Business

UPPER Swan residents have won a three-year battle, with Planning Minister Rita Saffioti rejecting a planning scheme amendment that would have permitted a bitumen batching plant in Upper Swan. On Wednesday, Ms Saffioti accepted the WA Planning Commissions’s recommendation to ...

FAMILIES in Brabham are pinning their hopes on a Federal Government review of health services to provide a much-needed GP to the suburb. The location of doctors was governed at a Federal level by the District of Workforce Shortage (DWS), ...

By Breanna Inferrera A DECISION to reopen Chalet Rigi restaurant with an increased capacity has been put on hold to allow the community – and councillors – more time to read and understand the associated reports. At Tuesday night’s special ...

By Breanna Inferrera A LESMURDIE resident is one of thousands of Dubai National Air Transport Association (dnata) employees stuck in limbo, after they were ‘disqualified’ from the JobKeeper scheme. On May 1, the Federal Government altered the rules of the ...

By Breanna Inferrera WITH the easing of COVID-19 restrictions right around the corner, some hospitality businesses in the City of Kalamunda have been preparing for what they say is a ‘step in the right direction’. From Monday, dine-in meal services ...

MONDAY May 18 can’t come soon enough for local pubs, cafes and restaurants, with the State Government announcement that restrictions on dine-in food outlets are finally relaxing. Times have been tough since noon on March 23, when Premier Mark McGowan ...

A RAFT of major transport projects, including two in the City of Swan, will be part of a streamlined process for transport construction contracts worth up to $20 million announced by the State Government last week. The new State-wide Construction ...

Small businesses everywhere are doing it tough, but one local business has been forced to start a GoFundMe campaign in order to support 416 employees who simply can’t fend for themselves. Swan Valley Cuddly Animal Farm has been in business ...

HEALTH and wellbeing has never been more important for the community as it is now, but the sudden closure of local gyms has left people in the lurch. Fortunately, many local gyms are adapting to bring their coaching online not ...

THE raft of new restrictions in place as Western Australia grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic effectively mean the Swan Valley is closed for business. The closure of pubs, clubs and restaurants, combined with newly-introduced liquor restrictions and the impositions placed ...