VINCENT city council has just been voted Perth’s most popular council by its ratepayers. In an incredible turnaround from 2010 when its performance was so low a former council quipped “we’ve tanked”, Vincent hit the top spot in 18 out of 47 categories in an annual survey that pits it against 25 other metropolitan councils.…

A NEW childcare centre planned to go in next door to North Perth primary school has locals worried the extra cars will make a narrow laneway unsafe. The School of Early Learning wants to open a three-storey centre at 81 Angove Street, using the rear of the block, in a wee alley just off Albert…

VINCENT council has pegged a three per cent rate increase for this year, but held off hiving off its waste fees. Right now the fees are bundled into the rates, but if they are separated the council could look at offering residents the choice of a smaller, cheaper bin. But most councillors decided until the…

THERE’S love all round for Bayswater’s Street Roller Hockey League, with the Liberal and Labor candidates for Perth pledging $20,000 for a sound wall. Bound by state noise laws, Bayswater council was left in a tough spot and shut the hockey down after one neighbour complained, despite acknowledging the league’s role in reviving the local…

MAX light rail is dead, sending Vincent council back to the drawing board for North Perth. Back in March 2015 the Liberal government started considering a rapid bus transit system instead, despite taking a “fully funded” MAX light rail from the city to Mirrabooka to the 2013 state election. Transport minister Dean Nalder said at…

RELIGIOUS leaders and political candidates met to talk about Australian aid over afternoon tea at the Wesley Uniting Church in Perth on Wednesday. The event was organised by Micah, a coalition of Christian churches  advocating for a more generous aid program. The Australian foreign aid budget is 23 cents out of every $100, which is…

VINCENT council has pegged a three per cent rate increase for this year, but held off hiving off its waste fees. Right now the fees are bundled into the rates, but if they are separated the council could look at offering residents the choice of a smaller, cheaper bin. But most councillors decided until the…

AT LEAST 450 new trees will be planted in the Perth city council area annually under a new four-year urban forest plan. With so much concrete and glass, some areas of the city are turning into hot spots and the new plan aims to increase their canopy cover by about a third. The city currently…

FEDERAL Perth Liberal candidate Jeremy Quinn says he supports marriage equality but doesn’t want churches to be forced to marry gay people. That’s been a concern of conservative groups like the Australian Christian Lobby, but has been dismissed as a red herring by activist groups like Australian Marriage Equality. In Australia religious leaders can refuse…

LIQUOR giant Dan Murphy’s has had an extension to its planning approval for the old Peninsula Hotel approved by the joint development assessment panel. The Woolies-owned liquor barn already has approval from the JDAP to build there, but had an extended liquor licence rejected by the liquor commission. Appeal The company is appealing that decision…