“Fetch, roll over, stay?” It’s fair to say that when scientist Monica Gagliano started teaching plants to do tricks her colleagues were dubious. “They were just freaking out with the science,” Dr Gagliano said. “Some of them would not even talk to me.” But fast forward 10 years and Dr Gagliano is now at the…

“NOONGAR people still talk about it like it was yesterday.” It’s been 25 years since the last Kyana corroboree on the Perth Esplanade, but festival coordinator Robert Eggington says the legacy lives on strong among his people. “Not a week goes by people don’t ask, ‘Robert, will there be a third Kyana?’ “When my son…

THE two Kyana corroborees were held on the Perth Esplanade in the early nineties before Noongar rapper Josh Eggington was born, but he heard lots of stories about the festivals while growing up. The 23-year-old, who goes by the stage name “Flewnt”, has kept the legacy of Kyana alive, adapting a poem by Aboriginal writer…

YOU won’t need to shell out for postage to the North Pole this Christmas – Perth MP John Carey is offering to get your letters to Santa for free. He’s set up a post box in his electoral office at the corner of Wasley and Fitzgerald Streets, where kids are welcome to drop off their…

BAYSWATER council has won another gong for its work on rehabilitating the Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary. The Australasian Land and Groundwater Association awarded the city the Best Scoping/Operation of a Site Investigation for 2018. It is the fourth gong the city has received for transforming the neglected wetlands into a public space with increased biodiversity,…

THIS year’s Bayswater Christmas appeal will help women and children suffering from family and domestic violence. All non-perishable food items and gifts donated will go to Orana House, which provides a range of essential services for those experiencing domestic abuse. Appeal organisers are eager to receive tinned tuna and meat, pasta sauces, toys for children…