Cost of parking in Perth during the day to rise,but one parking perk will stay

Cost of parking in Perth during the day to rise,but one parking perk will stay

The City of Perth council has backed a substantial increase to daytime parking fees,with the hike set to bring in $700,000 in extra revenue this financial year.

  • byJesinta Burton

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Tom Jones stuns Kings Park audience by diving into darkness and death
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Tom Jones stuns Kings Park audience by diving into darkness and death

The ageless Welsh star kicked off his Australian tour at Kings Park last night with a surprising mix of rousing classics and songs in the late-career elegiac mode of David Bowie and Johnny Cash.

  • byMark Naglazas
Bye-bye,free bays? City of Perth mulls abolishing parking perks,raising fees

Bye-bye,free bays? City of Perth mulls abolishing parking perks,raising fees

The City of Perth council could soon abolish its free nighttime parking incentive and impose an 11.5 per cent increase to its fees after officers concluded the perk was becoming too costly.

  • byJesinta Burton
Crisis talks:Housing and sustainability challenges injects urgency into Perth Design Week

Crisis talks:Housing and sustainability challenges injects urgency into Perth Design Week

Once regarded as an indulgence for the leisure classes,architecture and design is now at the centre of the conversation.

  • byMark Naglazas
Tennis champ shares his tips as Perth celebrates launch of Nine’s newest game show
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Tennis champ shares his tips as Perth celebrates launch of Nine’s newest game show

Tennis legend,media all-rounder and now host of Nine’s hit game show Tipping Point Australia,Todd Woodbridge,was joined by local media and clients at a special dinner at Santini.

New $80 million student housing tower approved for Perth’s CBD

New $80 million student housing tower approved for Perth’s CBD

The project will provide a further 835 students with a place to stay as the state’s housing crisis deepens – but not everyone is happy about it.

  • byHolly Thompson
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Sydney indie kings Royel Otis murder the dancefloor in Freo

Sydney indie kings Royel Otis murder the dancefloor in Freo

Eclectic Australian guitar-pop pair Royel Otis appear to be on the cusp of being propelled into the stratosphere after a knockout,sold out performance at Freo Social on Saturday night.

  • bySarah Brookes andAudrey Franzi
NSW,Victoria ‘laggards’ as WA races ahead in banning plastic coffee cups

NSW,Victoria ‘laggards’ as WA races ahead in banning plastic coffee cups

While Western Australian imposed a ban on single-use coffee cups on Friday,eastern states are being accused of dragging their feet on reducing plastic waste.

  • byNick O'Malley andHamish Hastie
WA’s greenest city turns red at the prospect of a cherished century-old tree being chopped down

WA’s greenest city turns red at the prospect of a cherished century-old tree being chopped down

Could great design and a land swap be the answer to saving this monster tree? Why architects say there is a design-led solution to this problem.

  • byMark Naglazas
‘Who cares,I can do it’:How this 30-year-old Perth entrepreneur built a pretzel empire

‘Who cares,I can do it’:How this 30-year-old Perth entrepreneur built a pretzel empire

The entrepreneur believes part of her success was the naivety of youth.

  • byTracy Vo
Perth rocker channels Kurt Cobain in unplugged tribute to grunge pioneer’s legacy

Perth rocker channels Kurt Cobain in unplugged tribute to grunge pioneer’s legacy

Perth musician Justin Burford will take on the challenge for a special show on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Nirvana legend’s death.

  • byBob Gordon