Author: Your Herald
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BAYSWATER city council has voted down issuing ratepayers a $5.66 carbon tax refund. The council had netted $169,050 by charging ratepayers extra because of the tax, which was then abolished in July. “Whilst it is believed that the city is not legally required to refund these monies, there may be an expectation that ratepayers are…
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THERE’S more to making it in the dog-eat-dog music industry than picking up a guitar, and Leederville Tafe is ensuring its music business students are industry savvy. The course has been around since 2008 and is the only one of its ilk available in WA, says coordinator Scott Adam. West Perth singer/songwriter Will Parker saved…
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by JENNY D’ANGER HAVING committed to lunch at Guzman Y Gomez in Mt Lawley my companion and I were having second thoughts as we took in the slick, fast-food style decor and service. “Mexican Maccas?” we shuddered. A margarita slushy ($10) mollified our wavering resolve to cut and run, but we were rather aghast when…
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THE front door closed and I thought I’d gone deaf as the sound of cars and motor bikes on busy Alexander Drive ceased to exist. This art deco home on Bradford Street, Menora has double glazing, which is great for keeping heat and noise where it belongs–outside. Massive picture windows in the street facing living/dining…
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ST BART’S has opened its new $1.3 million accommodation for older homeless women—the first of its kind of WA. The Kensington Street facility has 36 rooms and is located beside key support services for the vulnerable. St Bart’s CEO John Berger says women over 55 have become the fastest growing demographic of homeless people in…
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FOREIGN plants were never an option for Mt Hawthorn gardeners Lisa Mazzella and Geoff Weekes. When they moved into their new house they decided to go all native in the garden and, after a once-a-week watering in the first summer, their plants don’t need more watering except in preparation for the occasional scorcher. Along with…
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PLANS for an Inglewood community garden are in limbo after council mergers shifted the suburb from Stirling into Bayswater. Community group Inglewood on Beaufort had submitted an application with Stirling city council for a $20,000 grant to set up a community garden. But as of July, Inglewood will become part of an enlarged Bayswater under…
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DRONES under 2kg may soon be operated without a licence so the Film and Television Instititute is running drone camera courses. Traditionally aerial shots are ludicrously expensive, putting them out of reach of budding film-makers. Even buying stock footage can cost thousands. But with a 2kg drone you can stick on a GoPro and let…
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Perth federal Labor MP Alannah MacTiernan says she’s met several constituents concerned about data retention laws. “I also went to a very interesting briefing with various industry and consumer leaders,” she says. “They were absolutely worried about the potential for this legislation to fundamentally change our way of life and they point to the irony…
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PROPOSED new laws to fight terrorism could actually make it easier for cyber criminals to hack into people’s lives, says a local IT expert. The Abbott government’s proposed data retention laws require telcos to store data for two years, including names and addresses, the IP address allocated to an internet account, billing information, download and…
