SOME of WA’s best comics and authors will be at Maylands Library this month to celebrate National Library and Information Week. Jon Doust, Annabel Smith, Norman Jorgensen, David Whish-Wilson and Bruce Russell will be sharing anecdotes and discussing the impact of truth, integrity and knowledge on writing at the special May 23 event. Bayswater mayor…

THE future of Maylands Waterland might be a bit murky, but Bayswater council picked up two gongs for sustainable water management this month. The city won the inaugural Waterwise Council Community Choice Award for its Russell Street Park project, with the vote left in the hands of the public. The project saw the city partner…

A STROKE survivor who ran from Perth to Dunsborough to raise awareness of stroke prevention has been shortlisted for a national award. Rob Goyen, 44, was named as a finalist in this year’s Stroke Foundation Awards for his gruelling 250km run. It’s an amazing achievement as Mr Goyen couldn’t even walk after suffering a stroke…

VINCENT council will try to lift the number of Aboriginal people it employs after adopting a Reconciliation Action Plan that notes it has just three indigenous staff out of a total workforce of 435. The plan also recommends some streets and places in Vincent be changed to have Noongar names. The city has already given…

MICRO parties have given it a rest at the upcoming federal Perth election, fielding only a couple of candidates out of a field of eight. It’s a far cry from last year’s by-election when voters had to chose from a total of 15 hopefuls. Absent from the May 18 ballot are candidates from the Animal…

AN annual Perth art award celebrating artists with intellectual disabilities is under threat after the withdrawal of a major sponsor. The As We Are Art Awards have been running in the CBD for almost 20 years, but the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has seen major sponsor Nulsen Disability Services pull out after…

A NORTHBRIDGE bouncer has been charged with assault following an incident on Sunday when a 19-year-old bar patron received a fractured jaw and eight chipped teeth. Police allege the un-named crowd controller put the teen into hospital with several fractures of his jaw and a deep laceration under his chin. His injuries required several days…

A NEW community market aims to evoke the atmosphere of the ancient Athenian Agorá – the Greek public space for the exchange of goods and ideas. The Castellorizian Association is hosting the Agorá Market as a celebration of Greek culture, with Grecian food, music, dancing and wandering philosophers bestowing some millennia-old words of wisdom. For…

WITH trees being clearfelled for subdivisions across the city, Bayswater council is calling on the WA Planning Commission to help stop suburban deforestation. This week Bayswater councillor Giorgia Johnson tabled a notice of motion requesting their CEO write to the WAPC to retain “worthy” trees when land is subdivided. The city hopes the new rule…

AT the same April 30 meeting, Bayswater council voted to allow trees on private land to be added to the city’s significant tree register”. The register currently only protects trees on public land, with 23 listed so far. Under the new rules landowners will be able to nominate trees on their own land, and once…