ANY ideas for what to call the 12 unnamed laneways running off Beaufort Street? The Beaufort Street Network and Vincent city council are looking to name them to help build a bit more identity around the area as part of their “placemaking” projects, and it’s a globally recognised technique for creating a sense of place.…

IT’S happened again: blockheads have busted the giant Scrabble-like sculpture at Ellesmere Reserve in North Perth. It’s the third time the artwork imag_ne by Emma Anna has been vandalised since its installation a few years back. Sturdily reinforced since the last bout of idiocy, a hammer or something similar was taken to it on October…

LOVE being charitable in November but can’t grow a moustache? The friends of Perth writer and artist Kate-Anna St Valentine are continuing the tradition she started with “Meowvember” to raise money for the animal shelter charity SAFE (who don’t just do cats: They’ll even keep guinea pigs safe). Ms St Valentine had cancer and died…

AT her first meeting back in the seat as lord mayor an unfazed Lisa Scaffidi swatted aside a barrage of questions, including whether an alternative should step into her seat while the WA local government department continues to investigate the CCC’s findings of “serious misconduct” against her. Ms Scaffidi has hunkered down and maintained media…

IF our recent reports on Hyde Park’s troubled turtle population got you wanting to do more for the scaley pond puppies, Western Sydney uni scientists are asking for your help to keep them safe. November is turtle month and it’s a dangerous time for the shelled shufflers because they leave the safety of the water…

A $2.2millon upgrade of Supreme Court Gardens has been shelved by Perth city councillors. CEO Gary Stevenson murmured there were time constraints with this project but councillors stuck to their guns and sent it back for more fiddling, save for Reece Harley who wanted to progress it. The Voice understands the time constraints could relate…

IT’S coming, slowly: Helipads on the Swan River are one step closer with Perth city councillors unanimously supporting the plan this week. Lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi says “it is a much needed piece of infrastructure in a growing and vibrant capital city”. Deputy James Limnios said it’s “not just for Batman to fly in, but…

REDEVELOPING Bayswater’s sports and recreation grounds will be a hot topic for the new council over the next six months, mayor Barry McKenna says. Cr McKenna has given the Voice a snapshot of key issues for the council over the next few months. A big one, he says, is having another crack at developing a…

UPDATED February 7, 2023: Highgate Continental no longer have a physical store. If you’re a biblio- or audiophile, you can now find them at http://www.highgatecontinental.com. THESE Gen Y blokes may be digital natives, but they sure do value the romance of reading paper books and listening to vinyl records. They’re about to open a new…