News Articles for Town of Cambridge

A state planning body has approved APIL Group's plan for the Floreat Forum site, over the Town of Cambridge's proposal for the area.

Former Town of Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon has failed to overturn the penalties slapped over complaints made against her during her time on council.

Former Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon claims she was under a lot of pressure when a number of complaints were made against her, as she tries to overturn her penalties.

The Town of Cambridge has moved to fix a rates issue after overcharging nearly $1 million across thousands of properties in the western suburbs.

The Town of Cambridge is embroiled in a legal dispute over a City Beach site earmarked for a $200 million project to be developed by Blackburne.

Former under treasurer Michael Barnes will become the Western Power chair in December, taking up the baton just six months after he was tapped for the energy corporation's deputy chairmanship in Ju

The wetland in Perth's western suburbs has undergone a name change to its Whadjuk Noongar title, after receiving approval from an independent advisory body.

After a revolving door of chief executives, the Town of Cambridge has announced the appointment of its first female in the role.

A multi-million-dollar upgrade of a western suburbs surf life saving club has been shelved after the contractor was placed in liquidation.

A proposal to build a seven-storey apartment block in Wembley, estimated to cost $24 million, has been lodged with the state's peak planning body.

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

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Blair Marsh, Mark Reed, Mark Rodda, Gary Mack and Mark Olson.

Town of Cambridge mayor Gary Mack has been named the next president of the Law Society of Western Australia, to start next year.

The property developer's proposed precinct structure plan proposes seven towers of up to 20 storeys.

Three Perth metropolitan councils are celebrating 30 years of operation after being ‘spun-out' from the City of Perth.

The Town of Cambridge chief executive Gary Tuffin has announced his resignation after being in the role for a little over a year.

Town of Cambridge mayor Gary Mack has failed to sway his fellow councillors to buy a West Leederville site previously earmarked for a resort by Ricky Hirsch-led company FTD.

Ousted Town of Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon has been named the next chief executive at the City of Nedlands, bringing an end to the months-long search for the role.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Dean Nalder, Mark Couzens, Andrew Woodley-Page, Them Lam, Chris Slater, Andrew Young, Terry Enright, Mike Erickson, Ross Love, David Lock, Karl Paganin and Derek Parkin.

The introduction of optional preferential voting for local government elections has caused counting to be a slower process but some councils have announced their 2023 results.

The campaigns ahead of local government elections have brought about some heated interaction among contenders.

A state government panel has received almost 100 complaints about WA councils in the past financial year, with about a fifth coming from one western suburbs council.

A development panel has approved a $25 million seven-storey apartment proposal to be built in Jolimont despite safety concerns from the local council.

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

The Town of Cambridge is set to sell Ocean Village Shopping Centre car park to developer Blackburne for $8.9 million after councillors approved the transaction during a volatile meeting.

WBG Property has lodged a proposal to build a $25 million seven-storey apartment block in Jolimont, to be completed by 2025.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss The Perth Mint, the Reserve Bank of Australia review, Town of Cambridge, Essential Metals, and possible changes to the federal petroleum tax.

Property players have joined forces to deliver more targeted advocacy, with the Town of Cambridge first up in the group's sights over a policy that limits interaction between developers and staff.

A plan to sell Christ Church Grammar School's playing fields has come to an end after Planning Minister Rita Saffioti refused to support the school's application to rezone the site.

Senior editor Mark Pownall discusses the advent of regulatory technology businesses.

Former IMP Automation Group managing director Boyne Hohenstein has had a win in the State Administrative Tribunal after a planning decision was overturned.

The developer expects to unveil plans for the Ocean Village Shopping Centre site, formerly owned by a Pindan-connected entity, by the end of this year.

Councillors appear to be having more favourable outcomes through the Joint Development Assessment Panel process.

Christ Church Grammar School has taken another step in its contentious bid to restructure its sporting fields, having lodged a $20 million proposal.

A $311 million expansion to Subiaco's St John of God Hospital has entered public comment phase on the state's planning pathway.

A petition which attracted about 5,000 signatures against Christ Church Grammar School's plan to rezone and sell one of its sporting fields has been tabled in Parliament.

Local government reform is finally on track in WA, but some observers remain unconvinced what's on offer is bold enough.

Rod Bradley, whose outburst at a council meeting earlier this year garnered widespread media coverage, has resigned his position after close to two decades in local government.

Karl Heiden has resigned as chief executive of the western suburbs council, which will now search for its third chief executive in four years.

Misbehaving councillors could be hit with 10-year expulsions from local politics under the state government's finalised set of reforms for the sector.