A Wheatbelt shire’s large residential investment nearly two decades ago has reaped its rewards, announcing a sold-out estate as demand for regional housing continues to soar.
Hannah Whitehead
The newly elected Nedlands council held its first ordinary meeting last week, appointing a newcomer councillor as deputy mayor following a competitive four-way contest.
Harriet Flinn
The City of Perth has changed the membership of its CEO performance review committee after two staff members were kicked out of a recent meeting.
Sophie Gannon & Michael Palmer
Local governments are preparing for major disruptions to everyday operations as WA’s fuel supply issues are predicted to peak in April.
Eliana Hullett
The city has recently spent more than $141,000 on legal services related to misconduct investigations.
Liam Murphy
The council was told last month that one team had been ‘significantly depleted’, leaving them struggling to complete basic operations.
Michael Palmer
What the cactus worship event highlights about being young in pricey Perth.
Kim Macdonald
A host of essential worker accommodation units has been officially opened in Narrogin as a step to ease the detrimental shortage in the district.
After enduring an “unacceptable number” of power and mobile outages, a Wheatbelt shire president has called for urgent planning and communication improvements as local businesses and residents suffer.
The City of Perth’s monitor job is far from done after her gruelling role to deal with serious issues at the council is yet to be resolved promoting a 63-day extension at the cost to the ratepayers.
Sophie Gannon
A brush with serious illness has led Julian Murphy to resign from his position as chief executive of the Shire of Plantagenet, where he will finish in late July.
Claire Middleton
An AI-powered traffic camera trial has uncovered dozens of close calls every day at one of Perth’s busiest intersections, prompting plans for safety upgrades. SEE THE FOOTAGE
Provisional trial dates for the defamation case between former Port Hedland mayors Peter Carter and Camilo Blanco have been set for October.
Cain Andrews
After a nationwide search spanning several months, the City of Joondalup has announced its new CEO.
One Perth council will be ‘working some quirks out’ of its tree retention policy adopted last year.
Dennis Wellington, who was 12 years a mayor and more than two decades a councillor, is one of the people who has done most to shape 21st-century Albany.
The City of Albany launched a new app this week to help make it easier for residents to report issues with city-managed infrastructure and get notified on updates around Albany.
Jacki Elezovich
An online story published on 19 March 2026 reported on whether WorkSafe was investigating the City of Perth (WorkSafe Commissioner ‘not aware’ of investigation into City of Perth CEO and administration).
Laura Newell
An alliance of Wheatbelt and Great Southern shires have lodged a multimillion-dollar application to the State Government to tackle the critical housing shortage in the districts.
Craig Buchanan has announced he will be resigning as a councillor from the City of Rockingham’s Rockingham/Safety Bay ward.
Ava Berryman
New convenience stores in Fremantle will need planning approval to open in a bit to help protect locals and the area’s heritage streetscape from Perth’s illicit tobacco wars.
Eliana Hullett and Michael Palmer
A community-led motion to address the impact of long-term vacant properties in the CBD has been carried by the City of Perth council despite objections from officers.
The Shire of Plantagenet has turned down the opportunity to borrow money to fund building a new Mt Barker State Emergency Service facility.
