A $2.2millon upgrade of Supreme Court Gardens has been shelved by Perth city councillors. CEO Gary Stevenson murmured there were time constraints with this project but councillors stuck to their guns and sent it back for more fiddling, save for Reece Harley who wanted to progress it. The Voice understands the time constraints could relate…

IT’S coming, slowly: Helipads on the Swan River are one step closer with Perth city councillors unanimously supporting the plan this week. Lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi says “it is a much needed piece of infrastructure in a growing and vibrant capital city”. Deputy James Limnios said it’s “not just for Batman to fly in, but…

REDEVELOPING Bayswater’s sports and recreation grounds will be a hot topic for the new council over the next six months, mayor Barry McKenna says. Cr McKenna has given the Voice a snapshot of key issues for the council over the next few months. A big one, he says, is having another crack at developing a…

UPDATED February 7, 2023: Highgate Continental no longer have a physical store. If you’re a biblio- or audiophile, you can now find them at http://www.highgatecontinental.com. THESE Gen Y blokes may be digital natives, but they sure do value the romance of reading paper books and listening to vinyl records. They’re about to open a new…

THE word “gay” has two meanings: to be happy, or to be homosexual (or any -sexual that doesn’t involve just man ‘n woman). From next week, both states of being will be celebrated across Perth at PrideFEST with two weeks of performances by the local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) community. The…

TWO heritage buildings in Bayswater are temporarily safe from demolition after a state planning panel unexpectedly rejected plans for a seven-storey project. The local development assessment panel rejected, four votes to one, Yolk Property Group’s proposal for 27 apartments at 9-11 King William Street. Yolk director Pete Adams concedes the decision blind-sided him. “We have…

A CHILD’S painting has been stolen from the Bayswater Art Awards and Exhibition, leaving the young artist devastated. Malinda Coppola issued an online appeal saying her 14-year-old daughter Grace’s painting was stolen from Maylands The Rise, and asking people to share the image in the hope someone might have spotted it. It would’ve been nicked…

CITY lawyer Nicholas van Hattem is setting up a human race as an alternative to the cruelty of the Melbourne Cup. He loves the partying associated with cup day but he’s had enough of the barbarity, with whipping an ordinary part of the game and two horses killed last year after injuries. About 25,000 racehorses…

A PARKING inspector will be paid three months’ wages after the fair work commission found his sacking over incorrect timesheets to be “harsh”. Commissioner Bruce Williams found Perth city council parking team leader Alexander Casper didn’t work 28 minutes he’d claimed on one day and 111 minutes he claimed on another back in 2014. The…

ONE of Lisa Scaffidi’s most ready defenders, Perth city councillor James Limnios, has been voted deputy lord mayor by his colleagues in a 7-2 vote. Stepping into the shoes of Rob Butler — who lost his seat — Cr Limnios easily beat out Cr Reece Harley, who’d challenged Ms Scaffidi for the lord mayoral job.…