BRENT FLEETON, 28, will contest Bayswater’s north ward at next month’s council elections, bucking the trend of young people shunning local government service. If elected the Maylands resident says he’ll seek to cut seniors’ rates another 25 per cent, cap rates rises at CPI and give eligible children $100 extra in the Kidsport program. “I…

FORMER Leederville-based Greens MP Giz Watson has dubbed Vincent city council a “training ground” for future Labor MPs. The former north metro MLC last week told the Subiaco Post newspaper the Greens are backing 11 candidates across the metro area, helping with training and support, but didn’t say where they’d stand (though Vincent is considered…

A NEW face has emerged amongst the usual suspects running for Perth city council this year, with Curtin university research fellow Jemma Green nominating for councillor. A city resident researching sustainable modular housing and battery technology, she has a background as an investment banker in London, acting “as a portion of the bank’s conscience” in…

BAYSWATER’s Patrick Gong could just be the next Garry Kasparov. Since taking up chess just four years ago, the 16-year-old has won a swathe of state and national tournaments, including the under-16 Australian junior championships and the Perth Open. In July he became the newest candidate master in WA, after a great performance at the…

LEEDERVILLE cafe owner and council critic Debbie Saunders is running for Vincent mayor. She says John Carey doesn’t deserve to be re-elected unopposed. She’s previously clashed with him over the rollout of the bike plan (“a disconnected unused waste of money”) and not renewing former CEO John Giorgi’s contract. Ms Saunders has run the Oxford…