This week's appointments include Craig Lloyd, Michael Schaper, Jeff Quartermaine, Rohan Williams, Cheryl Chan, Fiona Hick, Colin Keel and Adrienne Parker.
Nominations for local government elections have closed, with former politicians and unsuccessful parliamentary candidates eyeing for council roles in October.
Woolworths has succeeded in getting development approval for its $32 million project in Perth's north despite opposition from nearby Hawaiian and IGA stores.
Billionaire Tuck Kwong Low and his family have acquired full ownership of Joondalup Resort & Country Club, after buying out the original owners who had a dispute with the coal tycoon.
City of Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob will not seek re-election at October's local government election, bringing his tenure in the job to a close after eight years at the age of 45.
A standards panel has ordered City of Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob to make a public apology after he was accused of using offensive language during a committee meeting.
The state government says it will change legislation to address a planning issue at the centre of a dispute involving a proposed Shalom House rehabilitation facility in Craigie.
Ramsay Health Care has flagged a $77 million revamp of the private hospital at its Joondalup Health Campus site, which includes a seven-storey expansion.
A $35 million development in Nedlands has hit a roadblock amid the “heated construction market", with applicant Oryx Communities requesting a two-year extension.
Retail giant Scentre Group has pleaded for a two-year deadline extension for its $42 million Whitfords apartment project amid cost escalations and supply issues.
Mayor Albert Jacob has lost his bid to have six complaints made against him thrown out, with the administrative tribunal affirming his conduct was “antagonistic”.
Troy Pickard, who served as mayor of Joondalup, led both WA and Australia's top local government bodies and owned the Bucking Bull chain of fast-food restaurants in WA, has passed away aged 48.
The City of Joondalup council has formally endorsed the state government's plan to build a new $65 million mental health hub as part of the Joondalup Health Campus expansion.
International property giant Lendlease has been given the green light to build a $45 million office tower in the heart of Joondalup, adjacent to its Lakeside Joondalup Shopping Centre.
Edith Cowan University, the City of Joondalup, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA are among groups backing a newly established leadership program for Perth's schoolgirls.
More than 60 protestors have converged on the site of the state government's $126 million Ocean Reef Marina development, demanding that the proposal be reconsidered.
City of Perth councillors have accepted thousands of dollars' worth of gifts since October, with Perron Group, Rio Tinto and Primewest among a notable list of benefactors.
WA Limestone and Italia Stone Group have been named the preferred contractors to build new breakwaters for the state government's $500 million marina project in Joondalup.
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.
Primewest has unveiled the second stage of its $100 million plan for the City of Joondalup, pushing ahead with an $80 million proposal for a 12,000 square metre office building, with parking for 150 vehicles.
