Perth Voice Interactive
Your free, independent newspaper
Author: Your Herald
-
THIS year the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra celebrates its 15th anniversary; quite an extraordinary performance from a group of classical musos who do it all with barely a sniff of funding. Much of the FCO’s success can be attributed to the super-human enthusiasm of founder and cellist Hans Hug. Here he discusses how it all came…
-
TOTALLY THAI is on the corner of Oxford and Newcastle Streets in Leederville – one of Perth’s busiest suburban intersections. But don’t worry, the food here is so good you’ll quickly forget about the heavy traffic whizzing by. Previously Dome and before that the Leederville Post Office, the new owners have given this historic building…
-
QUEERNESS and feminism loom large in a Fringe reboot of rom-com classic You’ve Got Mail. The show takes the traditional values of the original movie and replaces them with 45 minutes of post-modern comedy and female self-empowerment. The show’s co-creators Sarah Hadley and Ang Collins highlight the misogyny and patriarchal tendencies in the 1998 film,…
-
SET on a pleasant street in a quiet cul-de-sac, this delightful villa is perfect for a young couple or those looking to downsize. A massive gum tree casts dappled shade over the neat front garden and its sunburst portulacas. The layout of this two-bedroom, one-bathroom house is simple, and you step straight into a spacious…
-
A NEW collaborative approach to researching tinnitus could lead to a breakthrough in treatment, says the Tinnitus Research Initiative. Historically, tinnitus research has been undertaken by individuals or small groups from a wide range of disciplines working independently. But the non-profit foundation Tinnitus Research Initiative is bringing together experts from a variety of fields to…
-
ONE of Australia’s last bastions of movie rentals is set to fall, with Network Video Mt Hawthorn closing at the end of February. Owner Mel McInerney says the internet and “age of convenience” had been mortal enemies, though rents at The Mezz shopping centre delivered the coup de grace. “In 2012 when I purchased this…
-
ONE of two custom surfboards stolen from a Mt Lawley couple has been discovered by “Brad the awesome truckie”. Just before the new year, Hannah and Cameron Etchells’ Landcruiser Troopy, their camping gear and three surfboards were stolen from near their Chelmsford Road home (“Surf’s down,” Voice, January 11). Cracked Last Friday the awesome truckie…
-
THE future of the Kidz Galore daycare centre at Haynes Street Reserve will be mulled over by Vincent councillors at a special meeting on January 28. The council owns the land at the corner of Haynes and Sydney Streets and Kidz Galore has been there for 17 years, with its lease ending in December this…
-
Last week’s opinion piece by former Bayswater councillor Chris Cornish called for more scrutiny of the McGowan government’s action on climate change. In this week’s Speakers Corner, Maylands MP Lisa Baker outlines what they have been up to in, WA, and what’s planned. AS devastating bushfires spread across our nation and discussion turns to the…
-
CANS and bottles could soon contribute to City of Perth coffers, with the council buying in big to WA’s container deposit scheme. The council hopes people will recycle up to 240,000 containers a day in city drop-off points. It’ll cost the council $1.355million to set up two permanent refund points; one at a city storage…
Perth Voice Interactive 