Perth Voice Interactive
Your free, independent newspaper
Author: Your Herald
-
A NEW shared space in the Leederville town centre could be ready in time for the Leedypalooza in January. Vincent council’s planning to raise the road on Newcastle Street, just in front of Bill’s (formerly the Leederville Hotel) to match the footpath, with staffers reporting that will make it more “pedestrian-friendly” by flagging its dual-use…
-
ONE extra person will be allowed in Amani wine bar on Oxford Street. Vincent council approved the request to increase the bar’s capacity from 94 people to 95 – so now you can bring your plus-one. Technically under the city’s rules about how many parking spots a business has to provide, that extra person would…
-
LOCAL amateur theatre troupe ARENAarts’ first production in their new Maylands home kicks off this weekend. The actors secured a two-year lease of the old Maylands Autumn Centre back in July and while waiting for the building’s stage and lighting to be upgraded, have been rehearsing a production of You’ve Got Hate Mail. Director Simon…
-
FIVE Voiceland buildings will get some TLC after the state’s heritage grants were finalised recently. The University of WA’s Gleddon Building on the corner of Hay and William Streets, and the Atlas Building on The Esplanade (now home of the Museum of Perth) were the big local winners, each scoring $50,000. The First Church of…
-
Survey skewed WITH regard to the article “Sixty wants 40” (Voice, October 12, 2018). The survey about the proposed 40kmh speed limit was skewed to get the result the city wanted. Statistically about 40 per cent of a target group will respond to a survey. However, the city maintains it carried out an “extensive consultation”. Only…
-
A PERTH VOICE PROMOTIONAL FEATURE: Fresh seafood, fresh local produce and traditional favourites Passion is the key to running a quality restaurant. And no restaurateur is more passionate than Wayne Champion, owner and head chef of Red Cray. A Mount Lawley icon, Red Cray has been serving up mouthwatering seafood, succulent meats and world-class international…
-
EIGHT years after becoming an artist, James Cross is preparing to display his works to the public for the first time. “I started doing art when I was up in Darwin in palliative care,” he says. Years before when he was building houses for poor communities overseas, he never imagined he’d be an artist. But…
-
I TOLD the real estate agent I’d turn the upstairs lights off, only to be told there were none on and it was just the natural light flooding into this Mt Lawley home. The three bedrooms are on the second level, including the generous main with its built-in-robes and swish en suite. The main bedroom…
-
Mayor promises tough action against polluter A BAYSWATER garage is under investigation after being spotted pumping a black sludge into storm water drains. Last Saturday (October 6), environment-loving martial arts expert Charlie Bellamy noticed the sludge, which he described as a cocktail of oil, grease and sand, running along the Whatley Crescent gutter and into…
-
A NEW purple bench in Hyde Park is part of a worldwide movement to honour victims of domestic homicide. Vincent deputy mayor Susan Gontaszewski says the purple bench movement started in Canada in 2015 to honour the memory of Barb Baillie, who was murdered by her husband 25 years earlier, and has spread worldwide. “This…
Perth Voice Interactive 