Walking a new history
ARTIST Cim Sears was in her early 50s when she learned of her Aboriginal heritage and her ancestral connection to the western desert. “There’s an enormous amount of stories that haven’t […]
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Played to perfection
WAYJO scores rent deal THE WA Youth Jazz Orchestra will stay put in Maylands after Bayswater council approved a massive rent discount. WAYJO’s been at the historic art deco Maylands […]
Leedy to get ‘uplift’
ANOTHER major redevelopment of the Leederville Hotel site is in the works just six years after the last big revamp rebranded it to “Bill’s Bar and Bites”. Owner FJM Property […]
Maj sparkles again
THE two-year refurbishment of His Majesty’s Theatre has been completed. The WA government put $6.5 million in the ‘18/19 budget for the works, including a new automated orchestra pit lift, […]
Foreshore retreat
“RETREAT” has been sounded for parts of the Maylands foreshore which is succumbing to dire erosion. Bayswater council has a new 10-year plan for stabilising the shoreline and retreating some […]
Festival of recovery
THE Perth Festival’s ability to inject millions of dollars into the state’s arts economy will make the next instalment vital to help the creative sector recover from Covid-19. The Festival’s […]
Hospitality, sociability, rational amusement
A PLACE for “hospitality, sociability, and rational amusement for the people”: The Perth Town Hall has marked 150 years since its official opening on June 1, 1870. Perth city council […]
A little bit of sunshine
AS I drove up to Perth on Tuesday lunchtime, the sky was battleship-grey and the wheelie bins were lined up like plastic sentries. Things weren’t much better when I arrived […]
Little ripper
THIS Highgate flat is perfect for someone who wants an exciting inner-city lifestyle. Located in a leafy, secure complex on Beaufort Street, this one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment is close to a […]
