Banners to fly on Guildford Road

by Kirsty Duncan

April 18, 2008

A PLAN by Bayswater council to plaster poles along Guildford Road with banners of indigenous and historic detail will be good for the community, says deputy mayor, Michael Sabatino.

A total of 20 banners, to be displayed on 10 poles, were presented to the 29 January, 2008 Council meeting of the Heritage Development Advisory Committee.

A proposal before the council would see the proposed banners display messages of welcome and thanks, and recognise local facilities, historic icons and indigenous artwork.

 “I think it’s a great idea to include the indigenous people,” Cr Sabatino said. ”They have the history; they’ve lived along the Swan River.”

Several design concepts have been put forward for consideration, including historic banners reflecting the former Maylands Aerodrome, the Peninsula Hotel slated be turned into a Dome cafe, and Tranby House.

Cr Sabatino said the council would take a softly-softly approach to the banner designs.

“We’re going to make certain it doesn’t offend anyone,” said Cr Sabatino. “Obviously if it offends someone, we won’t do it.”