As a crusading editor, I feel an obligation to give back to the city. Therefore please join my campaigns to close Mt Lawley Station and demolish the Guildford Hotel. See my recent letter to Transport Minister Buswell on the first topic.
Dear Mr. Buswell,
I refer to the recent work undertaken on Mt Lawley train station, including the public art, (discussed here at The Worst of Perth).
https://theworstofperth.com/2012/05/16/public-art-alert/
I wonder at the decision to spend large amounts of money on a station that according to the transport website is used by virtually nobody.
It is difficult to see why the station is even there, since it does not service the commercial centre of Mt Lawley (or anywhere else). The station is situated in a very low density residential area, the demographic of which would regard public transport as some kind of dangerous socialism.
Most of the day, even at peak times, the three sculptural figures purchased for no doubt vast amounts of money, greatly outnumber passengers on the platform.
Surely the sensible thing to do would be to close the station and put the resources into either more trains or into the other better used stations on the line, Maylands for example, where thousands of drinkers will soon be flocking to Alannah MacTiernan’s new bar Swallow.
https://theworstofperth.com/2012/01/12/i-still-cant-swallow/
Andrew McDonald
The Worst of Perth
I refer to the recent work undertaken on Mt Lawley train station, including the public art, (discussed here at The Worst of Perth).
https://theworstofperth.com/2012/05/16/public-art-alert/
I wonder at the decision to spend large amounts of money on a station that according to the transport website is used by virtually nobody.
It is difficult to see why the station is even there, since it does not service the commercial centre of Mt Lawley (or anywhere else). The station is situated in a very low density residential area, the demographic of which would regard public transport as some kind of dangerous socialism.
Most of the day, even at peak times, the three sculptural figures purchased for no doubt vast amounts of money, greatly outnumber passengers on the platform.
Surely the sensible thing to do would be to close the station and put the resources into either more trains or into the other better used stations on the line, Maylands for example, where thousands of drinkers will soon be flocking to Alannah MacTiernan’s new bar Swallow.
https://theworstofperth.com/2012/01/12/i-still-cant-swallow/
Andrew McDonald
The Worst of Perth
The Worst of Perth 
Prepare for the geological time scale response times from Rachel Turnseck (Buzzy’s advisor) that normally emanate from DumbArse House.
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no room on maylands station due to sheer crush of commuters unable to get into trains stopping there.
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I laughed
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I like you…
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I just got my copy of the Voice.
the momentary joy at having my photo published is tarnished somewhat by the thought that newspapers now print shit taken on people’s phones rather than employ professional snappers
print media is dead, but long live public transport
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Is “dangerous socialism” in?
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Rumours were it was going to be a block quote: watch this space.
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TWOP Editor position open 9-18 June. The rubble filled expanse of China beckons. People need to save up their Midland Babylon pics.
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They will know my authority.
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New contender
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Hoey? The Chongster? Jesper? A Truther?
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I have always thought a woman would be good as a guest editor, but would a metrosexual be close enough?
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What about asking Bento? He’s an old woman and would fit the bill.
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but would Bill accommodate?
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Inset box Gill sans ultra fuck off 100 point?
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Last week’s online features the socialist fucking alliance again. An organ of communism.
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“Powerful but unelected” Bluebeard Bainbridge and Greg Smith appear to have a direct line to the editor. Their every imbecilic screech goes to the front page.
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Would that be the “Keep the Esplanade heritage grass” Greg Smith?
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The same. Currently accusing City of Bayswater of ‘ecocide’. More commonly known as ‘pruning’.
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heh!
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Exactly Shazz, sounds like a story that should be in the rooster, not metro Maylands/Baysie.
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That Greg Smith, trumpets being a Town Planner, couldn’t build a lego city, not enough green bricks
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Wouldn’t even open the box. He opposes any sort of change.
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“The Defend Free Speech in Pert group – composed of members of the Socialist Alliance, gay marriage activists, Nyungar tent embassy members and refugee rights proponents – presented a 200 signature petition decrying a series of crackdowns over the past year involving the PCC and police called in by council rangers…”
I’m actually pretty pleased that we at last have enforcible Anti-Dickhead legislation.
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Watch out Shriekers , first they came for the dickheads , then later for the fuckwits.
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Rob johnson?
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do we share a station.
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Get rid of the Hotel but keep the station!
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While you are on the blower to Troy (M.Ec , chair sniffer and bar, ex Adill Carles) and his sad administration you might mention that there have been advances in computerisation since he last looked at the old PDP11 sitting in the basement of the Economics building in the 80s. Furthermore computers are now so cheap that you don’t have to drive them from government department to department on a sharing arrangement and thus you can avoid the failure of such a sharing arrangement given Perth’s traffic.
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There’s a PDP11 in Perth!!!!??
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Is Mayblands (Bento’s ‘hood) and not Mt Lawley, but: chaos, dismay, struggling, congestion, and serious congestion:
http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Park-and-ride-chaos-at-train-station/7625254/
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