A rough count
ABOUT 35 people have volunteered to help Bayswater council count the city’s rough sleepers in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Volunteers will use a phone app developed by council […]
Monthly Archives: March 2020
A splash for 2021
THE first stage of the reimagined Maylands Waterland may be open by November next year. Bayswater councillors unanimously approved a draft concept plan for the redevelopment, pulled together by a […]
A class above
JUST up the road from the bustling Leederville strip, my lunch companion and I relaxed under a lemon scented gum tree at Oxford Yard cafe. It was a great spot […]
Award-winner
THE quirky extension to this heritage-listed Fremantle cottage won state and national architecture awards. The original garden fell away sharply, so Freo architect Philip Stejskal bridged the old and new […]
Transformed courtyard yields urban crop
THE Fremantle Doctor tickles at the tree tops that protect a small, limestone walled garden. Leaves rustle in a soft symphony of appreciation. The setting could be southern Europe, so […]
If only toilet paper grew on trees…
THE functional limitations of Perth’s grocery supply chains have been exposed by the recent shortages of rice, beans and even toilet paper, and in response many people are beginning to […]
Blanket heritage splits city
BLANKET heritage zones may be applied to Bayswater and Maylands town centres. Dozens more individual properties have also been added to Bayswater council’s heritage list despite many owners saying they […]
Owners say they weren’t informed
ALONG with the two town centres, a split council also voted to apply heritage classifications to dozens of individual properties. Those rated category 1, 2 or 3 are added to […]
Urban forest is becoming myth
SEVEN of the CBD’s grandest gum trees will be removed for two high-rise towers to be built opposite Perth Arena. Singaporean-based developer Claridges’ plans for a 26-storey block of offices […]
History’s humming along
THE stories behind five local and iconic live music venues will be told in a new oral history project launching on March 12. Music in Vincent is a joint project […]
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