VINCENT council is considering a new system of charging for waste collection which it says could reward those who reduce their rubbish. The downside for residential ratepayers is that under the model presented to a special council meeting this week, they’d initially face higher charges. Businesses, on the other hand, would have their charges reduced…

MT LAWLEY locals Ellie Glen, Sam Evers and Calim Carty are holding a counter-rally against right-wing group Reclaim Australia in Perth this Saturday. The trio are hoping for around 250 supporters, as the two sides face off across Parliament Place. Reclaim Australia has called for Muslims to be prevented from settling in Australia. “The rest…

NO action will be taken against Perth city councillors for calling on lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi to step down in recent weeks. Deputy mayor James Limnios had called for Ms Scaffidi to temporarily step aside during a state administrative tribunal hearing into her failure to declare travel contributions. Councillor Jemma Green said she should resign…

INDIGENOUS suicide rates in WA are actually worse than official statistics show, says an academic who was recently tasked with providing crisis support to Kimberley families. Gerry Georgatos says his research showed that almost 1 in 10 Aboriginal deaths was by suicide. He will be presenting his findings to a state government inquiry on Monday.…

NOONGAR elder Bella Bropho lodged an injunction in the Federal court to prevent Perth city council from evicting her and other homeless Noongars if they move back to Heirisson Island/Matagarup. Located on the Swan River between East Perth and Victoria Park, the island is the main battlefield of an ongoing dispute between native title claimants,…

A PERTH bar and restaurant will give visitors with disabilities an access plan after being taken to task by activists. Swanky Petition in Perth, which was part of the $108 million redevelopment of the heritage-listed State Buildings, earned the ire of disability advocate Samantha Connor after a friend was forced to wait for a staff…

RESIDENTS living behind a mooted seven-storey development on Charles Street, North Perth, fear authorities are going to create traffic chaos in their tiny laneway. The development at 330 Charles Street, near the corner of Angove Street and opposite the Doll House strip club, will have nearly 90 apartments and three commercial tenancies. One of the…

FORMER federal Perth MP and hockey great Ric Charlesworth was awarded an Order of Australia for distinguished service to sport and Parliament this week. “It’s a delightful honour,” says Mr Charlesworth. “You don’t really anticipate these things and it kind of surprises you.” He was among 565 notable Australians to be recognised in this year’s…

FEDERAL Labor’s Perth candidate Tim Hammond has promised a Shorten government would roll out a fibre-to-the-premises broadband to the electorate. Approximately 26,000 homes and businesses would benefit from faster internet speeds in Bayswater, Inglewood, Maylands, Bedford, and parts of Menora and Mt Lawley, he says. Labor reckons these suburbs have some of the worst internet…

A PERTH volunteer has recently helped to develop a website for Myanmar’s Gender Equality Network. Anna Greble  has been volunteering in Myanmar as part of an 18-month assignment as a communications, advocacy and publications mentor with Australian Volunteers for International Development since December 2015. GEN was formed in 2008, and is a network of over…