‘COVID marshals’ were due to patrol the event,spot-checking people’s vaccination status. But what powers they had if someone refused,or wasn’t vaccinated,was unclear.
The suspension of the capital city council was a chance for renewal with new executive staff put in place to lead the way forward,but a year after new councillors were elected four out of four general managers there when they started are all gone.
His term opened with controversy over transphobic comments made on commercial radio. One year on and Perth’s celebrity Lord Mayor has had to work hard to learn how to run a local government and build a greater understanding with both the LGBTQIA+ and broader community.
Committee for Perth chief executive Marion Fulker said it was uncertain if there would be a return to normal for the CBD. “There were already warning signs,retail was already in decline,vacancy rates were already higher in the CBD than elsewhere,” she said.
The owner of Sorrento Italian Restaurant,a stalwart of the Northbridge dining scene,has lashed the City of Perth,police and the government after constant issues with homelessness forced them to close their doors after more than 50 years serving Perth diners.
Approval of the nightclub has drawn criticism as the city struggles to contain anti-social behaviour.
Violent youth crime is again in the news cycle,while shopfront vacancies pile up and work-from-homers stay,well,home.
Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas said he understood Dexus had found securing an anchor tenant for their redevelopment difficult. Empty shops over Christmas would be a disappointing blow to the city.
Perth’s Forrest Place mall,in the heart of the CBD,will be transformed into ‘Footy Place’ and will be the end location for a smaller parade to be held on September 24.
Perth has an opportunity to be a world leader in embracing its unique landscape,with more considered green spaces and less focus on food and retail on proposed CBD developments.
The AFL has not ruled out hosting a grand final parade through the streets of Perth ahead of the grand final at Optus Stadium in a fortnight.