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‘They’re an idiot’: Mayor lashes those behind Perth park tree carnage
Over the past two years, 56 trees planted in four separate occasions at a park in Ocean Reef have been poisoned or cut.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Send me a sign: Councils say state too slow in shot-hole borer fight
Councils are terrified the borer will get into the hills and beyond to the Wheatbelt, saying this would be “both environmentally and financially catastrophic.”
- by Hamish Hastie
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 community petition to keep trampolines on front verges as backyards shrink
A petition to allow trampolines and children’s play equipment on community verges has garnered more than 740 signatures in its first 24-hours.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Analysis
How does your council manage your money? There’s a website for that … oh, wait.
Residents hoping to compare their local government with any other in the state, or compare them across the board, are fresh out of luck.
- by Claire Ottaviano
$5 million upgrade for Leederville Oval ahead of AFL Gather Round
WA’s pitch to land the AFL’s Gather Round will be bolstered by a $5 million dollar upgrade to Leederville Oval including a complete re-turfing and a lighting boost.
- by Michael Genovese
Former Wanneroo councillor cleared over election pamphlet smear campaign
A pamphlet intended to sully the reputation of a local government councillor backfired when the featured candidate won the seat.
- by Claire Ottaviano
935 days later: Forrest’s Indiana Teahouse revamp in limbo as Cottesloe council pulls rank
Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Fiveight has slammed the Town of Cottesloe over its handling of plans to revamp the Indiana Teahouse, after two-and-a-half years of council deliberations ended in the business plan being voted down in secret.
- by Jesinta Burton
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
‘We’re not mugs’: Perth council refuses to hand over land for new school
Education Minister Tony Buti has claimed the decision, made at Tuesday night’s council meeting, was a direct result of Basil Zempilas’ political views.
- by Holly Thompson and Jesinta Burton
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City of Perth
Planning minister intervenes in Perth women’s safe night space clash
The state government has stepped into a bitter dispute between a community service provider and the City of Perth that left vulnerable women stranded in the middle.
- by Hamish Hastie and Jesinta Burton
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