RIDE2WORK Day celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. To celebrate the milestone, WestCycle is holding a big shindig with ABC Radio on October 16 from 6-9am in Forrest Place. WestCycle membership and community engagement officer Rachel Pemberton says there’s a lot to be said for riding to work. “I love riding to work, it’s a…

The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network held its 2024 conference in Perth from October 4 – 6 with a strong emphasis on the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal and the stationing of nuclear submarines at Garden Island. JOHN LANDER is a former Australian diplomat who was based in China; he prefaced his speech at the conference…

RECONCILIATION WA will be marking the one-year anniversary of the Voice Referendum this coming Monday October 14 with a “safe space for yarning and sharing”. Co-chairs Nolan Hunter and Debra Zanella will share their reflections on the referendum loss and their future aspirations. “We acknowledge that this year has been one of change and reframing…

A DOCUMENTARY that debuted at Vincent council’s annual short film festival has been selected as the sole Aussie entry in a World Health Organisation film festival. Radheya Jegatheva’s film Pacing the Pool is about long-time Beatty Park Leisure Centre swimmer Richard Pace’s journey in overcoming a lifelong illness. It was fundedd through the City of…

A STOUSH has broken out after a residents’ group only invited three candidates for this month’s extraordinary Perth council election to a meet and greet session last Thursday. Former deputy mayor Sandy Anghie, who’s backing Dave Lee and Jason Bo, said a flyer emailed to residents in a number of apartment buildings in Adelaide Terrace…

FIVE candidates have put their hand up to take the vacant seat at Perth council in the October 18 extraordinary election. The postal election was brought on by former councillor Brent Fleeton’s resignation at the end of August to take up a new job based in the Middle East. The candidates are Dave Lee, Naijiao…

ELIGIBLE community groups and organisations could receive up to $5000 from Bayswater council for projects or programs that support the local community. The City is offering up to half the funds required for projects that support community connection, health and wellbeing or vulnerable people in the Bayswater community as part of the Better Bayswater grants.…

INTERNATIONALY renowned Indian historian, author, journalist, political commentator and Marxist intellectual, Vijay Prashad is making a speaking tour of Perth on November 6. Prashad is executive director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, editor of LeftWord Books, chief correspondent at Globetrotter Media and a senior non-resident fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin…

THIS Bayswater home has bags of character. From the white picket fence and sash windows to the vintage fireplace and ornate cornicing, there’s plenty to admire. The lounge is particularly inviting – light floods through the period windows accentuating the jarrah floorboards and charming fireplace. Completing the pretty picture is a classy chandelier and high…

MT HAWTHORN’S new Skate Space has opened, with a focus on beginner skaters. The 350-square metre space is located at Britannia Reserve, next to the basketball ring and the Litis Stadium upper carpark.  North Perth-based Skate Sculpture used community ideas to design and construct the space, with entry-level elements ideal for building skills but still…