The $2.7 billion in stimulus spending, unveiled by WA Premier Mark McGowan, effectively doubles the program of works in place to help boost the state's economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Butchers, bakers and book sellers are bending over backwards to stay open while also keeping staff and customers safe, offering free home delivery while some are going completely online.
People arriving in Western Australia who are caught breaching a directive to self-isolate for 14 days face a $50,000 fine under emergency powers triggered to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
For years the City of Nedlands has resisted calls for more urban infill in the plush western suburb of Perth, but the State Government will now step in to push for more dwellings near transport and activity centres.