Business

By Melissa Sheil A FAMILY run florist in Kalamunda has not only survived the economic toll of the pandemic but managed to thrive. Our Flower Studio owner and florist Lucinda Smith-Pedlar said she could have never foreseen the opportunities that ...

By Sally McGlew THE fate of a Bullsbrook Piggery is hanging in the balance and will be decided on December 16, after the City of Swan received a development application for a semen collection facility at 46 Gaston road, Bullsbrook. ...

THE fate of a controversial development application for an artificial insemination centre in Bullsbrook remains undecided after the City of Swan voted to defer their decision on the centre. However the applicant, Westpork, now has the option to take the ...

By Breanna Inferrera A GARDEN and artist lover’s paradise is coming back to Maida Vale this weekend for a good cause. Local gardener and artist Tom Hogg’s annual Romancing the Stone open garden and art show will take place from ...

By Breanna Inferrera BUSINESS owners in the heart of Kalamunda have shared their concerns about the City of Kalamunda’s plans to transform the current Central Mall into ‘Central Lane’. As reported in Capital works splits council as budget adopted (Echo ...

By Breanna Inferrera A GOOSEBERRY Hill resident says he may sue the City of Kalamunda and Airbnb, with a decision from council on a draft un-hosted holiday houses policy just around the corner. At the City’s ordinary council meeting (OCM) ...

By Claire Ottaviano WHILE the long-term effects of COVID-19 remain to be seen, for one hills business owner it has meant turning away from the traditional bricks and mortar shop front and towards the comfort and safety of working from ...

By Breanna Inferrera A LOCAL community member is now $4 million richer after buying a Lotto ticket from a Midland newsagent. The division one ticket from last week’s $20 million Saturday Lotto Superdraw was sold at newsXpress in Centrepoint Midland. ...

RIVERBANK Estate Winery has been named as a winery to watch by the doyen of Australian wine, landing a spot as a Top Ten Dark Horse Winery for 2021 in the Halliday Wine Companion Awards 2021. Compiled by James Halliday ...

A SWAN Valley aged care proponent hopes that the recognised need for aged care in the valley, combined with the intent of the Kobelke Report, will override current planning regulations in the Swan Valley Rural Zone and allow the approval ...