“APPALLED, but hardly surprised” is how Mount Lawley MP Simon Millman felt after discovering a swastika in the heart of his electorate. The racist graffiti was scrawled on a stop sign on Park Road in Mount Lawley. It’s not super close to any Jewish landmarks (the Temple David is a bit over half a kilometre…

CONSTRUCTION of the new Highgate Woolworths is due to start early 2020. The plan for the $10 million, three-storey supermarket, cafe, liquor store and early learning centre at the corner of Bulwer and Stirling Street was approved by the joint Vincent council/state government Development Assessment Panel on October 11. Vincent council staff initially recommended the…

DANIEL SANTICH can’t remember the first time he saw Fremantle’s Blessing of the Fleet; it’s always just been part of life. His “nonno” Nick Visaggio has been secretary of the Fishing Fleet Festival Association since 1969 and Daniel’s part of a new generation hoping to keep the tradition strong. “I always walked alongside Nonno, or…

FREMANTLE’S Blessing of the Fleet displays the local Italian community’s devotion to Madonna di Capo d’Orlando and Madonna dei Martiri for a bountiful fishing season. The tradition originated from the Italian town of Molfetta and was bought here by Italian migrant fishermen in the hope of continuing this important custom. This year’s festivities take place…

DAN BULL is back as Bayswater mayor. Bayswater has not yet embraced the popular election of mayors, with Mr Bull given the nod by his colleagues on Monday night after taking west ward unopposed at last Saturday’s council elections. Cr Catherine Ehrhardt unsuccessfully put her hand up for the job, but had consolation for the…

PERTH Police have charged a man with stealing a bicycle on Saturday 29 October 2019. It will be alleged around 3pm the man was at a bike shop in Beaufort Street. He took a Cervelo road bike valued at $7,800 for a test ride and failed to return it. On Monday October 21 he was…

A PERTH craft brewery’s plans to launch a beer celebrating the Australian tour of heavy metal veterans Metallica has been derailed – ironically because lead singer James Hetfield entered rehab. Blasta Brewing had collaborated with US beer giants Stone Brewing on the potent pale ale List.Loud.React to mark Metallica’s tour, which was to kick off…

THE future of Pica Bar is safe for another 10 years following a public campaign of support for the popular Northbridge venue. Following an eviction edict from the indy bar’s landlord the Perth Theatre Trust in October 2018, Pica fans – who appreciated a chilled-out venue where getting glassed was unlikely – rallied to add…

JOE FERRANTE was re-elected as Lawley ward councillor in Stirling last Saturday (October 19), after seeing off a stiff challenge from former councillor and heritage advocate Paul Collins. Cr Ferrante won by less than 340 votes, defeating Mr Collins 2435-2099. Cr Ferrante says he plans to tackle red tape for retailers, lobby for upgraded parks,…

OFF-key piano playing led retired engineer Zvi Yom-Tov to discover his talent for portrait painting aged 74. Inspired by his anthropologist daughter Sagitte, a talented painter and musician who died age 36 in 2013 and is remembered by Yomtov Lane near her Hyde Park home, Mr Yom-Tov took to tangling the ivories. After four years…