Author: Your Herald
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FORMER Vincent deputy mayor Warren McGrath has traded in eight angry councillors for Twelve Angry Men. Mr McGrath, an environmental consultant who retired from council in October to spend more time with family, is using his new-found free time to star in a local production of the classic teleplay about 12 jurors who must decide…
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‘I wanted to create an online space that supported Australian filmmakers’ PERTH movie buff Matt Eeles has been shortlisted for two awards for his Cinema Australia website. Since creating the site in October Eeles has snagged interviews with Eric Bana, Greg McLean (Wolf Creek) and Robert Connolly, and established a hardcore online following. The site…
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Boulevard of Missed Opportunities YOUR article on the Beaufort Street “revival” (Voice, April 12, 2014) only told part of the story, naively stressing the positives without highlighting the missed opportunities. The development will be a vast improvement to the area and deserves some support however there could have been a better outcome for the community.…
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KANGAROO meat has never really come into nor gone out of fashion. Considering its versatility, low fat content and affordable price—around $9 for two fillets—it’s surprising the indigenous and plentiful protein isn’t an Aussie staple. Roo fillet is one of my favourite cuts of red meat although I avoid cooking it myself as it’s a…
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GUNS and knives collected by WA police have been transformed into “positive” works of art by Perth artists. Each week WA police destroy more than 100 weapons and artist Stuart Elliott thought they could be put to better use. Following negotiations with WA Police, 30 Perth artists got their hands on weapons confiscated by coppers…
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I LIKE the way Maylands’ streets are numbered—it’s so easy to find your way around. Having just crossed Eighth Avenue I knew I’d missed Seventh so it was easy to turn around and back-track to find this lovely old home Late federation meets early art deco in this grand old dame where a stunning kookaburra-theme stained…
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INTERNATIONAL artists have come together to create the exhibition Dear William, a dedication to William Street. Stemming from a Vincent council project to showcase the street’s history and culture, artists visiting Perth for Form’s public art festival put their interpretations of the street on show. The street is steeped in culture, housing the Perth mosque,…
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Western Power slugs locals with $419 fee WESTERN POWER is threatening to charge residents who fail to trim their own trees “a minimum of $419” to do it for them. One Voice reader describes the threat as “absolute extortion”. He’d received a note in the mail warning him to trim his trees within 30 days…
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A SUNSET service will be held at the Anzac cottage in Mt Hawthorn to honour fallen soldiers. The cottage was originally built as a memorial to those who died at the landing at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915, but now serves as a salient reminder of soldiers who also died in subsequent conflicts. On February 12,…
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THE man who gashed his arm open on one of Beaufort Street’s near-invisible bladed bike racks has been denied compensation. Vincent council’s insurer LGIS knocked back Russell Merriman’s claim saying the council wasn’t liable and the onus is on pedestrians to watch where they’re going. But after reading the article in the Perth Voice where…
