Kate Leaver

Business owners in the centre say they have been left stressed and confused by delays to the $35 million redevelopment of the precinct.

From designing wrapping paper for department store giant Myer to pioneering art therapy at a Melbourne hospital and adopting digital art, landscape painter June Boase Weller has dedicated a lifetime to the arts.

WA's only accredited electronic waste recycler says the statewide ban will be "a big win" for the environment, but the sector will have to cope with a massive increase in volume.

A popular biodiverse urban wetland installed at Perth's Cultural Centre little more than a decade ago will be dug up to make way for a new thoroughfare.

Retired Perth dentist Richard Slattery gets a kick out of helping former addicts smile again, boost their confidence, and secure jobs — all through getting their teeth fixed.

Wellbeing and student support jobs at the University of Western Australia are on the chopping block under a proposed restructure.

Petition for heavier and more powerful e-scooters in WA after riders call out "unreasonable" laws.  

Authorities are trying to determine the source of an oil spill affecting seabirds that are being pulled from waterways in Perth's south "waterlogged" and "starving".

A major supplier of frozen rodents has decreased shipments to WA, reducing the supply for pet snakes and reptiles and forcing up costs at smaller pet shops.

On an evening in June 1877, on Fremantle's High Street, the life of Western Australia's first documented Chinese person came to a tragic end.

A new campaign by WA's peak cycling group aims to address the barriers to getting young women involved in cycling.

Golden Bay resident Trevor Coster is delighted he can keep his rose bushes after the local council ordered him to dig them up saying they were a safety hazard.

Western Australia's Local Government Minister says he is "deeply disappointed" with an inner-city Perth council's decision to introduce in-person voting at local government elections.

In what has been described as a "watershed moment," two inner-suburban Perth councils have voted to protect trees on private properties to help preserve the city's urban canopy.   

Perth's performing arts and LGBTQIA+ communities have rallied around a drag performer after "hateful" flyers were distributed before a popular story time event.

The mayor of the state's largest local government area by population says he suspects some of the people begging at intersections are using whatever money they scrape together to buy drugs.

Vapes and e-cigarette cartridges are full of hazardous materials, including toxic liquids, nicotine and lithium batteries that can catch fire, and there is growing confusion over the best way to responsibly dispose of them.

"When you give someone a lightsaber, their face lights up," says the instructor of a female-only lightsaber combat class, which has exploded in popularity after its launch in Perth.

Despite a worldwide shortage of film, and long waits for development, a new generation is falling in love with analog photography.

The head of Western Australia's Department of Transport has strongly criticised the "unfair" practice of bulk booking and "reselling" driving test appointments.

Brazilians are samba-ing their way to Scarborough in Perth, and bringing the Rio party with them.

A one-year backlog is common for those ordering custom-made knives as interest in the ancient craft of knifemaking "explodes" in Australia.

The West Australian government has intervened to help a Fremantle council manage a growing number of people camping illegally in a public car park.

Up to 900 of Western Australia's rarest orchids have been stolen from a botanical garden,  causing fear the endangered plants will not survive without expert care.

The comedian was forced to de-escalate a tense situation at a recent show in Perth after being racially abused by an audience member.