‘The time to act is now’

‘The time to act is now’

During this month’s council meeting, the city authorised the chief executive to investigate safety improvements for Vahland Avenue following two horrific car accidents within the past year. City of Canning councillors’ Amanda Spencer-Teo and Ben Kunze submitted a...
New TAFE for Armadale

New TAFE for Armadale

After a decade-long campaign led by local politicians, councillors and the business sector, the state government has vowed to build a new $22.6 million state-of-the-art TAFE campus in the heart of Armadale. Earlier this week it was announced that the ageing facilities...
Councillors in funding fight

Councillors in funding fight

A robust debate among Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale councillors over the distribution of federal funding has seen the motives of some members called into question. The row was prompted by a disagreement over the distribution of more than $673,000 in federal...
Snouts out of the trough – $20,000 dinner won’t go ahead

Snouts out of the trough – $20,000 dinner won’t go ahead

In an email sent out to all councillors in the City of Gosnells, the mayor said he was planning to host a $20,000 mayoral dinner in June 20– but it did not go ahead. Councillor Glenn Dewhurst previously objected to the dinner passing a motion not to host the Annual...