A Perth councillor known for increasingly “odd” behaviour including bringing a large stick into chambers and waving it around has now taken the fight online.
The vision for the Indiana Tea House is to deliver a new icon for Perth,“a backyard for locals and a front door for visitors”. But there’s plenty of hurdles and naysayers for the developer to clear before this ageing beauty is given a cosmetic makeover.
The annual Australia Day fireworks-driven extravaganza is up for review before next year as Perth Mayor Basil Zempilas suggests it could be time for a pause or refresh of the event.
Protesters against mandatory COVID-19 vaccination banged on windows at the Fremantle council building and chanted “no mandate” after a majority of councillors rejected their request for the local government to be “pro-choice”.
A popular holiday destination just over 900km from Perth,the shacks at the Blowholes Campground recently received negative feedback from visitors.
The suspension of the capital city council was a chance for renewal with new executive staff put in place to lead the way forward,but a year after new councillors were elected four out of four general managers there when they started are all gone.
The Forrest’s investment company Tattarang publicly revealed a new redevelopment proposal for the site on December 5 following a stunted design-process but has run into a new set of concerns from the council.
His term opened with controversy over transphobic comments made on commercial radio. One year on and Perth’s celebrity Lord Mayor has had to work hard to learn how to run a local government and build a greater understanding with both the LGBTQIA+ and broader community.
Dwayne Petergrew was playing with friends in a laneway at the back of his house around 4pm when his neighbour two doors down accidentally left the garage door open and her two Bull Arab Staffy-crosses escaped.
The City of Fremantle council looks set to alter its local cat law to make local government controlled roads,parks,verges and other property prohibited ares for pets and strays.
Committee for Perth chief executive Marion Fulker said it was uncertain if there would be a return to normal for the CBD. “There were already warning signs,retail was already in decline,vacancy rates were already higher in the CBD than elsewhere,” she said.