BAYSWATER mayor Dan Bull is urging planning minister Rita Saffioti to not disregard what the community wants for its town centre. Last week the state government announced it would take over planning control of the area around the Bayswater train station to maximise development opportunities when it’s upgraded for Metronet. Some locals are concerned their…

NORANDA resident Michael Sutherland has been awarded an OAM in the Queens Honours list for services to local government and parliament. Mr Sutherland has been involved in WA politics for more than 23 years and is best known for being the Liberal Mt Lawley MP from 2008-17 and Parliamentary Speaker from 2013-17. His WA political…

FORMER Perth deputy mayor Michael Sutherland was deeply saddened to hear about the death of entertainer Max Kay. They served together on Perth city council from 2004-2008. Mr Sutherland gave The Voice an affectionate account of “Max in the City”. BEING a people’s person who was full of ideas and energy, Max added life, vigour…

FORMER Vincent council CEO John Giorgi has been appointed the CEO for the Town of Cambridge. He’s been working as a senior employee at the town since 2015, and has been acting CEO since June last year, when the town suspended then-CEO Jason Buckley. Mr Buckley, whose package was $313,000 a year, was sacked in…

MORE than 50 Mt Lawley locals attended a public meeting about improving safety at the Second Avenue-Carrington Street intersection. Stirling council presented two potential solutions at the June 6 meeting at Mt Lawley Bowling Club: One was a plateau intersection to slow cars down, which the city says has been successful at other traffic black…

LIFE-SAVING surgery, driverless cars, health concerns, insomnia and now even Russian hackers – the new 5G broadband technology about to be rolled out through Perth is certainly a mixed bag. Optus is planning to cover the CBD before the end of the year to match Telstra, which recently released the 5G-compatible Samsung Galaxy S10 smart…

PERTH comedy legend Max Kay, one of the funniest and most personable gentleman on the entertainment scene, died on Tuesday night (June 4). His family released a statement saying he’d passed away after a recent battle with illness, with his beloved wife Norma by his side. He had been a long term resident of Menora.…

HIGH rise towers could ruin Bayswater’s historic town centre when the state government takes over planning control of the area around the train station, says Bayswater Deserves Better. This week the McGowan government announced it was taking over planning control around the Bayswater train station from council to “maximise development opportunities” when the station is…

A BAYSWATER local has saved an 80-year-old kurrajong tree that was to be felled as part of the Bayswater train station upgrade. Lazar Radanovich moved a motion to save the tree at last year’s council elector’s meeting, saying “this tree is earmarked for destruction as part of the upcoming Metronet Bayswater train station upgrade”. He…

COUNCILS, state government and business owners have been brainstorming how to save traders on Beaufort Street, but the Beaufort Street Network says there’s a simple solution for now—just go there. The BSN is urging people to attend tonight’s “Rediscover Beaufort Street Rally” (Saturday June 8) from 6pm. Retail venues will stay open late, hoping to…