Tag: wa-government

A cyber security audit of local government in Western Australia showed vulnerabilities in systems dating back over 15 years.

By Paul Hemsley As if shooting sharks didn’t make it safe to go back in the water, Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has bolstered the state’s coastal defences by starting…

By Julian Bajkowski A performance probe of how well the Western Australian public sector has instigated measures to prevent fraud and corruption has found all nine of the agencies examined…

By Julian Bajkowski The Western Australian capital of Perth has become the latest city to hitch a ride on growing trend of bicycle-based tourism, announcing that the ‘Tour de Perth’…

By Paul Hemsley with Julian Bajkowski The Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) is pressing the state government to introduce a ‘Cash for Containers’ scheme to curb high levels of…

By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Western Australian government has greeted the onset of warmer weather with a $6.85 million spending package to counter shark attacks on beachgoers, including shooting…

The $1.75 billion price tag for a backlog of country infrastructure renewal projects in Western Australian is primed to increase substantially, after the state’s Regional Development Trust recommended that new…

Local governments in Western Australia could be permitted to create regional subsidies under a state government bill. Introduced last week, the Local Government Amendment Bill intends to allow local governments…

Construction for worker dwellings will take place in Western Australia following a state government contract with a local company to build and operate the village. Fleetwood Corporation was awarded the…

By Paul Hemsley Following the Western Australian Government’s program to install interactive whiteboards in school classrooms, it will be up to the schools to select their own vendor. The WA…