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Willetton: best high school, top 10 in real estate, but WHO will represent it on Council? Candidates on radio

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Only around 16% of those eligible to vote have done so in the election called to replace former councillor Lindsay Holland. Five candidates running – three of which appeared on Radio 107.3 HFM this morning. Questions asked included how much did they know about upcoming local government reform legislation and what should the City of […]

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Cambridge Council wins Supreme Court action against Minister for Local Govt

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Announced Today: The Town of Cambridge has smashed it on showing the Minister for Local Govt, David Templeman, had no basis upon which to require its Council “show cause” as to why it shouldn’t be suspended. “The Court agreed the Town was justified in seeking to prohibit the Minister from suspending the Council and requiring […]

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Going to Optus Stadium? Living along Armadale train line rocks!

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Updates: Disability/mobility access at Optus Stadium New bus to help get you to Stadium (if you live City of Canning through to Town of Vic Park) MYTHS busted! Transperth answers your Qs about Optus Stadium Yep, if you use the Armadale train line to get to big events at Optus Stadium, you’ve got it easy…. […]

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Lord Mayor may soon return

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Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi could resume mayoral duties after winning appeal. Key extracts: Court of Appeal dismissed 26 of 45 breaches of LG Act The State will pay full costs of Ms Scaffidi’s costs for the successful breaches appeal and half the costs for her penalty appeal Previous 18 month disqualification set aside State […]

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Inquiry launched in to City of Melville

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JUST ANNOUNCED (press on Heading for link): State Government launches inquiry into City of Melville It comes at an interesting time for City of Canning – as what has to be said is a gutless and gutted motion from its new Deputy Mayor, Christine Cunningham goes to Council querying if the City has fully implemented […]

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Fire CEO, flip execs, slash costs, get real…

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Pls note: Reissued Post (2015). Most links within no longer functional (dropped out when City of Canning adopted new website – but critical info already extracted and included below)  We impact the City’s Budget Cost Impact Analysis! We offer approximated knowledge and hope it gives food for thought! One of the most powerful heads of council in Perth remarked […]

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Greens play dirty pool to get Mayor in to Canning?

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DIRTY POOL (noun) The noun DIRTY POOL has 1 sense: 1. conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike CHRISTINE CUNNINGHAM seems to want power.  She’s run for elections at state and federal level; no doubt she will again.  It’s the way she may be going about trying for the top position here in Canning we’re concerned with now. […]

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Canning’s residents ASK for local govt reform

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Media Release 1 August 2013 New! 6PR interviews CanningAccountability’s Diana Ryan 02/08/13 “We’ll watch [what happens] very closely” – Paul Murray New! Opinion Piece, The West Australian, 12/8/13 “Canning’s residents forgotten in Councils’ carve up” – extract As the City of Canning prepares to merge with the City of Gosnells, a delegation will visit the Minister for Local Government […]

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