Author: Your Herald

  • No old fossils on council

    LAST week Bayswater council voted in principle to not invest with banks that are involved with the fossil fuel industry, following the lead of Vincent and many other local governments. In this week’s SPEAKER’S CORNER Bayswater Cr BRENT FLEETON, who voted against the policy, gets stuck into the “chronic hypocrisy” of those who supported it.…

  • Perils of Pauline

    PAULINE HANSON’S latest thought bubble of shunting autistic kids into “special” classes earned a dunce’s hat, but I still feel bad for the Paddo after its shin-kicking from supposed friends for hosting a meet-and-greet with the controversial Queensland senator in March. Talk about shooting the messenger. There’s a disturbing trend in modern ‘debate’ of shouting…

  • Get hooked at fish’d

    Don’t think for one second that fish’d is your average ‘chippy’. Beaufort Street’s newest eatery is bringing Fish n Chips into the twenty-first century with its fresh, clean, modern seafood restaurant right in the heart of one of Perth’s most popular strips. With full view of an open kitchen, diners can watch fully qualified chefs prepare gourmet meals with fresh produce, most of which is…

  • Battle of the coin

    PERTH band the Money War are getting ready to blitzkrieg Perth this month. The duo will shrug off the winter blues with warm harmonies and summer anthems as they support Holy Holy on their Australian tour. Money War’s Dylan Ollivierre and Carmen Pepper were doing a road trip across America in 2015 when they used…

  • ASTROLOGY July 8 – July 15, 2017

    ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) There’s no going anywhere without taking account of your emotions, or the emotions of others. Any attempt you make to hide yourself behind a rock, will be so obvious that your cover will be blown in the blink of an eye. There’s a creative connection to Saturn. Be philosophic.…

  • People in glass houses

    HANDLE Property Group launched it’s much-anticipated The Bottleyard development on Palmerston Street last Saturday, the miserable weather not stopping a steady street of interested viewers strolling the new complex. The Bottleyard is named after one of the site’s previous uses: in the early 1900s it became the burgeoning city’s largest bottleyard, home of the Perth…

  • Care and ageing seminar

    Speakers at two days of seminars at the first Perth Care and Ageing Expo will address issues as broad as aged care for the culturally diverse, to dealing with dementia and even a touch of comedy as part of an address by entertainer Max Kay on ageing disgracefully. Both State and Federal ministers responsible for…

  • 20 Million Reasons to Celebrate!

    WA Bendigo Bank committed to building strong communities Directors and staff from 46 Bendigo Bank branches across WA recently gathered in Perth on 4 & 5 May for the annual state Community Bank® Conference. There were several reasons to celebrate – but perhaps none more so than the $20 million milestone reached in community contributions…

  • TAX TIME FEATURE

    Tax Season is Here! Are You Ready? Getting your taxation affairs in order can be a daunting exercise for many, that’s where the team at TAXPRO can step in and take the stress out of preparing your tax return. Our expertise and experience makes all the difference. We have been servicing Perth for more than…

  • Ticket to ‘ride’

    FEDERAL Perth MP Tim Hammond has backed a plan to crack down on robotic ticket scalpers following more shady deals, this time for former Beatle Paul McCartney’s Perth concert in December. Automated “bots” slipped through a gap in Sir Paul’s website to snap up a large number of seats that had been intended for a…