Author: Your Herald
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THE demise of the 90-year-old Tudor mansion in West Perth was ushered in with nary a mention of the building’s storied history. Eight luxury units are to take its place on a street that long ago lost most of its other aged buildings, and which now houses US consulate residents. Perth city councillor Reece Harley…
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PERTH commuters are getting to work late because of a new bus stop built behind trees and three metres from the road. A Voice reader and commuter describes the positioning of the Lord Street bus stop as a joke: “It’s ridiculous,” she says. “If you sit at the bus stop you can’t see a thing…
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A MASSIVE New Year’s Eve party for Wellington Square has been thrown a lifeline after Perth city council staff initially opposed the event. The 15,000-person Origin NYE party’s already being advertised around town as being held in Wellington Square so it was a nervous moment for organisers when staff recommended it be knocked back. A…
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“I MOVE an alternative motion to support the robots.” It’s not Vincent council siding with our automaton overlords, just Cr Ros Harley showing support for artist Si Hummerston’s robot sculptures in North Perth’s town centre. The council’s expert art team nominated some weird-legged geometric shapes as its first preference but the elected members reckoned robots…
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FROM the late 1890s through the early 19th century, Methodist Manse was the home to the reverends of the old Wesleyan Church on Charles Street. Now the 116-year-old Newcastle Street building’s on the chopping block, an eight-storey office and apartment block planned for the site. The building was in line to be heritage listed back…
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BAYSWATER city council will look at handballing ownership of its Mertome retirement village to another operator. At a lively and passionate special council meeting, the council voted to investigate two options: • seek a specialist operator to manage the redevelopment program; and, • look at transferring ownership to a professional aged care operator. Any recommendations…
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Sutherland enjoys support CONTRARY to the baseless claims about the local Liberal party in your story “Merger sparks Lib feud” (October 25, 2014), I can assure you Paul Collins’ views are not shared by local party members. Michael Sutherland is a popular, well-liked and respected local member of parliament. The personally insulting view of one…
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PERTH’S dining scene may be catching up with the rest of the world, but our liquor laws are stuck in the 1950s. The heavy hand of the law will descend if you’re served a glass of champers, a wine or a beer at The Garden before 10am. But you can get a 1.5-litre jug of…
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Stones Pizza is a bit of an anomaly. For the past 9 years Stones has been producing not only some of the best gourmet pizza in Perth, but some of the most unusual. The regular menu boasts a number of international award winners like the Devine Lamb and the Sweet Tina, and some unusual pairings…
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PERRIER for the nostrils, designer air tailored to complement the occasion—or the dinner menu—Ben Elton’s Gasp is all about corporate greed and making the suckers pay. Mining is in decline because most of Australia has been shipped overseas, so a new market is needed, and air becomes just another commodity. More than 25 years old,…
