A Perth council is calling on the State Government to take control of emergency management.
Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
A Perth council has rejected a bid from one of its own to discuss an item that will ‘impact rates and ratepayers’ publicly.
The City of Fremantle will ask the State Government for $200,000 for the shark barrier, despite admitting the beach is underutilised.
The incredible $12.5 million project to transform a former hospital into Victoria Park’s hottest entertainment destination has secured the support of the Metro Inner Development Assessment Panel.
Jessica Evensen
The City of Perth is suing the production company that brought the Van Gogh Alive experience to WA for alleged damage to the turf of the Supreme Court Gardens.
Jake Dietsch
Construction of a daycare centre and service station will go ahead, despite objections from Rockingham councillors over concerns about potential impacts from levels of a dangerous carcinogen.
Laura Pond
Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas says the State Government is being arrogant by not offering compensation for land to build a primary school.
Australia Day was a hot topic again in Rockingham, with councillors blasting the Albanese Government for forcing local governments to decide what date it should be celebrated on.
Rachel Fenner
Perth City Council has rejected a State Government bid to convert an inner-city carpark into the CBD’s first public primary school without money changing hands.
A newly elected Hedland councillor and former Great Australia Party candidate has appeared in a bizarre video on Russian state-owned TV, passing on his ‘sincere congratulations’ to Vladimir Putin.
Sam Jones
An underutilised Subiaco community centre will be demolished and turned into a pocket park to increase green space within the city centre.
Claire Sadler
Nick Lonie has been elected to the Mosman Park council after his third attempt to become a councillor.
A Perth council wants the WA Planning Commission to not approve a Woolworths and Coles as part of a new development.
Erick Lopez
State planners have unanimously approved a $7 million ECU medical centre in Yanchep which is expected to benefit both local residents and students.
The City of Canning could spend more than $1 million upgrading and doubling its network of security cameras throughout the district.
The central suburbs council unanimously voted for staff to “prioritise” the progression of planning controls to protect trees and tree canopies on private land.
A crowded race for the prized seat of Nedlands appears set to shrink, after a meeting of Liberal party insiders voted against retrospectively accepting the membership of two candidates.
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.
A special council meeting to resolve the City of Nedlands’ failed audit became so heated that three councillors stormed out of the council chambers.
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.
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.
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