Author: Your Herald

  • Class works loom

    WORK on Highgate primary school’s eight new classrooms is due to start soon, says Perth MLA Eleni Evangel. The $6.5 million, two-storey building will go on the corner of Lincoln Street and Bulwer Avenue in Highgate. When Ms Evangel was elected to state parliament in 2013, she said school upgrades were one of her “primary…

  • LETTERS 15.10.16

    Miners are contributors VINCENT council’s recent decision to amend its investment policy fails to recognise the economic importance of the resources sector and the need for a range of commodities in clean energy technologies. The move to preference against those banks supporting resources projects will impact on ratepayers, who will ultimately foot the bill for…

  • Worth the trip for perfect fish and chips

    IT’S a long way to go for fish and chips,” my lovely sister-in-law said as we left Fremantle for Inglewood. She’s probably right, but it seems we’re not the only ones prepared to make preposterous journeys in search of the perfect chippy, chef/owner Paul Zammit tells me. “People drive here regularly from all over the…

  • Ochre’s Kaya explores cultural clash

    NOONGAR dance techniques, contemporary European lighting, Bollywood beats; there’s an eclectic mix of ingredients in a dynamic dance production heading to Perth once a regional tour is completed. Ochre dance company’s Kaya [Hello] is an emotional, athletic, and fierce work of contemporary dance which examines “cross-cultural clash and collaboration”, company dramaturge Phil Thompson says. “[It]…

  • October 15 – October 22, 2016

    ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) In the process of trying to find this mysterious thing called freedom, you find yourself at odds with yourself. An idea has come in like a blowfly. It wants you to escape, especially from relationship. However, there’s a stronger part of you that is keen on building something substantial.…

  • Room for the caravan

    LOOKING at getting shot of the big house in favour of a big caravan to follow the great Aussie retirement dream of roaming the wide open spaces? Or perhaps you’re a young couple looking for a starter home, with room for one child. Look no further than this two-bedroom Birkett Street, Dianella home, sitting on…

  • Renovate and update

    Spring Sale at David Giles Art Studios David Giles Art Studios are holding their annual Spring Sale, kicking off with a Grand Sale Opening at Studio Ten and Studio Eleven this Sunday 2 October from 1-4pm. You can pick up some fabulous bargains, with up to 60% off original paintings, prints, fashion, jewellery and gifts.…

  • Local eats & spring treats!

    A smorgasbord of local eats and spring treats are being dished up as a part of the menu for this month’s BeauVine Food and Wine Festival. The menu, featuring a hand-picked selection of Perth’s best and most popular eateries, promotes fresh and delicious dishes with flavours of the season. Punters can expect taste buds to be tantalised with…

  • Education & Training

    Nationally registered training organisation Education Training and Employment Australia (ETEA) opened its doors in WA three years ago. Within this short period of time, it has gained an excellent reputation for delivering quality education and training courses. Whether you are looking at starting a new career, furthering your skills in your current field, or upgrading…

  • AROUND 350 protesters flocked to parliament today demanding better protection of Perth’s dwindling wetlands. A planned housing development that saw a large chunk of privately-owned wetlands cleared in Bayswater sparked the “No Houses in Wetlands” group to call on planning minister Donna Faragher to put a special planning control order over the area, halting the…