Month: March 2022

  • Opening on ice as Perth’s heatwave hits

    HOPES of resurrecting Maylands Waterland for Easter have been dashed as scorching weather and logistics issues delay construction. Construction started mid-2021 and initial hopes were for a summer 2021 reopening, but then heavy rains, labour shortages and global supply problems saw the date pushed back to mid-March in time for an Easter holiday reopening (“Delays…

  • Deli delivers

      MY search for the best deli in Perth took me south of the river to Angelo St Market. Part of a lovely group of shops, cafes and small bars in South Perth, it was formerly the much-loved Scutti, before rebranding in 2019. Opened in 1988, the deli has become a South Perth institution with…

  • Fringe benefits

    THIS fantastic Highgate apartment has loads of fringe benefits. It’s got two courtyards, a communal pool, gym and lounge, and is one street back from Beaufort Street. It’s also on the edges of the St Marks apartment complex, meaning you have access to the facilities but none of the noise and busyness. Everything looks pristine…

  • Moving times

    THE majesty and trauma of the Kimberley is captured in equal measure in a series of a stunning photos taken over six years by Djugun and Yawaru photographer Michael Jalaru Torres. Featuring everything from vast abstract landscapes to a person wearing a feather mohawk and high heels, the exhibition Jurru is as much about the…