A STATUE of John D’Orazio should be built and placed at Riverside Gardens says former Bayswater mayor Terry Kenyon. Mr D’Orazio was mayor for 17 years and later a Labor MP and government minister. He died unexpectedly in 2011 aged 55 during surgery. During his reign, Bayswater introduced WA’s first security watch, Galleria was redeveloped…

EIGHT kangaroos living in urban bushland in Dianella will be relocated to accommodate developments by Channels 7, 9 and 10. The dwindling mob, including three joeys, will be moved from Cottonwood Crescent bushland to Mundaring National Park. Stirling council has been umming and aahing about whether to move the roos since 2010, when 7 announced…

THE colour scheme for the new $9.3 million Seventh Avenue Bridge in Maylands has been approved. It’s green. Locals were involved in picking the verdure scheme for the noise walls and abutments. Maylands Park manager Dominic Cuscuna says it is a “living colour” that will add vibrancy to the area. “It ties in with the…

BAYSWATER city council will chop down a 23-metre southern mahogany in Maylands, after complaints from residents about falling branches. A risk assessment of the Hillside Crescent tree following “sporadic limb failure”—including a large branch that fell in August —concluded the tree presented an unacceptable risk. Cr Chris Cornish, who voted against felling the tree, took…

IT has a name that is undoubtedly vulgar but a new initiative in Perth has noble ambitions. There are two rules for Fuckup Nights: First, meet someone new. Second, share a fuckup. The events are part of a movement by an organisation called Soften the Fck Up. Under the auspices of Beyond Blue, the nights…

BAYSWATER city council will investigate fencing off Shearn Memorial Park in Maylands following concerns from locals over dog safety. The park, designated as a dog off-leash exercise area, is beside the busy Central Avenue and locals wrote to council asking for a perimeter fence and traffic signage at the Carrington Street intersection. The wire-mesh fence…

THE massive Luna Palace mural is complete with Sydney-based artist Fintan Magee laying down the final strokes on Tuesday. A projector and a cherry picker were needed to create the 30-metre piece—the biggest in Vincent—with the cost split between Vincent city council and Luna. Magee says he uses regular acrylic housepaint to get that painterly…

A PhD candidate wants Maylands decision-makers to get off their butts and pound the streets with locals. Tina Askam is researching whether there are tangible benefits to officials and property developers walking with residents before making decisions that affect the community. Since last year the Edith Cowan Uni student has completed 50 walks with locals,…