City of Perth to hit tree vandals with $5000 fines

City of Perth has approved a review of city laws that will see penalties for tree vandals increased to $5000.

1 May, 2024

Gold Coast admits defeat in Commonwealth Games bid

City of Gold Coast has dropped its joint bid to seek the 2026 Commonwealth Games with Perth.

4 December, 2023

First WA hydrogen refuelling station planned for Perth

City of Perth is set to build the state’s first hydrogen refuelling station.

5 November, 2023

Gina Rinehart’s personal tragedy a win for City of Perth

City of Perth’s fleet of waste trucks is getting a safety upgrade with a helping hand from mining magnate Gina Rinehart.

16 August, 2023

City of Perth announces eScooter trial

City of Perth will trial a two-year eScooter share scheme at 80 sites around the city.

16 March, 2023

Report finds dysfunction, failures at City of Perth

A report has found the suspended City of Perth was plagued with dysfunction.

13 August, 2020

Putting arts and culture at the centre of Covid recovery

Artist and urban planner Peter Ciemitis talks to GN about the role of the arts in Covid recovery.

3 July, 2020

Perth City Council to be suspended

The City of Perth, popularly known as Perth City Council, has been a soap opera for a year or more. Now the State Government has had enough, and has declared the Council will be suspended, and Commissioner appointed. WA Local Government Minister David Templeman has announced the suspension will take place from Friday 2 March. […]

1 March, 2018

First Smart Cities funding announced

Darwin to get ‘switched on’ The Australian Government has made its first grants under its Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. The grants are to Darwin to ‘switch on’ the city, and to a number of smaller projects in Perth. The program, announced in March 2017 has earmarked $50 million for projects across Australia, with 40 […]

14 November, 2017

WA councils attack Barnett over lack of funding in state Budget

Following the release of the Colin Barnett government’s 2014-15 Budget, the local government sector has reacted with fury at a lack of adequate funding for the state’s metropolitan local government reform process.

13 May, 2014

Perth vows to move aggressive beggars off the streets

The City of Perth wants to make begging in the streets a thing of the past by directing people asking for money in public to government agencies in order to help them resolve their problems.

28 April, 2014

Brookfield named as preferred bidder to build new Perth Stadium

The Colin Barnett government is pushing ahead with its highly anticipated project to create a new Perth Stadium, naming its preferred tenderer to build, maintain and manage the planned sports facility.

16 April, 2014

Canberra seeks industry know-how for light rail procurement

By Paul Hemsley Canberra’s long awaited light rail project is gaining momentum as the Capital Metro Agency has commenced a search for technical advisers to guide the project towards its procurement phase in 2015. These technical advisers will be expected to have expertise in transport planning, engineering design, light rail operations, environmental assessment, urban design, […]

17 December, 2013

Perth councils divided over Barnett’s boundary overhaul

By Paul Hemsley An ambitious and controversial bid to overhaul Perth’s metropolitan local government areas by Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has triggered widely differing reactions from councils targeted to have their boundaries radically redrawn. Formally revealed this week, Mr Barnett’s plan will slash the number of Perth-based councils from 30 to 15 and has […]

13 November, 2013