Rate rise outrage

Rate rise outrage

Property owners across the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale are up in arms this week following a major overhaul of the rating process that could see significant increases for up to one-fifth of its ratepayers.  More than 2300 of the shire’s residents received letters...
EPA enters into brickworks debate

EPA enters into brickworks debate

The region’s development assessment panel has scrapped a meeting to consider Austral Bricks’ $55m expansion plan after the Environmental Protection Authority stepped in to assess the impacts of the proposal.  Examiner Newspapers understands the decision was made on...
Have you seen possum Benji?

Have you seen possum Benji?

More than 70 people have joined the search for a domesticated possum that escaped from an enclosure in Byford Meadows Estate last month.  Benji’s devastated family said he managed to escape on the evening of November 17 after a miscalculation during predator proofing...
Scam warning

Scam warning

The City of Armadale has issued a community-wide warning after a scammer posing as a city employee allegedly contacted a resident and requested “overdue payments” to a nominated account. It is understood a resident contacted the city last week regarding the suspicious...
Shock discovery in Oldbury

Shock discovery in Oldbury

EXCLUSIVE: An investigation is underway into a suspected hate crime after a slain sheep and a threatening message was discovered outside an Oldbury property earmarked for a Sikh Temple.  Residents found the deceased animal on Kargotich Road early on Wednesday morning,...