Author: Your Herald

  • Put Tsukie Ba on your bucket list

    AHH, the power of good sushi; head over the bucket thanks to kid germs, my wife had barely the energy to lift a finger, but as I came through the door with a selection from Tsuke Ba a pallid face rose above the rim: “Can I have the tuna?” She had an admirable go —…

  • Raucous read for kids

    JUST don’t wake the panda whatever you do,” Perth children’s author Chris Owen warns in his second book Pandamonia. Webster’s defines pandemonium as a wild and noisy uproar, rumpus or commotion. Change an E to an A and Pandamonium is complete and utter chaos: “Often following the disturbance of a blissfully sleeping panda,” Owen says.…

  • Deconstructing democracy

    MATTHEW NGUI has a foot in two countries, but they come together in two artworks showing at the Fremantle Arts Centre; Every Point of View and Swimming: At Least 8 Points of View. Singaporean-born Ngui came to Australia to study at Curtin University, but fell in love and never really went back, dividing his time…

  • ASTROLOGY July 30 – August 6, 2016

    ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Mars is nearing the end of Scorpio. The emotional intensity that has possessed you of late, is easing. You can safely brush yourself off and get back to the business of shining. The Leo Sun is setting up all the appropriate scenarios for you to do just this. This…

  • Matchless quality

    THE excitement of match day at Perth Oval is palpable from the balcony of this Brewer Street apartment – or it would have been if there’d been one on. When there is, leave the huge plate-glass doors open and enjoy the ambience while watching the action on TV. Or shut the door and a blessed…

  • ABEL MCGRATH

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  • Comedy showcase for Fremantle and Perth

    The funniest comedians from this year’s Sydney Comedy Festival are hitting the road and bringing all-star comedy showcase to Fremantle and Perth. Now in its fourth year, the Showcase Tour is spreading its wings and hitting the west coast for the very first time. Expertly curated, the showcase offers something for everyone, featuring some of…

  • Ancient Wisdom

    Chinese Medicine promotes a long and healthy life Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a holistic medical system used to assess, diagnose and treat diseases and health conditions. TCM combines modern medical knowledge with ancient wisdom developed over millennia. Beginning over 4000 years ago, TCM is beneficial for a wide range of conditions such as pain,…

  • Village People Live Longer!

    Special club welcomes more members into the fold It was a wintry afternoon when residents of the Menora Gardens and Pearson Retirement Villages welcomed the latest group of 6 members into the 90s Club. These new inductees have, or will, reach 90 years of age during 2016. Members of the club have an age span…

  • Filled for houses

    A PRIVATELY-OWNED wetland neighbouring Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary has been partially cleared and will be filled in to make way for a 27-lot housing development. Last Tuesday heavy machinery rolled in with little warning. Paperbacks have been felled, scrub cleared, and residents were furious no attempt was made to relocate oblong tortoises, banjo frogs or…