News about Linda Scott

A council has scrapped plans to name a new park (left) after Licorice Allsorts lollies (inset) due to concerns the branding would be 'racially offensive'. The City of Sydney was planning to call the new amenity on Rothschild Ave in the inner city of suburb of Rosebery Allsorts Park in recognition of the confectionery factory that had occupied the site but the idea was met with substantial opposition. Local greens councillor Sylvie Ellsmore (right) said the name was inappropriate as it had been used as an historical slur.

Local councils who used rates to promote the Indigenous Voice to Parliament told Parliament they were "way out of their lane" and should return some of the money back in cuts. On Monday, Sydney 2GB afternoon drive host Chris O'Keefe weighed in on the millions spent by councils around Australia to condemn the Yes vote, saying they had overstepped the boundaries and should instead focus on "rates, roads, and garbage." He cited examples of councils lavishing money on the Yes campaign but losing touch with their constituents who in some circumstances voted No. ..

The Merri-Bek City Council of Melbourne (Mayor Angelica Panopoulos left) has set aside $22,000 to host forums, give grants, and display advertising material in support of the Voice. The Merri-Bek City council recently voted to accept the proposal, but Councillor Oscar Yildiz (right), one of two people to oppose the proposal, believes it's a "disgrace." During an appearance on 3AW's Mornings with Neil Mitchell on Thursday, Cr Yildiz said the whole thing is a waste of money.

Randwick Council has become the first to announce that it is spending ratepayers' money to support a Yes vote in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. Linda Scott, a labor councillor who was left with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, said she supported Yes because it represents "the views of our people" in Sydney's city. Christie Hamilton, a Randwick Liberal councillor, said it was "detrimental for us to push one particular side."

Parents were enraged by a risqué lingerie store directly opposite two toys stores, with its'soft porn' advertisements on its storefront. At Honey Birdette's inner west Sydney location in Broadway Shopping Centre, the company rotates photographs and videos of near naked women in bondage situations with explicit slogans. On Monday local Labor councillor Linda Scott and a group parents protested outside the shop complaining the advertisements are too extreme

With pay rates in excess of $90,000 per year or more common, one field is desperately looking for a large number of new recruits. And if you don't need a degree, the job prospects are fantastic. Samuel Virgo, an arborist at Royal Park in Parkville, Melbourne, is on picture to the left. In the coming years, right is the kind of wooded area where arborists' skills would be highly needed to avoid what is commonly referred to as 'tree failure.'