Stirling Doesn't Want Us, Either - but shows a bit of respect

At least the City if Stirling has a reason for not doing that gives us some respect. I don't know why they're so scared of the debt of Beatty Park as it is a long-term viable proposition, but I do understand that they would be peeved at being forced to give up the Terry Tyzak Centre on which they'd spent millions in refurbishment.

But the key thing that differentiates Stirling from Perth is the acknowledgment that Vincent residents don't want to be split between Perth and Stirling. Stirling Mayor, David Boothman, is quoted as saying: "We cannot ignore the views of the Vincent community…" - we can only hope that Colin Barnett takes the same view after the plebiscite that is currently under way.

Guardian Express, 15th October, 2013