THE Bayswater community was brought together by a unanimous loathing of wheel clampers at its AGM of electors on December 10. Local activist and town planner Greg Smith put up a motion that Baysy follow Stirling council’s proposal and ban clamping on private property, claiming it was “basically the action of a totalitarian state”. He…

A LONG-AWAITED crackdown on scofflaws in Bayswater’s industrial zone could be on the way. With some bad apple businesses clogging the verges with wrecked cars, dumping rubbish and polluting, a motion at the city’s annual general meeting of electors called for more enforcement staff at Bayswater council council to deal with the problem. Along with…

A “COMMON GROUND” centre to give homeless people a semi-permanent roof over their head is to be set up in Perth. The innovative new housing model links accommodation that’s available until the client no longer needs it with support services to address the root causes of their homelessness. Support Perth Labor MLA John Carey says…

MANNA INC may move to an indoor home after 11 years of serving meals to people in Weld Square park. Since 2008 Vincent council has given Manna yearly licenses to operate, sometimes under pressure from nearby businesses and residents who claim the service contributes to trouble at the square and want it kicked out. Previous…

WARNING: The following story contains information some readers might find distressing UPPER house Greens MP Alison Xamon has welcomed the muzzle change but wants dog racing banned, saying fatal injuries are too common. “Fantastic news… they are beautiful, gentle, gorgeous dogs that just want to have a cuddle,” Ms Xamon responded to the announcement. “But…

A LAW condemning greyhounds to a muzzle while out in public is to be scrapped. The McGowan government is currently reviewing both the cat and dog acts, and after receiving thousands of submissions calling for the muzzle law to be revoked, has announced it’ll go in 2020. Maylands Labor MP Lisa Baker says it’s a…

A CHUNK of West Perth has been excised from the state seat of Perth and handed back to Nedlands. The Distribution Commission reviews boundaries every four years to keep electorate numbers even; legally they can’t be more than 10 per cent above the 27,573 average. A lot of people have moved into Perth since the…

A PUBLIC forum about the diabolical Green Street/Scarborough Beach Road pentagram intersection has drawn a bigger crowd than some test cricket matches, with a roundabout the most popular solution. Changes to the crossing have been in the pipeline for a while and there’s $3 million of government funding ready to go once a plan’s sorted.…

“DEATH surrounded me and I was in a very dark place.” Those are the chilling words of Belinda Day, one of the many victims of domestic violence who found refuge at the Stirling Women’s Centre. For the last 40 years the centre has provided accommodation and support to women and children escaping domestic or family…

RETIRED fisherman Don Heather launched an autobiography this month that’s packed to the gunwales with fishy tales. Of Fisheries and Islands is a rollicking read about his early seafaring days, from his appointment as a fisheries inspector in Geraldton through to his time as a canny captain outwitting the increasingly bureaucratic authorities. Pioneer Mr Heather…