IF you have ever burned with rage about the behaviour of the fossil fuel corporations doing as little as they are forced to do and as much as they can get away with in the face of mounting atmospheric carbon pollution and global warming, then Juice is for you. Tim Winton’s latest novel, a dystopian…

OVER the years the colour, spectacle and history of the Blessing of the Fleet has been captured by a myriad of photographers. So much so that the organising committee found themselves with dozens of stunning images propped up and stacked around their office; but they weren’t sure what to do with them. Some show the…

THIS year marks the 70th time the Madonna di Capo D’Orlando will be part of the Blessing of the Fleet. And like the appearance of the original Madonna many centuries earlier, there’s an element of mystery and legend about how the silver  statue came to be in Fremantle. No one’s quite sure who brought the…

FOR this year’s Blessing of the Fleet Queen, the honour also came with an opportunity to share some of the tradition with her young friends. Viviana De Bari’s family has had a long association with the Blessing; her great grandmother Susanna arrived in Australia from Capo D’Orlando in the early 1900s and was on some…

OVER the years the colour, spectacle and history of the Blessing of the Fleet has been captured by a myriad of photographers. So much so that the organising committee found themselves with dozens of stunning images propped up and stacked around their office; but they weren’t sure what to do with them. Some show the…

PERTH Children’s Hospital anaesthetist Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg has been awarded the Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year in the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science. Prof Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg, who is also chair of paediatric anaesthesia at the University of WA, received the award for her life-changing research into reducing the risks for children…

GOOD SAMMY has launched in Leederville. Providing new jobs for people with disability, its latest sustainable clothing and homewares retail store is on Oxford Street next door to the iconic Re Store.  Offering a local twist, the Good Sammy Leederville store features a custom mural designed and brought to life by local artist Yani Mengoni. …

THE City of Perth has given outdoor media companies an extra two square metres to hang advertising on the walls of CBD buildings, but has stood firm on shrinking street furniture signage by half. At its last monthly meeting, the council adopted a revised signage policy, despite complaints from the Outdoor Media Association that it…

THE City of Bayswater is after feedback from local businesses for its new Economic Development Strategy, which aims to drive growth and attract investment to the area.  Mayor Filomena Piffaretti said the City was committed to ensuring the strategy reflected the needs of local businesses.  “Our local businesses are vital to the success of the…

THE Friends of Palestine WA will be holding a rally today (Saturday October 12) at 4pm in Forrest Place despite prime minister Anthony Albanese warning that pro-Palestinian rallies can be “incredibly provocative”. FPWA says the demonstration is in response to “Israel’s aggressive escalatory attacks on Lebanon and its other regional neighbors”. The protest will be…