VINCENT city council is set to crack down on builders who make a mess of footpaths. With new developments springing up like weeds, mayor John Carey says he’s fielding more and more complaints about untidy streetfronts during construction, including rubble being strewn on verges. The council currently charges developers $2000 (for a single house) as…

ELECTION campaign signs supporting Bayswater mayor Sylvan Albert are springing up on realtor and developer sites across Maylands. Cr Albert has advertising on: • a Harcourts vacant lot at the corner of Kelvin and Susan Streets; • at the home of Acton director Paul Owen; and, • on a lot at the corner of Guildford…

AFTER much talk over the years it’s taken just a few months for the team behind Museum of Perth to get the doors open to the public this weekend. The not-for-profit museum has a focus on the city itself, chronicling the social, cultural, political and architectural history of Perth from times of early Aboriginal occupation.…

THE psychological issues faced by children of same-sex parents is being “hidden and marginalised” in WA, says a Perth counsellor. Katrina Alilovic (left) returned to Australia three years ago, having worked as a counsellor in the UK for 10 years, and says Britain is more open in its approach to same-sex parenting and multiculturalism. “The…

VISITORS to parliament house this weekend will find the foyer packed with protests from the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Karrakatta Club, lobbying Sir John Forrest for the vote. For this year’s Heritage Days the theme is “People Who Shaped Perth” and women’s suffrage pioneers take centre stage. Actor Caroline McKenzie is playing Edith…

SEVEN of eight Perth city councillors are sticking by Lisa Scaffidi in the wake of the CCC’s findings against her of serious misconduct and misconduct. In sticking steadfastly to the besieged lord mayor, the seven also appear to be ignoring premier Colin Barnett, who has said that if one of his ministers had behaved in…

LISA SCAFFIDI told the CCC her Facebook posts and Twitter tweets during her travels amounted to “public disclosure”. Ms Scaffidi, whose Twitter feed is peppered with photos of her travels, did not declare contributions in the relevant year for her travel to: TAIPEI in 2008 (with a contribution by the Taiwanese government); SINGAPORE in 2010…

FORMER Perth lord mayoral candidate Mike O’Hanlon has switched his support from Reece Harley to Lisa Scaffidi. He initially withdrew from the race because he didn’t want to split the “progressive” vote between himself and Mr Harley in the first past the post race. “With Reece in charge we can look forward to a far…

LISA SCAFFIDI “signally failed in her duties” as Perth lord mayor by not disclosing several gifts and travel packages, the WA corruption and crime commission has found in a report that rocked Perth this week. In addition to a big hospitality package to the Beijing Olympics from mining giant BHP, the CCC reveals property developer…

WHY plant quaint English pansies everywhere when we have beautiful kangaroo paws on hand, Perth lord mayoral candidate Reece Harley asks. He wants to extend the native flavour of King’s Park down into the city by putting native plants in the garden beds and parks. Cr Harley says tourists flock here to experience Australia and…