News Articles for City of Albany

A proposal to remove strict operating limitations on a lime pit near Denmark has been knocked back again in a move one farmer-turned-miner has labelled 'anti-development'.

Tourism identity Paul King is set to develop a $5 million, 24-bed tourist facility at Frenchman Bay.

Large retailers in Albany have gained a long-awaited green light to trade on Sundays, a move the chamber chief says could bolster its attractiveness to other major outlets.

Residents of Albany have overwhelmingly supported a pitch to allow Sunday trading in the Great Southern city notorious for its restrictive trading hours.

US e-scooter company Bird is understood to have exited the Western Australian market, leaving several local governments scrambling for new electric share-scooter operators.

Council elections in WA's regions could throw up some surprises.

Three local government election candidates are vying to become the first Aboriginal person to lead their Western Australian councils next weekend.

The state government's efforts to regulate holiday homes drag on while councils take matters into their own hands.

A first look at a $30 million hotel development at Albany's Middleton Beach has been unveiled, showing a 66-suite facility and public amenities.

West Coast Eagles' inaugural coach, Greens WA's former state secretary and a three-term state representative are among a list of notables running at next month's council elections.

CinefestOZ is expanding to launch a new film festival in Albany this year, after operating in the South West for the last 13 years.

Local Government Minister David Templeman today named Andrew Hammond as City of Perth's new chair comissioner, replacing outgoing chair Eric Lumsden.

International hotel group Hilton has chosen Albany to open its first Hilton Garden Inn in Australia, with construction starting on a five-storey, 108-room waterfront hotel this week.

The commissioners running the City of Perth have appointed an acting chief executive, with local government consultant Murray Jorgensen set to take the reins.

An Anzac memorial has been brought to life through an immersive light-based art installation initiated by cultural organisation FORM and the City of Albany.

The state government has failed to attract a hotel developer at Albany's Middleton Beach, with a recent expression of interest process bringing no suitable submissions.

Qantas will conduct a 12-month trial of discounted airfares for six regional centres in Western Australia, following a similar move by Regional Express in July.

Creditors of failed investment bank Lehman Brothers (Australia), including about 10 local councils in Western Australia, are likely to get a return of about 80 cents in the dollar after reaching a settlement with the owner of ratings agency Standard & Poor's.

A long-vacant plot at Albany's Middleton Beach has returned to market, with the state government seeking a developer for the former Esplanade Hotel development site it purchased late last year for $7 million.

Diversified conglomerate Wesfarmers has announced it will pitch in to help construct the proposed ANZAC Interpretive Centre in Albany.

Grange Resources says the approval for the Albany Port Expansion Project is a significant milestone for the development of the company's Southdown magnetite project.