Wasted opportunities WHAT is going on? How can the WAPC, the statewide peak town planning decision-making authority, approve a subdivision of swampland (Dorazio and Carter land) abutting the Swan River parkland and the Eric Singleton bird sanctuary? The fact the WAPC approved this subdivision against the recommendation of the City of Bayswater is unbelievable, but…

No way to treat CEBA AS a former councillor at the City of Bayswater, I was dismayed by your “Festival in doubt” article on the July 23. I personally am a long-term member of the Central Eastern Business Association and I chair the Bayswater Child Care Association which is also a member. I can attest…

Time for a group hug HAVING read through three weeks of letters in Perth Voice relating to the mysterious City of Vincent letter sent to pensioner ratepayers regarding possible increase to our rates, (I must admit I’d never before seen such an unusual letter as this from Vincent council) I have subsequently been shocked to…

Disrespectful IN your story “Keep out of politics, MP warns Vincent” (Voice, July 2, 2016), Perth MP Eleni Evangel made some serious and unfounded allegations about the City of Vincent, including that ratepayer funds have been misused for political purposes. Ms Evangel’s statements are a disappointing and disrespectful slur on the integrity of staff and councillors, who…

It’s a wee bit of a problem PERTH central railway station was the only capital city train station in the world not to have a toilet. It now has a new, automatic self-cleaning toilet which plays piano music then warns you that unless you leave within 10 minutes you will be flushed away. To get…

Land swap? I RECENTLY wrote expressing my support for the proposed West Perth fire station in Carr Street, commenting that I would genuinely prefer a two-storey fire station next to me in Loftus Street instead of the ridiculous multiple dwellings with their multiple problems (“Careful what you wish for,” Voice letters, June 6, 2016). Siren…

Wrong wavelength THE Federal government has cut $1.4 million per year from community radio. This is critical funding for our future in digital radio. Digital radio will replace existing AM and FM bands in the near future. If we can’t pay for our transmission costs – which this federal funding pays for – our community…

Careful what you wish for I RESPECT the opinions and feelings expressed by some of the Carr Street residents who are concerned about the proposed West Perth fire station (“Fired up”, Voice, May 28, 2016). I live on Loftus Street and I would certainly prefer a fire station to be built next to me instead…

Labor plans off the rails THE people of Perth have been treated with complete and utter contempt by both federal and WA Labor. The latest Labor announcement on rail does nothing to address public transport requirements facing our growing capital city, the Perth electorate and the north metropolitan corridors. In fact, they have no immediate…

Shorten changed AGAIN Mr Shorten has promised many more millions of dollars to families and this time it’s swimming lesson for their kids. I have nothing against kids learning to swim but taxpayers paying for it — I don’t think so. Then Mr Shorten has promised to spend more millions of dollars on those who…