Josh Eveson News Today

The City of Bayswater has become the latest local government to push back against hosting its citizenship ceremony on Australia Day, with the mayor voting against her own motion to change the date. 

Bayswater mayor Filomena Piffaretti’s casting vote meant a proposal to install a fifth flagpole was rejected at a council meeting earlier this month. 

The City of Bayswater has knocked back a proposal to fly the Pride flag alongside the Australian, WA, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flags at the council building.

New communications policies that would have required City of Bayswater council members to put disclaimers on holiday photos have been sent back to the drawing board.

Maylands could have its own bus station as part of a plan to improve transport in the town centre.

Bayswater residents have asked for more colour at the under construction train station after complaining of ‘dark and oppressive’ artwork.

The election of the City of Bayswater’s new deputy mayor came down to luck of the draw.

A Perth council has thrown a plan to move to smaller red-lid bins in the trash, saying waste management needs to be acessible for everybody, not just ‘the elites.’

The plug has been pulled on a popular mobile coffee and food vendor’s bid for a permanent power connection.

It’s full steam ahead for a 300-capacity microbrewery and beer garden at a ‘rundown’ Bayswater warehouse despite opposition from model train enthusiasts.