VINCENT council is claiming fame for being the leader in street arts across Perth. The council last week published a You Tube video about its successful mural program, which involves investing anything from $500 to $10,000 (for large pieces such as that at Luna cinemas) for urban art. Last financial year, the council commissioned 21…

THE number of staffers at Stirling council earning more than $100,000 a year has skyrocketed more than 450 per cent in two years. This financial year, 121 of 1317 employees at WA’s most-populous local government will take home a six-figure pay packet—up from 90 last year and just 22 in 2013/14. Last month the council…

ANYONE who’s been down to Point Fraser lately might’ve noticed a distinct crimson hue in the water, but it’s just a dye tracer put in the water as part of scientific monitoring. The study by the Perth city council, Southern Cross Uni and ECU puts in a non-toxic fluorescent dye to track water movement through…

PERTH city council issued an average of 655 parking fines every day last year to rake in $7.64 million—more than double the combined total of neighbouring Vincent, Stirling and Bayswater councils. City inspectors stuck 97,171 fines to windscreens last financial year—down from 108,253, worth $8.12 million, in 2013/14. Council spokesman Michael Holland says the drop…

SEVEN storeys looks like it’ll be the future face of North Perth’s chunk of Charles Street, with the local development assessments panel approving a whopper 89-unit building it had previously rejected. More than a dozen residents turned out at the first meeting in April to see off Salomone Projects’ $28 million plan for 318-324 Charles…

A PLAQUE honouring indigenous war veterans was unveiled Monday at a Bayswater council NAIDOC week commemorative ceremony. The plaque was originally proposed for the 100th year anniversary of ANZAC Day. However, the council missed the deadline due to what mayor Sylvan Albert says was extensive consultation with Aboriginal stakeholders and veterans. “It ensured that the…

BARKING dogs were behind 848 noise complaints to Stirling council last financial year. There were 1666 noise complaints all up last financial year—more than the combined total of Bayswater, Vincent and Perth councils. Loud music and rowdy parties (481), industrial work (143) and “general noise” from houses (24) were the other main nuisances. Roosters and…

MOUNT LAWLEY artist Mel McVee has a trio of new curios installed around the CBD with her new public art project, Red Automaton.  McVee’s a bit of a chameleon in the local art scenes, producing everything from playful kids’ murals for playgrounds to psychedelic chihuahua wall art to hand-welded mechanical sculptures. The three sculptures are…

A $21,800 “debt” owed by Bendigo North Perth Community Bank to Vincent city council—the product of what has been described as a  “bizarre” and “inappropriate” handshake deal—is being written off. Since taking over the reins at Vincent new CEO Len Kosova and his team of bean-counters have been running a careful eye over the city’s…

REVELATIONS an Inglewood pet shop has been sourcing dogs from an eastern states dog breeder who fails to meet industry standards has renewed calls for a ban on “puppy farm” pets. The RSPCA found more than 200 dogs on the farm in northern NSW and found several instances of non-compliance with the animal welfare code…