IN Shakespeare’s day all female roles were played by men. Now, a Perth theatre company is aiming to turn that upside down. Her Infinite Variety Ensemble hit the scene last […]

PEELING back layers of insensitive additions was like an archeological dig and the treasure revealed was Australia’s oldest organ, says Graham Devenish. His Bayswater-based Pipe Organs WA has been repairing […]

FIVE men will front court Thursday May 30 charged with offences under the prostitution act. Vincent mayor Alannah MacTiernan is keen to name the men—if they’re convicted—as a deterrent to […]

WOOLWORTHS’ $3.5 million plans to upgrade the Maylands Peninsula Tavern have been rejected by the local development assessments panel. The application for the Railway Parade pub and bottleshop included a […]

THIS year’s Pride parade will take place during the day to make the event more accessible to families “and people reluctant to visit Northbridge at night”. Organiser Pride WA acknowledges […]

THE Aberdeen Hotel in Northbridge is for sale. Billed as “Perth’s biggest party pub”, The Deen has six zoned bars and hosts live music, shows, DJ sets and private functions. […]

PERTH city council is looking to spend $95,000 to light up 15 trees in East Perth. The $6000-per-tree idea for Royal Street was raised at a recent meeting. A staff […]

IT must be Perth’s most controversial toilet with locals packing the public gallery to debate a new loo going in at the small but overpopular Hobart Street reserve. One-hundred-and-twenty-seven people […]

They’re so PC—but in a good way A GROUP of Perth volunteers is refurbishing thrown-out computers and sending them to children in developing countries. Since 2004, the group has sent […]

HOWZAT RON WILLIS of Mt Lawley takes issue with Wisden on the Ashes for, amongst other things, claiming to be ‘the authoritative story of cricket’s greatest rivalry’. IN 2009 Wisden […]