This is the personal blog of Ian Ker, who was Councillor for the South Ward of the Town of Vincent from 1995 to 2009. I have been a resident of this area since 1985. This blog was originally conceived as a way of letting residents of Vincent know what I have been doing and sharing thoughts on important issues. I can now use it to sound off about things that concern me.

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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Community Action At Work

Cecilia Brooke, Chair of the recently-formed South Perth Residents Association, presented John McGrath, MLA for South Perth, with a petition signed by 2,169 people in support of our democratic right to have a say in how we are governed at a local level. 

Thanks to John McGrath, MLA, for taking the time to receive the petition and, in anticipation, for presenting it to the Parliament.

Text of the petition:

To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly in Parliament assembled.

We, the undersigned residents of Western Australia, respectfully call on the Government to, at the earliest opportunity, amend the Local Government Act 1995 to prevent any amalgamation of councils by a process of artificial boundary change without ratepayers having the democratic right to vote as to their acceptance or otherwise.

Your petitioners therefore respectfully request the Legislative Assembly to amend the Local Government Act of 1995 to ensure that ratepayers have the right to vote on any planned amalgamation.

Love the red outfit, Cecilia! Definitely a highlight of the photograph.

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