RIGHT turns will be banned as part of a trial to solve traffic snarls at the notoriously clogged intersection of Beaufort and Walcott streets in Mt Lawley. The intersection has […]

PERTH city council’s planning committee has backed the heritage listing of Edith Cowan’s 130-year old home by WA’s heritage council. Heritage minister Albert Jacob moved to protect the house in […]

Teddy bears aren’t all button noses and fluffy ears; otherwise why would you need a disguise to go down in the woods? It’s an idea artists DeeDee Noon, Kevin Ballantine […]

A DUAL-PURPOSE path in the Baigup wetlands has been given a facelift following successful lobbying by the Baigup Wetlands Interest Group. The City of Bayswater matched a $19,000 federal government […]

PERTH’S planning committee has buckled after getting a slap-down from staff who want to heritage list the Grand Central Hotel. The hotel is owned by lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi and […]

A PUSH for Bayswater councillors to get allowances paid in arrears has been postponed until next year. Cr Catherine Ehrhardt spearheaded the policy review, saying up-front payment wasn’t good for […]

THIS year’s Bayswater youth fest is being bundled up with the city’s family fun day. In a move designed to lift the profile of young people, the council’s Youth Advisory […]

WHEN Pavilion Books was looking to extend its worldwide line with a tome about Perth, the history publisher went straight to local historian Richard Offen. The head of Heritage Perth […]

SCANDINAVIAN countries often lead social policy-making, but Denmark has taken cues from WA by adopting the state’s Act-Belong-Commit campaign. Based on research by Curtin University, Act-Belong-Commit encourages people to stay […]