HIGHGATE primary school kids, staff and parents are campaigning for a better playspace to replace a sun-scorched square that’s “boring, crowded and heavy on the bitumen”. School board chair Tanya […]

STAMPING out crime along Maylands’ Eighth Avenue shopping strip may be as simple as tweaking the street’s design, a Curtin University researcher says. Researcher Paul Cozens and colleague Courtney Babb, […]

JUST months ago WA councils — including the City of Perth — rejected transparency suggestions from Vincent mayor John Carey. Now, the Barnett government plans to write similar measures into […]

BAYSWATER councillor Alan Radford says ratepayers should chip in when it comes to beautifying local streets. Cr Radford told last week’s council meeting he remembered when it was common for […]

FINAL preparations are under way for next weekend’s Light Up Leederville Carnival, with Leederville Connect chair David Galloway saying they’re aiming for “idiosyncratic, eccentric and fun”. He says they’re not […]

BAYSWATER train station looks like being a key plank in WA Labor’s campaign against the Barnett government. The station is the first stop on the new Forrestfield-Airport Link project, but […]

RESIDENTS who live near Russell Square are finding January’s Fringe World Pleasure Gardens didn’t live up to its name, with many complaining of rowdiness. Artrage merrily hoofed it to Perth […]

THE big Food Truck Rumble will go ahead again next year but Perth city councillors are worried the event’s competing with hard-up ratepaying businesses. Despite the misgivings, most voted to […]

LOWER permit prices and better street access for food vans have been suggested at Bayswater council following complaints from vendors. Deputy mayor Stephanie Coates hopes lower permits — they’re currently […]

THOUSANDS of dollars may have been wasted by Bayswater council because of a failed attempt to find a better place for sports field lighting in Maylands, mayor Barry McKenna concedes. […]