Channel 7 media personality Basil Zempilas may be Perth’s new Lord Mayor but he’s declared: “I’ll always be Baz”. He said he would remain a sports presenter for Seven West Media and continue to write a weekly column for the West Australian newspaper, which is also owned by Seven West Media. Get The New Daily free every morning and evening. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. As nice as all those lovely sayings and prefixes sound — I am Baz and I’ll always be Baz. He is also a member of the Seven Network's AFL football commentary team. The new Mayor and councillors will be sworn-in at a ceremony at Government House on Monday afternoon. People are still going to be able to ring me, text me, come up and talk to me, none of that changes and nor should it,” Mr Zempilas said. Copyright © 2020 The New Daily. If youve been following reality steves spoilers you may be curious to know who is dale moss the bachelorette 2020 contestant clare crawley quit for. Follow our live coverage for the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic. He said the council has already been briefed on the findings of the inquiry into the City of Perth and has meetings lined up with the State’s major political players, including Opposition Leader Lisa Harvey this week and Premier Mark McGowan next. Mr Zempilas said he was ready to hit the ground running with the soon-to-be-announced councillors. Channel 7 media personality Basil Zempilas may be Perth’s new Lord Mayor but he’s declared: “I’ll always be Baz”. Cleaning up our city. Like an ageing rockstar, Trump is rolling out his greatest hits on what his opponents have dubbed a 'farewell tour', Why the future of quarantine may be less onerous … and cheaper. © West Australian Newspapers Limited 2020. "Basil's an exciting person, he's a bright person, and I'm sure he will do a good job.". The pair were followed by Brodie McCulloch, Mark Gibson, Sandy Anghie, Bruce Reynolds and Tim Schwass. The ABC has contacted Mr Zempilas for comment. TransFolk WA chair Hunter Gurevich said Mr Zempilas’s comments were harmful to transgender people. “If you’ve got a vagina, you’re a woman. Madonna King: Small-ideas campaign forgot about Hannah Clarke and her three little kids, Donald Trump says COVID-19 vaccine ‘coming soon’, but not as soon as hoped, House or cards? Basil Anthony Zempilas (born 30 July 1971) is a transphobic, classist, Australian television and radio presenter and sports commentator based in Perth, Western Australia.Zempilas presents sport on Seven News Perth, Monday to Thursday and since January 2014 co-hosts Perth radio station 6PR's breakfast program with Steve Mills. “Homelessness is a huge issue we all identified. Julie Bishop! “I think people need to be educating themselves about what they’re speaking about and if they do have that stage, and they are commanding such a large audience, they should be making educated statements,” he said. Perth Lord Mayor Basi Zempilas will be sworn in at a ceremony at Government House alongside eight new councillors on Monday afternoon. After campaigning on leading a collaborative and consultative council, Mr Zempilas said members had already agreed on list of the things they want to tackle. “If you’ve got a penis mate, you’re a bloke,” he said. However, Mr Zempilas told local publication Out in Perth he would apologise if anyone was offended as that was not his intention. Anadete Vieira da Silva - Anadetemartins Anadetemartins; Anadetemdetudo Compre - Anadeth Besano; Anadeth Binatac - Anadeth De Jesus Cardano; Anadeth Dos Santos - Anadeth Jaruda; A Premier Mark McGowan congratulated Mr Zempilas on his successful election. 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We have Auction Results and Sold Property Prices to help you understand property in Floreat. There were 6,300 total valid votes for the mayoral race, and 38 informal. Greek Australian media personality Basil Zempilas was elected as the new Lord Mayor of Perth on Saturday.. Zempilas beat his main competitor- former journalist Di Bain– by 284 votes. Fellow defeated mayoral hopeful Sandy Anghie joined Mr Zempilas as deputy mayor at a special council meeting on Tuesday evening. "Now the job is for us to get busy for the ratepayers, residents, and all those who choose to spend time in the City of Perth.". "It's energising and it's exciting, and to be perfectly honest it's hard to believe we're here in this capacity.". 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