Canning a safe seat

Canning a safe seat

Voters in the Federal Seat of Canning will head to the polls for the fourth time in four years at the weekend following a marathon election campaign. While other electorates have seen a flurry of promises and visits from political heavy hitters, the safe Liberal seat...
Australia slips in speed rankings

Australia slips in speed rankings

With the NBN heating up as a major election voting point an expert has lauded the fibre to the premises (FTTP) model and urged the major parties to aim for the highest speeds possible so Australia is globally competitive. Curtin University School of Information...
Public comments on rates ignored

Public comments on rates ignored

The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale has failed to allow public comment on proposed rate increases as required under the Local Government Act. Last month the shire proposed a five per cent rate increase and on May 12 it advertised a ‘notice of intention to raise...
Hastie targets NBN and transport

Hastie targets NBN and transport

Infrastructure has failed to match population growth in the Peel region, according to Federal Member for Canning Andrew Hastie. Mr Hastie, who will face his second election in just 10 months on July 2, said some of the biggest concerns he hoped to address if...
Winmar strives to help families

Winmar strives to help families

A desire to support families encouraged Labor candidate for Canning Barry Winmar to contest this year’s federal election in July. The former police officer now runs the Fairbridge Foundation’s Bindjareb Project, working with people in the justice system and families...