News Articles for Town of Bassendean

Advocacy groups and local governments are pushing for more action to increase Perth's tree canopy.

A planning policy over residential property in some western suburbs has led to multiple tribunal disputes.

Plans for a mid-tier public transport network connecting infill suburbs is gaining traction with industry.

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.

LandCorp has released design guidelines for the redevelopment of Bassendean Oval, flagging development of up to eight storeys around the Swan Districts Football Club home ground.

Bassendean Oval will be Perth's latest sporting facility to get a residential revamp, with 11 hectares of land around the oval to be set aside for housing and community facilities.

Changes to residential development guidelines – designed to ensure density is built in appropriate locations – have the potential to drive up the price of housing, put pressure on existing infrastr

The state government will legislate to include the University of Western Australia, Kings Park, the QEII Medical Centre and the City of Vincent in the City of Perth, but will not include the Burswood Peninsula after that proposal was rejected by the independent Local Government Advisory Board.

Four significant apartment projects and a $27 million shopping centre revamp are stimulating major urban renewal at Bassendean's historic Old Perth Road.

Perth's bid to participate in a $75.3 million national Solar Cities initiative designed to make it a more sustainable city has moved a step closer.