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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 ...

By Claire Ottaviano LOCAL business owners turned out to the Shire of Mundaring’s special council meeting on Wednesday to support a proposed grant funding initiative for Mundaring businesses, after deferral of the item last week sparked concern. At last week’s ...

By Breanna Inferrera THEY say a little goes a long way, which is  definitely the case for a number of community groups in the eastern and Perth Hills region, who will now be able to raise vital funds from the ...

MALVERN Springs residents have their hopes pinned on the WAPC refusing a request by Roberts Day to rezone land long-earmarked for a village centre. At City of Swan council on June 3, councillors voted to recommend the WAPC refuse the ...

Residents and business owners in Guildford are mystified by a recent decision by the City of Swan to effectively ban parking on the southern side of Stirling Street. The motion, put forward by Altone Councillor Andrew Kiely, called on the ...

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 ...