Author: Your Herald

  • Absolutely fabulous

    ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS,” Ab Fab’s Patsy would cry to Edina if they staggered into this Grosvenor Road, Mt Lawley home. Fabulous sums up the three-bedroom, uber-modern abode from the moment you step through the stylish front door. Honey-gold blue gum floors glow underfoot from the entry to the expansive open plan at the rear, in gorgeous…

  • Oh My Goodness!

    Rich, creamy and oh so delicious, walnuts are a nutritional powerhouse, delivering a multitude of health benefits. One of the few plant sources of omega-3 fats, walnuts can reduce inflammation, an important factor in preventing the onset of chronic disease. Enjoying just a handful a day can help to reduce the risk of heart disease…

  • Give your child the best possible start

    If you’re looking for a school with a wonderful sense of community; outstanding facilities and technology; dedicated teachers and a central but quiet location with room to play, learn and thrive, look no further than Aranmore Catholic Primary School. There are still some places available for Kindy 2017, as well as limited places in other…

  • SAFE AND SECURE FEATURE

    Unbreakable! A thief can shatter your car window and rob you of your valuables. This can be particularly dangerous if you are in the vehicle during the attack. Tint-a-Car’s Unbreakable Window Film provides a strong, protective barrier between you and the glass in the event of an attack or car accident. Unbreakable Window Film is…

  • Petal power

    YOU’D think floristry would be a pretty green game all round, but many flowers rack up huge carbon miles being imported from overseas and are packaged in nature-strangling plastic. Northbridge florist Stacey Lenstra has just picked up a Switch Your Thinking award for her greener approach. She sources flowers locally, cutting down on fuel and…

  • Centre plan stalls

    THE Multicultural Services Centre WA is planning to move its wellness centre in North Perth to Morley. MSCWA wanted to move the centre from an existing council-owned building on Woodville Reserve to a bigger one it was planning to build, but negotiations with Vincent council have broken down and it’s now looking to buy elsewhere.…

  • A shared blanket

    A UNITY PICNIC organised by the WA Greens has been staged in Hyde Park to combat a rise in racism. Greens senator Rachel Siewert says; “there’s been quite a lot of negative talk about multiculturalism, and hate speech, and so we thought it was an opportunity to show we are a strong multicultural community, to…

  • Local meth forum

    MT LAWLEY Liberal MLA Michael Sutherland will host a meth forum this week following concerns raised by constituents about family members or others in the community using the drug. Some outer-lying suburbs have been plagued by meth labs (which occasionally blow up) but Mr Sutherland says “it’s not an overt problem” in his electorate. Instead…

  • Slashing red tape, not weeds

    A NEW “common sense” measure to reduce red tape in Bayswater allows green thumbs plant verge gardens without needing approval. Councillor Chris Cornish first floated the idea a year ago, hoping to encourage people to grow their own “edible verges” to cultivate herbs, veggies and small fruit trees. Previously homeowners needed approval to plant on…

  • Freo’s gain, Perth’s pain

    THE Barnett government’s decision to relocate 1500 pubic servants from Perth to Fremantle has been welcomed as a new era of economic growth in the port city, but it’s less popular in the abandoned capital city as it grapples with even more vacant office space. Lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi said the announcement was “counter-intuitive”, and…