News Articles for Lorraine Young

Nominations for local government elections have closed, with former politicians and unsuccessful parliamentary candidates eyeing for council roles in October.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Fiveight will reconsider its options over the Indiana Teahouse redevelopment after Cottesloe council opposed the proposal.

Western Australian artist Johannes Pannekoek has won the $30,000 Hancock Prospecting and Roy Hill Sculpture Award, kicking off the 20th year of Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe

A $221 million redevelopment of Ocean Beach Hotel has been approved, with the developer confident of delivering the project within the three-year timeframe.

The process behind lease renewals for a couple of iconic local venues has come to public attention in two coastal suburbs.

The Town of Cottesloe and Andrew Forrest's Fiveight are butting heads again over the proposed facelift of Indiana Teahouse, with the council now nine months into its deliberations.

The Ocean Beach Hotel owner has shaken off the council's opposition to his proposed $220 million facelift, with the state government's peak planning body to assess it in the coming months.

The multi-million dollar reimagining of Indiana will soon return to council chambers as mining billionaire Andrew Forrest's company agrees to meet the town's costs for research.

The state government is pushing ahead with implementing an expedited planning pathway.