BAYSWATER councillors have dubbed a move to record and publicly list all their contact with developers as a “burden” on themselves and builders. The plan — similar the policy Vincent council adopted in June — was dumped six votes to four. If supported, it would have required all councillors to list all interactions with developers…

ADVERTISING a property for rent on services like Airbnb could soon cost Bayswater residents $200,000 if they fail to get council approval beforehand. Next week the council will vote on a new policy, designed to deal with the ballooning interest in renting out private properties for short-term accommodation. Cr Michelle Sutherland confirmed at a committee…

TWO weeks after Perth lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi reportedly threatened to quit if the WA local government department started a new probe into her, premier Colin Barnett’s predicts she’ll stay. He told ABC radio he believed she would stay, despite her unhappiness at the department looking into the same travel and gift irregularities that led…

THE bosses at the Italian Club and the WA Italo-Australian Welfare & Cultural Centre have implored Vincent council not to charge for parking on Fitzgerald Street. The Fitzgerald Street car park is one of the last sneaky free parking spots in town, but earlier this year the council floated a plan to charge $2.40 an…

WE got excited when we heard the Vincent council-owned Beatty Park aquatic centre had recreated Project X with the party of the century, but it turns out the initial claims might’ve been a little exaggerated and there was definitely no Mercedes in the pool. We received a letter this week concerned about “binge drinking” at…

These photos taken in and around Bayswater could win their photographer a $1500 camera as part of a council competition. The council’s “picture perfect Bayswater moment” monthly competition starts in January, with the best photo posted as the city’s Facebook cover picture. Monthly winners will get a $50 voucher for a local shop and will…

THIS suit cost $800 and its wearer could legally have slapped ratepayers with the bill. But sharp-dressed Bayswater councillor Brent Fleeton believes citizens have no place paying for his threads. This month he’ll ask the council to dump the policy clause permitting councillors to charge ratepayers up to $1000 for clothes each year. And while…

NEWS broke in October that Perth ratepayers spent tens of thousands of dollars outfitting Perth mayor Lisa Scaffidi and her councillors last financial year. Council figures show Ms Scaffidi racked up a $7600 bill for clothing and another $1100 for dry cleaning. Cr Reece Harley, who had run for mayor in October, was the only…

NEIGHBOURING mayors might cruise around in Mercs, but Vincent council has voted to give its mayor use of a $3000 electric bike. Vincent hasn’t traditionally provided a mayoral vehicle (instead it reimburses the cost of travel), but Cr Josh Topelberg suggested an electric treadly as Vincent’s pretty small and has an “excellent network of bicycle…

CRAFT beer, wine and community spirit will feature at Bayswater’s first pop-up artisan market and mini soiree this weekend. Stallholders and an acoustic band will converge on an otherwise empty yard on the city’s main drag while nearby shops stay open till sunset. On the menus at “The Backyard” artisan market are gourmet pies, raw…