FIFTY actions required to prevent a repeat of the poor behaviour that led to Perth council’s suspension have not been started. The state government-initiated City of Perth Inquiry report was finished on June 30 and publicly released on August 11 “outlining a litany of dysfunction, poor governance, factionalism, and fertile ground for greed, incompetence and…

THE Wotton Reserve skate and BMX park has been given a stay of demolition until 2022, and the state government has now confirmed it’ll give Bayswater council $2.5million for a new park. Skaters and supporters previously thought the park would be demolished as early as March 2021 to make way for Metronet’s Bayswater train station…

PUBLIC comment is now open for Vincent council’s 40kmh speed limit plan, with the results of a trial in the southern half showing a modest drop in crashes and a jump in pedestrian and cyclist numbers. The southern half of the council area’s currently in the midst of a two-year 40kmh trial on local residential…

JUST 25 people will be invited to Vincent council’s consultation session over its new consultation policy, despite more than 70 people applying.  Vincent’s had a few hiccups owing to shortcomings in its consultation recently, like the upset over the surprise Carr Street bike lanes which much of the street was unaware of (cancelled after backlash), and…

A MYSTERIOUS book last checked out from a Minnesota library was returned to the City of Vincent library by an unknown figure last week. Library staff quickly realised the copy of The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe didn’t belong to them when they noted the last checkout date was January 29, 1969 from the…

A BUS driver has been charged with “dangerous driving occasioning death” over the October 6 death of 54-year-old North Perth man John Ferrington at the corner of Beaufort and Newcastle Streets. The driver, a 54-year-old man from Averley, was charged on November 3 and had his first brief court appearance on December 4.  Police allege…

A HISTORIC painting of Hyde Park rarely seen in public has changed hands at auction, but the new owner remains a mystery. For a few years now garden historian John Viska has been tracing the 1904 painting by Walter Paterson Meston titled Hyde Park, as it provides a rare vision of the park in its…

AROUND 100 workers from the Department of Communities have rallied in Fremantle’s over fears they are facing mass job cuts. The rally was organised by the Community and Public Sector Union/Civil Service Association which fears job cuts are being ushered in under the guise of a “functional review”. CPSU/CSA community campaign organiser Andrei Buters told…

Riders left in the lurch as council faffs about A GROUP of skaters and BMXers say they’re “utterly dismayed” Bayswater council has delayed a decision to replace the Wotton Reserve skate and BMX park. The Bayswater Skate Park Community group formed after hearing the Wotton Reserve park would have to be removed for Metronet’s train…

THE McGowan government released its new climate policy this week, but it has already been criticised as a lukewarm response putting WA behind other states. The policy promises heavy investment in promoting electric vehicle uptake, funding for a mammoth battery in the old Kwinana Power Station to support a renewable grid, and funding for a…