The Perth thai restaurant “Perth’s Best Thai Food!” 348 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth Voiceo N 801 Saturday October 19, 2013 • Phone 9430 7727 • www.perthvoice.com • [email protected] P 9228 9307 Democra-sigh by DAVID BELL COUNCIL polls close 6pm Saturday October 19 Sammut clears shelves of but voters in Voiceland are hardly rushing to have The End their say in a year that’s a quarter-century in books “That put the kybosh also seen both a state and by DAVID BELL on selling the business,” federal election. WITH the bulldozer he says. As the Voice went to looming in the “I tried to sell the stock press, Perth city council’s but I was unsuccessful turnout was 28 per cent, background, Vincent mainly because I couldn’t Bayswater’s was a dismal Sammut’s having to fi nd a serious buyer. 21-odd, Stirling’s around 24 pack up his North Perth “Now time’s virtually and Vincent just north of 30 bookshop—and around run out... I have to be per cent. 50,000 books. out of here by the end of The average across all Formerly a graphic January but I will have to electorates is 24 per cent, designer he got out of close the doors before that one of the lowest turnouts in that game when told he to allow me to do some recent years according to the was overqualifi ed: “That’s concentrated packing.” WA electoral commission. code for ‘you’ve passed a He’s hoping a sale will Vincent candidate certain age’,” he says. help clear stock, but with Vinnie Molina hails from For 15 years he’s so many books to pack up Guatemala and recalls operated Books Etcetera it’s a big job ahead of him, the days when a military on Fitzgerald Street, and and he’ll have to move dictatorship controlled for fi ve years before that house to fi t them all in. elections: “It surprises he was over on Beaufort. “I’ll probably have to me here that people do The 75-year-old is move to the hills, sell up have that right [to vote] known among locals for my home in Leederville but they don’t choose to long chats amidst his piles and buy up a very large exercise it,” the Australian of books. Short sorties premises. I’ll have to build Communist Party leader into the store can turn into a very large shed, as large says. “Australians are so long discussions about as the council will let me, laid back, they say ‘do it anything from the Middle- to keep the books and to tomorrow, put it on the East to heritage protection. give me a studio. fridge’. There’s a saying Mr Sammut tried to sell “Like a lot of guys I that Aussies used to be the business for two years want a nice workshop,” apathetic, now they don’t but wasn’t able to fi nd a the painter says. “I’d love give a shit. We are a laid- buyer. 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Amendment, which allows of what’s planned. She’ll Rev Chris Albany from the residents to veto forced mergers continue to campaign on Contact: nearby St Luke’s Church, which via a referendum. her desire to merge all of Danielle Brand 0439 517 744 hosts local AA meetings, says it’s Stirling council candidate Vincent with Perth, instead of THE RISE REC CENTRE in the wrong place. Samantha Brand 0439 520 771 Leisha Jack says the splitting it down the middle. Eighth/Ninth Ave, Maylands “The last thing that the government’s push to delete the “I think we need to www.doubletake.net.au Maylands area needs is a large amendment is “another move to remain focused on the ‘one- DoubleTakeCheerDance discount liquor store,” he says. force through amalgamations. in, all-in’ campaign,” she told “The area houses services for “This government is trying the Voice. people who have had alcohol IT’S TIME TO UPGRADE THE RETIC SYSTEM. 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