Author: Your Herald
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THE gentle sounds of a tennis ball lobbed across a lawn court and bird calls were the only sounds on this North Perth street, despite its proximity to the city. A row of three swings swaying in three verge trees aptly demonstrated just how friendly and community-minded the folks are on leafy Waugh Street. This…
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ANOTHER increase in fees is on the way for motorists parking in the City of Perth. Don’t blame us, the council says: blame Colin Barnett. Parking charges are now getting so high the PCC is reporting a drop in patronage but that’s not stopping it from wanting to push through more hikes. If the plan…
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A CYCLIST has found a postcard, written by a Fremantle WWI digger who’d died from battle wounds, stuck on a fence on Graham Farmer Freeway. Milton Mavrick had been on his weekly leisure ride to the city when the black-and-white postcard blown against a fence caught his eye near East Parade. The North Perth man…
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FOUR Bayswater organisations are locked in a battle to secure council funding for two 2015/16 street festivals. The city has allocated $30,000 for two street festivals and received five submissions: • Noranda Village Christmas or Easter Street Festival (Community Connect) • Maylands Street Festival (Maylands Business Association) • Maylands Street Festival (Local Arts and Community…
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SPUDSHED is set to open a massive new superstore in the ailing Coventry Village in Morley. The potato giant has submitted a development application with Bayswater city council for a 3519sqm outlet. The plan involves amalgamating seven existing shops and a children’s playground into one store. According to council officers, Spudshed owner Tony Galati “intends”…
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THE curtain’s coming down on the Bakery, with the last-ever event planned for May 9 at the James Street venue that’s been home to big international acts and worthy local startups. http://www.nowbaking.com.au has tickets and info for the 20-act show. Local musos, producers and fans are currently trying to set up a new mid-size gig…
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BEAUFORT STREET’S legendary Planet empire receded further this week, with the video rental section of the shop closing up. Proprietor Haydn Robinson cites “technology” as a big factor. The rentals part of the business has been running at a loss for 12 months but the recent arrival of internet-streamed movies via Netflix is “the straw…
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PERTH teachers and cultural communities are fighting to save an Italian language program from being cut back. More than 6000 people have signed a petition calling for the program, run for 37 years by the Italo-Australian Welfare and Culture Centre, to continue receiving about $1 million state funding, with the government adament it wants to…
