Perth Voice Interactive

PHOTOGRAPHIC evidence has emerged that garbage piled up on a Vincent Street block came from a building owned by Perth lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi and her husband, Joe.

Mr and Ms Scaffidi part-own the vacant block at 285 Vincent Street and were fined by Vincent council for using it as an unofficial and unauthorised tipsite.

Neighbours had complained of soiled mattresses being amongst the pile before it was cleaned up. The Voice reported that the garbage was likely from the Scaffidis’ building, based on witnesses’ accounts.

Kay Collinson, a staffer of the Scaffidis, had written to the Voice telling us we were wrong, and that the garbage belonged to a former owner of the property.

But photos have now emerged showing at least some of the material definitely came from the Grand Central Backpackers Hotel building that the Scaffidis own. The notoriously run-down property had been undergoing a renovation at the time.

Amidst a pile of soiled mattresses, a sign reads “BACKPACKERS—GRAND CENTRAL ACCOMMODATION”. An exit sign lies nearby.

We sent Ms Collinson copies of the photos and asked how it tallied with her claim the garbage had belonged to the site’s former owner. We did not hear back.

by DAVID BELL