Author: Your Herald
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A THIEF has been seen stealing mail from letterboxes in the dead of night in West Perth. At 2am Monday January 6 this Voice journo peered out his kitchen window, spotting the thief, kitted out in dark clothes, cap, backpack and torch, taking envelopes from mailboxes. Heroic urges to intervene and apprehend were short-circuited by…
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A BUSHFIRE in Coolbinia last Sunday has been declared suspicious by fire authorities, leading to an investigation by the police arson squad. The fire started around noon near the Coolbinia primary and Sir David Brand schools, beside Glick Road. Locals were evacuated and Bradford Street closed as 11 fire trucks and four water bomber helicopters…
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FRINGE FESTIVAL fever is set to rock Perth as performers and artists across Australia and the world pack their glittery shoes, outrageous wigs and head to town. From high theatre and a cathedral candle light cabaret at St George’s Cathedral, to dark and brooding plays to outrageous vaudeville, song, dance and circus there’s something for…
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O’Neill nails it SHAYNE G O’NEILL in his letter “Garbage” (Voice Mail, December 20, 2014) nailed it for me. The Northbridge area has always been the epicentre for homeless people where they have access to accommodation, food and medical aid, as well being able to socialise with people in a similar predicament on public land.…
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ENTHUSIASM and efficiency is permeating Perth’s service industry, threatening the existence of our colony’s once infamously surly waiters. Sayers Sister aptly demonstrates this new breed, as cheery waiters rush to bring water, happily discuss the menu—are equally happy to check with the kitchen if they didn’t know the answer—and generally ensure customers are happy and…
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THE Kurb Gallery in Northbridge will close by Christmas unless the owners can find a cheaper home. The gallery has been paying a subsidised rent of $22,000 a year to the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority for its William Street digs but new landlords have taken over the building and want to nearly triple the rent to…
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MANNA will continue to feed homeless people in Weld Square for at least another year, after attempts failed to find a new home for the service. Manna has been feeding the homeless and underprivileged in the square for 18 years but complaints from neighbouring residents in the increasingly upscale area resulted in Vincent council trying…
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A $2000 reward is being offered for the return of a century-old heritage-listed door called Iris. The distinctive leadlight door was stolen from Sheridan’s badge shop in Florence Street, West Perth, during renovations in August. After four months of trawling Quokka and second-hand furniture sellers, Phil Sheridan has gone public with his appeal for the…
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COLIN BARNETT will plough ahead with a City of Perth Act to force the merger of Vincent and Perth, announcing his government has already started drafting a Bill. The WA local government advisory board’s recommendation for an equal amalgamation between the two councils was rejected by the Barnett government, and the premier now plans to…
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GIANT upside down lamp posts were deemed the best candidates for a $100,000 public art spend in Leederville. The big lamps crafted by Phil and Dawn Gamblen just edged out WA sculptor Tony Jones (responsible for the Eliza statue in Matilda Bay) who’d drawn up a design for a bird-like sculpture clasping the “pulsing heart…
