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, November 8, 2014

Value In 'Resisting Change'

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-07/council-merger-backlash-grows/5876532
There was a strange argument from Joe Lenzo (Property Council) in the 7.30 Report yesterday - not that there is anything surprising in that to those who know of the Property Council's behind-the-scenes role in local government so-called reform for Perth. 

 He said something about Western Australians resisting change when it is proposed but embracing it when it happens (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-08/developers-pan-nationals-over-council-merger-opposition/5876806), as if there were something contradictory here. 

 My take on this is that it is the resisting that helps filter out the bad changes so that those that do happen are more likely to be embraced - we don't just roll over and accept someone's bright idea based on their own prejudices - like Joe Lenzo's view that local government should be nothing more than a rubber stamp for property developers.
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