The Australian Renewable Energy Agency and State Government are set to support the shires of Capel, Harvey and Augusta-Margaret River in upgrading energy infrastructure and providing charging stations for EVs.
Sean Van Der Wielen
Former City of Kalamunda chief executive and local government stalwart Rhonda Hardy has passed away after a battle with cancer.
Hannah Cross and Jake Dietsch
City of Cockburn ratepayers will be able to find comprehensive details of elected members travel after the council voted to create a public register.
Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
A special council meeting to resolve the City of Nedlands’ failed audit became so heated that three councillors stormed out of the council chambers.
Claire Sadler
An arrest warrant issued for a Liberal Party aspirant for the Federal seat of Tangney was cancelled moments later during a bizarre court appearance over stealing charges linked to his last run for office.
A Perth council has engaged a specialist contractor to hand-pick and remove fragments of asbestos materials found at a popular Perth beach.
Erick Lopez
A European summer and $114,000 delegation may be off the cards for Cockburn councillors, who will vote on scrapping the controversial trip altogether on Tuesday.
An inner-city site could soon be transformed into a medical facility with cosmetic and plastic surgery specialists.
Jessica Evensen
Western Power has blamed pole top fires caused by high humidity and rain for leaving some northern suburbs without power for more than 48 hours.
Proposed rules to protect trees in the eastern suburbs have been thrown into disarray after advice from a State Government department.
A South West shire has voted to remove the historic reading from sources of ‘wisdom’ during future council meetings.
Craig Duncan
A City of Rockingham councillor’s parenting and child have been the subject of a relentless online trolling campaign.
Rachel Fenner
A Perth mayor has declared NIMBYism is ‘alive and well’ as residents in the eastern suburbs rally against the building of a funeral home, claiming it would be an ‘inescapable beacon of death’.
Jake Dietsch
Fremantle’s leading theatre company is calling for State Government intervention after the council agreed to search for interested buyers for the company’s home.
A former councillor who finished second in October’s Wanneroo mayoral race has raised concerns about the decision to approve a telecommunications tower at a shopping precinct despite pushback from locals.
A western suburbs resident hoping to create fun for the children in the street has been knocked back for the second time after proposing to build a basketball court that encroached on the verge.
Rocky Bay’s huge Mosman Park site is a step closer to being offered as residential lots, with a plan to rezone the area ahead of going to market winning council approval this week.
A Perth council has become the latest town to attempt to sway the State Government to protect trees on private properties after its mayor described Perth’s tree canopy as a ‘crisis’.
The Ruah Safe Night Space is set to open in Northbridge after securing the unanimous support of the City of Perth council.
Jake Dietsch & Jessica Evensen
It takes just seven minutes to drive from my place to Scarborough. It takes at least another 30 to contend with the absolute cabbages that frequent Scarborough’s carparks.
Natalie Richards
The City of Perth council is set to make a decision on opening a shelter for women in Northbridge after it closed its East Perth shelter almost four months ago.
Outgoing WA Attorney-General John Quigley plans to leave his mark with tougher penalties for criminals as he enters his last year of politics.
The proposed partnership — which city staff have recommended the Perth council approves — would focus on supporting economic growth through trade, investment and knowledge-sharing.
Cockburn council has been (rightly) copping a bollocking all week. But this isn’t just about one council and one trip, however tone-deaf it might have been to propose amid a cost-of-living crisis.
Kate Emery
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