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Myaree centenarian
by Craig Donohue

MYAREE retirement home resident Sophie Doeve turned 100 on May 15. Ms Doeve said she would be celebrating with friends over lunch.....full story      

Sustainability awards irk Cockburn activist
by Tonya Lamatoa

COCKBURN council’s “A Better Tomorrow” sustainability awards are a propaganda exercise, says former mayoral candidate Mary Jenkins.....full story      

Melville thanks vollies
by Mui Pin Tan

MELVILLE council takes time out to celebrate National Volunteers week, adopting the theme of “Volunteers Change the World” with events running from May 12 to 18.....full story      

Stirling rejects bid for ratepayers to fund Cr security
by Gemma Black

A proposal to make Stirling council ratepayers shell out for the home security of councillors was rejected by a council committee on May 6.....full story      

Lollypop job not all chocolates and boiled lollies
by Ryan Daniels

THEY are the unsung heroes of our streets, with bright orange vests and a STOP sign in toe.
 
They may be a hindrance when you’re fighting the early morning traffic, but spare a thought for the humble lollypop warden.....full story      

Busting commuters left in lurch
by David Hall

COMMUTERS at two stations on the Mandurah line have been left without a place to answer urgent calls of nature.....full story      

Southlands food court revamp
by Rebecca Robbins

SOUTHLANDS Boulevarde Shopping Centre in Willetton has started spicing up its food court.

The food emporium is closed for renovations that store owners hope will bring more variety and, with a bit of luck, customers to the centre.....full story      

Northbridge homeless centre to be debated
by Kershia Wong

WITH homelessness on the rise, Perth City Council’s planning committee was on May 6 set to debate a proposed community centre on Aberdeen Street.....full story

Henderson to get submarine facility
by Emil Goh

A $35 million submarine facility has been opened at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson.....full story

Free car to lure home buyer
by Hilary Smale

IN a bid to counteract Perth’s slowing housing market, the vendors of two new Rockingham homes have gone to the extraordinary length of offering a free new car to the buyers.....full story

Freo welcomes marines
by Tan Mui Pin

The USS Tarawa took up much of Fremantle Port shoreline on the May Day weekend.

Slowdown confounds Gateway traders
by Terri Russell

TRADERS at Cockburn Gateway Shopping Centre are feeling the economic pinch.

Bras and Things manager Stacey Richards says the centre is too isolated .....full story

Freo mayor welcomes $350m port connection promise
by Meagan Brady

A FEDERAL government election promise of $350 million to be spent on improving road and rail connections servicing Fremantle Port has received the thumbs up from Fremantle’s mayor.....full story

Freo floodlight raises CASA eyebrows
by Lisa Morrison

THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority is now investigating a mysterious flood light that had pervaded Fremantle’s night sky for the past month, until last week.....full story

Cockburn bin-nicking rampage
by Farlina Zailanni

RESIDENTS have been shocked by a recent wheely-bin stealing rampage, a Cockburn Council official says.....full story

Mayor censured over markets lease
by Lyndsey Wetton

FREMANTLE mayor Peter Tagliaferri was censured on April 29 at a special meeting of electors, for what electors allege were inappropriate dealings over the recently granted 18-year lease of Fremantle Markets.....full story

Perth committee rejects scout sponsorship
by Keira Swayn

A $10,000 dollar sponsorship to Scouts Australia’s next big event was rejected by Perth City Council’s marketing and sponsorship committee on April 29.....full story

Freo councillor accuses colleagues of secret Markets meetings
by Sally Hyslop

A FREMANTLE councillor has accused fellow councillors of improper dealings regarding the awarding of a lease for the Fremantle Markets.....full story

Foster carers wanted
by Zel Cowie

A fostering agency that recently opened its doors in Fremantle says all carers it has approved have been matched with youngsters needing care.....full story

Sewerage delays hit fan - again
by Jessica Naidos

A SPEARWOOD activist continues to be miffed over what she sees as broken promises by water resources minister, John Kobelke, over when her working class southern suburb will finally be sewered.....full story

Kwinana looks forward to alfresco dining
by Rachael Hughes

KWINANA is set to come alive with the development of a new alfresco-style main street as part of an $11.5 billion investment to help revamp the southern industrial town.....full story

Former nurse to build South Arfican home
by Charissa Mitting

A FORMER nurse from Kewdale will swap her thermometer for a hammer, when she coordinates an off-shore building project later this year.....full story

Banners to fly on Guildford Road
by Kirsty Duncan

A PLAN by Bayswater council to plaster poles along Guildford Road with banners of indigenous and historic detail will be good for the community, says deputy mayor, Michael Sabatino.....full story

Stirling staffers shun Optus tower bid
by Charissa Mitting

AHEAD of their April 15 council meeting, two Stirling councillors opposed a bid by the State Administrative Tribunal to get the city to bend on a 5.4 metre high mobile phone tower proposed by Optus for the middle of leafy Mt Lawley.....full story

Prison caters for latte set
by Kevin Clare

THE former Fremantle Prison is set to build a new cafe within its limestone walls, at a cost of $600,000.....full story

Op shop shuts
by Carly Merrett

After 27 years of operation, the St Vincent de Paul op shop on Fremantle's Wray Avenue, has closed due to occupational safety concerns.....full story

North Lake gets demountable classroom
by Kema Rajandran

NORTH LAKE Senior Campus is set to get a $234,800 demountable classroom.....full story

Tender not all swings and roundabouts
by Charlotte Choo

A CANNING councillor has criticised a council staffers' proposal to use Western Australian Local Government Association contracts for the installation of replacement play equipment, rather than inviting tenders to quote directly.....full story

Cockburn removes Australand advertorial
by Wilfred Lui

AN announcement on the Port Coogee project was last week removed from Cockburn council's website, after eMU News probed into its appropriateness last week.....full story

Bayswater boss exits by release
by Carly Merrett

AFTER more than 15 years at Bayswater City council, Chief Executive Officer Mario Carosella will be leaving the council, saying in a release he wishes to pursue other interests.....full story

ANZAC vollies wanted
by Jasmin Rule

VOLUNTEERS are desperately needed to help with the fifth annual commemorative Anzac exhibition in the Fremantle town hall.....full story

8000 want Medicare at Belmont Forum
by Samantha Shafran

BELMONT FORUM shopping centre is one step closer to having a Medicare office after a petition gained enough signatures to be taken to the federal government.....full story

Freo aims to bounce car theft
by John Chan

CAR thieves beware, because Fremantle council is offering ratepayers 130 free and fully-fitted immobilisers to target auto theft and reduce crime through the Operation Bounce Back initiative.....full story

Eyesore stays
by Simon Johnson

A NORTH PERTH eyesore is set to remain after the State Administrative Tribunal upheld Vincent council's rejection of a mixed use development at the defunct Midland Brick display centre at the corner of London and Haynes Streets.....full story

Council site spruiks Port Coogee developer
by Wilfred Lui

THE relationship between Cockburn council and property developer Australand again came under scrutiny this week, when a council bike path closure announcement included an endorsement of Australand's Port Coogee development.....full story

Park sacrificed to spruik Cemeteries
by Coleen Tan

THE National Trust wants to turn an underused East Perth park into the gateway for WA's most historic cemetery.....full story

Stirling women at a loss
by Sureena Izham

A STIRLING city councillor has called for a report into the number of women who've resigned from the city council in the last year and why they've left.....full story

Cr counts calendar cost
by Kevin Clare

"THE annual calendar for the City of Stirling is a waste of money and should no longer be produced," says Hammersley ward councillor Ron Sebrechts.....full story

Rugby ARKS up at John Dunn
by Danielle McComasky

ARMADALE Roleystone Kelmscott Rugby Club will this weekend kick off for the first time at its very own home ground.....full story