News Articles for City of Perth

Planning authorities have waved through a $200 million plan to build a 34-storey timber tower that the City of Perth hopes will activate the area and aid its population growth goals.

Analysis by Copenhagen urban design firm Gehl has revealed the changes in pedestrian activity in the past 16 years.

The City of Vincent has followed the City of Perth in banning the hiring of e-scooters in order to conduct a review of the service following the fatality last weekend.

E-scooters for hire will be scrubbed from the streets of the Perth CBD in the next 48-hours as the local government prepares to enforce a temporary ban in the wake of a fatal crash.

The City of Perth has approved a removal of a public-used easement at billionaire Kerry Stokes' laneway in West Perth, with the site earmarked for redevelopment.

Perth International Cabaret Festival has announced its closure and cancellation of its 2025 program after a significant shortfall in funding.

The Sandy Anghie-backed project is set to be installed more than two years on from its approval.

The seven-metre Boonji spaceman sculpture has been unveiled at Stirling Gardens near Council House this morning.

Premier Roger Cook has signalled a better relationship with the City of Perth, after the former Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas' exit from council.

The state's major project assessment body has flagged that an East Perth Primary School will not be enough on its own to address future education needs of the inner-city population.

The Boonji spaceman, donated by US contemporary artist Brendan Murphy, has landed in Perth and is being prepared for installation.

Employees from Shell, Chevron, Deloitte and Western Power will be playing at Amplifier Bar to raise funds for Perth Children's Hospital Foundation.

A Danish town planner has provided the City of Perth a blunt assessment of its strengths and weaknesses.

The City of Perth has proposed to prime a site along the Swan River, for sporting, residential and commercial developments which could exceed 16 storeys.

Two Western Australian billionaires have applied to install signage on their office buildings but only one was approved by the City of Perth council.

Hancock Prospecting has hit a planning hurdle in its bid to put up a large sign at its West Perth office, with the City of Perth recommending it be refused.

Several key initiatives to make the Danish capital a greener place could be applied in Perth.

The West Australian failed to provide fair and balanced coverage of former Perth Lord Mayoral candidate Sandy Anghie on multiple occasions, the company's self-funded regulator has found.

A $1.5 million, seven-metre-tall spaceman sculpture slated for installation outside of Council House on St Georges Terrace will not touch down this year.

Stakeholders remain split over any changes to the hours big retailers can open for business.

Question marks hang over the redevelopment of several derelict properties throughout the city.

Roger Cook has taken a swipe at Basil Zempilas' decision to not step down from his Lord Mayor role, as Mandurah Mayor and Labor candidate Rhys Williams confirmed he would step aside.

The Queens Gardens car park is one step closer to become the site for an East Perth primary school after legislation introduced to unlock the land passed parliament today.

Housing Minister and Member for Perth John Carey has renewed hostilities with City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas, accusing him of using the city to push his state political agenda.

The state government has approved planning changes over a West Perth area, intensifying the plot ratio the City of Perth initially proposed.

Landlords are considering how to reinvent King Street amid the precinct's ongoing transition.

Three Perth metropolitan councils are celebrating 30 years of operation after being ‘spun-out' from the City of Perth.

The City of Perth council is set to decide on starting a transformation of the Langley Park foreshore, which could cost up to $2 billion.

With a desire to condense its far-reaching venue web, the Perth Basketball Association has launched an e-petition in order to garner support for a proposed 12-court indoor stadium in Kensington.

City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has formally unveiled the selected site for a $1.5 million, seven-metre statue of a spaceman to be donated to the city.

A long-running tiff over Ruah Community Services' bid to revive the Safe Night Space operation in Northbridge has ended after a state government review.

ASX-listed Frontier Energy has walked away from its plan to build the state's first hydrogen vehicle refuelling station in West Perth.

Innovation hub Spacecubed has signed an MoU with one of India's largest Medtech precincts, aimed at exploring collaborative opportunities for high-growth Medtech startups.

The City of Perth has chipped away at its $3 million marketing budget, unveiling the first campaign under the "City of Lights" moniker and a major branding since the parliamentary inquiry.

Education Minister Tony Buti has doubled down on the state government's plan for an East Perth primary school despite the City of Perth's refusal to give up the site.

The proposed East Perth primary school is the latest addition to the list of disputes between the City of Perth and the state government, with the status of the site in limbo.

Community services provider Ruah has lodged an appeal against City of Perth over conditions on the Safe Night Space revival in Northbridge.

Perth council has approved Ruah's application to operate the Safe Night Space women's shelter program in Northbridge after Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas proposed some conditions.

Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas will back the relocation of the Safe Night Space for women program, claiming the state government would inevitably overrule the council if it voted against.

Ruah has made a move to revive a women's shelter program at its Northbridge outreach facility that was at the centre of a clash between City of Perth and the state government.