A man has been charged after he allegedly smashed 63 windows at a local government building before abusing staff at a press conference on the matter.
Claire Sadler
Three Woodvale properties next to Cockman House are at the centre of a tug-of-war between two councils, the WAPC and a developer.
Erick Lopez
A trial date has been set for a City of Belmont councillor accused of indecently assaulting a female clients while working as a driving instructor.
Jessica Evensen
Keen surfers packed into the City of Albany council chambers on Tuesday night to voice their support for a decisive vote in favour of the $13m artificial surf reef, a project almost 30 years in the making.
Melissa Sheil
A policy guiding the City of Albany’s relations with the Menang Noongar community was adopted by councillors this week, replacing an “outdated” 21-year-old document.
An Albany councillor has publicly refused to complete his directed inclusivity training, labelling it ‘forced indoctrination’ and ‘conversion therapy’.
The City of Bayswater mayor has been grilled by councillors and ratepayers over a $3300 trip to the South West gifted by an Indonesian coal mining company.
Jessica Evensen and Dylan Caporn
Imagine being able to foresee danger — to be able to foresee the possibility of a car accident before it happens.
Lauren Price and Joe Spagnolo
An outbreak of a tiny beetle killing thousands of Perth’s trees could cost many millions of dollars to eradicate, with experts warning it’s Australia’s worst biosecurity threat in decades.
Caitlyn Rintoul and Dylan Caporn
Part of the controversial former Bentley360 site will be transformed into a multi-million dollar community centre by WA’s oldest Chinese organisation.
Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
A Perth council’s 2024-25 budget includes $30,000 for new carpet in the council chambers, yet rates went up by one of the highest amounts in the entire metropolitan area.
Michael Palmer
Pressure has mounted on the State Government to reform its ‘unjust and undemocratic’ planning system after hundreds of West Australians signed a petition to ban political donations from developers.
Jessica Evensen and Harriet Flinn
An Albany councillor and Liberal candidate will undergo inclusivity training, four months after complaints were filed over comments he made linking paedophilia to the LGBTQIA+ community.
The City of Wanneroo has approved a 3 per cent increase in rates as part of its 2024-2025 budget but has also removed fees on rates paid in instalments.
Locals worry dust blowing from waste stockpiles at a refinery near a primary school on the outskirts of Perth is toxic and dangerously radioactive.
Adrian Rauso and Simone Grogan
A coalition of councils and unions has formed to stop a bitter turf war over local government workers, and block the militant CFMEU from recruiting more members.
Dylan Caporn
The State’s peak planning body has given Floreat Forum developers the green light to advertise their controversial Precinct Structure Plan, despite a lengthy battle from the community and council to halt plans.
Harriet Flinn
A proposed eight-storey short-stay accommodation facility at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre complex in Madeley is open for public comment on the boutique development.
Ahead of a vote of the Shire of Peppermint Grove council over whether to set up a day celebrating the small western suburbs community in place of Australia Day events, Mr Cook welcomed the proposal.
Former Nedlands mayor Laurie Taylor claims an ‘overstaffing crisis’ is to blame for the city’s ‘abhorrent rate rise of 9.5 per cent.
The future of a mega medical precinct linking UWA and QEII Medical Centre now rests in the hand of the State Government but there are fears over how the community will remain in the picture.
The Town of Bassendean council has given its CEO a pay rise.
After six years at the busy Perth location, the beloved farmers market is set for a huge change.
Taylor Renouf
Senior staff and councillors at the City of Nedlands are at odds over making public all of the independent findings of their audit failings, with calls for names referenced in the analysis to be redacted.