PERTH council has pushed back at a McGowan government call to help pay for a pool at the WACA. Lord mayor Basil Zempilas said it was the government’s own Inquiry […]

DOGS needing walks are being sought in the inner city suburbs.  Pets of Older Persons is a not-for-profit whose volunteers help people who have trouble looking after their pets, so […]

FORMER Perth councillor Jim Adamos has had fraud charges stemming from expense reimbursements dropped with “no explanation”.  Shortly after the Inquiry into the City of Perth report was released, police […]

THE state’s first “Tools n Things Library” aims to cut down on waste from all the one-project wonders that end up gathering dust in the laundry cupboard. The Mount Hawthorn-based […]

PERTH councillors have been told they must keep copies of Facebook posts, Tweets and private WhatsApp messages about council business. A new communications policy adopted by the city adheres to […]

Be nice edict PERTH councillors will have to be nice when making public statements under their new communications policy. For years councillors weren’t allowed to speak to the media at […]

INDI cinemas are facing a crisis when JobKeeper payments dry up next month, with predictions small players will be forced to close their doors. Ingrid van den Berghe is managing […]

NORTHBRIDGE’S defunct Cinema Paradiso is set to become a live music venue, with a nightclub licence lodged for the triple-level “Club Paradiso”.  It’s being set up Mario Madaffari, who took […]

AN Aboriginal cultural centre in Perth has been pledged by the McGowan government as part of a $217 million suite of tourism funding.  Premier Mark McGowan announced that if his […]

THE National Trust WA received funding last year to run its first writer in residence program. The funding came from the Department of Culture and the Arts, which in 2019 […]