Como Farmer Jack's development saga twist as councillor pushes fresh traffic count

Como Farmer Jack's development saga twist as councillor pushes fresh traffic count

A motion at the South Perth council meeting on Tuesday night will push for the required traffic audit to be based on real traffic data,not modelling.

  • byCameron Myles

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WA mining exec reluctantly concedes two-year verge court battle

WA mining exec reluctantly concedes two-year verge court battle

A WA mining executive fined $300 for parking on his ex-wife's South Perth driveway on Australia Day has reluctantly conceded defeat after a two year dispute with the council ended up in court.

  • byHeather McNeill
'Our heart and soul':School's touching farewell to a legendary lollipop man

'Our heart and soul':School's touching farewell to a legendary lollipop man

After two-plus decades of service,the"heart and soul"of the school is finally hanging up the hat and flouro vest,leaving big shoes to fill at the prestigious boy's school.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Two charged with over 40 offences after crime spree through Perth's south

Two charged with over 40 offences after crime spree through Perth's south

About 1.30pm,police spotted a stolen Toyota Camry in a carpark located on Mill Point Road in Como.

Farmer Jack's empire expands in Perth after long-running row over Como locale

Farmer Jack's empire expands in Perth after long-running row over Como locale

The major supermarket development on Canning Highway,previously rejected over traffic concerns,has been given the go-ahead.

  • byCameron Myles
WA's small property tank:Where'big fish bump into each other'
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WA's small property tank:Where'big fish bump into each other'

“[Perth] is a small enough tank that big fish bump into each other. Even if not your project,it’s your colleague’s or your industry partner’s."

  • byEmma Young andHamish Hastie
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Perth's tangled web:Property,power and the people who pull the strings
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Perth's tangled web:Property,power and the people who pull the strings

Perth is growing,with apartments springing up everywhere. But in many ways – the planning approvals system,for one – it remains a very small town indeed.

  • byHamish Hastie andEmma Young
Power play:The tangled web of Perth property and planning
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Power play:The tangled web of Perth property and planning

The four-part Tangled Web series launching Monday is the result of a three-month investigation by journalists Emma Young and Hamish Hastie.

  • byEmma Young andHamish Hastie
The inner Perth suburb that forces you to drive 15 minutes to your weekly shop

The inner Perth suburb that forces you to drive 15 minutes to your weekly shop

There are hundreds of new residents moving in,and yet the ones who already live there are already hyper-reliant on cars to do this most basic household task.

  • byEmma Young
Conflict,questions,then South Perth development group put on'hold'

Conflict,questions,then South Perth development group put on'hold'

It was supposed to share information and feedback on development on the high-profile Peninsula area,but was quietly put on hold after just six meetings.

  • byEmma Young
State steps in to stop City of South Perth setting tower height limits

State steps in to stop City of South Perth setting tower height limits

The WAPC has previously intervened to force higher density targets in Nedlands and Subiaco and has now turned its attention to the South Perth Peninsula.

  • byEmma Young