A LABOR and Green leaning chunk of Mt Lawley will be pulled out of the Perth electorate and shipped over to the northern neighbouring district, making it harder for the Labor party to retake their traditional urban seat at the next election. The electoral commission’s proposal (supported by a Liberal party submission) means Liberal MP Eleni…

GREEN thumb volunteers are needed to help plant 7000 native plants to transform Britannia Reserve. As part of Planet Ark’s national tree day on Sunday, Vincent city council’s going ahead with “eco-zoning” the reserve by replacing its water-guzzling grass with native plants that need less water, fertiliser and labour. The plan’s been around since 2011…

MAYLANDS residents will likely lose their latest battle with Bayswater city council over plans to improve safety on Seventh Avenue. The Seventh Avenue Street Alliance, which in March lost a bid to close the road to traffic, is now asking the council for a roundabout at the Coode Street intersection. Alliance spokesperson Gail Cameron says…

THE organisers of the Leederville Farmers’ Markets may have to pay rent of nearly $20,000 a year to use the Frame Court car park Market owner Paul Ashbolt petitioned Vincent council to move the markets to Frame Court from a nearby spot. He’s hoping the new site with trees, a grassed area and playground will…

VANDALS have damaged artsy human-sized birdcages just days after their installation in Perth’s Murray Street. They had been installed as part of Perth city council’s “Minor Urban Interventions” project to put weird little installations around the city. It appears a baseball bat or something similar was used to badly damage the cages’ seats shortly after…

“FUCK OFF!” an Australian Reclaimer screams, grinning. He is sporting a leather jacket and pants, Harley-Davidson tee and a long, thick grey beard: his long hair in a ponytail. He is one of many bikers demanding an Aussier Australia at the Reclaim Australia rally at Solidarity Park, Perth last weekend. He isn’t holding a banner.…

THE WA Aids Council has been reported to the national Advertising Standards Bureau for an advert in the Perth Voice featuring explicit information about gay sex. The advert for “two fun, informative forums for guys into guys” also upset upper house MLC Phil Edman. “Why can’t the WA Aids Council be more discreet?” Mr Edman…

RESIDENTS at Leederville Gardens have been spared a huge hike in fees, with the retirement village’s board deciding to absorb the tripling of Vincent city council’s management fee rather than pass it on. Last week the council decided to nearly triple its fee, from $58,000 to $150,000, after a review found it had been failing…

VOICE snapper Matthew Dwyer this week spotted first-class constables Kristy Stephen (left) on Destiny and Claire Price on BJ taking mounted crime prevention to Murray Street, Perth. The lofty height is a great vantage point to spot wrong-doers, and law-abiding punters are always happy to stop and chat, they say. Mounted police cover the entire…

MODULAR homes could be the key to solving Perth’s chronic shortage of affordable inner-city housing, says Curtin University researcher Jemma Green. Pre-fabricated housing isn’t new but modular construction takes it a step further: entire apartments are created in a factory, then trucked to a site and fit together, including over multiple storeys. Even though it…