RUBBISH charges are set to rise in Bayswater, with the domestic service charge increasing from $284.70 to $307.30 from July 1. Locals could be slugged around 4.5 per cent rates rise on top of that. At the time of going to press, the council was set to approve the draft budget which also sets aside…

AN Inglewood couple has collected more than 200 signatures opposing their suburb becoming part of Bayswater in council mergers. After whipping up community support, Lorene and Brian Clohesy will hold an anti-merger rally at Bob Daniels Community Centre on Saturday. The couple live at the corner of Carrington and Kennedy Streets—just on the Stirling border—and…

FOOTBALL chiefs say matches being planned for Good Friday, possibly as early as next year, won’t clash with traditional 3pm religious services. Perth Catholic archbishop Timothy Costelloe high-tackled the AFL over its plans to play games on the day—the holiest in the Christian calendar—but says at the very least it should ensure games and televising…

PARKING restrictions are to be introduced around Bayswater train station to thwart commuters who clog up local streets. Bayswater city council has green-lit restrictions for Winifred Road, Whatley Crescent and Drake and Hamilton Streets. Restrictions include a mix of no-verge parking, one- and three-hour parking limits and no parking. Residents in affected streets will be…

PEOPLE who bought one of 578 blocks in a precinct of Vincent thinking they could subdivide them into tiny lots have a rude shock in store: the council is changing the rules. A balls-up by WA planners had caused a precinct around Cleaver and Hyde Park precincts to be re-classified as R80, meaning 240sqm blocks…

MOTORISTS looking for a cheap parking spot at Perth Oval are out of luck, with Vincent council nearly doubling the fee from $9.40 to $16.50 a day. Mayor John Carey says parkers have been getting a free kick and it’s time to bring the area into line with carparks nearby. Across the border, Perth charges…

A 28-METRE crash barrier has been installed outside Inglewood pre-primary following two road accidents in seven months. In April an accident occurred near the Hamer Parade school just before closing time. Last year a car ended up against the boundary fence. Stirling Cr Terry Tyzack says the driver of the car who ended up against…

ALANNAH MacTIERNAN is unhappy about a $16 million redevelopment just metres from her electorate office on Beaufort Street. This week the local development assessment panel approved plans to demolish the Inglewood IGA at the corner of Tenth Avenue, and replace it with a three-to-five storey building with 82 dwellings, an office, shop and restaurant. The…

THE circa 1894 shops at the corner of Newcastle and Charles are to be heritage listed without the consent of the owner, who wants to develop the site. Vincent council staff had recommended the historic building be left off the list “given that consent by the owner was not provided” but councillors voted to list…

HISTORICALLY Vincent council has listed buildings on category B only when the owner agrees. Mayor John Carey has flagged he wants to change the rules so council can unilaterally list commercial buildings (but not homes). “The loss of key commercial buildings that have significant historical value can radically change a town centre’s feel,” he says.…