Author: Your Herald
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THE Mary Street Piazza trial is up and running, with a temporary public space on the corner of Beaufort Street open until August 8. Beaufort Street’s long been in need of places to linger, with shoppers and diners passing through. The council (and the Beaufort Street Network) is hoping it takes off to encourage people…
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Enough is enough LAST Tuesday Vincent council passed one of WA’s most ambitious bike plans, and gave approval to the final piece; the Oxford Street corridor. We are making an unprecedented level of investment for our council and one of the highest rates per resident in Australia. It is a major and significant step forward…
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LANDSCAPE photography is about different ways of seeing, entrant in this year’s Perth Centre for Photography Clip Award Graham Miller says. “A contemporary view of the landscape rather than a classic chocolate box picture.” A veterinarian career has taken second place to photography for the Fremantle local and winner of the judges’ commendation award. He…
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Chapels on Whatley by JENNY D’ANGER ASIAN fusion is a modern interpretation of Asian food—which is not what Chapels on Whatley does, I was told sternly. Nope, Chapels showcases the amazing diversity of the many and varied cultures across Asia, ranging from China to Vietnam and a swag in between—with more than a nod to…
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ANTHONY and Cleopatra, Fred and Ginger, Brad and Angelina, I reckon the catch phrase “there’s someone for everyone” can be applied to the happy home too. (Even though the women’s mags can’t decide month by month whether Brad and Ange are splitting, getting married, or having more kids). Last week I was looking at an…
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THERE was literally blood on the floor at Vincent council Tuesday after plains-clothed rangers wrestled Leederville trader Stuart Lofthouse to the ground during an attempt to eject him from the public gallery. The Greens and Co cafe owner was left bloodied by the struggle, which resulted in four police attending. He claimed he’d been grabbed…
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PLAINS-CLOTHED rangers were planted in the public gallery Tuesday because council bosses had a feeling something might happen. “There has been an escalating increase of non-compliance with the presiding member’s instructions at recent meetings, and also an increase in abusive emails to both staff and councillors in recent weeks,” acting CEO Mike Rootsey said. “There…
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VINCENT council approved a million-dollar bike path for Leederville’s Oxford Street Tuesday. Oxford Street’s Tzanis Palioudakis submitted a 75-signature petition signed by himself and neighbours opposing the project, saying “there is a dedicated bike path along Britannia Reserve which is in place and working fine”. He fears cyclists will end up under the cars of…
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IT’S taken lots of olives but the first stage of North Perth primary school’s nature playground has been built. The cash was raised thanks to schoolkids who picked clean the trees of willing locals who donated their fruit, along with a $2000 grant from Vincent council. The 52-metre disused area has been transformed into a…
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THE Maylands Hawkers Markets has been put on ice by Bayswater city council, leaving locals fuming. Despite a committee recommendation to approve an extension, the council voted Tuesday to defer a decision until August. Mayor Sylvan Albert cast the deciding vote. Catherine Ehrhardt, who runs a group planning to take the markets over from the…
