The Perth Thread

[Ljp86]

I see any worthwhile, needed development as a positive for Perth, regardless of priorities, blow-outs, or cost issues. People in Perth love to sit around and bemoan things not getting done (hospitals) and then bicker or boast about ideas for stadiums. Public transport is the way but Aussies are very attached their cars. Which is probably cultural, an icon of self and money and freedom, but something that isn't really necessary or right in 21st century plus-2-million cities.

No it's not. It's something that needs to happen though and the government now and the ones in the next five to 10 years need to come up with a plan and actually put this much needed infrastructure into place.

As someone else said, the way things get done is through this almost authoritarian status: big Barne brought in Sunday trading and from all accounts, the conservatives and poms of Perth are still going to the soccer, small businesses are going as the trajectory has seem them going, and people can shop on Sunday. The same needs to be done for daylight savings too – all these piss poor arguments about cows, sun-bleached blinds, and morning walks are moot. WA isn't the only state with office workers, joggers, and (the perennially woe-is-me) farmers and they go well with it. And if there's one city in this country where a post-dinner swim, people staying out, people going out, would be best suited, it's Perth. The place's best attribute are the summer months and orange skies so why wouldn't you extend and patronise that as much as possible?

In some cases yeah. In other cases being authoritarian makes you look like a complete dick, which is what Barnett is finding out right now. He's lucky the opposition aren't much chop at the moment otherwise they'd be able to hammer him on a number of issues.

I agree that bringing Sunday trading by simply introducing it without consultation was a good thing to do. The vast majority of the population have a choice as to whether they want to shop on a Sunday or not so no-one is forcing them to do so. Daylight saving is a completely different issue. Introducing it would force it on everyone as people wouldn't have a choice as to whether they turn the clocks forward or leave them alone unlike Sunday shopping where consumers can make a personal decision. Given the fact that the majority are against it would cause a massive uproar and would almost definitely be political suicide. Personally I can't stand daylight saving and I don't think having it makes Perth more socially acceptable. Perth has a great climate as it is and doesn't suffer from the average weather the eastern seaboard receives all year round.

 

[WCErevival]

DLS is irrelevant in Perth because we have late evenings as it is.

 

[Freofalcon]

So if I go for a walk in South Park, can I shoot a cyclist if he's coming straight for us ?

 

[chunkylover]

Telethon weekend. Thats only done in Perth I think. Annoying celebs doing my head promoting their channel 7 garbage shows but I cant look away

 

[gaskin]

The one time of the year I am glad I have Foxtel. It's a great cause and all but the actual coverage is boring as f***.

 

[Keys]

The suburban sprawl is insane and after being away for a while I didn't quite get how bad

I live in padbury which is comfortably north of the city. This morning I drove to curtin university and this afternoon I drove to butler. Somehow curtin was closer

 

[Scotland]

Why would you leave Broome for Padbury?

 

[Keys]

Why would you leave Broome for Padbury?

Drugs

Can't say it was by choice

 

[Riseupaustralia]

It's kinda like this sort of thing is something new...

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/s...-queues-and-travel-times-20141026-11c0bc.html

A joint trial by the State Government and the RAC to optimise traffic signals through innovative traffic modelling software has resulted in a 34 per cent reduction in traffic queues and a 20 per cent improvement in travel times.

Well, NO SHIT SHERLOCK!

A mentally impaired rock could have told you that this needed attention years and years ago.

WA...wait awhile...4 weeks and I am out of this dump permanently.

 

[Borry]

You can eat a meal quicker than the Time periods lights stay red for no good reason in Perth, well Australia in general. Sydney is not much better.

 

[Borry]

Telethon weekend. Thats only done in Perth I think. Annoying celebs doing my head promoting their channel 7 garbage shows but I cant look away

I went out of curiosity last night. Stayed for an hour then left. Too many average H&A celebs and their fake "ooh we love this city wish we lived here forever" wank that time.

 

[Riseupaustralia]

You can eat a meal quicker than the Time periods lights stay red for no good reason in Perth, well Australia in general. Sydney is not much better.

There is a set in Joondalup, (Boas Ave and Grand prom), where you could literally bake a Sunday roast whilst ALL 4 ways of traffic are stopped because of some totally imaginary pedestrian swathe crossing the streets.

It's like the designers thought Joondy was going to be like Shibuya in Tokyo

 

[Riseupaustralia]

And don't start me on traffic light co-ordination on roads feeding onto our freeways.

FMD!

 

[Illinois Nazi]

The lights at Scarb Beach Rd and West Coast Hwy used to be just fine until they re-did the intersection for some reason and totally ****ed it up. Now has the distinction I believe of being the longest traffic lights cycle in Perth. Including of course the 45 seconds all stop for the single pedestrian who has long since crossed in a gap in traffic anyway.

As for Telethon, I don't think I've watched a single minute of it since I was about twelve. Surprised it's still going, actually.

 

[Bacon Warrior]

The lights at Scarb Beach Rd and West Coast Hwy used to be just fine until they re-did the intersection for some reason and totally ****** it up. Now has the distinction I believe of being the longest traffic lights cycle in Perth. Including of course the 45 seconds all stop for the single pedestrian who has long since crossed in a gap in traffic anyway.

Yep. Spent a good 5 minutes trying to turn into the Scarb Beach carpark from West Coast Hwy the other night.

 

[Milang_Panthers]

Look telethon is a great cause and Ive donated over the years, but every time I catch a glimpse of it it's all about getting some home and away 'star' to take his shirt off

 

[The Speaker]

Surprised it's still going, actually.

Why? They earn millions upon millions every year for the charity through it.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Why? They earn millions upon millions every year for the charity through it.

Oh I know. I'm not against it or anything, it just seems a very outdated way of doing things and I'm surprised it still attracts an audience. I mean, when I was a kid half the excitement of Telethon was that it was on all night, when all the other channels had shut down.

 

[kfc1]

Look telethon is a great cause and Ive donated over the years, but every time I catch a glimpse of it it's all about getting some home and away 'star' to take his shirt off

Change him to her and they might earn a few more mil

 

[Borry]

Telethon will keep going whilst its raising millions of dollars for charity and still attracts the large volume of parents and primary school aged kids in their audience.

 

[Scotland]

I last watched a bit of Telethon 2-3 years ago. It's largely the same format as it was when I was a kid, but the make-up of donations seemeda lot different. My memory of Telethon is Mums and Dads and kids chipping in their $5 and $10 here and there and the total being boosted by K-Mart's fundraiser cheque, the proceeds from the house and the odd personal donation from a socialite deemed big enough to get their head on the telly.

The last I saw the bulk of the total came from Andrew Forrest, the house (now more like $1m instead of $200k) and other large corporate/socialite donations.

 

[LukasTheGreat]

Telethon is just a huge tax write off anyway.

 

[BALKAN]

Your mum's just a huge tax write off.

 

[Borry]

I last watched a bit of Telethon 2-3 years ago. It's largely the same format as it was when I was a kid, but the make-up of donations seemeda lot different. My memory of Telethon is Mums and Dads and kids chipping in their $5 and $10 here and there and the total being boosted by K-Mart's fundraiser cheque, the proceeds from the house and the odd personal donation from a socialite deemed big enough to get their head on the telly.

The last I saw the bulk of the total came from Andrew Forrest, the house (now more like $1m instead of $200k) and other large corporate/socialite donations.

BHP Billiton donating $4million every year over 5 years starting this year. That never happened 10 years ago.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Last time I remember watching it, it was still a big deal if they reached $1 million.

My uncle bought the house once, too. He was on his way somewhere and stopped in for a look at the auction. Put his hand up for a laugh as the opening bidder. Turned out to be a one-bid auction.