Author: Your Herald
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IF Vincent council was a private company, Mt Hawthorn resident Steve Allison says he’d take his business elsewhere. The council’s taken an extraordinary 115 days to process his application to knock down a garage and build a double garage with a bedroom on top. His first version of the plans was submitted in November. Council…
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A SMALL group of HIV-positive locals gathered at the AIDS memorial in Roberton Park Friday, looking world-weary after news that AIDS conference delegates died aboard MH17. Diane Lloyd had been preparing to fly to the Melbourne conference the next day: “We didn’t have a choice about having HIV, but these people did choose to devote…
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MIDWIFE Tamzin Mondy says she’s seen many new mums left disappointed and dejected by the mainstream maternity system. “I often describe them as refugees,” she says. “They’ve been through the mainstream system and realised it doesn’t meet their needs.” She reveals she’d felt troubled when women told her they “weren’t allowed” to do things their…
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SUPPORTERS of Australia’s paralympic soccer team the Pararoos have taken their fight to save its federal funding (“Pararooted”, Perth Voice, July 19, 2014) to the Australian Sports Commission’s major sponsors . The team, which includes local goalkeeper and state representative Chris Barty, had virtually all its funding pulled by the ASC because they weren’t considered…
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WHEN the choir kicks off the opening off the Commonwealth Games this week, 7-year-old Leo from North Perth will be among them—virtually. He’ll be among 2292 youngsters around the world singing in Eric Whitacre’s virtual choir at the Glasgow games opening. Leo recorded his version of Whitacre’s song What If from the musical Paradise Loft and sent it…
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THE derelict site has long been a source of complaint for neighbours, but after years of inaction Leederville’s Baymoon apartment project is moving ahead. The famously weed and rubbish-ridden Brentham Street site has been sitting empty for years, with plans for a 53-unit block falling victim to the global financial crisis. In 2010 site project…
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Support your local shops I AM very concerned about Coles taking over IGA (Perth Voice, July 19, 2014). I have been a loyal shopper at IGA for many years. As a family household of eight we are very good supporters. What I love about IGA is it is an independent store, not a multinational. I…
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INGLEWOOD HOTEL, Mount Lawley by JENNY D’ANGER: SACRE bleu, it was Bastille Day and snails were off the lunch menu because they were late arriving—they are such slow little buggers. Maybe they should have hitched a ride with those speedy Tour de France blokes, who can never be accused of travelling at a snail’s pace.…
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THE TERRACE HOTEL, Perth: Escape to the Terrace Hotel. Rich in history and cultural significance, this heritage listed establishment is something quite special. Restored to its former glory, the building is a splendid example of a terrace house, which first began life as Bishop’s Grove in 1892. The hotel’s premier location means you’re just a…
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NO-ONE was more surprised than Jasper Jones author Craig Silvey to find the biggest market for his book outside of Australia was Turkey. “It demonstrates the chaotic nature of publishing,” the bemused Fremantle local tells the Voice. His book tour of the country was peppered with questions about Gallipoli and Lone Pine, which could explain…
