Candidate pans system as costs kill court appeal A VINCENT council candidate who lost last October’s election by one vote has dropped his appeal due to the risk of hefty legal costs if he’s unsuccessful. At the October 2021 election south ward candidate Joshua O’Keefe received 978 votes, missing out on the spot won by…

MAYLANDS Waterlands won’t reopen this summer after delays caused by heavy rainfalls, labour shortages and global supply problems, and a new finish date’s now set for April 15.  Construction started mid-2021 and Bayswater council was originally hoping contractors would finish the first stage of rejuvenation works in time for a summer 2021 reopening.  Siteworks The…

FUTURE heat waves may be even more unbearable with fewer trees on verges now that Bayswater council’s gutted its tree protection policy.   A split council voted in favour of making it easier for residents to get verge trees removed and harder for the council to plant new ones.  Under the old policy the city…

INNER city dog owners are begging for a new spot to walk their dogs off-leash, but the scant number of CBD parks has them competing with other park users for a sliver of space. Perth city council recently consulted the public on a plan to build a new fenced off-leash dog area and dog owners…

FORMER Bayswater mayor Dan Bull has been ousted from an influential state government committee following a narrow and controversial vote from fellow councillors. The vote reflected a shifting balance of power since October’s election, with councillor Elli Petersen-Pik describing it as an unprofessional and “unprecedented” politicised vote.  Cr Bull previously represented Bayswater on the DevelopmentWA Midland Land…

MEMBERS of Perth’s faith groups were due to gather outside Wesley United Church in the CBD on December 17 to sing reworked versions of Christmas carols calling for firmer action on climate change. Australian Religious Response to Climate Change WA president Geoffrey Bice said “while we may be singing some light-hearted carols today, we hold…

Tears as What the Flip loses its spot at Hyde Park  A BUSINESS owner was brought to tears by a Vincent council decision that’ll see his food van banned from operating in Hyde Park. Vincent council will instead lease a storage shed in part of the park’s western building to the operators of Mount Lawley’s…

A NEW easy-access vaccination clinic’s opened up in Northbridge after the major vaccine hub at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre had to close due to upcoming events bookings. The PCEC hub delivered some 123,000 vaccinations since receiving its first batch of vaccines in March this year.  The new 16-booth Northbridge clinic is at 30…

WITH Movember recently putting the spotlight on men’s health, particularly cancer, it felt the right time to chronicle my own recent experience with testicular cancer. A word of advice for all men, but especially young men, is to be vigilant of any strange lumps on your nuts; push past the awkward embarrassment and have it…