Perth Voice Interactive

THE placement of election signs can reveal interesting and unexpected support around Vincent.

Mayoral contender Malcolm Boyd (whose election material says he opposes a planning scheme that favours developers over residents) has had posters pop up on several Domination Homes properties, the company run by Domenic Minniti.

There’s a bit of a contentious history between Mr Minniti and the council over controversial developments, one of which up on Hobart Street nearly brought a neighbour to tears as she appealed to the council for help.

Mr Boyd says he’s had plenty of people come forward to help him because they’re unhappy with the current regime.

“My position is simple: thank you for your support and if I am elected the City of Vincent will have a capable and honest mayor who will always put the people of Vincent first.”

Vincent councillor John Pintabona is up for re-election and his posters have appeared on properties owned by Perth lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi’s husband Joe along Vincent Street. He’s also popped up in election material with Scaffidi-supporter Jim Adamos.

Mayor John Carey’s mug is on a poster in the window of Fibber McGee’s, despite Fibber’s owner John Little paying for an ad in the Voice that criticised Mr Carey’s decision not to renew John Giorgi’s contract as council CEO.

Mr Carey says they disagreed on that issue but see eye to eye on others (Mr Carey’s recently been pushing for transparency reforms but Mr Little was an early adopter: he always refused gifts back when he was a councillor).

Meanwhile mayoral candidate Debbie Saunders definitely wins the most striking poster award, with her stoic pop-art style countenance plastered across a dramatic rising sun background.

It can be seen stuck up around the Leederville cafe Greens and Co run by her ally Stuart Lofthouse.

by DAVID BELL