The birds are back. Crows and ibis flocking to overflowing bins, at the rear of Nando’s in Mt Lawley, are still making life a misery for nearby residents on Clarence and Beaufort Streets.
In April, the Voice reported that birds scavenging at the bins were defecating on nearby houses, dropping chicken bones in gutters and keeping neighbours awake by squawking at the crack of dawn.
The council pledged it would take action to fix the problem, but Clarence Street resident Patrick Patterson says things are worse than ever.
“There’s now even more birds at the bins than before,” he says. “I went down there at 6am this morning and there were 10 ibis and God knows how many crows.
“The noise is horrendous and they leave a mess everywhere.”
Vincent council CEO John Giorgi says the council had asked Nando’s to build an enclosed bin store area.
“Nando’s is on track with the installation of the bin store area, the ground work has been completed, including provision of taps, drainage and a cement flooring.
“The next step is to construct the walls. They have been also asked to ensure all rubbish is bagged and to keep the lid down—I suspect this amount of rubbish in these photos is a result of the Beaufort Street Festival.
“The bins are checked as part of routine inspections and have been found to be satisfactory at that time.”
by STEPHEN POLLOCK
Perth Voice Interactive 
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