By Sally McGlew A RETAINING wall has been giving Guildford resident Michelle Lewis a headache for 18 months. Living next door to the northern boundary of the St Jude’s complex in Swan Street East has meant the Lewis family are ...
Read More »Cul-de-sac demise of Swan View structure plan
By Claire Ottaviano ANOTHER proposed development has been rejected by Shire of Mundaring council for not complying with State planning guidelines for building in extreme bushfire prone areas. At last week’s council meeting, a motion to recommend the Western Australian ...
Read More »Swan Valley Action Plan put into motion
EXCLUSIVE PLANNING Minister Rita Saffioti has revealed the Swan Valley Action Plan is being put in motion, with legislation to be introduced to parliament next week. The Minister told Echo News the Swan Valley Bill 2020, which will serve as ...
Read More »Tan departs after 17 years with City
THE City of Swan will lose a wealth of experience later this month with executive manager of planning and development Steven Tan retiring. After starting his first planning job at the Shire of Kalamunda in January 1972, Mr Tan has ...
Read More »Bitutek batching refused by Minister
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 ...
Read More »Decision on Rigi delayed
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 ...
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