A FREE meals service at Weld Square for homeless people will shift to 1.30pm to try to placate nearby residents and businesses. Manna Inc hopes the change in time will result in the increasing numbers of people who depend on its charity disperse from the area by the time the sun goes down. Locals have…

WEST PERTH resident Anthony Fisk will run for Vincent’s south ward at this October’s election, making that four candidates for the ward’s two spots. Mr Fisk works in communications, currently with Western Power and before that iiNet, and says he wants to use his skills to open up better dialogue with locals. He’s also passionate…

VINCENT city council has voted to ban the sale of coffee and hot drinks at the Leederville farmers’ market. Two weeks ago the Voice reported market organiser Paul Ashbolt saying he would pull the plug on the Sunday morning markets if the ban went through. Rent and the long list of council rules were bad…

REJECTION by the powerful state administrative tribunal of a seven-unit development will help safeguard local heritage says the Mount Lawley Society. Developer Sabby Pizzolante had appealed to the SAT after Stirling council rejected his application for a two-storey complex on Central Avenue, inside the city’s heritage protection zone. “…if such a precedence was established it…

WITH Labor putting Metronet at the centre of its re-election campaign for 2017, the prospect of light rail through North Perth may not be dead yet. Voice readers will recall from a series of earlier articles that the Barnett government has all-but abandoned its own pre-election promises for laying rail through the suburb, opting instead…

EVERY big playground in Bayswater will, over time, become accessible for kids with disabilities following a decision of the council last week. Cr Martin Toldo won support for his motion that at least one piece of equipment should be specialised for people with disabilities. The rule will come into force as the city’s 10 bigger…

PLANS for a $25 million revamp of Frank Drago Reserve are dead in the water. Bayswater city council has torn up its masterplan for the site, following a backlash from the community over what was derided as a “flawed” public consultation process. In May the council unveiled its draft vision for the site but petitioners…

WA UNIONS stopped traffic outside state parliament this week with a rally opposing the Abbott Government’s free trade deal with China. Unions argue the deal threatens Australian jobs and exploits foreign workers, allowing Chinese companies to bring in their own workforces for projects worth more than $150 million, side-stepping qualification rules and removing the requirement…

A $19 MILLION fire station is to be built amidst homes in Carr Street, West Perth. Ironically, the station will be built on the site of a warehouse that burned down in 2012 (no 27-33) near the Charles Street end. Vincent mayor John Carey says he met with the WA government for a briefing on…

LOOK out Game of Thrones, there’s a new ratings blockbuster in town: Vincent city council is set to offer live streaming of council meetings. Cr Josh Topelberg, who tabled the motion, says it will keep councillors on their toes and enable people to watch meetings from the comfort of their living room. Just don’t forget…