THE City of Karratha will walk away from managing historic Cossack and Jarman Island after councillors tonight voted to ‘hand the keys back’ to the State Government. The unanimous vote followed a brief discussion on whether the City was prepared…
COSSACK landowners today called on WA parliament to explain why they cannot develop their freehold properties after two decades of promises to repopulate the historic town near Karratha. Greens Mining and Pastoral Region MLC Robin Chapple, in questions to Regional…
REFUGEE housing, military infrastructure and federal assistance to stop “homes falling into the sea” are high on Port Hedland’s COAG wish list. Prime Minister Scott Morrison, state and territory premiers and ministers will visit the Pilbara in July when the…
FIREBRAND Independent Marija Vujcic wasted no time chastising councillors over the Kings Square hospitality deal before she successfully convinced council to consider her motion for an independent probity audit. That was just the warm up, the South Ward councillor having…
FREO CEO Philip St John has called on staff to identify a man who allegedly hit a council officer as he left the rowdy chamber meeting last night. In a confidential email circulated to staff and elected members this afternoon,…
COUNCIL attempts to justify its Kings Square hospitality lease deal raise serious questions over why it offered a ‘consortium’ of local businessmen $1.3 million in inducements including three years free rent. StreetWise last week sent questions to the City following…
COUNCIL’S decision to offer a private company a $500,000 fit-out ‘sweetener’ and two years free rent was a ‘pragmatic reality’ in a tough WA market, according to Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt. On Wednesday, council approved lease conditions for a three-storey…
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LANDCORP sold to the City of Karratha 4400sqm of the CBD pegged for a $20 million, 100-room hotel - for $1. The bargain deal went through in December last year, two months after the council agreed to buy the empty…
EMBATTLED Cockburn Council has launched an investigation into claims of bullying and harassment against CEO Stephen Cain. Mr Cain claims his workplace is unsafe and on October 23 handed the council a doctor’s note stating he was unfit to perform…
