‘Don’t treat us like garbage’
Traders petition to keep bin service BUSINESS owners are petitioning Vincent council not to abandon its commercial rubbish collection. A rapidly-filling petition titled “Don’t treat us like garbage” asks the […]
Tent City empties
Fires an ‘accident’ THE charred remains of Tent City in East Perth are now almost completely uninhabited. After months of campaigning for their right to shelter, 44 rough sleepers from […]
Baysie to wave $10m goodbye
MORE than $10 million is needed to refurbish Bayswater Waves as yet another council grapples over an expensive aquatic centre. “Urgent roof repairs” are needed, the gantry lighting system’s busted, the […]
Subsidised coffee leaves bitter taste
A STATE government-funded cafe selling $3 coffees has been undercutting private enterprise, city cafe owners have complained. The Crew & King Cafe is run by the Perth Theatre Trust and […]
Covid rates concession wound back
BAYSWATER council will soon begin the long process of unpicking its complex rates system after giving some homeowners a “Covid-19 concession” in last year’s budget. The strange concession, dubbed “not […]
Lane names sought
NAMES are being sought for the soon-to-be revamped Leederville laneway between the Leedy Hotel and the ABN Group HQ currently under construction. The laneway’s been dingy for years but is being […]
A step back in time
THE National Trust WA received funding last year to run its first writer in residence program. The funding came from the Department of Culture and the Arts, which in 2019 […]
The pot party for everyone
MOSHE BERNSTEIN is an adjunct research fellow at Curtin University and a member of the Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party. In this week’s Speaker’s Corner he explains why the party […]
Leedy scoop
A YOUNG Perth couple are defying the covid odds to open a new gelateria in Leederville. Ben and Stacy Lawrence launched their first Swan River Gelato in Fremantle in 2019, […]
Modern Perth
THIS East Perth home has some of the best views in the city. Situated on the riverfront in Vanguard Terrace, at night you can enjoy a stunning neon light show […]
