YEAR 3 students at Bayswater Primary School have set up a community grow cart to help cut down on food waste. The students’ garden outside their classroom and a community garden at the school are just starting to pump out a diverse range of fruit, veggies and herbs as the winter rains set in, with…

VINCENT Mayor Emma Cole says despite gloomy talk about Leederville’s economy, there are green shoots emerging, such as a proposed boutique hotel. “It’s a very sad thing to see some long-established businesses close, but at the same time there are some businesses who are working hard to keep ahead of the trends, collaborate with each…

A NORWEGIAN cycling initiative that reconnects the elderly with young people and the great outdoors has been launched in Perth. “Cycling Without Age” encourages younger generations to take old timers out for a scenic ride in special trishaw bikes. Dorthe Pedersen founded the program after seeing a man in Copenhagen offer his nursing home neighbours…

A FORMER Vincent bus driver says the council mismanaged a community bus which it now intends to auction off, a move he labelled “opportunistic”. Robert Stall worked as a casual driver for the council from 2011-2014 and says there was plenty of demand for the service. He can’t understand how the council let that drop…

THE Museum of Perth is celebrating after its volunteers passed a significant milestone in editing one of the nation’s most important online history databases. The Trove database is run by the National Library of Australia and contains over 584 million old newspapers, diaries, letters, artworks and other resources. Text recognition software helps make the database…

VINCENT council will work with developers and home owners on their landscaping to try and combat the de-greening of the city. The council wants to almost double its tree canopy by 2050, but a review of its Green Plan has shown that despite a rigorous planting program, it’s barely keeping pace with the clearing of…

A DEVICE which uses boat hulls to pump out the sound of feasting killer whales is showing promise as a cost-effective shark-deterrent. EGO-360 Speakers CEO Christopher Bignell has teamed up with sound recordist Ken Eichenberg of Wavehouse Studios to create Project Noah WA, which they say may deliver a device that deters sharks without any…

LABOR would create 1400 more university places in the Perth electorate by abolishing a cash freeze imposed by the Turnbull government if elected, says deputy Opposition leader Tanya Plibersek. Ms Plibersek made a flying visit to WA this way to inject a bit of enthusiasm into a campaign that’s been struggling to get momentum without…

VINCENT council’s 2018/2019 budget promises “things that really matter to our community” says mayor Emma Cole. Covering six main priorities, the budget focuses on sustainability, community safety and amenities, the arts, council accountability and efficiency. “In this budget, we’ve done our utmost to make sure that every decision we make and every dollar we spend…