STIRLING council and the state government are at loggerheads over plans to sell off an old drug rehab site in Mt Lawley. The site on Field Street was previously used by the WA Alcohol and Drug Authority, but has been vacant since the organisation relocated, and now the McGowan government is preparing to offload the…

PERTH filmmakers Mat de Koning and Brooke Silcox want the public to help them finish their documentary on gifted artist Matt Doust, who tragically died in 2013. 29 Years Eight Days will explore the life of Doust, a hyper-realist portrait painter who died aged 29 following an epileptic seizure, just two weeks before his highly-anticipated…

VINCENT council has approved names for anonymous laneways around Beaufort Street. There was some concern about the process, with Cr Ros Harley noted the criteria was inconsistent. Some Nyoongar words were approved while similar ones were deemed too generic and rejected. “We need to play a little bit more hardball when a government department says…

AFTER 47 years of vinyl ecstasy, 78 Records in Perth is closing down The record shop opened in 1971 in the Padbury Building on Forrest Place, and quickly became an integral part of Perth’s music scene, attracting record enthusiasts from across the state. This week 78’s boss Andrew “Fang” de Lang posted on Facebook that…

STIRLING councillor Karen Caddy is fighting a losing battle to become the Liberal candidate for Stirling at the looming federal election. Under WA Liberal Party rules a candidate must have been a member for at least 30 days before nominating, but Ms Caddy only signed up on January 25, the same day of Stirling MP…

MAYLANDS sailor Duke Secco (12) sailed into fourth position last month in a category of the world mirror championships in Sydney. As the youngest competitor, he was pitting himself against sailors who’ve been in the sport more than 30 years. With the harbour bridge as a backdrop, Duke was up against 60 of the world’s…

DURING her 40-year stint on the Antiques Roadshow, Hilary Kay has seen all manner of fakes and forgeries, including “microwave safe” stamped on the bottom of a supposedly ancient dish. The legendary appraiser is in Perth this Saturday (February 9) to share some tales from her time on the road, including those difficult conversations with…

THE grass at Beatty Park oval looks moribund after power was cut to the sprinklers, but don’t worry council says the hardy kikuyu will grow back. This week the Voice’s dogs were unimpressed to find the once luscious turf had gone a classic shade of Aussie-brown, after the recent heatwave. Disconnect Vincent mayor Emma Cole…

WITH the Victorian state government announcing a ban on “conversion therapy” this week, WA Greens MP Alison Xamon has called on WA to follow suit. The therapy attempts to “cure” gay people by making them straight, and is mostly used by fundamentalist religious groups. The Victorian Health Complaints Commissioner found “overwhelming evidence” that the therapy…