Recycling reprieve
THE McGowan government has stepped in to resolve a stalemate that threatened recycling in Vincent and Bayswater. The two councils were amongst a number affected when Cleanaway’s recycling plant in […]
Back to school
THE owners of the old Perth Girls School precinct in East Perth are holding a public “open house” on February 29 to talk about the site’s future. The WA government […]
McGowan moves to ban clamping
A PROPOSED state-wide ban on wheel clamping has been welcomed by Stirling mayor Mark Irwin. The city started drafting a local law to ban clamping in August last year, but […]
Perth looking to axe buskers fee
A BUSKING fee may be axed in Perth, but auditions to keep off-key warblers out of the city are likely to remain. Bad buskers have long been a source of […]
Call for climate emergency vote
STIRLING residents have submitted a petition to council urging it to declare a climate emergency. Vincent, Fremantle and Victoria Park councils have already declared a climate emergency, joining the millions […]
A graceful entry
‘GRACE’ has come to Bayswater. The Metronet tunnel boring machine nicknamed ‘Grace’ on Tuesday (February 18) emerged face first from a 7.4km subterranean crawl that started in July 2017. Grace […]
Letters 22.2.20
Retreat, regroup … charge SOME 104 years ago on a hot Sunday in February 1916, 200 men came together to construct a little brick-and-tile cottage in Mt Hawthorn. Its purpose […]
