A ROADBLOCK intended to calm traffic has proven massively controversial in a North Perth neighbourhood. Already a huge petition is building, calling for the obstacle’s removal just weeks after Vincent council installed it. The trial barrier diagonally blocks off Leake Street and Alma Road, forcing traffic going along either road to take a turn and…

IN late 2018 a local story of an old toilet stall door featuring a “glory hole” drilled for men to have sex through, went global when local gay activists donated it to the WA Museum (‘WA’s glorious history’, Voice, December 8, 2018). “I had a friend call me, he was over in San Francisco,” one…

… and they have no home PORTRAITS of homeless Western Australians were hung in federal Parliament this week, a call to Canberra’s politicians to act on growing numbers of women experiencing homelessness. The Eye Contact exhibition was organised by five WA Rotary Clubs in hopes of putting a face to the issue, focusing on the…

BAYSWATER Women’s Hub marked Women’s Shed Week by celebrating all the projects, builds, repairs and repaintings its members have accomplished this year. The BWH is home to a tool library and a women’s workshop. Over the past year or so they’ve transformed the old kiosk, changerooms and bunker at Maylands’ Shearn Memorial Park from a…

THIS week from the archives at the Vincent Local History Centre: A look back at bigamy, a now-rare crime that was once a commonly reported malfeasance in the newspapers of olde. A PERTH man was recently charged with bigamy, which is the act of going through a marriage ceremony despite being already married.   Bigamy…

EX-WA singer Jewel Owusu is making waves for all the right reasons. Since making the move from Perth to Melbourne in August last year, Owusu has featured on radio station Triple R, turned up on several Apple Music playlists, opened for ARIA nominated performer Vera Blue in Federation Square last month and performed at several…

FORMER Stirling mayor David Boothman has been named the 10th Honorary Freeman of the City. The award is bestowed on citizens in recognition of service to the city, and current mayor Mark Irwin said that across Mr Boothman’s 27 years on council he’d served on almost every committee. Mr Boothman was recognised for his efforts…

13-YEAR-OLD Fremantle athlete Ava Rodgers already has a trophy cabinet bursting at the seams, but she’s aiming to hit new heights at the triathlon national championships this month. Rodgers was selected for the School Sport triathlon state team after a bumper athletic season that included winning the Rockingham Foreshore Triathlon in the 12-13 age category,…