IT’S a big plan…for tiny houses. The City of Fremantle wants other councils to buy into its plan to attract more people to inner-urban areas by offering them tiny houses, sometimes on tiny blocks. The city has teamed up with the Planning Institute Australia, Property Council and Shelter WA to spruik its plan to other…

FOR most of WA’s history no one was taking photos of openly gay couples. In line with cultural mores, same sex and other queer relationships were kept in secret, and as a result they’re underrepresented in our archival history which is instead populated by images of heterosexual couples: wedding photos with bride and groom, family…

A NOTRE DAME philosophy tutor who wants James Stirling’s statue removed from near Perth council’s library on Hay Street is holding a demonstration today (Saturday October 28) at 1pm. Monty Hill says Stirling’s involvement in the 1834 Pinjarra massacre makes him unworthy of a statue. He says many of the state’s early colonists were also…

FOR the first time in its history Vincent council has more female than male councillors. Joanne Fotakis and Alex Castle were elected with a strong showing at the council elections on Saturday, tipping the female-male councillor balance to 5-4. Both were backed by mayor Emma Cole and Ms Fotakis got 1,791 votes and Ms Castle…

DAN BULL has been elected the new mayor of Bayswater after only two years on council. At Baysy the mayor is voted in by councillors after an election, and at Monday’s special council meeting Cr Bull was unanimously elected as mayor, and Chris Cornish was voted in as deputy. Out of the sitting councillors, former…

SATURDAY’S local government election saw two of lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi’s allies voted out of office, with Judy McEvoy defeated after 20 years on Perth council and Keith Yong gone after one term. Newcomer Steve Hasluck topped the field of 16 with 2209 votes, and Reece Harley (the pair had endorsed each other in their…

In the latest twist in Perth council’s bitter power struggle, Jemma Green has become acting lord mayor. On Tuesday night she was unanimously elected by fellow councillors as deputy lord mayor, but with Lisa Scaffidi still standing down from her duties pending her appeal, Ms Green becomes acting mayor. Councillors took almost three hours to…

THE VAST majority of Stirling voters want a say in who gets to be their mayor, with 71.6 per cent saying the people should decide rather than councillors. Most WA councils have a popularly elected mayor who everyone votes on, but Stirling and Bayswater let the councillors decide after the election, meaning a huge role…

THE public is invited inside the Perth Mosque for an open day this Saturday (October 28), as part of a national day to break down common misconceptions about Islam. Organiser Ali Chaudhry, from Muslim Youth WA, says it’s a chance for non-Muslims to ask any questions they might have about Islam, and is hopeful the…

YOUNG inventors at Perth College Junior School have come up with a device to help kids play safely in the sun. Year five students Bronte Fong, Violet Horgan, Rachel Lee and Olivia Henry were tasked with identifying a problem in their community and coming up with a solution. They invented a device that detects UV…