FILMMAKERS Alison James and Brooke Tia Silcox are calling on some hometown support to get their short film Judas Collar up for the 2020 Oscars.  The pair, who split their time between Perth and Hollywood, will be releasing a free online version of Judas Collar from this Monday in a bid to rack up views,…

BAYSWATER council staff have taken out two state awards for water conservation. The Australian Water Association’s WA Water Awards recognise “innovation and excellence in delivery of water projects”.  Bayswater’s sustainability and environment manager Jeremy Maher won the senior award for WA and was acknowledged for his work protecting wetlands, advocating sustainable urban design, and mentoring…

NO, it wasn’t a rigged election; we just stuffed up our own vote count in last week’s story about Mark Irwin’s historic win in Stirling’s first popular vote (“Mr Popular,” Voice, October 26). Mr Irwin was re-elected with 14,903 votes (39 per cent) with Cr Elizabeth Re second on 8775 votes (23 per cent). We…

THE fate of two old buildings that have divided community opinion in Bayswater will be decided on November 5 – Guy Fawkes Night.  Nearly 500 years after the Gunpowder Plotters attempted to obliterate the British House of Lords, Bayswater councillors will decide whether to allow the demolition of 9 and 11 King William Street. The…

AFTER two years of battlefield promotions and a rotating cast of acting directors, Perth council will have its full executive line-up come November 4.  At the city’s October 29 meeting chair commissioner Andrew Hammond announced new planning general manager Jayson Miragliotta would start Monday.  CEO Murray Jorgensen has replaced five directors with four general managers,…

A NEW contemporary dance offering aims to keep our local dancers in Perth instead of flying off to pursue their career over east or internationally. Dance and choreography outfit Strut Dance has teamed up with the State Theatre Centre to hold And Then Some, a showcase of young dancers with an aim to make it…

STROKES can affect anyone; a fact all too well known to North Perth resident Marissa Iaconi. Both Ms Iaconi’s parents suffered strokes, and having seen what they went through and knowing the battles many people will face, she’s naturally concerned for her own health. “I used to think I’m invincible but I’m actually not –…

RETIRED Bayswater councillor Chris Cornish has delivered a post-council report on the $8210 graduate diploma units he billed the city for. After two terms Mr Cornish decided not to contest the October 19 election, but a month before leaving he was reimbursed for four units of a Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance he studied…