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Fears for future of WA’s iconic black swans after cygnet deaths

A frightening reality for the future of our black swans has emerged as wildlife groups rally to move young swans to wetter ground.

  • Claire Ottaviano

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Erin Erceg’s Little Grots kindy was going to mesh learning with the onsite farm.

Kindy stoush upsets hundreds of families in Perth’s south-east

Hundreds of families on the waitlist for a kindergarten in one of Perth’s fastest-growing areas have been left devastated after its owners were forced to abandon the venture.

  • Hamish Hastie

‘Jinxed’ South Beach change room’s slab to get pulled up in fresh hurdle

The City of Fremantle has notified beachgoers that the under-construction South Beach change room’s concrete slab would need to be removed and replaced.

  • Claire Ottaviano
Roger Cook labelled councils “unaccountable”, WALGA president Karen Chappel hit back.

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.

  • Claire Ottaviano
A Buff Banded Rail caught by a cat at Lake Gwelup.

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.

  • Hamish Hastie
A cat’s life.

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).

  • Claire Ottaviano
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The City of Wanneroo hosted the biggest council-led Australia Day citizenship ceremony in the country seven years in a row.

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.

  • Claire Ottaviano
Between 2019 and 2023, 136 people were killed or seriously injured on roads in Busselton and 59 in Augusta Margaret River.

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.

  • Claire Ottaviano

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.

  • Allan Blagaich
Drive in movie goers enjoy a screening under clear Autumn skies. Long exposure.

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.

  • Claire Ottaviano

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