AFTER missing out on federal funding during the sports rorts scandal, Mount Lawley Bowling Club has nabbed some state cash to synthesise one of its greens.  The club had applied for $423,000 of federal money to replace the lawns with synthetic greens, which are hardier, use less water and aren’t susceptible to turf mites. Despite the…

A TRIAL ban on right turns at the Beaufort Street/Walcott Street intersection has seen a massive drop in accidents and will be made permanent. Getting the ban in place took years of bartering between Main Roads and Vincent and Stirling councils, before a one-year trial started in June 2017. It was so problem-free no one…

NOT cancelled, just delayed: the replacement eight-storey building for the old Beaufort Street laundry is still in the pipeline, just with fewer big trees. The first version of the Baltinas-designed block was approved by Vincent council a year ago. The apartment/shops/office combo was lauded for its luscious greenery and seen as a vote of confidence…

CONSTRUCTION is due to start on Perth’s east end revitalisation project. The works bring Hay Street down to 20kmh for a “pedestrian priority zone” around Pier and Irwin Streets, with trees, street furniture, wide footpaths and a new public space going in named Kaal yimniny, Noongar for “fire here”. Council house’s lights, usually used to…