Simpson hardens split resolve
After premier Colin Barnett said he had no objection to all of Vincent being merged with Perth, WA local government minister Tony Simpson sent mayor Alannah MacTiernan a troubling contradictory […]
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Pelican to replace zebra
Bayswater city council wants to install a pelican crossing outside Maylands train station, following several near misses involving pedestrians with poor or zero eyesight crossing Railway Parade. It would add […]
Housing rejection
Bayswater city council has voted unanimously to reject people with mental and intellectual disabilities from living in Bedford. Locals fear the proposal to accommodate three people and a 24-hour carer […]
$75k for feel-good mailout
Bayswater city council will spend up to $75,000 on a media campaign to tell people how good it is. In a rousing address, deputy mayor Barry McKenna told colleagues he’s […]
Letters 31.8.13
Luddites v Ruddites SHOULD we vote for Kevin or Tony? That is the question. It is really a case of Kevin’s Ruddites versus Tony’s Luddites. On the face of it, […]
Buddha, can you spare a lime?
THE BODHI TREE, Mount Hawthorn by JENNY D’ANGER Buddha received enlightenment sitting under the bodhi tree, and The Bodhi Tree bookstore cafe in Mt Hawthorn is working towards the same—only […]
On the edge
Watching a colleague hit the net for 45 minutes only to fail to score tickets to Springsteen’s February concert aptly demonstrated the power of the Boss’ music on young people. […]
A gorgeous bit of Salvos salvage
Friday pay day dad would come home from the pub with two treats: a bag of lollies, and a copy of the Salvation Army newspaper The War Cry. It wasn’t […]
Cuts for school
Half-a-million bucks disappear after election: Mt Hawthorn primary school was quietly short-changed $550,000 in the WA state budget, infuriating its P&C. Before the March 9 state election the school was […]
Premier’s plan a ‘fiasco’
Stirling mayor David Boothman has declared war on the Barnett government’s amalgamation plans, describing them as a “fiasco”. On Tuesday the council—one of WA’s biggest—voted to lobby the government to […]
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