WITH another healthy tree vandalised in Vincent, mayor John Carey wants a city-wide register set up to keep track of how many are being killed. The mid-sized tree on the corner of Lake and Brisbane Streets was one of the heftiest to be knocked over in recent years, apparently the target of a strongman contest…

THE search for the new CEO of Vincent is on, with the council offering between $200,000 and $300,000 for the right candidate. The council is looking for a new CEO after it voted 7/1 not to renew John Giorgi’s contract. The job offer was posted on Seek on April 24 and mayor John Carey says…

FORMER Vincent CEO John Giorgi has been given a payout in the ballpark of $200,000. The exact figure is hard to calculate as no parties involved will talk, but the council’s most recent financial report shows a $220,000 variation in employee costs compared to the previous month. Acting CEO Mike Rootsey confirms a “major component”…

THE weekend’s olive harvest went well for the kids from North Perth primary school who were out picking fruit to raise money for their P&C. There were fewer olives this year after a hot, dry summer, but the 730kg of juicy olives yielded even more oil, with 126 litres pressed at York olive oil co,…

BAYSWATER city councillor John Rifici has sold his iconic cafe, after 14 years grinding coffees and whipping up lasagna. Rifo’s Cafe, at the corner of Guildford Road and Eighth Avenue, helped spark Maylands’ cafe strip culture. Cr Rifici has sold the business to a four-person consortium, including long-time staffer Cassia, saying he felt jaded commuting…

URBAN planner David Doy has been brought in by Vincent council to spruce up town centres. A veteran of the Beaufort Street Network he has been taken on in the newly created role of “place manager” to work with groups like the Network, Leederville Connect, Mt Hawthorn Hub and the yet-to-be-named North Perth group. In…

A MILITARY radio found on a verge by a Mt Lawley schoolboy in 1981 is being donated to the WA army museum, after years of gathering dust in a garage. An eight-year-old Cameron Wilkie was cycling home from Mt Lawley primary school when he spotted the military radio, mess pan and green soldier’s jacket lying…

PERTH is Australia’s most expensive city for commuting by car says a planning thinktank. Committee for Perth’s latest research reveals that if you live 5km from the CBD and drive to work it costs you $9180 per year, while a 25km commute from Joondalup shoots it to $22,306. “The comparable average figures for the other…

THE empty corner shop that used to house part of Planet Video is to be occupied by Mexican chain Guzman y Gomez. Guzman y Gomez has 40 stores across Australia and the Beaufort Street branch is now applying for a liquor licence arguing it’s a “low risk restaurant operation”. It marks the same old story…

A ROGUE Irish wolfhound is stalking the streets of North Perth. The giant pooch keeps escaping from its Claverton Street yard and has been known to attack other dogs. Once it jumped from a moving car to go another dog walking on the footpath. One neighbour says he came home once to find the wolfhound…