When we think of inner-city Perth what comes to mind are the young and the childless – cool couples and singles who don’t mind forking out big money for small spaces - but this demographic spells bad news for the area.
The state’s peak planning body has been dragged into a legal row between the City of Joondalup and Shalom House over plans to bring the rehab’s ‘tough love’ program to Perth’s northern suburbs.
City of Canning mayor Patrick Hall said ratepayers did not expect councils to involve themselves in the national debate on the virtues of advertising liquor or fast foods.
Hundreds of hectares of land were consumed by subdivision in 2021 but the rate of urban infill in Perth has still tanked to just 29 per cent.
The City of Stirling mayor has said new guidelines on basketball courts could cost the City money and stop people from exercising.
Local government representatives say retailers are not doing enough to address the escalating issue of trolley litter – and they want the state government to step in.
Town of Victoria Park Mayor Karen Vernon said if the council didn’t take complaints about noise seriously then they could be sued.
A 92-year-old great grandfather has until the end of the month to remove his award-winning roses from the verge outside his house.
The Taskforce on Residential and Recreational Verge Uses has suggested a fee of $300 to apply for a permit,on top of an annual $100 fee to maintain it.
Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas recently pushed for a decentralisation of homeless service providers from his local government’s boundaries to other councils.
The councillor’s outburst during an online council meeting,in which he also brought his iPad into the toilet,preceded the revelation of his political ambition.