VINCENT council is paying Instagram influencers hundreds of dollars per post to advertise its events. The city’s financial documents reveal they paid Instagrammer @ashleighjade05 (aka Ashleigh Jade Munro-Smith) $450 for a February 24 post spruiking Leedy Streets Open Days to her 110,000 followers. “The perfect ending to our weekend with a family friendly (and pet…

AFTER years of dysfunction and controversy the City of Perth is wiping the slate clean and rebooting its senior management. Over the past year its five directors have resigned and now the city is advertising on SEEK for four general managers to fill their shoes. The ad states “The City of Perth is entering a…

by DAVID BELL A KIND local who put out chairs for people at De Lacey Park has been given a stern “authoritarian” warning from Bayswater council to get rid of them. There’s a tight-knit dogwalking community at De Lacey and about a year and a half ago someone put chairs out for them. Previously donated…

THE City of Vincent is proposing new “caretaker” rules to stop councillors splashing cash on policies that would boost their re-election chances. The new rules are designed “to protect the apolitical nature of the public sector and avoid the use of city resources that advantages a particular candidate,” a report to council states. Under the…

ARE you a senior still living at home but unsure what support services you are entitled to? How do you get started, find the information you need or access the services that are out there when you don’t know where to look? Council on the Ageing WA are helping older people remain independent by teaching…

I WAS so tempted to pick one of the rosy red apples peeking over the high wall outside this Perth home. But the manicured front garden had no snakes to beguile me and unlike Eve, I resisted. My reward was a delightful early 1900s tuck-pointed home with all the bells and whistles, including a colourful…

THE opening of the North Perth Common town square is just around the corner, with the centrepiece artwork installed this week.Western Power’s due to connect the lighting by the end of the month. Vincent mayor Emma Cole (pictured) says the new artwork will help make the new town square an “iconic visual landmark” for North…

PERTH council’s ruling commissioners are considering dropping generous heritage grants to privately-owned buildings. The city awards grants to heritage-listed buildings in need of restoration, but at the April 30 meeting commissioner Andrew Hammond threw a spanner in the works. “I’m not convinced that it is good public policy to invest ratepayer’s funds into privately owned…

MAYLANDS MP Lisa Baker wants to ban the export of Australian greyhounds to countries without animal cruelty laws. For years Ms Baker has fought for better treatment of greyhounds in Australia, arguing that overbreeding leads to “wastage”. Dogs that aren’t fast enough, don’t have a competitive nature or get injured are often killed. But dogs…