7 supports sexist ‘sport’
THE lingerie football league has been branded sexist and damaging to women’s sport by a Vincent local calling for games at Perth Oval to be scrapped. Michelle Dean told councillors, […]
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Pen is mightier than the lamp
stories by DAVID BELL: BIG lamp out, big pen in. A controversial artwork has finally been chosen for the even more controversial unit/office development at 1 Albert Street in North […]
Students pocket MPs’ table
AN historic 1910 billiard table from the WA parliament—played on by billiards legend and MP Bob Marshall—has been loaned to students at Edith Cowan University. The full-size table, which was […]
We have lift-off
SEAPLANES will start using the Swan River over the next 12 months after authorities caved in to persistent pressure. Catalina Airlines spent nearly two years trying to get access to […]
Cop shop facelift
THE old police station in Maylands is set to get a $146,000 facelift to attract more visitors. The Maylands Historical and Peninsula Association moved into the 1908 federation building last […]
‘Natural is best’ for kids
NEW Bayswater councillor Stephanie Coates wants plastic playgrounds replaced with nature-style play areas. The 39-year-old mother of three says organic play areas—using mulch, timber and sensory areas—are more stimulating and […]
Letters 7.12.13
One-hundred lashes OUR prime minister Tony Abbott will soon be reflecting on his first 100 days. There’s a fascinating contrast between “Typhoon Tony” and the first prime minister Abbott, Canada’s […]
Belgian at its best
BELGIAN BEER CAFE, Perth by STEPHEN POLLOCK: AHH, Belgium. That indiscriminate little country that throbs at the end of Tintin’s foot, like Captain Haddock’s piles. Time for walkies, Snowy! Cliches […]
L’chaim!
A MENORAH is a six-branched oil lamp, a symbol of Judaism since ancient times. A Menora is a traditional dance of southern Thailand/northern Malaysia. I don’t think I’d be going […]
