A WALL mural that took six weekends to paint will be removed because the new tenants don’t like it. The mural was painted on the side of Highgate’s Soto Espresso […]

UNELECTED bureaucrats are on the verge of approving a concrete batching plant, over the objections of the elected Bayswater city council and hundreds of local residents. In June 2011 the […]

NO, it’s not a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds—it’s a house beside Nando’s overflowing bins in Mt Lawley. Loose garbage has attracted up to a dozen crows and several […]

A HOMELESS Perth choir is preparing to take centre stage in this year’s WA heritage festival. The Spirit of the Streets choir—formed in 2007 to help disadvantaged people—will star in […]

DRONES, hovercrafts, helicopters and swamp boats have all been considered by Bayswater city council in its war on mozzies. The council has been inundated with calls from residents and sports […]

LEISURE and sports businesses are choosing to operate illegally in Stirling because planning red tape makes it too hard to go legit. The council planning scheme does not permit recreational […]

THE owner of a rundown heritage house on Brookman Street has been prosecuted for failing to repair the derelict 19th century cottage. Number 4 Brookman Street is classified as “conservation […]

THE Perth Transport Authority has failed to consult locals about bus lanes planned for Beaufort Street. Vincent city councillor Josh Topelberg notes that around the world some cities are removing […]