Women in Tent City beg for protection WOMEN living in ‘Tent City’ on Northbridge’s fringe have called for urgent shelter to protect them from escalating rates of sexual assault and violence.  The camp, perched beside the train line and a bike path under the Lord Street overpass, has been expanding and the Voice understands a…

A BLANKET 40kmh speed limit could be applied across Vincent’s residential streets. Under a draft Accessible City Strategy 2020-2030 the council says the statewide 50kph speed limit doesn’t suit local conditions. Mayor Emma Cole says: “For too long now, residents have been telling me that 50kmh feels too fast for our residential streets. We’d love…

MORLEY’S loss is West Perth’s gain as a burlesque charity car wash relocates to give locals a shine with a cheeky smile. The burlesque community had run fundraisers at Fast Eddy’s in Morley since 2013, raising cash for causes like kids with cancer and Radio Lollipop. With Eddy’s closing down founder Nikki Mauri moved the…

CONTENTIOUS electronic parking permits will be rolled out in Vincent, with the council saying it’s already bought the software and can’t back out. Residents weren’t consulted about the new system, which will force them to log into a council app to register their cars and those of visitors, while the change also caught some councillors…

PLANS for a permanent privately-operated food kiosk in a Hyde Park storage shed will go out to the court of public opinion. Vincent councillors unanimously voted in favour of going out for public comment at the October 20 meeting, with the kiosk expected to help “activate” the park.  Mayor Emma Cole said after the decision:…

A MILLION dollar plan is in the works to help rid the trio of sickly lakes on Maylands Peninsula of their plague-like midges. Brearley, Bungana and the Brickworks lakes have abysmal water quality. Low oxygen levels and high  phosphorous contamination from storm water runoff, fertilisers and bird poo have led to persistent algal blooms.  Bayswater…

A RIVERSIDE footpath at JH Abrahams Reserve will stay fenced off for more than a year as Perth council waits on state approvals and funding to fix severe erosion. In January the council fenced the area off after investigations found erosion along the entire 423m of riverwall had undermined the footpath’s structural integrity. The reserve’s…

PUPPY raisers are needed to look after baby guide dogs until they’re big enough to be helpful. Greens upper house MP Alison Xamon said “there’s a huge waiting list of people who are needing guide dogs. There’s a bunch of barriers, and one of the barriers is they don’t have enough puppy fosterers”.  Ms Xamon…