Category: features

  • Top-shelf Reserve

    LAST month Alchera Living launched a new facility for seniors in Willagee that’s really pushed the boundary for aged housing. The Reserve, as the name suggests, overlooks a popular park in the southern suburb; but if you’re a wine buff and it conjures images of the pricey bottle on the top shelf, you might be…

  • Focusing on better vision

    MULTIFOCAL lenses were introduced to the Australian market in the 1980s and superseded Benjamin Franklin’s bifocal design. As society has become more technology focused the demands placed on vision at different distances has increased dramatically. Multifocal lenses help people see clearly in the distance, close up or with computer work. Some people experience difficulty adapting…

  • Focus on EVERY WOMAN EXPO 2019

    A Herald Promotional Feature 21 – 23 June 2019 Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre Absolutely Beautiful Absolutely Beautiful is a family owned Beauty Business with two clinics – one in Noranda Shopping Centre and the other in The Mezz shopping centre in Mt. Hawthorn. Absolutely Beautiful provides services such as waxing, tinting, manicures, pedicures, facials,…

  • It’s time to move: Beginners Yoga Classes

    International DAY OF YOGA – Friday 21 June Discover the incredible physical and psychological benefits of yoga. Yogahub’s Beginners Courses are focused on teaching participants the foundations of yoga, such as correct alignment, functional movement, and yogic breathing which apply to most styles of yoga. The aim of the course is to guide you towards…

  • It’s time to move: Heal Trauma with Yoga

    International DAY OF YOGA – Friday 21 June Trauma Centre Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is an empirically validated, clinical intervention for complex trauma or chronic, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Developed at the Trauma Centre, in Brookline Massachusetts. TCTSY has foundations in Trauma Theory, Attachment Theory, and Neuroscience. The methodology is based on central components of…

  • Breakthrough in abscess treatment

    PERTH startup Inova Medical is set to do a pilot trial of its innovative “Abcease” device with Royal Perth Hospital. Most patients referred to hospital with an abscess need a general anaesthetic and have to go under the knife. They often end up taking up a valuable hospital bed for two or three days as…

  • A century of caring

    THE Osborne Park RSL sub-branch has celebrated a huge milestone in the lead up to Anzac Day – marking a century since its founding. The sub-branch was founded by returning World War I veterans, only a couple of years after the main RSL itself was established in 1916 (known at the time as the “Returned…

  • WASO celebrates 30 years under the sea

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra makes Disney’s The Little Mermaid part of your world during the April school holidays. In an Australian premiere event, the complete film will play on the giant screen at Crown Theatre Perth on Friday 26 April at 5pm Saturday 27 April and 2pm & 7pm Saturday 27 April. In celebration of…

  • Under the Sea

    Family fun this school holidays with Blueback Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s new production. Blueback is an evocative story set along the West Australian coastline. It captures the mystery of the sea and the majesty of an old fish called Blueback, and the moment when an inquisitive boy stands up for what he loves and believes…

  • Step it up for autism

    IT’S fundraising – 21st century style. On Sunday March 31 Australians started the Walk for Autism; a virtual walking challenge in which they aim to rack up 10,000 steps a day for eight consecutive days. It’s hoped this year’s walk, which coincides with World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, will raise $1.4 million to…