“DON’T divide Maylands” is the message walkers and bike riders have for the state government ahead of the closure of Caledonia Avenue’s railway crossing.  In August transport minister Rita Saffioti announced a $15 million plan to close the constantly-clogged crossing and upgrade surrounding crossroads as part of Metronet upgrades, partially following up on a 2017…

A PLAN to turf out Bayswater Sports Club from Hillcrest Reserve has been overturned by Bayswater councillors, but mystery still surrounds why they were ever threatened with eviction. A farcical situation played out at last week’s council meeting as a city staff recommendation to terminate the club’s lease forbade discussing the reasons behind it because…

THE Christmas Lights Trail is back on in the CBD with half a million lights and 500 decorations ‚Äì and city visitors are booming. Lord mayor Basil Zempilas says the lights have brought 36 per cent more people in the city compared to 2020. Mr Zempilas said the city’s often held up as a rival…

TECH heads want Perth to become the “Tech Capital of Australia” and are hoping a new action plan from Perth council will help keep startups here instead of fleeing east.  Cullum Ashton from PropTech Hub WA, a CBD collaboration space for property-industry tech types, attended this week’s council meeting to implore councillors to show leadership…

EVERY week at the Vincent Local History Centre we hear unexpected tales of times past in our area.  Last week, long time Leederville business owner Vince Carbone dropped in and told us a story so far-fetched we scarcely believed him until we found newspaper articles confirming the incident which took place on Oxford Street, Leederville.…

A LOCAL short film that’s won global acclaim for its portrayal of a young African refugee screens in both Uganda and Perth this week. Two Sands tells the story of local writer and actor Kook Manuer fleeing war-torn Sudan, spending years of his childhood in a refugee camp in Uganda before finally making it to…

A PETITION over malfunctioning public toilets has seen Stirling mayor Mark Irwin call security on a former councillor at last week’s council meeting. Just before the meeting former councillor Paul Collins had presented Cr Suzanne Migdale with a petition from users of Yokine Reserve asking for automatic loos there to be fixed. Mr Collins had…

ARTIST Sandra Hill says her Wellington Square stolen generation artwork is “the most important work I have ever done over the last 30 years”. Ms Hill, a member of the Stolen Generations, unveiled Mia Mias this week and said in a statement: “I understand what it’s like to survive that experience and the things that…

A PLAN to reinstall a significant memorial has been welcomed by people who survived institutional care as children. The Unfolding Lives artwork by artist Judith Forrest was unveiled in 2010 and dedicated to Forgotten Australians who’d been in state institutions like the Parkerville Children’s Home or the Bindoon Boys Town.  It featured a child ‘chatterbox’…

AN application to build the state government’s Common Ground housing in East Perth has been lodged with Perth council. The design for the corner of Wellington and Hill Streets shows a 17-storey building with 112 units, up from the 70-bed facility that was originally announced.  It’ll be half social housing and half supportive housing for…