IN this week’s Speaker’s Corner, as Rebekah Dawson prepares to move house she pens a paean lauding all there is to love about Leederville.  WE are embarking on our next adventure, but I wanted to write a love letter to Leederville: To express how much I will miss you. And reflect on all of the…

WITH mask mandates going and a new state government cash injection, there’s optimism this week that some life might soon return to Perth’s CBD. Premier Mark McGowan announced as of April 29 masks were only needed for public transport, hospitals and care facilities. Lord mayor Basil Zempilas said at this week’s council meeting he had…

Twende trending BUDDING rap and contemporary hip-hop artist Muranji has released a new EP aimed at taking his musical career to the next level. The collection of four songs is named Twende, which translates to ‘let’s go’ in Muranji’s first language Swahili – a reference to his lofty ambitions. “The cover art for the EP is…

CONSTRUCTION is underway on the new Bayswater skate and BMX park. The existing Wotton Reserve skate park has to make way for the state government’s Metronet upgrades to the nearby Morley train station. It was due to be demolished in 2021 but users and parents feared that might leave the locale without a park for…

THE historic Maylands Brickworks won’t be demolished, but building consultants reckon anything more than stabilising the old buildings will cost cash-strapped Bayswater council big bucks.  This week the council released a shortlist of options for the brickworks to the community, making clear that “demolish “ and “do nothing” were off the table.  The brickworks ceased operating…

SPREADING the “City of Light” beyond the CBD and into the suburbs has been the focus of some light election campaigning by Labor, with a million bucks now pledged for lighting projects across five councils if they win the federal election in May. Federal Labor MP for Perth Patrick Gorman says an Albanese government will…

THE Anzac Day dawn service in Kings Park will be a small, invitation-only event this year to protect veterans from covid-19. The RSLWA announced “In line with the current covid-19 pandemic climate, RSLWA has had to make the difficult decision not to deliver the traditional Kings Park Dawn Service and remove public participation for 2022”. A…

A LITTLE film about a local swimmer at Beatty Park Leisure Centre is making waves around the world with more than 80 festivals picking it up for screening.  Young director Radheya Jegatheva’s 2001 short Pacing the Pool even got the nod at an Academy Award-qualifying event, a milestone on the long road to getting an…

A SIX metre illuminated puppet will stride around Forrest Place to celebrate the Noongar season Djeran, after last year’s puppetwalk was cancelled. In July 2021 the puppet was supposed to usher in the wintery Noongar season of Makuru with a parade through the CBD, and was intended to be the signature event for NAIDOC week. The…

BAYSWATER has a new CEO, nabbing City of Swan chief Jeremy Edwards who finishes up there in July. Bayswater’s last CEO Andrew Brien left in February to take up the top job at Kalgoorlie-Boulder council. Bayswater mayor Filomena Piffaretti said in an announcement she was glad they’d been able to attract a high calibre CEO…