.

The Western Australian division of the Air Force Association is planning to expand its Bull Creek estate with a $26.1 million proposal.

A development assessment panel has given the green light for the Western Australian division of the Air Force Association to expand its Bull Creek estate with a $26.1 million facility.

Plans for a mid-tier public transport network connecting infill suburbs is gaining traction with industry.

Emma Buswell cleverly knits together laughs with social commentary in a new exhibition that takes a tongue-in-cheek look at one of Perth’s upmarket suburbs.

Councillors appear to be having more favourable outcomes through the Joint Development Assessment Panel process.

A private girls' school is proposing to build a new performing arts facility at its Attadale campus, including a 650-seat auditorium.

Estimated costs for Scentre Group’s updated proposal to build the state’s largest shopping centre in Booragoon have escalated by nearly $300 million.

A $792 million expansion of Westfield Booragoon, which would make it the state’s largest shopping centre, has been approved by WA’s peak planning body.

A proposal by Santa Maria College to build a $25 million performing arts centre at its Attadale campus was approved unanimously at a meeting this morning.

Aged care organisation Hall & Prior has its sights on a 8,586 square metre site in Palmyra to build its $100 million independent living complex.

Shopping centre magnate Scentre Group has bolstered its sales and customer visitation numbers off the back of its four Perth precincts.

Hall & Prior has received approval to demolish buildings on the corner of Stock Road and Canning Highway to construct a six-storey aged care facility in Palmyra.

A City of Melville councillor is suing former Keating government minister and mayor George Gear, alleging defamatory matters were published to the city's elected members and staff.

The campaigns ahead of local government elections have brought about some heated interaction among contenders.

Hesperia has submitted an application for a four-storey development in the Murdoch Health and Knowledge precinct, estimated to cost $68.7 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.

Hesperia is set to build a twin-tower development to provide affordable housing within the Murdoch Health and Knowledge precinct.

A major report has highlighted the challenges facing WA in meeting waste recycling goals.

A creative Perth initiative has decoded ancient place names for its biggest project to date.