WA Local Government Association

Belmont-based Industrial Recruitment Partners, Mills Resources and LNG Recruitment are among a panel of companies selected as preferred suppliers for recruitment services by the WA Local Government Association.

WA Local Government Association chief executive Ricky Burges is set to step down next year, after nearly two decades at the helm.

Fleetcare will join Easi and Fleetnetwork, both also based in Westen Australia, as a preferred supplier of fleet management services for local governments across the state.

Marketforce has extended its master media advertising contract for the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA), making it the agency responsible for WA local government advertising.

If there’s anything to be gleaned from Premier Mark McGowan’s extraordinary 89 per cent approval rating, it’s that the public is almost singularly attuned to how the state government has responded to the pandemic.

More than $230 million of developer-contributed funds are sitting in local government-managed bank accounts waiting to be spent, according to a new report.

How has the state government’s streamlined development assessment pathway performed in the year since its establishment?

The state opposition has criticised the government's plan to make elements of its temporary development pathway permanent, labelling it a move to sneak through planning laws.

Bayswater is on track to become the greenest council in WA as early as December after elected members last night voted to transition the city’s electricity supply to renewable energy sources.

Highly anticipated revisions to WA's Local Government Act have dropped, with the creation of a chief inspector's office and monitoring panels among the most prominent proposals.

While council amalgamations have been extensive across Australia in recent decades, organised opposition and one blundered attempt has made it a nonstarter here in WA.

Troy Pickard, who served as mayor of Joondalup, led both WA and Australia’s top local government bodies and owned the Bucking Bull chain of fast-food restaurants in WA, has passed away aged 48.

The state government is pushing ahead with implementing an expedited planning pathway.

Proposed changes to the state’s local government laws currently out for public consultation are bizarre, flawed and in places incorrect, according to a former Labor MP.

Councils, industry bodies and former policymakers are divided on the merits of the state government’s plans to reform WA’s third tier of government.

The state’s largest local government is weighing up a WALGA exit with claims the association has spent a "disproportionate amount of time" advocating smaller councils.

Industry groups are calling on Roger Cook to support increased energy efficiency requirements for new homes, as part of proposed changes to the National Construction Code.

Local government reform is finally on track in WA, but some observers remain unconvinced what’s on offer is bold enough.

Deputy Opposition Leader Shane Love responds to the state government's shake up of local government laws.

The state government’s efforts to regulate holiday homes drag on while councils take matters into their own hands.

Plans for a mid-tier public transport network connecting infill suburbs is gaining traction with industry.

The Economic Regulation Authority has knocked back a proposal by Western Power to jack up street light costs that would likely have been passed on to residents.

Last-minute changes to new medium density housing codes have drawn the ire of local governments as stakeholders wait on an updated timeline for the revised code’s implementation.

Myriad issues are crippling WA's road freight network. It is leaving truckies with hefty damage bills, towns with no produce and governments with huge headaches.

A record $1.38 billion funding will be spent over five years to upgrade roads across Western Australia as part of a renewed agreement between state and local governments.

Planning Minister John Carey has given the strongest indication yet local governments will be empowered to take the reins on regulating holiday rentals.

Funding for four major regional WA road projects is among 50 infrastructure deals scrapped by the federal government due to cost blowouts.

A program designed to help communities recover from natural disasters is encountering significant headwinds.

Western Australia’s government-funded hub in Canberra has welcomed 130 users in its first six months of operating.