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Apr 13, 2024 · A huge clean-up is underway in Perth's north after an unexpected severe storm event dumped more than 130 millimetres of rain on several suburbs. Parts of Clarkson and Butler were among the worst hit on Friday afternoon, leaving locals and authorities to assess the damage this morning.
Apr 12, 2024 · A freak storm has caused flash flooding in Perth's north, with reports of people having to be rescued from their submerged cars, ending one of the city's longest dry spells on record. Videos posted to social media showed suburban streets and backyards inundated with rain and hail, and cars left stranded on flooded roads.
- Privacy, Traffic Top Residents' Concerns
- More High-Rise on The Way
- Residents Were Listened To: Developer
- Karrinyup Experience Mirrored in Other Suburbs
- Minister Rules Out Third-Party Appeal Rights
- Perth Facing Severe Housing Shortage
- State Lagging with Infill Target
- Residents 'Under Siege' from High-Rise
For Karrinyup's many elderly residents, including Trisha Cole, the neighbourhood is not what it used to be. "There's no privacy any more but the worst way it has affected me is the volume of traffic," she said. "I have actually stood in the middle of the road and put my hand up each way." The 88-year-old lives in a house on the edge of the state's ...
Two 14 and 24-storey luxury apartment blocks, also in the shopping centre precinct but yet to be built, have been given the green light. The project, called West Village, was approved last year by a Joint Development Assessment Panel (JDAP) after the local council, the City of Stirling, rejected it, pointing out the area was only zoned for four sto...
Both Blackburne, and the state government, insist the local residents were listened to during the consultation process. Blackburne says it also ran its own independent consultation, where local residents were invited to presentations, as well as question and answer sessions. "Our developments are designed with existing and future residents in mind,...
WA Ratepayers and Residents Association spokesperson Simon Wheeler said the experience of residents in Karrinyup was not isolated. Mr Wheeler, who ran as a candidate in the last City of Stirling election, claims high-rise was being steamrolled through across the suburbs, despite huge community opposition. "This could happen anywhere absolutely … it...
Mr Wheeler has called for third-party appeal rights so councils and residents can challenge JDAP decisions. But Planning Minister, Rita Saffioti, has ruled that out. "We all understand that we need to consult with the community," she said. "But we can't have people having the right of veto. The minister said since the JDAP system was brought in 12 ...
What is not in dispute is that Perth needs more infill housing to curb its urban sprawl and address the dire shortage of housing. Ms Saffioti said good quality high-density was proving popular in key areas, supported by shops, restaurants and public transport. She rejected claims from critics that the luxury apartments, given their high cost, would...
New figures show the state is behind in its infill targets to meet the projected population growth. Rachel Chapman, a planner for 25 years who has worked in both the public and private sectors, said under the targets, 47 per cent of that growth has to be met by infill development. "For last year, we achieved only about 40 per cent in infill rather ...
Sustainability professor at Curtin University Peter Newman believes high-rise could be too much, too soon for Perth residents. Mr Newman has been campaigning against the city's sprawl for decades but says communities were now "under siege" from the "high-rise boom". "Local neighbourhoods are under enormous pressure because this isn't part of what t...
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Jun 10, 2023 · Perth's best and worst performing house and unit markets are dominated by suburbs at the upper and lower ends of the median price spectrum. By Craig Francis. | 10-6-2023 | Residential | 6 min read. North Fremantle (pictured) was among the worst performers for unit growth, while Fremantle house prices fared even worse.
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REVEALED: Suburb getting brand new Woolworths supermarket. The shopping centre site will be within walking distance of the train station and future primary school. updated. ‘Asbestos’ discovery halts multi-million dollar WA project. However, the union claims it raised the alarm over possible asbestos contamination over three months ago.
National. WA premier to cut China trip short as bushfires rage in Perth's north. By Emily Bennett. Lucy Slade. 1:00am Nov 24, 2023. A bushfire is burning out of control in Perth's northern suburbs after a late wind change forced fresh evacuations and spread the danger zone out further.
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