A MAJORITY of Perth city councillors have released a statement pointing the finger at lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi for local government minister David Templeman’s decision to suspend the council. “The majority of council do not believe that the lord mayor should get the outcome she wants,” read the statement, which was publicly released on Wednesday…

BUNNINGS Inglewood burned near to the ground Monday night, with explosions heard suburbs away and the fire smouldering well into the next day. The Inglewood Monday Night Markets were just closing up when manager Rudy Perone noticed the fire, calling 000 just after 9pm. The area filled with thick, smelly smoke and a hazmat warning…

THE decision on Yolk Property’s development at 9-11 King William Street has been made, but the issue continues to split the community, with a supporter’s car being egged and a councillor hammered by threats to vote her out. Bayswater councillor Catherine Ehrhardt says she’s been peppered by negative comments after voting to support the development…

THE WA Planning Commission has thrown a spanner in the works of Stirling council’s plans to preserve the character of Beaufort Street north of Walcott. The council’s Beaufort Street Local Development Plan took five years to put together and won a commendation award from the Planning Institute of Australia for its consultation, but that wasn’t…

IT was stuck on freeze frame for a couple of months, but the Mount Lawley Society’s short film festival is back. The first festival in November 2016 sold out and co-organiser Christina Gustavson said they’d fielded requests about the next since then, with students from Central Institute of Technology’s film course eager to add a…

QUESTIONS have been raised about whether a Fringe Festival show crossed the line with its depictions of self-harm. Fringe is known for dishing up the unorthodox and unusual, but Danger Cabaret’s El Bizarro left audiences in a cold sweat last week, with one person fainting during the performance. “We are a freak side show,” says…

LANDOWNERS who leave commercial blocks vacant would pay higher rates under a plan being considered by Bayswater council. The differential rating would encourage landowners to develop derelict sites, which can lower the tone of the city and affect the value of neighbouring properties. Councillor Elli Petersen-Pik says the plan “has the potential to reduce the…

THERE’S not a single egg battery in Perth state MP John Carey’s electorate, but chook welfare tops concerns raised by constituents. “I have been inundated with emails from people opposed to cage eggs and who want to see higher welfare standards,” Mr Carey says, noting 150 calls and emails so far. “I have to say…