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Thursday, June 10, 2021 perthnow.com.au/community-news Council staff bid to stop ASHESmemorials to loved ones TEST Kristie Lim she wanted more time to did not have the informa- discuss whether ashes tion on-hand at the meet- CITY of Vincent officers could be allowed to be ing. want to stop people scat- scattered in public places. Cr Ashley Wallace said tering the ashes of their “In Wales, they have for- more time was needed to loved ones on council ests where you can put consider whether a ban on land. your loved one in an orga- scattering of ashes would The proposal is part of a nic cardboard box and be a good idea or not. review of the City’s bury them in a forest Infrastructure and memorials in public plac- where there are no environment executive es and reserves policy. plaques,” she said. director Andrew Murphy Council officers say “I do think that our per- said some people might people can instead use the ceptions of what we do not like ashes being scat- Metropolitan Cemeteries with our loved ones are tered in public areas. Board’s “specialised facil- changing and if it is orga- The policy will be dealt Turtley awesome ities”. nic and not upsetting the with by the council before However the council environment, I don’t have December 31. Ten gorgeous baby turtles have been has pushed back, voting at a problem with it.” The City of Bayswater released into a suburban lake. its May 18 meeting to defer She also asked officers has a memorial seat policy Picture: Catherine advertising the proposed about whether there were which does not allow ash- FULL STORY P3 Ehrhardt policy for comment. environmental impacts of es to be placed in or near a Mayor Emma Cole said scattering ashes but they seat. IMAGES TASTE SWANS FROM OF THE FIRM UP PAST BEST IN FOUR INSIDE Page 6 Page 8 Page 17 Invest in your Nest! Thinking of putting your home on the rental market? Does it need a few touch-ups? Want to Win a $1,000 Bunnings Voucher? Have your property appraised for rent by Harcourts City Central between 1st June & 31st July and go into the draw to WIN a $1,000 Bunnings Voucher! If you then decide to list your property with us, you will receive a second entry into the draw! 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P18-19 State Government’s redevelopment of the East Perth Power Sta- Catholic Education WA representatives unveil the artwork. Picture: Matt Biocich tion. The Public Trans- INSIDE port Authority will pay the City’s $1000 legal fees for the transfer. Anniversary art The City has been maintaining the road Editorial Director: Amanda Keenan A STAINED glass artwork has also made work at Yagan This year is also the 200th pavement within the News Production: Michael Palmer has been created to mark 50 Square, and recreated in national anniversary of subject lot. Design: Carly Pilton years of Catholic schools in stained glass by Kim Fitzpa- Catholic education. Redevelopment of Features Editor: Arylene Westlake-Jennings WA. trick. CEWA executive director the East Perth Power Digital Editor: Alison Middleton The artwork ‘50 Years It will be installed in the Dr Debra Sayce said Catho- Station site might require changes to the General inquiries: 9237 1000 Together’ was made by entrance of the Catholic lic education was an integral road layout. Email: [email protected] Whadjuk-Yuet-Ballardong Education WA offices in Lee- part of the education land- artist Kevin Bynder, who derville. scape. 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A SIX-metre high puppet The council ultimately planned to be the centre- voted 8-1 to give NAIDOC piece of NAIDOC Week cele- Perth Inc. $156,000. brations in Perth was nearly Cr Rebecca Gordon initia- scrapped after the City of lly moved the City instead Perth inadvertently gave it give $120,000 because the no funding. higher amount contravened Celebrations planned for a council policy. NAIDOC Week include the “Our policy currently Bayswater councillor NAIDOC Perth Ball, Miss states funding of this nature Catherine Ehrhardt with NAIDOC Perth and the NAI- should be capped at 30 per one of the baby turtles. Picture: Mike Clarke DOC Perth Awards. cent of the project cost and The opening ceremony in we’re being proposed to fund the Supreme Court Gardens 75 per cent,” she said. on July 4 will be a family- “We can’t create appli- Turtles friendly free event featuring cants that are going to be Indigenous foods, tradition- wholly and solely relying on al music and song, dance, the City of Perth to hold come out arts and craft and Indig- such events. enous-designed clothing. “It’s an exciting opportu- Its signature event will be nity but we need to stick of their the 6m-high female puppet with our policies that have known as Marri Dyin, mean- been benchmarked with ing great woman in Eora lan- other capital cities and it is shells guage, that will walk the time we apply them.” streets of Perth, starting Cr Catherine Lezer said TEN baby turtles were from Elizabeth Quay. she supported the event but released into the waters of NAIDOC Perth Inc. had the City should stick to its Lake Bungana in Maylands applied for a $156,000 spon- original budget and correct on the first day of winter. sorship from the City to help processes. City of Bayswater staffers, it hold the events. Deputy Mayor Sandy Ang- Councillor Catherine Ehr- An amendment at the hie said the City spent mil- hardt and locals joined the council’s May meeting to lions of dollars on Turtle Oblonga Rescue and reduce the City’s sponsor- Christmas and Australia Rehabilitation Network to ship to $120,000 was defeated Day celebrations. release the turtles last Tues- 4-5. “This is $156,000 for an day. Acting governance important celebration,” she This comes after Maylands alliance manager Siobhan said. resident Margaret Landre Rippington then pointed out NAIDOC Perth Inc. said found a disturbed turtle egg that this meant the City the event would have to be nest and contacted the net- would not be giving the scaled back if it did not work, which raised the eggs event any funding at all, receive its requested until the hatching. dumbfounding the council. amount. Cr Ehrhardt thanked Ms Staff and the council con- The City gave $20,000 each Landre and the network for ferred for about 10 minutes year from 2016-17 to 2019-20 finding and raising the eggs. before Cr Liam Gobbert and $30,000 in 2020-21 to the “The City of Bayswater is asked to revisit the applica- opening week ceremony. Marri Dyin is scheduled to come to Perth for NAIDOC Week. home to the oblong turtle (also known as the western long necked turtle or the City wastes no time with rubbish service snake necked turtle),” she said. THE City of Vincent has de- Businesses that have al- “Commercial waste pro- long term. “Turtle hatchlings help veloped a micro-business ready found a new waste ser- viders have economies of “We honestly couldn’t keep down the number of waste service for businesses vice will get a rebate of about scale, are highly competitive imagine it any other way,” mosquitoes. that have not found a new $520 in the 2021-22 financial and provide tailored servic- she said. “One tiny turtle can eat up supplier before the City’s year. es costed in a way that “For a business, especially to 70 mosquito larvae a day.” service ends. Mayor Emma Cole said the encourages less rubbish to of our size, residential bins She encouraged people to The City’s commercial City was proposing a freeze landfill and more recycling are just not large enough. watch out for oblong turtles waste collection will end on on commercial rates in 2021- streams.” “If businesses are worried near their habitats of perma- June 30 ahead of its Food Or- 22 for the second year in a The Old Laundry in North they may not have enough nent and seasonal freshwa- ganics and Garden Organics row. Perth has been using com- rubbish to warrant a com- ter bodies including rivers, three-bin roll-out in October. “We know this decision mercial waste supplier Suez mercial-sized bin, a good lakes and wetlands. The micro service was de- has an impact on businesses for years.