IT wouldn’t be Christmas without a choir and brass band belting out all the festive classics. So make sure you head down to Brass on the Grass in Claisebrook Cove tomorrow (Sunday December 11). Held in Victoria Gardens from 3pm-8pm, the free family event includes performances by the WA Brass Band, Olman Walley, Junkadelic Brass…

IF you’re already over all the cliches and materialism associated with the festive period, then head down to the Beacon Yoga Centre tomorrow (Sunday December 11) for a Christmas Fair with a difference. Held in the grounds of the historic Sivananda ashram in Beaconsfield, you’ll be able to do some kirtan chanting, buy fair trade…

A TALENTED bunch of Perth actors, musicians and technicians have volunteered for a Christmas show to raise funds to buy 3000 festive hampers for the homeless in WA.  The annual Give a Feed appeal started in 2011 and this year’s will feature the costume radio play A Farmer’s Wife at Christmas by Jenny Davis in…

Have a Go Day for seniors will celebrate its 30th birthday with a massive shindig in Burswood Park. Part of National Seniors Week, the event includes a massive range of stalls and activities for the over 50s including everything from canoeing and wall climbing to home baking and craft work. With covid restrictions more or…

PERTH’S Angela Rossen uses her unique mix of art and environmentalism to teach kids about backyard biodiversity in her video series for the 2022 Environmental Art Project. Designed to get primary school students engaged with local and global environmental issues, the first two videos show Rossen creating a thriving native garden and increasing soil biodiveristy…

FREMANTLE HOSPITAL has unveiled the first of three upgrades to reinvigorate itself as a centre for healthcare, however they have highlighted a much larger healthcare crisis in WA.  The 12-bed respiratory ward, featuring four beds with oxygen saturation monitoring equipment, opened last week. Other upgrades include a new ophthalmology unit set to open at the…

PERTH’S Theresa Bates was so disillusioned with the slow diagnosis of her mother’s dementia and the poor follow-up support, she decided to take the bull by the horns and do a three year degree in dementia care. Ms Bates says she was totally in the dark about what to expect and how to prepare for…

THEY don’t come much more local than East Fremantle’s Mary Lo Presti, who recently celebrated her 90th birthday. Mary’s parents were some of the first Italian immigrants to set up greengrocer stores in Fremantle, with Lo Presti & Son established in 1932 as the ‘Fremantle General store’. At 15, Mary officially joined the family business…

HAS dad just watched Top Gun: Maverick and is itching to fly a high powered jet? The safest option might be to take him to Flight Experience in Northbridge, where he can get behind the controls of a commercial airliner. It’s actually a Boeing 737 simulator and is so realistic it’s used by real life…

MANY seniors think dating websites are just for young folk who want flings or casual relationships. But there are several dating websites tailored to the over 55s looking for love, or even just friendship or companionship. So if you’re a senior keen to get back into dating after a long layoff, check out some of…