Local government
Como Farmer Jack's development saga twist as councillor pushes fresh traffic count
A motion at the South Perth council meeting on Tuesday night will push for the required traffic audit to be based on real traffic data, not modelling.
- by Cameron Myles
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Opinion
Opinion
The new local government laws are terrible, yet no-one has challenged them
Naively, I thought some of them must have read what is being proposed and if they have, unquestionably they would be unlikely to support it.
- by Larry Graham
WA mining exec reluctantly concedes two-year verge court battle
A WA mining executive fined $300 for parking on his ex-wife's South Perth driveway on Australia Day has reluctantly conceded defeat after a two year dispute with the council ended up in court.
- by Heather McNeill
Entire Town of Port Hedland council suspended over ongoing complaints
The entire council at the Town of Port Hedland has been suspended by the Department of Local Government.
- by Heather McNeill
Opinion
Opinion
WA parliament 'chooses tyres before the car' as local government inquiry called
Last week our state parliament displayed its best and worst tendencies.
- by Larry Graham
Recycling
Contractors to sift through Perth residents' bins to scope recycling habits
The recycling habits of Perth residents will come under the microscope as part of a state government kerbside bin audit in the lead-up to WA's new container deposit scheme.
- by Heather McNeill
Council's decision to block spirituality centre in Swan Valley overruled
A local council trying to ban new places of worship being built in the Swan Valley has had its decision overturned by the State Administration Tribunal.
- by Heather McNeill
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'Unlawful process': Local government reform advocates question tender-avoiding scheme
The legal basis of a program designed to help local governments avoid opening up contracts to tender might be in doubt, according to a former MP and reform advocates.
- by Nathan Hondros
Opinion
Opinion
Why shouldn't local government councillors declare party membership?
If transparency is key to the local government review, then why won't councillors have to declare their party memberships?
- by Oliver Peterson
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'Local councils broken, dysfunctional ... and they're the good ones': Ex-MP
"The normal response is for people to say, 'I've got a problem, I'll go to my council and sort it out' and inside a week they want to blow the building up."
- by Nathan Hondros
Waste
Council in Melbourne's west backs waste to energy plant
Wyndham City supports a waste to energy plant in Melbourne’s west, subject to EPA approval, with councillors hoping it will be one solution to help solve Australia’s waste crisis.
- by Jewel Topsfield