Lest we forget
JOAN DOWSON was a ballerina before serving as a nurse in WWII. She later became the third woman to join the RSL executive in WA. Fremantle heritage expert John Dowson […]
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Tavern hitch for Woolies
BAYSWATER council staff recommend rejection of a $3.5 million Woolworths’ makeover of the Peninsula Tavern in Maylands. The final decision will rest with a local development assessment panel, not the […]
Evangel: Keep the love coming
In her first speech to state parliament new Perth Liberal MP Eleni Evangel says she hopes neglect of Perth’s CBD is a thing of the past. A Perth city councillor […]
Cops cut colour short
BEAUFORT STREET locals joined in the rainbow rebellion Sunday, chalking a colourful crosswalk on Grosvenor Road, but they only got three-quarters through before police rocked up to put a halt […]
Speaker wigs out
MICHAEL SUTHERLAND is putting the pomp back into parliament. The newly appointed speaker of the Legislative Assembly will be the first to don the ceremonial gown since Liberal George Strickland […]
Fester food AS a resident of an apartment building in East Perth that has two fast food outlets as commercial lessees, I totally empathise with the residents of Mt Lawley […]
Tastes of Empire
SHIRAZ PERSIAN, East Perth by MATTHEW DeFRANKS: If Persian food was a type of clothing, it would be tie-dye—unique, full of colour and all mixed together—and Shiraz Persian Restaurant in […]
Facility for dystopia
Stuart Elliott likes to toy with his audience, to create ambiguous art that offers a peek of the hangman’s noose, without revealing whether the rope is taut or limp. He […]
On track for lifestyle
“Trainwhistle blowing, makes a sleepy noise”, the Seekers sang. But according to the vendor of this West Parade home, the heritage-listed East Perth station blocks train noises. And there are […]
Like a vergin’
STIRLING city councillors are getting jittery over their decision to slash verge collections from four to two collections a year. The council has been inundated with complaints since moving this […]
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