A Development Assessment Panel member did not fall asleep at a crucial meeting on September 23 where the future face of Karrinyup was decided, the meeting’s chair has said. Karrinyup resident Samara Kemp had raised the claim during question time at Stirling council’s September meeting, when she asked the council to pass on a request…

A WORLD-RECOGNISED odour expert with 20 years’ smelling experience has been brought in to conduct patrols and sniff out Vincent’s fried chicken odours.  For 12 months residents around Lake Street just south of Hyde Park have been concerned by intense “greasy, rancid, burnt and garlic-like” fried chicken odours stemming from 7 Grams which advertises itself…

A BUNCH of do-gooders are holding a concert later this month to raise money for refugees fleeing Afghanistan. The Western Suburbs Do Gooders’ concert will be at the Wesley Church on the corner of William and Hay Streets on Sunday October 31 from 2pm and feature West Coast Charity Orchestra’s flagship ensembles. WSDGers spokesperson Betty…

LORD mayor Basil Zempilas wants Perth to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the AFL Grand Final stress test went down a treat, but the McGowan government isn’t getting on board til Covid’s disqualified.  During grand final celebrations from September 19 to 26 there was about 70 per cent more pedestrian traffic in the city…

NESTING season has started for Hyde Park’s oblong turtles, and UWA researcher Aliza Khatun is calling on parkgoers to report any turtle nesting movements so next years’ hatchlings can be monitored. “We need people’s help especially in the nesting season from October to February…to let us know if they see any turtles laying eggs,” Ms…

HOT cross buns, Easter eggs and Christmas jingles all seem to come earlier each year, now Perth federal Labor MP Patrick Gorman has joined in by officially launching his campaign for the next federal election before it’s even been called.  Prime minister Scott Morrison can call an election any time between now and May with…

PERTH’S booming real estate market will be safe from any jitters being felt in China’s housing market, says one of its most successful estate agents. Harcourts Applecross principal and licensee Eric Hartanto, who recently ticked over $1 billion worth of sales and was awarded the REIWA grand master award for the ninth year in a…

A WOMEN’S community dance against violence is seeking dancers for the Chorus 2022 project – and you don’t need to know how to dance already.  Chorus 2020 is the second incarnation of choreographer Annette Carmichael’s project, which first united 200 women to dance in solidarity against violence in Denmark in 2020. This new iteration is…