Author: Your Herald
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LEEDERVILLE has lost one of its most diligent amateur historians, with Florence Lehmann (nee Venables) dying on January 8, aged 98. A church pianist and salvation army volunteer, she lived in Leederville her whole life and was the matriarch historian among the Venables clan, meticulously collecting documents and passing on old stories about the well-known…
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THE public transport authority has been given the green light to push ahead with a railyard extension in East Perth over the objections of nearby Tully Road residents. Locals from the Tully Road Action Group fear the five dead-end tracks will lead to round-the-clock noise and vibrations might damage their homes. Peter Kroll submitted a…
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ALANNAH MacTIERNAN says she misses being Vincent mayor and has mixed feelings about her new job as a federal backbench MP. The veteran pollie—formerly a WA planning minister—stood down as mayor in September after winning Perth for Labor at the federal election. “I knew when I took the job that it wouldn’t necessarily add to…
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No pedals in walkies I AM very pleased Vincent council and Mayor Carey are planning to extend the bike paths (“Bucket list”, Voice, January 18, 2014)—the story was full of good news for local residents. What a shame, though, that the image attached showed an illegal activity—namely riding a bike with a dog attached…
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IT’S not often you get the chance to have an indulgent work-day breakfast and feel good about it. Which makes 1905 Coffee on Newcastle very special. Housed in a cute heritage building it’s part of not-for-profit organisation Workpower, which creates employment and training for people with a disability or mental illness. It’s a long way…
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IT’S 2114, and for 100 years Perth has been buried under a massive pile of rubbish; mostly takeaway coffee cups, stale cupcakes and hipsters. Xavier Toby leads a tour group around the recently unearthed city, showing them what life was like in 2014. It’s so dangerous, they have to wear high-visibility safety gear. The unique…
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IT was deja vu arriving at this Hill View Road home—it’s featured in a number of publications for its water-wise garden, including a story I wrote for the Voice a few year ago. The vendor was way ahead of her time when, some 30 years ago, she began planting out a sensational native garden that…
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CONRAD LIVERIS is shedding his suit and tie and living for a week on Perth’s streets. He’s hoping sleeping rough will help him better understand homelessness and see where services are needed. “It gives us an insight into the struggles for homeless people at this time of year,” he says. “I’ll have a better understanding…
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STEVE FLETCHER has been inundated with calls from bee lovers following the Voice’s story on his battle with pancreatic cancer (“Stung into life’s joy,” January 11, 2014). Steve used the therapeutic effects of bee-keeping to help him through a gruelling year of chemotherapy and surgery. He wants to find homes for more hives and received…
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AFTER a 10-year struggle to try to keep them alive, Vincent council looks set to remove the ailing London Plane trees (right)in Birdwood Square. The trees along Bulwer and Beaufort Streets are suffering from honey fungus, which damages roots but doesn’t immediately show visible symptoms. It spreads by producing fungal roots that emerge from the…
