Evangel sets the example CONGRATULATIONS to Perth Liberal MP Eleni Evangel on her support of the community she represents, against Premier Colin Barnett’s council merger proposals. Mrs Evangel is clearly connected with her community and it was great to see her at the Astor Theatre last Wednesday night. For the poor residents of Dianella about…

Luddites v Ruddites SHOULD we vote for Kevin or Tony? That is the question. It is really a case of Kevin’s Ruddites versus Tony’s Luddites. On the face of it, Tony is much more in tune with national psyche. He fully understands we do not give a Gonski about not being top of the class…

A capital future I UNDERSTAND former Vincent councillor Ian Ker wanting the city to survive the local government reform process (Speaker’s Corner, Perth Voice, August 17, 2013). The City of Vincent has defied all the odds and prospered since its forced separation from Perth in 1994, a split strongly opposed by the community. The historic…

Marriage is so much more HOW sad that Greg Sehojuet (Voice Mail, August 10, 2013) sees a legal contract between two people as being equivalent to marriage. Sorry—but the legal rights and responsibilities for same-sex couples are already in place by virtue of Australian governments having already given these relationships effectively the status of de-facto…

Dummkopf! While I appreciate the appropriate use of the German terms in the front page story of your August 3 edition (“Merger madness”), I suggest it would be wise to check their spelling and accuracy before going to print. In the first paragraph you misspell “Anschluss” (leaving out the first ‘s’) and then misuse the word…

A waste of resources OPPOSING inevitable changes to council boundaries is a total waste of time and misuse of resources, encouraged by those whose main concern is for their own job or, in some cases, a bid for votes in the federal election. In all the rhetoric there are no factual reasons given as to…

No Moore discrimination THE federal Liberal candidate for Perth, Darryl Moore, is “mystified why so many people are interested in same-sex marriage” (Voice, July 21, 2013). Mr Moore, how would you feel if your country denied you the right to marry the person you love, the person with whom you share the most important part…

Hard crossing to bear FOR many years I have watched the intersection of Beaufort Street and Central Avenue in Mt Lawley/Inglewood. This would have to be one of the most dangerous intersections in the Perth region. Countless accidents occur here, and traffic lights are often knocked out of the ground. Traffic on Central Avenue has…