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.
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.
All four City of Perth councillors up for re-election on the weekend have retained their seats following a recount that narrowly handed the final spot to incumbent Viktor Ko.
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.
Ben Small has won a Liberal Party preselection to fill the senate casual vacancy created by the resignation of Mathias Cormann, while a challenge to government whip Dean Smith fell desperately short.
If there's anything to be gleaned from Premier Mark McGowan's extraordinary 89 per cent approval rating, it's that the public is almost singularly attuned to how the state government has responded to the pandemic.
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.
The Conservation Council of Western Australia and traditional owners are continuing their fight against Cameco's planned Yeelirrie uranium mine, lodging an appeal against a Supreme Court decision to uphold the environmental approval.
Former Liberal MP Rob Johnson has thrown his hat into the ring to run for mayor of the City of Joondalup, pitting himself against former state environment minister Albert Jacob.
Western Australia's environment minister says there is no justification to stop work on the Roe 8 project, despite a Senate inquiry saying the Commonwealth should suspend approval for it.
ANALYSIS: The state election battleground has now moved to Perth's northern suburbs, with three Liberal-held seats previously thought impregnable now in play.
The state government has approved Canadian miner Cameco's proposed Yeelirrie uranium mine in the Goldfields, despite its failure to meet one of nine Environmental Protection Authority recommendations.
Toro Energy has joined Vimy Resources in gaining state government approval for its uranium project expansion plans, however Environment Minister Albert Jacob is yet to make a decision on the more contentious Yeelirrie uranium mine proposal put forward by Cameco.
The environmental group trying to stop work on the state government's Roe 8 project has been refused an interim injunction on construction by the Federal Court, but has vowed to keep fighting.
In a rare move for the pro-mining Barnett government, environment minister Albert Jacob has sided with the Environmental Protection Authority and rejected appeals by Canadian company Cameco over its proposed Yeelirrie uranium mine in the Goldfields.
The state government has failed to hit any of the targets in its own waste management strategy, and part of the reason is a lack of coordination among its two key agencies, a review by the auditor general has found.
Western Australia is catching up with South Australia and the Northern Territory in introducing a container deposit scheme for drink cans and bottles, likely from mid-2018.
The environmental watchdog has recommended rejection of a new uranium mine in the Goldfields after the proposal failed to meet one of nine strict factors.
The state government plans to cancel a new environmental review of the controversial Roe 8 highway extension project after winning a legal appeal today, but it remains unclear when contracts for the project will be awarded.
Moving state government departments out of Perth's central business district into regional and urban centres will have social benefits, according to Environment Minister Albert Jacob, as the government announced today the shift of 800 staff to a Primewest development in Joondalup.
Gold and base metals producer Metals X has been given an environmental tick for the Wingellina nickel project east of Warburton, although with prices close to their lowest level since the financial crisis a new development may be some way off yet.
