More cost shifting to councils on the cards.
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Freo gets parking by the minute
Is time up for paper parking tickets?
Real improvements no accident
By Rod Whithear* More than 40,000 people in Western Australia saved themselves the inconvenience of queuing up in a police station or waiting on the phone to report a vehicle…
Perth’s Canning City facing suspension
By Julian Bajkowski Perth’s City of Canning is facing suspension after an inquiry by the state’s Department of Local Government delivered a withering report pointing to widespread dysfunction, micromanagement and…
WA rolls out extra trains
By Paul Hemsley Western Australian Transport Minister Troy Buswell has ratcheted up investment in Perth’s increasingly popular railway network to absorb the growth in passenger patronage on state capital’s trains…
Telstra transmits WA’s mobile coverage
Mobile coverage in Western Australia’s North West will be improved as eleven towers will be switched on with funds from the state government. The shires of Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberly,…
Fremantle budget adds green projects
Sustainable development will be the main focus of the Western Australian-based City of Fremantle’s 2012/13 budget. The council has a number of programs in its budget including introducing a carbon…
Management of purchasing still weak in WA Health
Auditor General Colin Murphy has tabled a report in parliament which assessed six hospitals’ implementation of key controls to ensure compliance with government purchasing policies and to reduce the risk…
WA turns around planning process
By Lilia Guan In a March report by the Property Council of Australia – Development Assessment Principles Report Card – Western Australia had its performance rating raised from one of…
Telstra selected to improve WA regional communications
Western Australia’s regional, rural and remote communities and businesses will receive access to a mobile voice and wireless broadband service. Telecommunications company, Telstra was selected to deliver the three year…