A LOCAL author has helped identify another World War I digger who spent more than 100 years in an unmarked grave.  Andrew Pittaway, a council records officer by day, collected diaries, letters, oral histories and photos from World War I while writing his book Fremantle Voices of the Great War. During his research he learned…

APPLICATIONS have opened for the fifth instalment of the City of Vincent Film Project. The three film-makers who make it through the assessment will get $7,000 and a mentor to help them produce a quick non-fiction film about Vincent. The successful films will screen during the 25th Revelation Perth International Film Festival in July next…

RESIDENTS around Hyde Park might not have to walk half the suburb to get home with their shopping after Vincent council approved a trial of parking restrictions to push out bay-hoggers. The council has fielded complaints for years about CBD commuters clogging up the parking bays around the park, leaving residents and their visitors circling…

A CURATION of Maylands locals’ photos will be displayed in WA’s Parliament House, showcasing the electorate’s shores, humans and animals. Maylands MP Lisa Baker put the call out for local photographers to help populate a digital frame in parliament house.  “I wanted to showcase the people and places of Maylands, Bayswater, Embleton, Inglewood, Bedford and Morley,”…

Ombudsman complaint: Roundabouts ‘assured’ a month before consultation AN email included in a complaint lodged with WA’s ombudsman suggests Vincent council pre-determined the installation of controversial mini roundabouts in North Perth before consulting ratepayers. The roundabouts have been criticised by some locals as only benefiting cars at the expense of pedestrian and cyclist safety (“A…

FORMER Stirling councillor Paul Collins wants to reverse a “ludicrous” decision that lets council staff approve non-compliant developments over the objections of neighbours. Until last year any development outside the usual planning rules which attracted an objection had to go before council rather than being rubber stamped by staff.  It’s a common clause at many…

A BIG binar is visiting WA Museum Boola Bardip for the school holidays, collecting messages for future space trips inside a giant version of the tiny vessel. A Binar is a little cube satellite just 10cm tall, designed, built and coded at Curtin uni. The first, Binar-1, was equipped with two cameras and launched on…

Perth candidates SIXTEEN candidates are vying for four vacant seats on Perth council, with voters forced to the ballot box for the second time in just a year to get back into the regular election cycle. All four incumbents with a shortened one-year term obviously had enough fun to run again. Lord mayor Basil Zempilas still…

A FORMER Leederville trader has called for more love, care, and parking spots for village centres lest they go the way of ailing Subiaco. Trent Durward ran the kids’ toy store Henry Hiccups in Subiaco for three years before moving to Leederville in 2013 for a five-year stint. Now gearing up for a run for…

Perhaps a resolution timeline would help THE recent commentary in Voice mail between residents and the City of Vincent CEO shines a light on resident frustration with issue management and resolution.  The sentiment in the street is that while residents respect and appreciate that our administration is dealing with a myriad of issues, their only expectation…