NOONGAR elder Herbert Bropho says the dire relationship between WA police and Aboriginal people is to blame for the death of two teenagers who drowned in the Swan River on Monday. Just after 3pm, two policemen pursued five boys on foot after reports of them jumping fences nearby Tranby and Clarkson Roads in Maylands, with…

Parents threaten walkout over falling grades A CRISIS meeting has been called after parents threatened to pull their kids out of North Perth Primary School over bad grades. Parents hit the roof after a scathing education department inquiry found the school’s youngest students were under-performing because of a raft of internal problems, including confusion over…

BAYSWATER councillor Catherine Ehrhardt is getting red in the face trying to get a bit of colour in the Maylands town centre. Cr Ehrhardt has come up against a wall of regulations demanding any structures in the centre are restricted to shades of grey with the odd splash of municipal brown. Having long been involved…

IT’S over. After a five-year saga the WA Liquor Commission has refused to grant a liquor licence for a 1250sqm Dan Murphy’s at the Peninsula Taver. Woolies argued the liquor barn would cater to Maylands’ needs, but it faced a chorus of opposition from Bayswater council, community groups and Maylands MP Lisa Baker. Opposition dates…

THE hunt is on for baby turtles whose numbers seem to be dwindling in Hyde Park lakes. In 2015 Vincent funded a UWA-led study into the oblong turtles, because for years people were noticing a decline in hatchlings and juveniles. There’s about 300 oblong turtles in the park, but few youngsters coming up to replace…

MEN convicted of same-sex relations under antiquated laws can now have their criminal records completely expunged. On Tuesday attorney general John Quigley announced the legislation had passed through both houses of parliament. Mr Quigley said: “We recognised that many members of our community continue to carry the stigma of a criminal record for consensual acts…

COUNCIL rangers have started bike patrols along the stretch of the river in Bayswater that’s inaccessible by car. They’ve added two off-road specialised pushbikes to their fleet and they’ll be focusing on the busiest riverside locations like Bardon Park and Riverside Gardens. Council is targeting people who litter and irresponsible pet owners who let their…

LISA BAKER has marked 10 years as the MP for Maylands by thanking the local community and all her furry and feathered friends. First elected in September 6 2008, she says “it’s been quite a journey representing the wonderful community of Maylands for the past 10 years.” A known lover of animals, she adds “of…

THE East Perth Power Station should be filled with art, culture and history, and not be allowed to rot away, says Perth Labor MP Patrick Gorman. In his first speech to federal parliament this week, Mr Gorman called for the city’s entrepreneurial spirit to be harnessed so opportunities like the power station redevelopment can be…

A DOCUMENTARY about Aboriginal rangers and a musician who went to Kenya to share their cultural heritage with Maasai rangers will premiere at Perth Zoo next month. Maasai warrior and head ranger Joseph Kotoke spends his day tracking elephants and confronting poachers, while Kija ranger Imran Paddy monitors Aussie critters and could treat a snake…