Midland legal advocacy service MIDLAS has received a $100,000 grant to help equip staff and office areas with new IT equipment to help with service delivery.
Shire of Mundaring President Paige McNeil says tree retention was a shared goal of the shire and community, and unauthorised tree removals were investigated.
Infiltration not a feasible strategy: SCEA vice chair
Swan Communities Environmental Alliance vice chair Jan Zeck says infiltration methods for managing stormwater is not effective in the Swan Valley due to clay preventing permeation.
Residents are calling for urgent action on rising groundwater and flooding and for balance in urban development and the area’s environmental protection.
Local government election results are in, with new and returning councillors elected to the Swan, Mundaring, Kalamunda, Bassendean, York, Chittering and Northam councils.
Perth Hills accommodation awarded state tourism grant
Bickley Tree Stay owners receive a state government grant to expand their sustainable glamping site nestled in the hills to boost tourism in Kalamunda.
