THE chance of a pool at the WACA is drying up with the long-awaited business plan warning Perth councillors of hefty costs ahead.  Perth council CEO Michelle Reynolds recommends councillors don’t enter the costly four-way deal with WACA and the state and federal governments. The independent business plan estimated the pool would run at a…

FEDERAL Perth Labor MP Patrick Gorman has called on deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce to step in and plug the pool funding gap with federal money if need be.  Mr Joyce is now infrastructure minister overseeing the “City Deals” between federal, state and local governments. But Perth council’s commitment was never set in stone.  Last…

For years the North Perth building’s purpose was a baffling mystery (top), and now it’s gone (bottom). Images from Google Maps 2021 A LONGSTANDING North Perth oddity has disappeared with this week’s demolition of the strange Scarborough Beach Road/Loftus Street faux castle. The corner castle’s purpose has been the subject of a lot of conjecture…

GEL blaster enthusiasts marched from Elizabeth Quay to WA Police headquarters in East Perth last Sunday (June 27). They were protesting the sudden ban of the toy guns that’ve seen a burgeoning sport pop up in recent years. Gel blasters fire a low-velocity soft bead that’s mostly water, and the sport is similar to paintball.…

THERE could be a lot more downsizers in Mt Lawley after the launch of a new $39m luxury residential development in the suburb. Situated on Field Street, the 24 residences and six townhomes blend the old and new, combining the heritage of the area with state-of-the-art facilities. “With so few apartments of this quality in the…

THREE short films about Vincent premiere at the Get Your Shorts On screening on Wednesday (July 7). There is no Stopping Us tells the tale of our local radio station RTRFM that’s been broadcasting 24/7 for years, looking into what happens when the station goes into lockdown. Pacing the Pool is the story of Richard…

A SIXTEEN storey apartment tower has been proposed for the low-lying Fitzgerald Street strip in North Perth, but six historic shops will be demolished if it goes ahead. The shops on the Fitzgerald and Alma Streets corner date back to at least 1913 but are not protected by Vincent council’s heritage inventory. They were well known…

THE smell of fried chicken has proved to be too much of a good thing around Lake Street, with residents around the new restaurant 7Grams Chicken calling on Vincent council to help neutralise the odours. 7Grams cooks well-loved “irresistible Korean fried chicken” but since moving from North Perth to Lake Street about six months back some…

VINCENT’S cats should be subjected to a curfew, says a North Perth local who’s tired of seeing them stalk the neighbourhood and kill small animals. Milly Main has requested Vincent council consider a ban saying “many councils have brought in cat curfews to prevent nuisance cats from wandering at night, disturbing people on their own…

THE controversial sale of a Beaufort Street carpark has been cancelled for now, but Vincent council will remove free one hour parking there to stop bleeding money. The council’s been pondering a plan to swap its landlocked portion of the Beaufort/Barlee Street carpark with the private owner Palassis which owns the bit facing Barlee Street. …