Fergus Bennett News Today

An ongoing saga between the City of Nedlands and a luxury spa development has seemingly come to an end.

A Perth mayor has stormed out of an open public meeting, but not before firing a broadside about misogyny at some who remained in the room.

The Department of Local Government has stepped in to help unscramble the City of Nedlands’ financial mess after the city failed its financial audit. 

The Nedlands council is looking for members of the community to donate funds or materials to fix up the termite and moisture-ravaged interwar structure.

The JDAP approved the application for the $42 million centre 3-2 on November 9 after a marathon four-hour meeting. 

A Claremont men’s shed has been dubbed a “white knight” after coming to the rescue of a historic interwar gazebo that was staring down the barrel of demolition. 

Five councillors and mayor Fiona Argyle are up for re-election this year, but due to the changes only two council seats and the mayor’s seat will be contestable. 

After several design iterations, a public row with the City of Nedlands and private peace talks, property developer Gurner’s Stirling Highway new-look megaproject has narrowly secured approval.

The City of Nedlands council has voted to require property owners to apply for a development application before removing ‘significant’ trees.

An independent cost benefit analysis has raised serious doubts about the City of Nedlands’ ambitious underground power project.