News Articles for Keri Shannon

Former Town of Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon has failed to overturn the penalties slapped over complaints made against her during her time on council.

City of Nedlands chief executive Keri Shannon has taken immediate leave, less than three months since commissioners took over the western suburbs' council.

A state tribunal has quashed another western suburbs council's decision over proposed charges for ratepayers to contribute to $24 million worth of power projects.

Former Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon claims she was under a lot of pressure when a number of complaints were made against her, as she tries to overturn her penalties.

WA Premier Roger Cook says he's “appalled” by a western suburbs council's plan to fight excision of public land for the new children's hospice.

Ousted Town of Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon has been named the next chief executive at the City of Nedlands, bringing an end to the months-long search for the role.

The introduction of optional preferential voting for local government elections has caused counting to be a slower process but some councils have announced their 2023 results.

Among the huge list of council hopefuls is the usual swag of business people, community heroes, colourful characters and eyebrow-raising pitches which make elections great.

A development panel has approved a $25 million seven-storey apartment proposal to be built in Jolimont despite safety concerns from the local council.

A planning policy over residential property in some western suburbs has led to multiple tribunal disputes.

The Town of Cambridge is set to sell Ocean Village Shopping Centre car park to developer Blackburne for $8.9 million after councillors approved the transaction during a volatile meeting.

A $311 million expansion to Subiaco's St John of God hospital has been approved by the state's planning commission.

Property players have joined forces to deliver more targeted advocacy, with the Town of Cambridge first up in the group's sights over a policy that limits interaction between developers and staff.

A plan to sell Christ Church Grammar School's playing fields has come to an end after Planning Minister Rita Saffioti refused to support the school's application to rezone the site.

A recent court case has raised doubts about whether laws governing council elections and the process for investigating fraud are robust enough.

Karl Heiden has resigned as chief executive of the western suburbs council, which will now search for its third chief executive in four years.

Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon is suing the nation's peak town planning body and its local president for defamation over two articles she claims damaged her reputation.

The Town of Cambridge has had its injunction against Local Government Minister David Templeman upheld by the Supreme Court of WA.

The Town of Cambridge has launched legal proceedings against Local Government Minister David Templeman, on the same day it had been due to respond to the minister's ‘show cause' notice.

Six years of surveys, community consultation and planning have come to naught in the Town of Cambridge, after Planning Minister Donna Faragher rejected proposed changes to the area's town planning