Author: Your Herald
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A RAMMY over a swimming pool has gone off the deep end, with a resident and Stirling council bringing in the lawyers. The council wants Ajdin Dzemailoski to cough up $200,000 to buy a supposed laneway next to his Wiluna Street property, or demolish eaves and a pool illegally built on it. Trouble is, Mr…
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Traders cop rates whack BUSINESSES in Vincent are copping a whack from the council this year, with rates to jump 8.5 per cent. Residents, however, will breathe a sigh of relief, with a relatively modest 2.78 per cent increase. But motorists face hikes, with parking fees across Vincent set to rise 20 cents an hour.…
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A PAIR of luxury Mount Lawley townhouses illegally rented out as short-term accommodation has been a nightmare for locals. Sick of rowdy parties coming from 63 and 65 Alma Road—including a three-day bender featuring “30 young people, anti-social behaviour, swearing and excessive noise”—neighbours dobbed the properties in to Vincent council. This week the council…
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FORMER Vincent mayor Nick Catania says a new rule requiring Vincent’s elected members to record all meetings with developers sounds like a good idea in principle but might be sticky in practice. He says the more important aspect of transparency is to make sure every meeting with developers includes the city’s planner and other relevant…
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THE folk from the Vincent men’s shed have been hard at work, making planter boxes to liven up the town. Local carpenter Deano Hall has been coming down to the shed since February, and says it’s been a great way to make friends and keep mental health in check. “When I said I was a…
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A DIGITAL commune for games developers has been created in the state library. Every second Thursday programmers, wizards and virgins—sometimes the same people are all three—meet at “Level One”, a co-working space with free iMacs, wifi, coffee and tea. Freelance narrative designer Anthony Sweet, who wrote the script for Black Lab’s Star Hammer, went to…
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THE Perth Centre for Photography has moved into the prestigious Lawton House in West Perth. The centre had been located in Aberdeen Street for three years, but was forced to look for a new home when its landlord, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, said it was selling up. Centre director Christine Tomas says a mysterious benefactor…
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Wrong on so many counts UMM…I’m confused. I read the letters and a heart-breaking story in your paper about an animal lover whose dog was mauled to death by two dogs whilst going about a walk. That was really heart-wrenching for me as a dog lover myself—but at the end of the letter, my eyes…
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ADVERTISEMENT: Fremantle Chamber Orchestra Concert Notes for June 6-7, 2015 Concert Notes by Peter Conole As the founder and helmsman of the FCO, Hans Hug makes a point of giving concert goers an unusual gift or two every year. He and his strong support team schedule works seldom performed in this country, notably from the great…
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A PERTH VOICE PROMOTIONAL FEATURE: Old fashioned service, new experience Outstanding customer service. It can be hard to find in the city – and perhaps even more elusive in the auto industry. Aiming to turn that around are Tom Longman and Dave Garner, owners at The Auto Establishment car dealership. Originally growing up and surfing…
