A LEEDERVILLE florist is refusing to sell flowers for Melbourne Cup celebrations over animal cruelty concerns. Veronika Muller announced the ban on The Posy Factory’s Facebook page in September, noting “122 horses died on Australian race tracks between August 2018 and July 2019”. Now in her second year of business, Ms Muller says Cup Day…

POISON is suspected in the killing of 16 newly planted trees in Berringa Park on the Maylands riverfront. Bayswater council CEO Andrew Brien says the trees were planted to provide shade and and create a wildlife habitat. The council plants about 1000 trees a year to stave off the Perth-wide decline in tree canopy.  “Trees…

A TWO-YEAR Airbnb dispute has been settled, with the State Administrative Tribunal telling a Perth homeowner it’s too noisy to rent out his cottage.  Boaz Kogon lives overseas and started advertising his 8 Moir Street cottage on WA short-term rental site Abode BNB in 2017. Vincent council soon found out and insisted he put in…

FILMMAKERS Alison James and Brooke Tia Silcox are calling on some hometown support to get their short film Judas Collar up for the 2020 Oscars.  The pair, who split their time between Perth and Hollywood, will be releasing a free online version of Judas Collar from this Monday in a bid to rack up views,…

BAYSWATER council staff have taken out two state awards for water conservation. The Australian Water Association’s WA Water Awards recognise “innovation and excellence in delivery of water projects”.  Bayswater’s sustainability and environment manager Jeremy Maher won the senior award for WA and was acknowledged for his work protecting wetlands, advocating sustainable urban design, and mentoring…

NO, it wasn’t a rigged election; we just stuffed up our own vote count in last week’s story about Mark Irwin’s historic win in Stirling’s first popular vote (“Mr Popular,” Voice, October 26). Mr Irwin was re-elected with 14,903 votes (39 per cent) with Cr Elizabeth Re second on 8775 votes (23 per cent). We…

THE fate of two old buildings that have divided community opinion in Bayswater will be decided on November 5 – Guy Fawkes Night.  Nearly 500 years after the Gunpowder Plotters attempted to obliterate the British House of Lords, Bayswater councillors will decide whether to allow the demolition of 9 and 11 King William Street. The…

AFTER two years of battlefield promotions and a rotating cast of acting directors, Perth council will have its full executive line-up come November 4.  At the city’s October 29 meeting chair commissioner Andrew Hammond announced new planning general manager Jayson Miragliotta would start Monday.  CEO Murray Jorgensen has replaced five directors with four general managers,…

A NEW contemporary dance offering aims to keep our local dancers in Perth instead of flying off to pursue their career over east or internationally. Dance and choreography outfit Strut Dance has teamed up with the State Theatre Centre to hold And Then Some, a showcase of young dancers with an aim to make it…