Engineering company fined $567K over workshop fatality
A Bassendean workshop fatality has cost an engineering firm more than half a million dollars due to inadequate safety checks resulting in a boom collapsing on a worker.
SmartRider users will be able to enjoy free public transport and parking in a state initiative encouraging people to make the most of the festive season.
The City of Swan has received a grant to decrease the number of electronic waste products that end up in landfills and present a risk to the environment through the hazardous materials they may contain.
Research funding to safeguard ag sector from shot-hole borer
Expressions of interest are now sought by the state government to secure up to $2 million in research funding for combating the spread of an invasive tree-killing beetle.
International Day of People with Disability events take off in Swan
Two Swan organisations have taken action to uplift the reported rates of happiness experienced by people with disabilities surrounding community event participation.
Kalamunda Garden Festival is back for the summer and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development will hold a stall offering insight into the polyphagous shot-hole borer threatening tree health.