Civic Heart jumpstart:Landmark South Perth towers approved after seven-year saga
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Civic Heart jumpstart:Landmark South Perth towers approved after seven-year saga

The government plans to transform South Perth peninsula into a major inner city population hub and an extension of Perth city,centred around Civic Heart.

  • byEmma Young

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Curtain call? The ambitious plan to transform a retail strip to save an iconic Perth cinema

Curtain call? The ambitious plan to transform a retail strip to save an iconic Perth cinema

Perth's Cygnet cinema could close its doors by the end of the year unless a WA developer pulls off an ambitious plan to transform a suburban Como street into a buzzing strip.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Man shot in leg in South Perth in second incident of eventful night

Man shot in leg in South Perth in second incident of eventful night

The incident occurred between 3am and 5am in Parker Street,across the road from Perth Zoo and just around the corner from South Perth's entertainment district.

Man dies in hospital after suspected fight in shadow of Narrows Bridge

Man dies in hospital after suspected fight in shadow of Narrows Bridge

St John Ambulance officers took him from his Atwell home to Fiona Stanley Hospital some time afterwards,but he could not be revived.

Sirona seals deal on $65 million apartment tower across from Perth Zoo

Sirona seals deal on $65 million apartment tower across from Perth Zoo

The tower is a 30-70 joint venture proposal between Sirona Capital and Singaporean construction giant Chip Eng Seng Corporation - and it's had a bumpy ride.

  • byEmma Young
Caught red-handed:'Cuckoo smurfing'pair jailed in Perth

Caught red-handed:'Cuckoo smurfing'pair jailed in Perth

Two people who admitted travelling from NSW to Western Australia to participate in a"cuckoo smurfing"money laundering scheme have been jailed.

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South Perth's Civic Heart beats again with government lifeline

South Perth's Civic Heart beats again with government lifeline

The state government is stepping in to force a resolution to Perth’s most controversial apartment tower stalemate after multiple redesigns have once again failed to pass through the local planning assessment panel.

  • byEmma Young andLauren Pilat
Random South Perth car search leads police to drug haul

Random South Perth car search leads police to drug haul

A Beaconsfield man is due to face court charged with a string of drug offences after police found several drugs in his car during a random breath test and license check in South Perth.

Boy hit by car outside Perth Zoo

Boy hit by car outside Perth Zoo

Police said the incident happened just after 11am near Labouchere Road and the driver of the car stopped to help.

'They’re disgusting':Outgoing South Perth Mayor calls out dirty tactics to skew council election

'They’re disgusting':Outgoing South Perth Mayor calls out dirty tactics to skew council election

Outgoing South Perth Mayor Sue Doherty said the City's residents are being targeted by advertisements on social media aiming to impact the upcoming council election,

  • byKamin Gock
Commuters stranded on Kwinana Freeway for up to five hours after fatal crash
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Commuters stranded on Kwinana Freeway for up to five hours after fatal crash

Peak-hour traffic was at a standstill on the Kwinana Freeway northbound after a fatal crash during peak hour on Wednesday afternoon left some commuters stranded for up to five hours.

  • byHamish Hastie