Nominations for local government elections have closed, with former politicians and unsuccessful parliamentary candidates eyeing for council roles in October.
A development assessment panel has approved Bethanie's $20 million lifestyle village plan, despite the City of Swan council recommending the proposal be refused.
Plans to establish a children's mental health and wellbeing centre in the City of Swan are under way, with the Mental Health Commission seeking out a service provider for the job.
A state government panel has received almost 100 complaints about WA councils in the past financial year, with about a fifth coming from one western suburbs council.
East coast industrial developers have set their eyes on Perth's eastern suburbs following $34 million worth of warehouses recently approved to be built in Hazelmere.
New residential land sales have dropped 17 per cent in the last quarter and 4.6 per cent this financial year, Urban Development Institute of Australia figures reveal.
The reassessment of a proposed new bridge over the Helena River near Midland will represent a rare win for local traditional owners regarding heritage concerns.
NewCo Mills is getting a second crack at building its proposed $24.7 million stock feed grain mill in Bullsbrook through the state's expedited development pathway.
The state government has been criticised for continuing to approve a large number of section 18 applications under the Aboriginal Heritage Act – the same mechanism that led to the Juukan Gorge controversy.
Foodservice distributor Bidfood has lodged plans to build a new $16.5 million warehouse in Malaga to support its growing operations in the Perth metropolitan area.
Perth-based transport company CTI Xpress has lodged plans to build a $15 million depot and office building in Perth's east, a proposal which has received the support of the City of Swan.
The City of Swan's tender review committee is standing by its decision to list Perkins as the preferred tenderer for Ellenbrook's $58 million Leisure Centre, despite a call for it to be revoked.
Just four councils received half of all complaints lodged with the state's local government standards panel in the year to June, with Melville accounting for a fifth of all complaints made in that time.
BCG's Brikmakers has achieved a win in the state's Administrative Tribunal this week, after it overruled the refusal of the company's proposed clay extraction operation in Upper Swan.
More than 10,000 new lots were sold during the 2020 calendar year, nearly double the number of sales compared with 2019, according to the Urban Development Institute of Australia.
A $190 million plan to transform Midland's CBD is beginning to take shape, with a key component of the Midland Oval Redevelopment Precinct given the green light.
Perth achieved 3,322 new lot sales during the June 2020 quarter – the most land sales the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA has ever recorded for a quarter.
WA's population is projected to reach at least 3.6 million in the next half century, bringing the promise of new opportunities and looming challenges to the city's economically, culturally and geographically diverse exurban and outer-suburban communities.
The late Eric Lumsden, Jahna Cedar and Christine Simpson Stokes are among 76 prominent Western Australians to be awarded Australia Day honours this year.
Public art plays a key role in efforts to increase vibrancy and liveability across Perth, with developers willing to contribute if it makes sense for their projects.
National trucking giant Linfox is providing a major test for the validity and robustness of local government policies requiring developers to contribute to public art to win approval for major projects.
Startup hub The Growth Box has shut its doors in recent weeks, less than a year after opening, with project proponent the Malaga & Districts Business Association facing an uncertain future after 26 years in operation.
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A tough-love rehabilitation centre for male drug and alcohol addicts in Perth's Swan Valley can stay open for the time being, after a Supreme Court ruling gave it a second chance to secure local council approval.
