Local government
Fremantle activists celebrate after council walks back removal of century-old fig from tree register
An impassioned response to the City of Fremantle dropping a Moreton Bay fig from its significant tree register has pushed councillors into revoking their decision.
- by Mark Naglazas
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Airbnb guests to be screened, subject to codes of conduct under South Perth proposal
South Perth and the City of Belmont are some of the first local governments in WA to consider policies on short-stay rentals.
- by Hamish Hastie
Come fly with me: Business class benefits spark debate at City of Perth. What about your council?
Last week, the City of Cockburn was on the verge of sending four councillors on a business class trip to Croatia. Now Perth is mulling similar perks. So, how does your council travel on the ratepayers’ dime?
- by Jesinta Burton
Business class flights, hotel stays: City of Perth councillors mull fresh ‘job perks’ policy
City of Perth councillors are set to consider a host of changes to the policy governing their benefits, which would allow business-class travel and hotel stays bankrolled by ratepayers.
- by Jesinta Burton
Would you sue the council if you slipped on these steps? This visitor to WA did
A woman who broke her ankle while holidaying in Denmark by slipping at Black Hole Rock, claimed the local shire should be held responsible for the accident.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Beach bummer: Freo’s grand design ambitions leave South Beach with sub-standard temporary toilets
South Beach is one of the port city’s most cherished destinations. Yet for the second summer in a row, beachgoers are suffering makeshift changing rooms and toilets.
- by Mark Naglazas
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
‘Disgusting behaviour’: Campaigns get dirty as Perth’s local government candidates go to war
Police are investigating after a City of Swan candidate with Indian background had his corflutes defaced with obscene graffiti.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Perth boy almost loses leg to infection after falling in dog faeces
A Perth rugby coach has revealed how one of his juniors was rushed to hospital and almost needed to have his leg amputated after the training session incident.
- by Holly Thompson
FOGO facade? Why WA councils would rather burn waste than get a third bin
It was hailed a critical pillar of a pledge to divert waste from landfill, but the state government has been accused of setting up the FOGO scheme to fail and touting disingenuous targets.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘What a waste’: Perth councils’ dump dilemma as waste-to-energy plant beset by delays
Councils across Perth’s south have been forced to send hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste to landfill amid ongoing delays at the $700 million Kwinana waste-to-energy plant.
- by Jesinta Burton