A scaled back version of the initial $32 million Busselton Jetty expansion has been given the go-ahead by the city, after a drastic costs spike almost made the project "impossible".
Plans to build Australia's largest marine observatory in the South West have hit a hurdle after the project came in more than 50 per cent over budget amid rising construction costs.
Western Australian Legislative Council president Barry House has announced he won't contest re-election for his seat of South-West Region in 2017, after nearly three decades in parliament.
