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Six-storey apartment building approved for Nedlands Reserve (opens the original)
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The former Hollywood Village site is continuing to be built up, with the approval of a six-storey apartment building. The $44 million complex forms part of the Nedlands Reserve redevelopment and is between the existing Regis aged-care facility and a future 5900sqm public open space known as Central Park. HN Asset Pty Ltd, part of Hesperia Group, owns most of Nedlands Reserve after buying the 5.5ha site bounded by Monash Avenue, Smyth Road, Karella Street and Williams Road, excepting Regis Nedlan
Spring into Claremont with art, music and kids activities (opens the original)
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From October 12 to 25, the suburb’s town centre will become a vibrant hub of art, music, children’s activities and shopping for Spring into Claremont. Spring-inspired window decals by artist Helen Ansell will appear at various local businesses, Maude Jackson Walk will come alive with a bright and playful installation by Duo Creative, and shoppers can check out the spring display at Claremont Quarter. Parents can head to Avion Way on October 17 from 10am to 1pm where there will be free craft acti
Scarborough development set to become beachfront’s biggest (opens the original)
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A 27-storey apartment building is the latest in a string of approved developments set to tower near Scarborough’s beachfront in a bid to alleviate the high demand for rentals. The $130m West Coast Highway design, 250m from the popular beach, will be seven floors higher than the Rendezvous Hotel just across the road. Planning controls for the area allow for up to 12 storeys or a maximum 18-storey bonus height for developments deemed to show design excellence and provide wider benefit. Six develop
Snack Showdown: Decadent delights on offer at Royal Show (opens the original)
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Cheesecake clouds, hotcakes on a stick and dirty dogs are just some of the mouth-watering creations on offer for food lovers at this year’s Perth Royal Show. A decadent line-up of 10 sweet and savoury dishes, both visually and gustatorily exciting, feature in the show’s inaugural Snack Showdown. A panel of WA food personalities, including Royal Agricultural Society of WA ambassador and former MasterChef contestant Alex Crisp, Lachie Sheridan, of Perth Dude Food, and Danielle Oakman, of Dining wi
Panel grants more time to developer for Nedlands apartments (opens the original)
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Prime land in Nedlands will continue to lie vacant after the developer was granted a further time extension to build a six-storey apartment block. Property investment and development company Griffin Group sought an extra two years to build the mix of two and three-bedroom units at 135 Broadway, known as Westwood Apartments. But State planners voted at the Development Assessment Panel September 23 meeting to grant a four-year extension to September 2030, in line with standard extension timeframes
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