Local council
WA council meeting in disarray after residents call for sex education books to be restricted
City of Albany councillors will have to vote on whether or not they should restrict access to books from their local library that a group of residents has claimed are “sexualising children”.
- by Holly Thompson
Latest
Perth families denied burial plots seek ‘compassionate’ way forward
After closing a cemetery, a Perth metropolitan council has advised widows they can no longer be buried in the lots they bought beside their husbands.
- by Gary Adshead
Perth councils face rate rise pressure as cost-of-living crisis deepens
Perth councils are struggling to find ways not to pass soaring costs on every front to their equally embattled residents – with varying degrees of success.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Cost of parking in Perth during the day to rise, but one parking perk will stay
The City of Perth council has backed a substantial increase to daytime parking fees, with the hike set to bring in $700,000 in extra revenue this financial year.
- by Jesinta Burton
Perth council axes policy to protect its urban forest over safety concerns
This council was one of the hottest places in Perth during February’s heatwave conditions, so why did councillors vote to revoke its policy to stop trees of significance from facing the chop?
- by Sarah Brookes
WA’s greenest city turns red at the prospect of a cherished century-old tree being chopped down
Could great design and a land swap be the answer to saving this monster tree? Why architects say there is a design-led solution to this problem.
- by Mark Naglazas
Cockburn council shelves $114,000 ‘Croatia junket’ after public outcry
A proposal for City of Cockburn ratepayers to foot a $114,000 bill for the mayor and three councillors to spend a week in Croatia has been put on ice.
- by Heather McNeill and Gary Adshead
Opinion
Opinion
$114k to attend a Croatian music festival: Is it time for councils to end sister city relationships?
A Cockburn council delegation to Split, Croatia, includes spending up to $25,000 on each councillor’s business class flights, plus an accommodation budget of $500 each per night.
- by Gary Adshead
Financial aid for WA residents hit by bushfires, electricity costs
West Australians are eligible to get at least $200 credit on their power bills while residents affected by the Mariginiup fire can access the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund.
- by Alex Condon
Seven years and millions of dollars spent but Perth’s Piccadilly Theatre still sitting empty
The stalled project provides insight into what’s happening – or not happening – across the rest of the city, whose many heritage buildings are boarded up because the owners are not motivated to develop their properties.
- by Mark Naglazas
Australia’s most liveable suburb is in Perth
The worst-performing places were outer suburban areas with rapidly growing greenfield developments and often lagging infrastructure.
- by Rachael Dexter and Daile Cross
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