<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a> offers plenty of reasons to live vertically, but moving from a substantial family home into an apartment can expose the compromises of high-density living. Privacy, room for guests and usable living space tend to matter more when an apartment is intended as a permanent home rather than an occasional coastal base.

A typical residential floor at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a>, on Surf Parade,&nbsp;contains just four apartments. The 94-residence development by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> is predominantly made up of expansive three-bedroom homes, with a limited collection of half-floor penthouses above.

Across the apartment floors, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> has used the relatively limited number of residences to give each home greater access to natural light and outlook. Living spaces extend towards full-height glazing, while a series of bay windows frame selected views across the Pacific Ocean, city and hinterland rather than treating the building edge as a continuous wall of glass.

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“The apartment floors deliver a collection of homes that embrace controlled outlook via a series of bay windows deliberately framing moments of view,” Rothelowman Director Kim Lowman said.

From outside, those projecting forms contribute to the tower’s faceted profile. Strong horizontal and vertical elements establish its proportions, while the changing position of the sun alters the light, shadow and reflection across the façade throughout the day.

The same attention moves inside the apartments, where the material palette combines warm timber, natural stone, metallic detailing and softer curved forms. Kitchens sit within the main living zone, with stone island benches, integrated joinery and European appliances, before the living areas extend towards the glazing and the outlook.

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Three genuine bedrooms provide room to accommodate family and guests, while two secure car spaces and storage address some of the practical considerations that can become more noticeable when moving from a larger home. Feedback from the display suite has centred on the warmth and restraint of the interiors, with buyers commenting that the residences feel like homes rather than conventional coastal apartments.

A limited collection of half-floor penthouses occupies the upper levels, increasing the scale of the living spaces and adding private balconies and elevated finishes. From this position, the outlook extends between the ocean and hinterland.

Outside the private residences, The Eveleigh separates its shared spaces between the podium and rooftop. The podium is centred on wellness, with subtropical landscaping surrounding a swimming pool and pool terrace, yoga garden, private gymnasium, sauna and hot and cold plunge facilities. Landscaped retreats and pavilions provide additional places to sit away from the main recreation areas.

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Higher in the building, a rooftop pavilion and private dining suite sit alongside resident lounge, barbecue and outdoor dining areas, opening towards panoramic views across the ocean, city and hinterland.

“Buyers are no longer just looking for an apartment, but a lifestyle where they can relax, reset, and enjoy a balanced way of living,” Hirsch &amp; Faigen Director of Sales Matt George said.

Interest to date has come from established owner-occupiers and interstate lifestyle purchasers, including buyers planning a future move to the Gold Coast. Many are coming from larger homes and want to reduce ongoing maintenance without giving up space for family and guests, privacy, two car spaces or the ability to entertain at home.

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Much of that daily life can also take place beyond the building without requiring a drive. Kurrawa Beach and Pratten Park are an easy walk from Surf Parade, while Pacific Fair, Oracle Boulevard, The Oasis, restaurants, cafés, entertainment and public transport are also within walking distance.

The Eveleigh is Hirsch &amp; Faigen's fourth Gold Coast development since entering the market in 2021, following The Hemingway at Palm Beach, The Emerson at Kirra and Yves at Mermaid Beach. Each of the preceding projects sold out before completion.

“Broadbeach had been on our radar throughout our time operating on the Gold Coast,” the developer said. “Following our projects in Palm Beach, Kirra and Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach represented the natural next step for the business.”

The Surf Parade site brought together proximity to the beach, protected coastal outlooks and walkability to dining, shopping and recreation. Hirsch &amp; Faigen also identified the street as an emerging premium residential address, with enough separation from Broadbeach's busier destinations to retain a quieter environment at home.

The Eveleigh is now under construction by Maxcon, with completion forecast for mid-2028. Three-bedroom residences are currently available from $2.87 million.

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Joel Robinson

The Eveleigh brings house-like apartments to Broadbeach

A long-stalled Campbelltown development site is back in play, with new plans for 139 apartments set to supersede a mixed-use scheme approved almost a decade ago but never built.

The new proposal for 28 Cordeaux Street would deliver 116 market and 23 affordable apartments in a part 14-storey building, bringing a substantial new project into a Campbelltown market where new apartment supply remains limited.

Plans have been filed over the 3,092 sqm corner site at Moore-Oxley Street, around 600 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station and the city-centre retail core.

The site already carries a mixed-use residential approval dating to 2016. Doroch Architects has now been engaged on a larger replacement scheme, which is progressing as a State Significant Development Application following a Housing Delivery Authority determination in August 2025.

The apartment mix comprises 39 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom residences. Two-bedroom apartments make up just over half of the project, while three-bedroom homes account for 20 per cent.

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Of the 139 apartments, 23 will be delivered as affordable housing under the in-fill affordable housing provisions of the Housing SEPP. The affordable component represents 15 per cent of the residential gross floor area and will be managed by a registered Community Housing Provider.

Doroch has sought to break the scale of the building into two distinct elements, with a masonry podium of around four storeys establishing the street edge before the residential tower steps back above.

The corner position has shaped that approach. Cordeaux Street faces toward the commercial and civic centre, while Moore-Oxley Street leads into the lower-scale residential neighbourhood to the south, and the design verification report describes the site as "bridging the commercial core to the north and established residential areas to the south."

The podium will be expressed predominantly in face brick, while the upper levels shift to brushed and grooved concrete cladding with darker metal detailing. Recessed sections, deep balcony edges and landscaping break down the upper form, with an approximately 11.8-metre setback to the northern boundary addressing the adjoining St Peters Anglican School.

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Campbelltown has been starved of new residential developments in the last decade.

The only other notable development set to come to market this year is ALAND's Queen Square, a mixed-use precinct on over two hectares that will comprise apartments above a vibrant ground-level retail and hospitality dining precinct.

First look: New 139-apartment plans revive long-stalled Campbelltown city centre site

First Look: Sherlock Construction pitches apartments for low-rise Deception Bay

Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

First look at MAYD's North Kirra mixed-use precinct

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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Western Australia’s have started public consultation on proposed strata title law reforms, allowing for property owners and tenants of strata units to voice their opinion.
The reforms aim to create affordable housing options and encourage shared living communities via better management policies and efficient dispute resolution.
Lands Minister Terry Redman said this is a critical part of the process for those who own and live in strata scheme housing, or who may decide to in the future.
“WA is expected to be home to more than 3.5 million people by 2031 and we need a more robust and workable legislative framework to support strata title development and meet the future housing demands of the State,” Redman said.
“It is hoped these reforms will entice land developers and investors to WA, with provisions for more innovative and flexible planned community developments, which is currently a barrier to property growth in WA.”
Areas of focus include:
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<li>Options for strata development and tenure</li>
<li>Dispute resolution</li>
<li>Management of strata</li>
<li>Termination of schemes</li>
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Landgate has already spoken to government agencies, industry and business peak bodies over the past 12 months. The Property Council of Australia (PCA) have announced their support of the WA Strata Titles Act Reform Consultation paper.
Joe Lenzo, executive director of the PCA, said that it is important to modernise the “antiquated” strata laws with an increasing number of people opting for strata properties, including townhouses.
“Community titles will encourage larger scale precinct-style housing development to occur in WA, similar to other states. This includes more mixed use development around suburban centres and strategic infrastructure investments like train stations,” said Lenzo.
“The reforms proposed in this discussion paper follow an extensive period of constructive consultation with industry and the community, and we look forward to their implementation.”
Investors can <a href="https://consult.landgate.wa.gov.au/consult.ti" target="_blank">leave feedback on the consultation paper online via Landgate</a>.
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Public consultation starts on WA's proposed strata reforms

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The ANZ/Property Council Survey index for Western Australia has seen a softening in property business sector confidence to 115 from 123 over the latest quarter.
Down 19 points over the last 12 months, it is in stark contrast to the increasingly positive sentiment nationally, up to 135 from 131 over the same period.
Property Council of Australia executive director Joe Lenzo said that the dip is in line with recent consumer surveys that have also seen declines.
“The Western Australian property sector is still adjusting after record high levels of business confidence within the last two years, when the resources sector was at peak performance along with population growth,” said Lenzo.
The outlook for retail and industrial property however, is steady.
“These results show that now is not the time for government to pull back on its infrastructure and budget commitments” said Lenzo.
A number of factors may be behind the softening sentiment.
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<li>Lack of clear vision for continuing the growth of the state</li>
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However, positives may be coming in the shape of the sale of underutilised land assets and further planning reforms, he said.
“The worrying decline in business confidence in the property sector highlights the importance of fast tracking government land sales to enable the private sector to step in and grow the State through property investment and development," Lenzo claimed.
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Perth’s infill housing development is slowing, and the Property Council of Australia have said that it shows a need for regulatory reform.
According to the Property Council, reform is needed in regards to the introduction of community strata titles, to ease the process.
With infill development compared to the proportion of Perth’s urban fringe development dropping from 2011’s 32% to 28% in 2012, according to the Western Australian Planning Commission’s Urban Growth Monitor, Property Council of Australia executive director Joe Lenzo is calling for changes.
“Perth’s infill development strategy needs a shake-up, otherwise we will never achieve the 47% infill target in Perth’s strategic growth plan, Directions 2031,” said Lenzo.
“One of the main things holding back infill development in Perth is the outdated strata title system and the lack of community titles.”
He said that community titles would encourage larger scale precinct-style infill developments, alike to other Australian states.
“This includes more mixed use development around suburban centres and strategic infrastructure investments like train stations,” he said.
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Perth strata reform called for by Property Council of Australia

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The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) have recorded a small uptick over September in the median house price, despite a softening sales volumes.
The new $544,000 median, up 1% in the three months to September, is largely due to first home buyers holding out of market, according to REIWA’s president David Airey.
He noted that a compositional shift in sales had occurred, with an increase in turnover closer to the CBD and weakness in the outer suburbs.
“This may be a result of the numbers of first home buyers slipping away,” he said.
Notably, September is usually a seasonally slow sales month.
“Although there was a pick-up in sales at the end of September, numbers overall for the September quarter were down by 7% on the June quarter and down 15% on the same time last year,” he said.
“Despite some modest monthly variations, there has been very little movement in the Perth median house price between recent quarters, with Landgate data, for example, indicating a revised median for the June quarter of around $541,000.”
Western and eastern parts of the City of Stirling, as well as Fremantle, Vincent and Melville all saw sales pick ups.
Weaker sales were recorded in Joondalup and Belmont.
Rents were recorded as dropping since June, despite the overall metropolitan rent remaining at $450 per week at present. This is $10 down on houses from three months ago, with units and villas $15 down to $430.
There were 150 fewer rentals recorded over September than the month prior for Perth, but it maintains a 4% vacancy rate.
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Perth price uptick a “compositional shift” due to lack of FHBs: REIWA

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Vendor discounting figures are regularly collected by research house SQM Research. Now, they’ve compiled the 10 most discounted individual properties in Western Australia.
They note that Western Australia is a locality that has undergone substantial change in recent years for residential property, with the mining boom and subsequent downturn.
“Many of the properties we see below can be easily recognized from our national top ten most discounted properties, as over the past few months, Perth properties (and other properties from Western Australia) have made up the bulk of the list,” their research notes.
Just one of the homes on SQM Research’s Western Australian list had an initial asking price below $1 million, which is certainly not the norm for discounted properties across the country. After discounting, just two dropped of the Western Australian properties dropped below the seven figure mark.
Across the entire list, two were from South Perth, with the top two in Carabooda.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-residential+land-wa-carabooda-200627671%20" target="_blank">292 Carabooda Road, Carabooda</a>
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Initial asking price: $1,650,000 Now asking: $1,032,000  Discount: 37%  Days on market: 404 <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-carabooda-114289451" target="_blank">219 Bernard Road North, Carabooda</a>
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Initial asking price: $3,500,000 Now asking: $2,272,000  Discount: 35%  Days on market: 404 In terms of the dollar figure, this has been reduced by the most on the list – copping a $1,228,000 reduction on asking price. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-wa-bicton-115389839">28a Malsbury Street, Bicton</a>
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Initial asking price: $1,500,000 Now asking: $1,000,000  Discount: 33%  Days on market: 308 <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-doubleview-116544475" target="_blank">1 Princess Road, Doubleview</a>
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Initial asking price: $2,700,000 Now asking: $1,800,000  Discount: 33%  Days on market: 175 <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-yanchep-115004491" target="_blank">48b Brazier Road, Yanchep</a> 
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Initial asking price: $985,000 Now asking: $699,000  Discount: 29%  Days on market: 350
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 <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-wa-south+perth-113923551" target="_blank">12/4 Scott Street, South Perth</a>
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Initial asking price: $3,650,000 Now asking: $2,600,000  Discount: 29%  Days on market: 481 <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-duplex+semi+detached-wa-burswood-116984079" target="_blank">21b Hampton Street, Burswood</a>
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Initial asking price: $1,400,000 Now asking: $1,000,000  Discount: 29%  Days on market: 126 <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/property/for-sale/townhouse/wa/perth/?adid=2010865160" target="_blank">211 Bulwer Street, Perth</a>
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Initial asking price: $1,500,000 Now asking: $1,100,000  Discount: 27%  Days on market: 930 Of all the properties on the list, this one has been on the market for longest – at 930 days. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-sorrento-116607811" target="_blank">2 Marine Terrace, Sorrento</a>
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Initial asking price: $3,990,000 Now asking: $3,000,000  Discount: 25%  Days on market: 161 <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-wa-south+perth-114534271" target="_blank">32/39 South Perth Esplanade, South Perth</a>
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Initial asking price: $1,295,000 Now asking: $990,000  Discount: 24%  Days on market: 406
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The top 10 most discounted properties in Western Australia: SQM Research

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The Western Australian government is starting an education campaign through EnergySafety around the responsibilities and obligations of property owners when it comes to overhead power lines.
Privately owned power poles and lines located on private properties are the responsibility of the home owner, explained Commerce Minister Michael Mischin and Energy Minister Mike Nahan.
“Property owners have always had a common law duty of care to maintain their assets and ensure they do not pose a danger to themselves or the community,” Mischin said.
“The state government is now alerting people to this responsibility to give them a chance to have their privately owned power poles and lines inspected by a licensed electrical contractor.”
Lines supported by wooden poles that have been in service for 25 years, or longer, may be near the end of their service life and thus unsafe, warned Mischin, who said they could be a potential bushfire danger.
Nahan said that Western Power and Horizon Power were not responsible for these private poles and lines.
“Private power lines are part of a customer’s electrical installation. Their maintenance and safety are purely an owner’s responsibility,” he said.
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Private power line on your WA property? Here are your responsibilities

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Western Australia's most expensive suburbs in which to rent a house paints an interesting picture - particularly when looking at the disparity in rental yields.
This top 10 list of the priciest places to rent a house in Western Australia, compiled from RP Data's statistics, includes a strong presence of high yielding mining towns combined with several prestige suburbs with stunning rentals. We've included a real-time current listing so that you can see for yourself what the rental price will get you.
<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-one.jpg" alt="">Port Hedland</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,775</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 9.32%</li>
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Currently up for rent: <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-port+hedland-413476691" target="_blank">27 Styles Road</a> (pictured below), a four bedroom, two bathroom solid brick property for $1,800 per week. It is in the Pretty Pool area, each room has a built in wardrobe and it includes a lock up garage.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-two.jpg" alt="">Peppermint Grove</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,500</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 2.23%</li>
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Currently up for rent: There’s very little on the market for rent at present in Peppermint Grove, however for $1,100 per week <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-peppermint+grove-414003927" target="_blank">33 Leake Street</a> (pictured below) could be tenanted. Designed by architect Marshall Clifton, the four bedroom two bathroom home also includes a study, workshop and two carports.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-three.jpg" alt="">Newman</a>
<ul>
<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,500</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 9.87%</li>
</ul>
Currently up for rent: <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-newman-411164411" target="_blank">29 Daniels Street</a> (pictured below), for $1,500, is a four bedroom, two bathroom offering. It includes a double carport.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-four.jpg" alt="">South Hedland</a>
<ul>
<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,350</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 8.78%</li>
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Currently up for rent:<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-south+hedland-413572415" target="_blank"> 8 Roberts Street</a> (pictured below), a three bedroom, one bathroom offering for $1,200 a week was the closest we could find. It comes with a below ground pool.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-five.jpg" alt="">Baynton</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,200</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 8.20%</li>
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Currently up for rent: This four bedroom, four bathroom home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-baynton-413815667" target="_blank">11 Nyamina Road</a> (pictured below) is available for spot on $1,200. It includes a double car port.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-six.jpg" alt="">Dampier</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,173</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 7.82%</li>
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Currently up for rent: The closest available is $1,000 a week for three bedroom, one bathroom<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-dampier-413987303" target="_blank"> 14 Lyndon Crescent</a> (pictured below). It’s on a 900 square metre block of land and was previously owner occupied.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-seven.jpg" alt="">Claremont</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,150</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 3.92%</li>
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Currently up for rent: The closest available is the $950 per week three bedroom, two bathroom offering at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-claremont-403172096" target="_blank">43 Goldsworthy Road</a> (pictured below). It includes a double remote control garage.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-eight.jpg" alt="">City Beach</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,148</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 3.45%</li>
</ul>
Currently up for rent: The closest is $1,100 five bedroom, two bathroom <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-city+beach-413372987" target="_blank">119 Drabble Road</a> (pictured below). It has a minimum one week stay and a maximum four month stay in the property, and does advertise itself for “tropical holiday retreat” or short lease, so isn’t your standard rental.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-nine.jpg" alt="">Nickol</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,100</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 8.6%</li>
</ul>
Currently up for rent: Corner block <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-nickol-413448635" target="_blank">15 Middleton Way</a> (pictured below), with four bedrooms and two bathrooms, is available for $1,100 per week. It has a significant yard, with terracotta tiles.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-ten.jpg" alt="">Dalkeith</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,095</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 2.41%</li>
</ul>
Currently up for rent: <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-dalkeith-413542543" target="_blank">53 Birdwood Parade</a> (pictured below), with five bedrooms and two bathrooms, is available for $1,100 per week. The house is described as ‘historic’ and is rather spectacular with bathrooms in art deco style.
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Note: <a href="/news">Churchlands </a>narrowly missed the top 10, recording a $1,050 weekly median advertised rent result, and a gross rental yield of 3.98%. No other suburbs topped $1,000 per week in the data set.
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Tukurua, the 21 room 1890s Cottesloe gold boom summer beach mansion, has speculative $50 million plus expectations.
It's not just the restored heritage listed home but rather the 5,000 square metre block with its undeveloped beachfront potential.
Tukurua was built in 1896 as the summer residence of Western Australia’s first attorney-general, Sir Septimus Burt, handsome double storey residence sited on a gently sloping block on the corner of Rosendo Street and Marine Terrace. 
Burt's home was a substantial house, Strawberry Hill, in Adelaide Terrace, which had originally been owned by the Stone family but was purchased by Archibald Burt and extended by the prominent architect J. Talbot Hobbs to accommodate Septimus's large family of ten children ranging in ages from four to twenty-three years. 
Septimus also owned a riverside holiday home in <a href="/news">Peppermint Grove</a>, from which the family cruised the Swan River in their own steam boat Titu, one of only two in the colony.
In 1896, Burt commissioned a second holiday home from architect, R. T. McMasters, to be built in the newly fashionable, beach area of Cottesloe.
Around 1933, one of the Burt children rented the property to the Cass family, whose bed and breakfast made sufficient profit to then buy the property in 1939. During World War II, it served as military headquarters for officers and then as a home for refugee families after the fall of Singapore.
Their daughter, Dorothea Cass left it to her friend of many decades Ted Smith in 1994, when it was valued at $4 million. It has had a $5 million six year renovation.
The grand mansion, with 10 bedrooms and six bathrooms, at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-cottesloe-117546220" target="_blank">1-9 Rosendo Street</a>, has been listed through Frank Torre, at House Real Estate, Cottesloe.
Already there has been Chinese buyer interest.
“Most of the interest has come out of China, with people looking at buying a trophy home or developing the whole site,” Mr Torre told the local Post paper. 
“We’ve had one group fly down from China to have a look at it, and another is arriving this weekend.” 
Torre says the front could be subdivided into five or six blocks, with each of the approximately 300 square metre sites priced at about $3.6 million. 
The median house price in <a href="/news">Cottesloe</a> sits at around $1.76 million, according to RP Data. 
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Chinese inspect Tukurua, the iconic $50 million Cottesloe trophy mansion 

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Reliable Renovations &amp; Construction, the trading name of unregistered York builder Bruce Alistair Beaton, has been ordered to pay $5,500 in fines and $900 of costs after being prosecuted by the Building Commissioner.
At the Northam Magistrates Court, Beaton pleaded guilty to three charges relating to residential building work undertaken at a Northam property between April and July 2011 to the total value of $90,000. The property was storm-damaged.
He did not have registration, as required for most building works over $20,000 in many parts of Western Australia.
He also did not ensure the home building work contract was signed by both parties or contained the specific amount payable by the owner. He also did not obtain a home indemnity insurance policy.
The Western Australian Building Commissioner recently<a href="/expert-insights/building/unregistered-perth-home-renovation-company-and-directors-ordered-to-pay-41-200"> prosecuted another unregistered Perth building company</a>. Finishmyhome.com.au's directors Paul Edward Ovens and Allesandro Giuseppe Iovene were ordered to pay $41,200 of fines and costs.over registration and contractual offences. 
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A Western Australian agent has been fined $3,500 by Consumer Protection after failing to present the highest offer for a Warnbo, Perth property to the vendor.
As the sales representative for a property in Warnbro in November 2012, Dane Stephen Rawlings received two offers on the property. One was $410,000, the other for $400,000, both subject to finance. He did not present the highest offer to the seller.
If the seller had accepted the higher price it would have resulted in Rawlings sharing the commission with the sales representative for the prospective buyers who made the offer on a ‘conjunctional’ basis.
The lower offer would see him receiving the full sales commission. He presented the $400,000 offer to the seller, which was accepted.
Rawlings told the sales representative that the higher offer was rejected as the other offer was a full price cash offer. This was not correct.
Consumer Protection took action against Rawlings after an investigation into the sale. It was found he had breached the Code of Conduct for Agents and Sales Representatives.
Real estate agents and sales representatives should always be acting in the best interest of their clients, said Commissioner for Consumer Protection, Anne Driscoll.
“Honesty and integrity is at the heart of the Code of Conduct and those in the real estate industry who do not adhere to the rules may be subject to disciplinary action and ultimately could lose their licence to operate,” she said.
Rawlings faced two charges, fined $1,500 and $2,000 on each on 30 July 2014. He was also ordered to pay costs of $1,000.
That he did not communicate the higher offer to the seller was considered a serious matter by the State Administrative Tribunal. They noted that it involved concealment that was very difficult to detect, undermines the sales process as well as undermines the trust the public has in the real estate industry.
Rawlings assured that in future he would improve his practice by being present at every viewing to meet with potential buyers and agents – particularly for conjunctional arrangements. He would take precise diary entries and notes in regards to phone calls and meetings, and he would be more accountable in forwarding offers to the seller and principal.
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