The West Australian A Fremantle-style marketplace, a farmer’s market, and an Indigenous or pop culture museum are among the ideas being discussed for the failed market hall at Yagan Square. Industry players have begun the autopsy on what killed the venue, and have turned discussion towards how to best use the space to activate the […]
PerthNow When Premier Mark McGowan opened the Yagan Square development to much fanfare in March 2018, it was billed as a world-class destination. The architecturally spectacular multimillion-dollar market hall was touted as the show-stopping centrepiece that would also highlight some of the State’s finest gourmet produce and become a huge drawcard for interstate and overseas […]
Opinion piece written by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck, published in The West Australian Controversy in Cottesloe hit another peak recently when the WA Planning Commission approved a $22.8 million apartment development on Marine Parade via the State Development Assessment Unit pathway. I accept there is a perception by some in the community that the […]
The Property Tribune Calls for the Western Australian government to commit to significant property tax reform have come from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA), as part of its comprehensive state budget submission. UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck said as the state emerges from the pandemic, the upcoming budget, which will be delivered by Treasurer […]
Business News The Urban Development Institute of Western Australia is calling on the state government to commit to significant property tax reform in its upcoming budget. Extending the stamp duty rebate for off-the-plan apartments and implementing land tax concessions are among the series of measures the institute believes will enable the property industry to continue […]
The Property Tribune Demand for new land in Perth remains high despite expectations that sales would fall after HomeBuilder and other stimulus measures had been removed, figures from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) reveal. UDIA WA CEO, Tanya Steinbeck, said the numbers show that while new land sales declined in Perth by 15% […]
Business News The state government’s move last year to establish a streamlined development pathway was welcomed by the property industry, which had long advocated for an improved approvals process. In the months after COVID-19 reached Australia, the state government negotiated historic planning reforms to expedite development projects and create a pipeline of construction jobs to […]
Have a Go News COMMUNITIES need to better understand the needs of an ageing population in order to ensure older community members can live in safe, appropriate, and affordable homes. That’s the view of Urban Development Institute of Australia’s WA (UDIA WA) CEO Tanya Steinbeck. She believes it is really important that we foster a […]
Business News Improving asset management and planning for an Aboriginal cultural centre are among prominent recommendations in Western Australia’s inaugural infrastructure strategy document. Those recommendations, contained in Infrastructure WA’s “Foundations for a Stronger Tomorrow” document released this afternoon, are just a few of the 88 made in the draft, 20-year strategy. That document outlines a vision […]