Author: Your Herald
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Bogans-come-lately I REFER to Michael Sutherland’s letter “All Welcome at Wellington” (Voice Mail, June 6, 2015). The locals who allegedly provide Mr Sutherland with constant reports on an ongoing basis (if it’s true) are a phalanx of “Johnny come lately” bogans who have moved into the area to take advantage of cheap housing without doing…
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I AM a bit sceptical of crowd-funding, especially when it involves middle-aged men subsidising films they want to see. Does the world really need Debbie does Dalkeith, Red Dog versus Predator or Kath and Kim: Confessions of a Sanitary Towel. For better or worse, new noodle bar Lucky Chan’s was a $100,000 crowd-funded baby, conceived in…
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THE owners of this Inglewood house have not paid an energy bill for years. In fact, their energy company owes them $1500. Vendor Karen O’Donahoo says the savings are all because of smart design and her 3.15 kilowatt solar panels. It was just days from winter when the Voice visited but you could still sun-bake…
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THE dodgy tree-loppers are back. An outfit that fleeced a 90-year-old Coolbinia man out of $1000 have letterboxed his house again, looking for repeat business. Talbot Bashall is keen to get the word out: he wouldn’t touch WA Tree Services with a barge pole. Late last year he’d answered a knock on the door and…
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REVISED plans for a concrete batching plant on Collier Road have been rejected by Bayswater city council. WA Limestone’s original application was booted in June 2011, with residents and councillors concerned about the impact of dust and noise. The applicant appealed to the state administrative tribunal, which issued conditional approval in July last year. However,…
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AN aspiring franchise owner stormed out of Vincent’s council meeting this week, furious with the rejection of his plans to open a Guzman y Gomez food store in the heart of Leederville. The council’s 5/4 vote to knock it back blindsided both the applicant and staff who’d recommended approval. “Disgraceful!” the man exclaimed. “You could…
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THE winter chill is doing Perth’s poetry scene a favour. Icy winds whistle through windows—a cosy nook inside a warm cafe, a likely saviour. Perth Poetry Club member Elio Novello says about a dozen more people turn up to its events in the cooler months. “People aren’t doing outdoor activities,” the local poet says. “Instead,…
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THE newly formed Stirling Urban Tree Network is hosting a community forum on why we need trees in the suburbs if we want to avoid urban heat, increase property prices and keep people sane. Based on the Bayswater Urban Tree Network driven by the Voice’s regular dendrophile correspondent Greg Smith, organiser Leisha Jack says the…
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IT’S au revoir to Vincent councillor James Peart as he prepares to resign and move to France. Wife Rebecca is an interpreter and teaches English, and they’re saying adieu to Australia for a work opportunity. Cr Peart will be working in remote consultancy, doing urban planning from afar. Elected early last year to fill the…
