Respond to what I said IN response to Mayor Carey’s “answer” to my previous letter (Voice, August 15, 2015), it would be helpful if he actually responded to what was actually written. I did not question whether the appointment of a consultant to review the CEO’s performance constituted “prudent financial management”. I specifically questioned council’s…

Protesting too much? IT is questionable what councils think they will achieve by voting against greater transparency (“Carey in the cold,” Voice, August 15, 2015). It can only lead to the conclusion they have something to hide. In which case, greater attention needs to be taken! M Mannion Crawford Rd, Maylands Free tickets not front…

Give it back A SMALL discount on tickets to the WA Ballet for City of Perth staff is one thing, but 54 tickets for elected members is ridiculous (“Tickets on themselves,” Voice, August 15, 2015). If ratepayers are footing the bill then sponsorship deals should be giving back to the local community. How about donating…

Binning hope THE hundreds of employees with disabilities working for charity organisations will be distressed to hear of the removal of donation bins, which threatens the viability of their jobs. In June, the City of Joondalup voted to remove 76 bins because of graffiti, theft and dumping of rubbish. Now the City of South Perth…

Dear Prudent? TEN thousand dollars to review the CEO’s performance (Voice, July 25, 2015). Is this what John Carey means by the new era of “prudent financial management”? Debbie Saunders Oxford St, Leederville Men all heart ON Friday July 24, Forsyth Gardens Hall in Menora was invaded by the smells of barbecued sausages and grilled onions…

Cornish congrats CONGRATULATIONS Cr Chris Cornish on your willingness to address contemporary issues of concern to the community and the drive to bring them to a successful resolution (Voice, June 27, 2015). I refer to the greening of Bayswater, the establishment of community gardens, acknowledgement of the First Australians and more recently the use of…

Intolerance on the rise OUR ideologies have progressed so much to be humane and tolerant beings since our calendar was introduced 2015 years ago. In the last century Australia abolished the idea of white supremacy, gave equal rights to women and Aboriginal people and gave them the right to vote. We’ve accepted freedom of religions and separated religion…

Design puzzle I AM puzzled by Andrew Main’s comments about the City of Vincent’s design advisory committee (“Designs on transparency,” Voice Mail, June 13, 2015). The DAC was set up in 2011 to provide professional advice on larger development proposals in the City of Vincent. The committee is made up of design professionals, including architects…

Spending saves MY latest supermarket receipt states in a bold print I saved $3.90. Illogical reasoning arrives at this amount. It assumes I would have bought certain items at the original recommended retail price, before various discounts. Not necessarily so. I spent what I spent. “Saved” nothing. Here the story ends. Belle Watson Fitzgerald St,…

Civic duty off-key I WAS taken aback by the City of Perth’s lord mayor’s salary (Voice, June 13, 2015). This is a part-time position and this is an obscene salary. I have on several occasions asked this lord mayor to erect a plaque in Murray Street Mall to the late John Gill, a world-class pianist…