THE City of Bayswater is gearing up to overhaul of its Strategic Community Plan. The review, mandated every four years, aims to realign the city’s long-term vision with evolving community needs. With community engagement scheduled to run from this coming week through to  July, the review aims to chart the city’s development from 2025 to…

BAYSWATER councillor Dan Bull has asked the City to find an extra $130,000 from this year’s budget to help the Bayswater City Soccer Club prepare plans for new clubrooms at Frank Drago Reserve. Cr Bull also wants the city to put another $200,000 into a new reserve account next year to build a war chest…

IN a rare win for ratepayers over developers, Bayswater council has confirmed it has no plans to develop a prime development site in Maylands and will instead enshrine it as a park. At this coming week’s meeting, the council will vote on whether to forward a scheme amendment to rezone 1 Kelvin Street in Maylands…

THE feelgood factor from the Women’s World Cup is still alive with the City of Fremantle announcing a three-year sponsorship of the Girls Festival of Community Soccer. On Saturday March 16, more than 500 girls will play in a five-a-side tournament at Fremantle Oval. A total of 35 teams played in the inaugural Festival last…

PEOPLE with disabilities should get priority in a rebuilt Stirling Towers in Perth so they can live close to the city and essential services, Vincent mayor Alison Xamon says. The public housing building on the corner of Stirling and Smith Streets in Perth was closed nearly 10 years ago and successive governments have not been…

AN IMMENSE fundraising effort by Mount Hawthorn Primary School’s P&C has seen $56,550 raised for new basketball courts. The old courts were getting hammered hard by phys ed classes, after-school training, and being open out of hours for community use.  The worn and cracked surface had seen a few scratched knees in recent years so…

FEEDBACK is sought on the draft concept design for Bayswater’s Urban Forest to be built along Riverside Gardens.  The draft was drawn up following consultation last year (“Fertilising forest plan,” Voice, November 4, 2023) and includes new landscaping, revegetation, upgraded paths, quiet picnic nodes, and new furniture and amenities. The concept design is available for…

RENAMING “Banks Reserve” to “Warndoolier” has been endorsed by Vincent councillors subject to receiving approval from the Noongar elders in the Boordiya Reference Group. But concerns were raised at this week’s council meeting that the complete renaming may lead to backlash against Aboriginal people. Out of 276 submissions during consultation, 55 per cent were in…

HUMAN rights lawyer and hostage survivor Rabia Siddique is among a lineup of formidable women speaking at this year’s week-long International Women’s Day celebrations put on by Bayswater council. The headline event “Women’s Impact” is an afternoon discussion with Ms Siddique, a Perth-born retired British army officer, international human rights lawyer, and a survivor of…

WITH 58 per cent of adults in Vincent being overweight or obese, Vincent council is considering a new “Healthy Food and Drink Policy” calling for a reduction in unhealthy foods at council venues and events and a ban on sponsoring unhealthy brands.  A report to Vincent councillors this week says that along with the high…