IN the same week that the CCC has blasted lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi for failing to disclose travel information, her CEO has told the Voice to lodge a freedom of information request if we want to know how much ratepayers’ money is being spent on clothes, gifts and travel for elected members. The FOI process…

STIRLING city council say there is nothing it can do to improve the visibility of flashing speed signs that WA Main Roads installed behind leafy trees. The 40kph signs were placed near Inglewood primary school in June in a bid to improve safety, but the local P&C and Maylands Labor MP Lisa Baker say the…

A KURDISH woman who gave birth in an Iraqi gaol under the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussein before fleeing to Australia is just one of many refugees to be honoured in a performance of Requiem at St Mary’s Cathedral. Funds raised from the performance go to MercyCare and The Humanitarian Group, which provide legal assistance…

THE placement of election signs can reveal interesting and unexpected support around Vincent. Mayoral contender Malcolm Boyd (whose election material says he opposes a planning scheme that favours developers over residents) has had posters pop up on several Domination Homes properties, the company run by Domenic Minniti. There’s a bit of a contentious history between…

PERTH artist Ben Mitchell has taken people watching to a whole new level with Stainspotting, a series of artworks of unsuspecting train commuters that he draws on used tickets. The project began as a way to fill in the long commute between his Bassendean home and Midland studio, and reflects earlier art pieces of cargo…

TWENTY FOOD trucks are hitting Stirling streets as part of the city’s 12-month trial. The trucks will be parked at eight locations, including Yokine Reserve, Charles Riley Reserve and Mirrabooka town centre. Dippin’ Dots ice cream will be at Yokine Reserve on Tuesdays and the weekends, and the Pasta Truck on Sunday. “This initiative reflects…