A LANEWAY in Perth has been named after the Pilpel family of stationers, who have spent years trying to get their contribution to business in the city recognised. Although the Pilpel’s iconic blue and white print shop on Beaufort Street was sold earlier this year, the three generations of the family who tillered the company…

“LIKE termites in blocks of flats” is Subiaco councillor and independent state candidate Julie Matheson’s description of apartment dwellers. Ms Matheson made the comment during a tit-for-tat debate on the Voice’s Facebook page with Perth councillor Reece Harley over new plans for a seven-storey apartment block on the Inglewood section of Beaufort Street. “Looks good.…

THE developers call it the future face of Inglewood but locals reckon seven storeys is too high for their Beaufort Street strip. Doepel Marsh Architects and Planners say their design for a mix of 66 apartments, shops, consulting rooms and a restaurant on the corner of Beaufort and Eighth Avenue ”responds appropriately” to Stirling council’s…

SOME councillors have been offering to support mayoral candidates in exchange for well-paid roles, says Bayswater councillor Catherine Ehrhardt. Cr Ehrhardt says she hadn’t been aware of the backroom deals at councils where mayors are voted in by their colleagues, prior to her election in 2015, and says they should be stamped out by putting…

LAKE STREET resident Mai Nguyen is the first candidate to put her hand up for the by-election to replace outgoing Vincent councillor Laine McDonald. Ms Nguyen has the backing of former mayor Alannah MacTiernan, though she’s not a Labor party member. The two crossed paths when Ms Nguyen was in the Vietnamese Community Association and…

WITH Fremantle axing its Australia Day fireworks as “culturally insensitive” to indigenous people, councillor Brent Fleeton reckons Bayswater should step up and hold its own show. Freo is planning to hold a culturally inclusive celebration on January 28 after the council consulted with elders who supported the move. Herbert Bropho told Freo councillors the crack…

THIS Friday December 9 the WA Planning Commission will decide whether to purchase the privately-owned Carter wetland in Bayswater to prevent further clearing on the site. Bayswater councillors have agreed to spend up to $1.5million on the purchase of the site, contingent on the state government funding the balance. The total purchase price is confidential.…

THE newly upgraded Supreme Court Gardens have officially reopened. “Another great example of the City of Perth and the state government combining expertise and resources, which has resulted in a complete makeover and has reinvigorated the Supreme Court Gardens,” says lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi. But it wasn’t all plain sailing, with the Barnett government unhappy…

KARRINYUP, Trigg, and Carine might secede from Stirling and join Cambridge if a group of residents follow through on the threat of initiating a Dadour proposal with the local government advisory board. The threat was made at a special meeting of electors on Monday night, where 140 angry residents showed up to criticise the city’s…

CHRISTMAS can be one of the most stressful times for families, so much so that January and February are record months for couples contacting solicitors to seek a separation. Life Coach and mindset expert Sonia Czernik said tensions mount at Christmas because family and relationships are under the spotlight. “At other times of the year,…