Local government
Perth councils fire back on premier’s ‘unbecoming and baseless’ attack
A battle has erupted between the local and state governments after Premier Roger Cook implied Perth councils were being influenced by minority voices.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Roaming cats kill 47 million native Perth animals a year. These crusaders want that to end
The WA Feral Cat Working Group has urged the government to make an election promise to allow councils to introduce laws forcing Perth’s cat owners to keep them on their property.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Pets
To catio or not to catio? Perth cat owners, there is no question
The popularity of cat enclosures is growing as owners look to better the life of their feline friends (and the environment).
- by Claire Ottaviano
Residents in northern Perth suburb want ‘nation’s biggest’ citizenship ceremony to stay on January 26
City of Wanneroo staff said the decision to change or retain the date of its Australia Day citizenship ceremony was likely to cause upset either way.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Trial could green-light speed limit drop on WA roads
Could cutting speeds be the answer to the state’s spiralling road toll? A three-year, unprecedented trial aims to show the potential benefits of slower roads.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Road safety
Taking the shot: It’s time we confronted WA’s road trauma crisis
We’ve all seen the increasing media coverage of the deaths occurring on our roads. These reports only last a minute or two, but the devastation lasts a lifetime.
- by Allan Blagaich
Petitioners take aim at Perth drive-in theatre proposal over tree removal, late-night noise
A proposed 807-car drive-in includes four outdoor cinema screens, a central café building and mini golf course.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Environmental protection
‘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
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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