A panel of tourism professionals have lauded the sector's recovery post COVID-19 but detailed the challenges operators in Western Australia still face.
Carolyn Turnbull has resigned as Tourism WA managing director, confirming she would leave the government tourism agency on May 10 after two and a half years of service.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Di Bain, Rebecca Gravestock, Fiona Notley, Andrew Van Der Merwe, Kim Beazley, Felicity Gooding, Robert Ierace and Simon Theobald.
A disagreement between two levels of government continues after John Carey overrides the council and exempted the Western Australian Cricket Association from paying rates.
Nine members, including Morgan Solomon and Janelle Marr, have been appointed to the Arts and Culture Trust board, the body replacing the Perth Theatre Trust.
The City of Perth has knocked back Ruah Community Services' bid to relocate its Northbridge community centre, only leaving several months to find an alternative.
Tourism WA's executive director of industry, aviation and markets has stepped up as managing director, more than a year after Brodie Carr left the agency's top job.
Basil Zempilas has reaffirmed his support for the Perth City Deal after the state government lashed the city's councillors for voting against developing a public swimming pool at the WACA Ground.
Di Bain has been named Tourism WA chair and Anneke Brown and Janelle Marr have been appointed to the board after six members announced their resignations earlier this year.
City of Perth councillors have accepted thousands of dollars' worth of gifts since October, with Perron Group, Rio Tinto and Primewest among a notable list of benefactors.
The couple behind a luxury tourism company and former pro surfer Taj Burrow are among the buyers recently snapping up property in the state's south west.
Di Bain has challenged her opponents to disclose their conflicts after it was revealed her lord mayoral campaign had received more than $100,000 in contributions.
Suspended councillors, deputy mayors and media personalities are among the dozens of candidates running for council in the City of Perth's upcoming election.
Candidates are quietly organising ahead of the City of Perth's upcoming election as they strive to distance themselves from the factionalism of the previous council.
Spacecubed founder and managing director Brodie McCulloch has become the fifth major candidate to declare their candidacy in the City of Perth's upcoming mayoral election.
Former Channel 7 reporter and current 6PR weekend presenter Mark Gibson has declared he will run for Lord Mayor of the City of Perth in October's election, becoming the third candidate to announce a bid for the top job.
Activate Perth chair and mayoral hopeful Di Bain has penned an open letter to the state government lobbying it to spend up to $130 million raised through Perth CBD's parking levy as stimulus for the city's commercial tenants.
Urban regeneration specialist Activate Perth is gaining traction in Perth's CBD, filling five vacant spaces in recent weeks under its innovative rent-free, rolling lease model.
