Commercial Bar and Kitchen owner Kevin Bartholomew says increasing costs and additional requirements were putting the pressure on when operators were already doing it tough.
The shires of Northam and Toodyay have both adopted their budgets with increases to the total rates revenue to facilitate service delivery and asset maintenance.
Pickering Brook expansion delay is under the spotlight
Pickering Brook resident Sue Marchesano is calling for Kalamunda council to support the bushfire management plan that would support the delayed townsite expansion plan.
