We All Have The Right To Be Heard - so, in the words of John Hyde, former Mayor of Vincent, "BE LOUD AND BE PROUD"

The Local Government Act, 1995, doesn't restrict the right to make submissions to the Local Government Advisory Board on proposed boundary changes to local governments alone. Every affected individual (and even, technically, an individual who is not affected) has the right to make a submission on any boundary change proposal that is the subject of a formal inquiry by the LGAB.
Equally important, the Board is required to consider all submissions and to have regard to:
- community of interests
- physical and topographical features
- demographic trends
- economic factors
- the history of the area
- transport and communication
- matters affecting the viability of local governments
- the effective delivery of local government services.
So the opportunity is there to make the Local Government Advisory Board fully (and painfully) aware of the strength of feeling about these ill-considered proposals. And the eight points above provide a simple template for expressing your views. I can see people having a field day in respect of community of interest (or, rather, lack thereof) for many of the proposed changes, such as splitting the Beaufort Street/Mt Lawley centre between three local governments.
Just be sure to state your name and address and the proposal on which you are commenting. Say whether you support the proposal or not (bureaucrats love to be able to simply add up Yeas and Nays) and then go on to make your comments. Feel free to attach any documents in support of your comments.
If you would like a pro forma to help you make your submission, email me at ian_ker2@hotmail.com and I will email a WORD document for you to complete in your own words.
You can email your submission to advisory.board@dlg.wa.gov.au, mail to the Local Government Advisory Board, GPO Box R1250, Perth, WA 6844 or deliver in person at Department of Local Government and Communities, Gordon Stephenson House, 140 William Street, Perth, WA 6000. Public access to Gordon Stephenson House is from the Murray Street Mall near the Perth Underground station, but you'll have to navigate around hoardings and building works.