Comments on: Worst to the Nation http://theworstofperth.com/2008/01/28/worst-to-the-nation/ A showcase of the worst examples of architecture, design, culture and humanity in Perth Western Australia. Posts may contain adult concepts and occasional coarse language. Follow @theworstofperth on Twitter for BREAKING HOT NEWS WORSTS. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:23:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: cimbali http://theworstofperth.com/2008/01/28/worst-to-the-nation/#comment-2869 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:06:07 +0000 http://perthworst.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-2869 Hey Bill
second prize was a four hour tour of perth. VL was lucky to have got out of it that lightly!

]]> By: Bill O'Slatter http://theworstofperth.com/2008/01/28/worst-to-the-nation/#comment-2868 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:48:43 +0000 http://perthworst.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-2868 Why does Vikki Laurie need to be taken on a two hour tour of Perth when she lives here ?
No mention of Perth Airport ( naturally enough since it wasn’t involved). Lisa “there is no conflict of interest” Scaffidi is in the long line of property developers taking over councils. That Lannie McT would be cozying up to her is hardly surprising.
For Scaffidi’s previous employer see
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Committee_for_Economic_Development_of_Australia
The other characters that make up this sorry tale :
Rob “There’s one 44-storey development and people have bought whole floors for $6 million each,!” Butler
Alan ” look across at the city and count the cranes” Carpenter
Ruth “we’ve taken their bragging rights away” Durack
They all snorted excitedly and headed for the trough.

]]> By: David Cohen http://theworstofperth.com/2008/01/28/worst-to-the-nation/#comment-2866 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:09:20 +0000 http://perthworst.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-2866 This recent local blog posting has an image of the Made in WA logo on a T-shirt…
http://journals.concrete.org.au/nat/archives/2008/01/another-cover.php

]]> By: The Lazy Aussie http://theworstofperth.com/2008/01/28/worst-to-the-nation/#comment-2864 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:41:35 +0000 http://perthworst.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-2864 One of the commenters on this site used to cover local councils, and the shennanegins and stupidity the councillors displyed was many, many times greater than depicted on Grass Roots.

]]> By: skink http://theworstofperth.com/2008/01/28/worst-to-the-nation/#comment-2863 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:32:18 +0000 http://perthworst.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-2863 I always think of Scaffidi as “Julie Bishop Lite”

I don’t know if you remember the ABC drama “Grass Roots”. There was a character called Biddy who was a dead ringer parody of Scaffidi:

I quote from the show’s website:

“Biddy is an ambitious councillor with attitude, who’s capable of such charm that you could almost miss seeing how ruthless she is. A young, beautiful, private girl’s school graduate and trophy second wife of a successful businessman, Biddy wants to be Mayor as a first step on the political ladder. She hopes this role will take her well up into federal politics, and certainly knows how to play hardball”

]]> By: The Lazy Aussie http://theworstofperth.com/2008/01/28/worst-to-the-nation/#comment-2862 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:00:46 +0000 http://perthworst.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-2862 I had dreams of being a vulgarian once.

]]> By: greg hoey http://theworstofperth.com/2008/01/28/worst-to-the-nation/#comment-2861 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:58:27 +0000 http://perthworst.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-2861 The womans a true vulgarian.

]]> By: greg hoey http://theworstofperth.com/2008/01/28/worst-to-the-nation/#comment-2859 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:25:54 +0000 http://perthworst.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-2859 quote skink-”Congrats on the attention

Scaffidi comes across as very shallow in that piece.

A former air hostess and trophy wife of a dodgy developer who refers to her mayoral chain as “the bling”?

she’s a walking metapor for the very worst of Perth

she sounds like she would have been right at home air-kissing Bondy at the Mediterranean in 1987.

“pretentious, moi?”

Massive respect for that skink and sentiments I entirely agree with. Congrats TWOP best thing to happen to Perth.

]]> By: skink http://theworstofperth.com/2008/01/28/worst-to-the-nation/#comment-2855 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:04:08 +0000 http://perthworst.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-2855 I see that a study by the Economist rates Perth as the fifth best city to live in in the World

the top ten are:

Vancouver
Melbourne
Vienna
Geneva
Perth
Adelaide
Sydney
Zurich
Toronto
Calgary

I expect this to prompt vicious argument on this site as to how Melbourne got up there. Clearly climate and a good football team were not factors.

It is only by the relentless hectoring of TWOP that Perth will improve, climb the ladder, and knock off those smug Canadians.

The bottom of the list; the worst places to live in the world; were Algiers, Port Moresby, and Gosnells.

]]> By: skink http://theworstofperth.com/2008/01/28/worst-to-the-nation/#comment-2845 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:34:30 +0000 http://perthworst.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-2845 Congrats on the attention

Scaffidi comes across as very shallow in that piece.

A former air hostess and trophy wife of a dodgy developer who refers to her mayoral chain as “the bling”?

she’s a walking metapor for the very worst of Perth

she sounds like she would have been right at home air-kissing Bondy at the Mediterranean in 1987.

“pretentious, moi?”

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