Perth Voice Interactive

Filled with unease
I LIVE directly under the gaze of the Stirling Towers and recently received a letter for the WA Housing Authority, detailing a plan to cover the surrounding chipboard with a painted mural.
While I support any attempt to distract from this abandoned eyesore, the letter says nothing of what is to become of the towers or any time-frame for future decisions, plans or actions. The fact the mural is being painted suggests that little is to be done with the Towers in the near future.
Considering the infamous reputation of the Towers and its past residents, as well as the high numbers of homeless people in the surrounding areas, I have a hard time believing no one is in there.
The longer it sits there unoccupied the more trouble it’s likely to be. Real or imagined, the Stirling Towers fill me with unease and I think residents deserve to know when a permanent decision will be reached.
Jessica Topping
Smith St, Highgate

Hockey with halos
MEMBERS of Bayswater Croquet Club have been made aware of the article (Perth Voice, March 5, 2016) which reported the concerns of residents close to the Street Roller Hockey situated at the Bayswater Bowling Club in Murray Street, Bayswater.
We were very surprised and disappointed at the reported comments made about noise and bad language. As the closest “neighbour” to this facility and on the various times during the week we are playing, we have found the group to be very quiet, apart from the occasional “clack” of the puck which is now being attended to.
If there has been any bad language we certainly have not heard any. In speaking to them they are courteous and obliging.
We have far more noise from the soccer players particularly during their practice sessions with some bad language which is not good to hear.
This is a sports ground and it would be impossible to always play our sports without some noise emanating from the area. We are also being advised by health professionals to play out of the sun and to get more exercise so some noise will occur in the evenings as long as it’s within reasonable hours.
Jacquie Ashby
President, Bayswater Croquet Club

Pooch poo worse!
I WAS somewhat surprised to see the apparent  furore (Perth Voice, March 5, 2016) caused by the hapless taxi driver (I certainly have many concerns about this form of public transport but that is for another letter) and his somewhat unorthodox method of relieving himself on a Leederville street verge.
I cannot understand why similar rage is not focused on very similar situations that occur daily. Otherwise seemingly good citizens seem to think it’s perfectly acceptable to train their dogs to foul at random on their chosen route. They often carry the ubiquitous yellow plastic “poo” bag, prominently on display, proudly stating ‘yes, I’m a responsible dog owner’.
Despite this, it’s amazing how much dog excrement that appears on my verge and worse, at my front gate. Even more disgusting is finding said yellow bags filled with dog excrement, discarded in laneways or other less discreet areas. These virtually indecomposable festering heaps are surely just as unsavoury if not more than the actions of the taxi driver.
These owners train their animals to not foul their own houses by encouraging bowel emptying during their suburban walks, rarely pick up their dogs’ stools, unless there is any chance of being publicly shamed. There is little concern for public health or civic pride.
In closing, I ask whose action is more disgusting?
S Wedge
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