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Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas, billionaire proponent of the development Gina Rinehart and the property’s first resident William Walter.

Century-old home facing demolition fell off Perth heritage list in move that divided council

A 120-year-old home facing demolition was on the cusp of being added to the City of Perth’s heritage list before then-lord mayor Basil Zempilas intervened.

  • Jesinta Burton

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Former Perth lord mayor-turned-Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas.

Zempilas apologises for campaign content on Perth lord mayor Facebook page

The opposition leader had been ordered to issue a public apology in the council chamber after the minor breach of local government rules.

  • Hamish Hastie
Lorenna Grant outside the North Coogee storage facility where the Northbridge Arch is being kept.

Arch enemy: Is the City of Perth treating its public artworks with the respect they deserve?

Lorenna Grant thought her Northbridge Arch was safely stored in the City of Perth Works Depot, not left to corrode in the sea air in a North Coogee storage facility.

  • Mark Naglazas
City of Perth car parking nighttime parking will no longer be free. Picture: WAtoday

City of Perth increases cost of parking, cancels free nighttime perk

The City of Perth council has abolished its free nighttime parking incentive and upped its fees as it grapples with rising operational costs and the closure of two major car parks.

  • Jesinta Burton
Perth lord mayor-turned-Liberal candidate Basil Zempilas.

Zempilas forced to apologise over ‘blurred line’ between mayoral role, Liberal candidacy

Perth lord mayor-turned-Liberal candidate Basil Zempilas has been ordered to apologise after being found to have breached local government rules.

  • Hamish Hastie and Jesinta Burton
Inner city suburbs are seeing an influx of millennials.

This consultant reshaped Perth, but there’s one piece of advice we opted to ignore

After pounding the pavement in 1993, urban design consultant Jan Gehl concluded Perth had the character of an oversized department store and needed more residents. The streets are lined with plenty of shiny new buildings, but did we get our priorities right?

  • Jesinta Burton
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‘The Boab’ at Cottesloe 2021.

Sculpture by the Sea rejected funding that could have saved event: premier

Roger Cook said local governments had offered to fund the now-cancelled Sculpture by the Sea event if the location was moved from Cottesloe to a different beach.

  • Holly Thompson
It's a tradition that has come to an end this year.
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David Templeman performs his end-of-year song in parliament

It's a tradition that has come to an end this year.

Former City of Perth lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi was the first woman to be appointed to the role and served from 2007-2019.

Too many mayors? Why an ex-Perth lord mayor’s $25k portrait has been collecting dust

At the top floor of Council House, the lord mayors who helmed the city over the past century are immortalised in portraits that line the walls. But there is one high-profile figure who is noticeably absent.

  • Jesinta Burton
WA Education Minister Tony Buti, Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas.

Zempilas uses council meeting to lambast ‘stitch up’ over East Perth car park plan

Perth Lord Mayor and Liberal candidate Basil Zempilas has launched a blistering tirade as his row with the state government over the East Perth Primary School intensifies.

  • Jesinta Burton

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