BASIL ZEMPILAS has pledged to hold monthly town hall meetings for residents and ratepayers to quiz council if he’s elected, saying the historic building should be used more for community events. “This would be a more informal opportunity for the public to quiz myself and the council about our decisions, offer up their ideas and…

A DAN MURPHY’S liquor barn planned for the upcoming West Perth Woolworths has locals concerned it could crowd out a 110-year-old independent store. Woolies is planning a supermarket on the corner of Murray and Thomas Street in West Perth; the old Princess Margaret Hospital staff carpark sold by the WA government for $12 million.  Woolies…

If we’re prepared to yield and we see billboards emerge across the City of Vincent I think that it will really change the character and visual amenity of our area. – Emma Cole THE longstanding “no billboards” policy has endured in Vincent with councillors knocking back a proposed 82sqm third-party advert at 12 Newcastle Street.…

A BAYSWATER recycling company responsible for a worker losing an arm has been removed from the WA Local Government Association’s list of “preferred suppliers” while a decision’s made over possible suspension or termination. In July the Voice reported that Resource Recovery Solutions was convicted of “gross negligence” over a 2016 incident where a worker’s arm was severed at the…

IT’S a huge turnout for the City of Perth election with seven candidates for lord mayor and 27 candidates vying for eight councillor spots. It’s a special election to make up for the one missed last year when the council was suspended, and Perth will be brought back in sync with other local government elections…

SUBURB activation groups like the Beaufort Street Network are needed in Yokine and Dianella, says Mt Lawley Labor MP Simon Millman. He’s putting the call out for people keen on signing up to two new groups he’s helping establish, with initial meetings planned for late September. Drive It follows consultation sessions held last summer, where…

NEW rules for leasing Vincent council facilities have been delayed following concerns from small sports clubs and state sports organisations. While some small clubs would get a rent decrease under the new policy, most would get a bump upwards as they would pay 5 to 10 per cent of the market rate. Some maintenance and…

POLICE are investigating an assault in Northbridge which left a 20-year-old man with “facial fractures” requiring plastic surgery. The young man and a friend were at an Aberdeen car park on Sunday August 16 when the were approached by a gang who spoke to them for about 10 minutes. One of the gang stole the…

RESILIENCE is the fitting theme for this year’s Perth Poetry Festival which runs from September 18-27. Despite being hit by a “big curveball” in the last eight days with a main venue change, interstate and international guests performing through Zoom and having to organise a pop-up series for delayed events, WA Poets Inc insist the…

NORTH Perth people are centre frame in a new project which chronicles 10 of the suburb’s characters. The suburb’s town team North Perth Local’s put together the “People of North Project” with some funding from Vincent council and help from the library’s Local History Centre. They brought in journalist Kate Ferguson to photograph and interview…