FIRE damaged four cars at City Motors Holden yard in West Perth around 2am Monday. Two HSV sports cars were destroyed, two sedans damaged and building fascia was melted, bringing the damage bill to around $500,000. The dealership remained smoky but open and the arson squad is on the case. Fire sale soon?
A GROWING trend of people renting out their private parking bays is being monitored by a grumpy Perth city council. It’s against the rules to rent out residential bays for commercial use and council CEO Gary Stevenson says folk risk prosecution. Residents advertising on websites and apps are charging a smidge over $10 a day to park, cheaper than the $15 to $25 the mafia, er, council charges in the CBD and wildly undercuts Mr Wilson’s eye-boggling $18 to $40 a day. As Edward G Robinson might once have said: “The PCC doesn’t take kindly to punks muscling in on its action, see”.
ARTISTS and community groups have until February 9 to apply for $20,000 arts grants the Perth city council is offering to promote art and culture in the city. Lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi days they want to give people with big arty ideas a little push. Head to the arts and culture section on the Perth city website for more.
Perth Voice Interactive 
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