The Swan Chamber of Commerce and Thrive Integration are urging businesses to hire ex-prisoners to boost community safety and provide them a second chance.
Indigo Junction chief executive Sharon Gough says sector experiences supported a new study which found intimate partner violence experienced by young women needed more attention.
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.