Consumer Protection

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.

• Fake butcher profiles flooding local community pages with cheap meat offers
• Victims lose up to $500 believing bulk meat will be delivered to their doors
• Farmer-sold meat must be processed at a licensed abattoir and sold by a registered food business

Meat purchase scams are on the rise across social media, prompting a warning for WA consumers to be on alert when considering ways to slash their grocery bills.

Dodgy unlicensed car dealers are a blight on the community. They often put consumers and road users at risk by selling cars riddled with problems. Not only can they target Perth metro consumers, but they could also roll into regional towns and communities with their truck load of danger, looking to hoodwink vulnerable people such as low income earners, older Australians and Aboriginal people.

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.

• Warning for clubs and groups to check if they risk being cancelled
• Nearly 2,000 associations face deregistration due to apparent inactivity
• Associations must submit their AIS to stay incorporated

Almost 2,000 incorporated associations around Western Australia are on the verge of being cancelled for failing to confirm their operational status for the past two years or more. 

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.

Finally secured yourself a rental to call home only to discover there’s a few issues that weren’t mentioned on the property condition report before you moved in? Or maybe the hot water system busted a leak and you’ve got sweaty kids coming home from footy training soon?

Both tenants and landlords have rights and responsibilities when it comes to repairs and maintenance in a rental home.

• Independent retailers dominate Perth metro’s cheapest fuel in 2024
• Motorists could save over $1,300 a year by shopping around for fuel
• Average petrol prices in 2024 lower than in 2023

Motorists could save more than $1,300 a year by shopping around for their fuel, according to new FuelWatch data that showed independent retailers were the cheapest places overall to fill up in 2024.

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.