APARTMENTS are planned to be built on top of Maylands’ former Lyric Theatre on Eight Avenue. Australian Development Capital, who are also doing the Perth Girls School precinct project, are planning 52 apartments. Two levels will be “heritage-character style apartments, followed by four levels of more contemporary apartments designed to respect and celebrate the rich history,…

“HIGH risk” flaws in Vincent council’s computer systems leave it wide open to internal malfeasance and external attacks. A report by the WA auditor general has found the council’s security gaps have left its confidential and sensitive information vulnerable to unauthorised users.  The external audit found there’s no restriction on which staff  can access or change…

BAYSWATER council’s domain has been ranked the worst in the nation for its paltry urban tree canopy. Bayswater also took the un-coveted award for the greatest spread of pavement, roads, roof and carparks. A new report “Where Will All the Trees Be?” ranked the areas with the highest “grey growth” (pavement etc) across 131 urban councils.…

YOUNG men are struggling to deal with gambling habits picked up during the Covid-19 shutdowns. Levels of sports betting among young men increased dramatically during the coronavirus lockdown, with a study by the Australian Gambling Research Centre finding they were spending nearly $400 extra each month. But many, like local student Luke, are finding it…

MORE than a year after a state government audit warned Vincent council was vulnerable to fraud, almost nothing concrete has been done to fix it. The state Auditor General reviewed Vincent and four other councils in August 2019 in response to high profile fraud investigations in the sector.  It didn’t set out to find instances of misdeeds but…

PERTH’S Greek community has called on the British Museum to give their countrymen back ancient Parthenon artworks taken in the 19th Century. As WA’s Museum Boola Bardip re-opens this week with a cast from one of the great Parthenon friezes held in the Brits’ Elgin Marbles collection, local Greeks have presented a petition to Mt…

THE 2021 Skyworks has been cancelled on public health grounds. Back in June when the now-departed Perth city council commissioners endorsed tentative planning for the Skyworks, it was always subject to advice from the WA chief health officer Andrew Robertson. Late afternoon on Friday November 13, the council was informed the CHO had advised premier…

WE all wonder what to do with our designer clothes and accessories after a one-off Instagram fashion shoot, but a group of online influencers have decided this years’ Garage Sale Trail is a great opportunity to offload some clobber. Twelve bloggers and influences are hosting a mega garage sale with the City of Vincent this…

‘Nondescript’ and in a sea of asphalt, but Bayswater approves new station design BAYSWATER councillors have given a thumbs up to Metronet’s Bayswater train station plans, despite the Government Architect’s ravaging review of the concrete design as “stripped back and nondescript”.  The WA Planning Commission makes the final call in December but councillors recommended approval…

ERIC SEERY got his first guide dog Sundae nearly four years ago, and says it’s made huge improvements to his life. He lives in Wellard and catches the train to work at the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety in the city. He has a small amount of low-detail peripheral vision remaining and was previously…