Author: Your Herald

  • Teenage kicks

    SUSHI entered my culinary consciousness when I was about fifteen and in the throes of teenage angst. Everything and everyone seemed mundane and as I searched for creative ways to express my individuality, I found solace at Go Sushi while my friends headed off to gorge on big macs and chicken nuggets. I’m still a…

  • Percussive feast

    NEVER Tilt Your Chair Back on Two Legs is a sonic double bill of percussion, exploring the role of women throughout history. Mum’s dinner table etiquette on chair tilting and elbow leaning probably didn’t include the musicality of knives and forks. “Antique silverware really does sound like bells,” percussionist Louise Devenish tells the Voice. The…

  • ASTROLOGY March 25 – April 1, 2017

    ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) It’s party time for all our lovely excitable Rams. If you manage to keep your celebratory activity relatively grounded, then you will discover all sorts of secrets to take both work and health deeper. Mars is in the midst of Taurus, giving you traction, sensuality – and follow-through to…

  • Dianella delight

    AN impressive array of power tools is a clue that the rear extension of this Grand Promenade home isn’t being used as a family room, or second sitting area. Mind you, it’s spick and span enough to be either. The tools are not included with this two-bedroom cottage, which is a shame, as I’d be…

  • Training push for seniors

    NATIONAL Seniors Australia wants the new WA Labor government to make it easier for older people to find jobs and pay gas bills. NSA chief advocate Ian Henschke says 26 per cent of the state’s workforce is aged 50 or over and more help is needed to keep their skills up-to-date. “National Seniors would like…

  • SENIORS FEATURE

    A real sense of community Platinum Community Balcatta is fast becoming a destination of choice for over 55’s. More than a third of the 10,000 residents of the suburb are over 55 (2011 Census) and are already enjoy living in this northern suburb. The area is only 10 kilometres from Perth City centre and just minutes from the Innaloo shopping centre…

  • SENIORS FEATURE II

    Your guide to choosing a home care provider With so much information out there, it can be daunting when looking for the right home care provider for you or your loved one, says Southern Plus General Manager, Service Delivery Jane O’Halloran. “Be clear about your expectations and when you’re making any enquiries, don’t be afraid to tell the aged care provider exactly…

  • SENIORS FEATURE III

    Live the Good Life Make your older years the best ones of your life by making the move to Ocean Gardens Village – Perth’s most prestigious retirement address. Situated on one of City Beach’s highest hilltops, Ocean Gardens Village boasts stunning panoramic vistas of magnificent Indian Ocean sunsets to the west and views of the Perth CBD and…

  • Labor land

    LABOR has reclaimed its traditional stronghold of Perth with John Carey emphatically winning the seat at last weekend’s state election. It was one of the first results to be called on Saturday night and Mr Carey ended up nabbing a 14.6 per cent swing after preferences for a total of 61.8 per cent, wresting the…

  • Media leak sparks bizarre loyalty test

    A BIZARRE scene played out just before the Perth council meeting this week when councillors were asked to sign a statutory declaration promising they hadn’t spoken to a journalist about CEO Martin Mileham’s contract. Mr Mileham’s probation period is coming to an end and there’s internal disagreement over the council’s decision not to get an…