Author: Your Herald

  • Perth MP gets security stitch

    WHEN John Carey’s neighbours saw a car stopped outside the MPs house and someone furtively taking pictures of his property, they got suspicious. It had been a rough election campaign back in March with a few smears thrown about, and before that a couple of people unhappy with Vincent council decisions had harangued him for…

  • LETTERS 21.10.17

    State of affairs IN reverend David Seccombe’s Speaker’s Corner (“No equality in same-sex vows”, Voice, October 14, 2017) he articulates a Christian case against changing Australia’s marriage law. I would like to respond. What reverend Seccombe doesn’t address is that the subject matter of the current survey is not what marriages should be performed in…

  • Hidden gem

    WE’VE been missing out on Food Monkey Cafe. I’m not sure how this little gem near the corner of Lake and Newcastle Streets in Northbridge has escaped us, but so far I’m the first Voice journo to drop in. The weather was bordering on miserable and the indoor seating looked, from the street, to be…

  • Ex-premier fights mine 

    FORMER WA premier Carmen Lawrence will be guest speaker at the Perth screening of the award-winning documentary Chasing Coral on November 2. The screening is part of the campaign opposing the proposed Carmichael coal mine, to be operated by multinational Adani, on the north Queensland coast. There are fears The Great Barrier Reef could be…

  • ASTROLOGY: Oct 21 – Oct 28, 2017

    ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) There is a lot of pressure on you to consider the implications of your actions. The door is there to act freely. With freedom comes responsibility; an obvious fact that doesn’t always get traction. Mars is in Virgo, which will make you very aware of the need to be…

  • The perfect blend

    THE Maltings is a first-rate example of urban renewal because it successfully blends heritage and history with modern living. And you don’t have to take my word for it—those are the words of former Urban Development Institute of Australia president and lifetime member Peter Lanigan, just after he’d given the Palmerston Street development a national…

  • Cosmopolitan Living

    World class architecture that feels like home Apartment living has come a long way in Perth and those that are designed with careful consideration are attracting professionals and downsizers, choosing to forgo the traditional 4×2 house in the burbs and opting instead for location, quality & convenience. DevelopWise Managing Director John Woon said it’s not…

  • Renovate with care

    DIY is on the rise with the number of home owners doing renovations increasing from 57 to 62 per cent over the last three years, according to Roy Morgan Research. Some 8.4million home owners did renovations in the last 12 months, with minor repairs/alterations being the most popular, followed by painting. But before you rush…

  • Dream homes start at Home Base

    Home Base is Australia’s largest building, renovating, decorating and landscaping centre, featuring the latest and greatest products, ideas and innovations for home builders and renovators. With more than 30 kitchens and 15 bathrooms on display 7 days a week, as well as 18 flooring showrooms – including options for decking and concrete, dream homes really…

  • RENOVATE & UPDATE FEATURE

    Extend your house outdoors You might be surprised to learn that most of the clients that Patio Living help to redesign their backyard have often spent years trying to find the inspiration to start the project. This is often because the solutions that have been provided in the past simply didnt fit the clients needs or failed to grasp the…