PERTH VOICE cartoonist Jason Chatfield has had one of his doodles accepted for the prestigious New Yorker magazine. The former Perth lad now lives in the Big Apple, pursuing his stand-up comedy and cartooning dreams, while still collaborating with the Perth Voice for our weekly toons and working on a little strip called Ginger Meggs.…

THE organisers of the Inglewood night markets want to slow down cars on the Stirling stretch of Beaufort Street. Known as Inglewood on Beaufort, the community network has started a petition calling on Stirling council to introduce a variable speed limit on the road, similar to the system used by Vincent council on its stretch…

A MOVE to donate $5000 of ratepayers’ money to help feed starving kids in South Sudan has been narrowly voted down by Bayswater council. Cr Sally Palmer had tabled a motion to bolster UNICEF’s relief effort. “Conflict, a failing economy and extreme weather have collided in South Sudan, creating a humanitarian catastrophe for children ……

SWIMMERS at Stirling’s Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre say they’re frustrated by congested pools and lack of lane availability at peak times. Mary Lanigan and her husband were disappointed to discover, after splashing out on a hefty premium for a peak membership, that most lanes were occupied by the Learn to Swim program. She says that…

VOLUNTEERS who built a community garden in Morley fear Bayswater council will kick them out when their peppercorn lease expires next month. The council is considering giving the “underutilised” old kindy site to another group or selling it. Pat Lim, 84, is chair of Bayswater City Community Safety Watch and Garden Education Inc. Despite her…

LABOR’S honoured an election pledge to contribute $1.5million to help buy the Carter family’s wetlands block in Bayswater. The local council’s also contributing $1.5m to buy the block, which was partially cleared last year as part of preliminary development works on the D’Orazio family-owned site, situated next to Skipper’s Row. Deborah Bowie from the No…

AROUND 1200 people headed down to Shearn Memorial Park last Saturday to celebrate the Maylands Green Day. Bayswater council put on the day of food and forest-friendly fun to encourage people to look after their environment, embrace natural spaces in their neighbourhoods and learn how to live more sustainably. “In today’s digital world maintaining a…

Update: The motion narrowly passed with Crs Ehrhardt, Dan Bull, Stephanie Coates, Barry McKenna, and John Rifici supporting it, with no-votes from Chris Cornish, Brent Fleeton, Sally Palmer and Michelle Sutherland. BAYSWATER councillor Catherine Ehrhardt wants her colleagues to “publicly support marriage equality irrespective of sex or gender identity” She’s tabled a motion calling for…

MOUNT LAWLEY senior high school will induct ex-prisoner of war Arthur Leggett OAM into their “Lawley Legends” society. The Lawley Legend status is usually reserved for school alumni who’ve “excelled in their field or made a significant contribution to society since they left school” but also acknowledges people who’s supported the school over a lengthy…

THE Spirit of the Streets Choir will celebrate its 10th birthday with a huge show at Perth Concert Hall. The not-for-profit group is an inclusive choir, inviting people who’ve experienced social disadvantage, isolation and other personal issues. Bernard Carney and Big Issue vendors formed the choir in 2007. They started life as “the Big Issue…