Et Tu Subi - What Has Subiaco Council Been Smoking?

I'm absolutely gobsmacked that, at this late stage and knowing the Subiaco community's strong support for retaining Subiaco, the Subi Council can make this sort of submission to the LGAB. By falling into the same trap as Vincent did initially of making a submission/proposal under duress, Subiaco Council is giving succour to the Government in its divide and conquer strategy. At the very least, Subiaco might have sought inclusion in either the Vincent or State Government proposal for Perth/Vincent rather than the divisive asset-stripping City of Perth proposal.

  

As a former City of Vincent Councillor (for 14 years) and WALGA zone representative for much of that time, I am aghast that one local government would involve itself in the affairs of another one in this way. How would Subiaco feel if Vincent had said that City of Perth should take over part of Subiaco.

By the way, I note from the Subiaco Council Minutes that Crs Trinder, Stroud, Clements and Potter voted against this  part of the motion and I commend them for doing so.

And as for Lisa Scaffidi's comment about density - the average residential density of Vincent is only slightly less than that of Vincent. Is she aiming to cherry-pick parts of Subiaco, too?

In practice, it probably doesn't make a lot of difference, since the LGAB can't recommend something substantially different from proposals it is already considering without starting the whole process over again. 

Also, as I have previously noted, the LGAB can't recommend the City of Perth proposal, anyway, as it leaves the remainder of Vincent in unviable limbo.