THE federal MP for Perth Tim Hammond has announced his resignation, saying he wants to spend more time with his wife and three young children. “As much as I have tried desperately, I just cannot reconcile my life as a federal member of parliament with being the father I need – and want – to…

IT’S not the first time Tim Hammond has put family ahead of politics. In 2013 he was considered a likely choice for the Labor party to preselect for the federal Perth seat. Since being elected he’s talked openly about how he and wife Lindsay Fletcher-Hammond had been trying for a baby, but experienced three miscarriages.…

STATE Perth MP John Carey has paid tribute to his federal counterpart, saying he could understand the pressure the job places on your personal time. “I sincerely want to thank Tim Hammond for his work and public service to the federal electorate of Perth, following the announcement of his resignation. He’s also been a great…

VINCENT council has given its in-principle support to a sector-wide climate change policy which elevates the threat posed to an “emergency”. The WA Local Government Association has been working with councils over the last year to update its climate change policy and in March released a policy statement incorporating their feedback. Apart from elevating the…

The Mt Hawthorn Streets and Lanes Festival returns this Sunday May 6 with organisers anticipating up to 70,000 people. Event director Jimmy Murphy says “opening up the strip really lets it come to life. People can walk down to see and do things they might not do on other days of the year.” There’ll be…

JANET STREET in West Perth is to become Vincent’s next designated heritage area. The listing was triggered by a nomination signed by 47 per cent of the street’s residents, and despite there being slightly more objectors, it was adopted at this week’s council meeting. A staff report says that an architectural consultant assessed Janet Street…

CLEAVER STREET between Newcastle and Carr will continue its transition towards a medium-density, inner-city precinct, despite the objections of some of its residents. At this week’s full council meeting, Vincent approved the construction of four three-storey dwellings which will break with the tradition of deep setbacks along the street. The development at number 34, which…

ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Everything that has happened over the last few years has ultimately opened you up to a whole change in outlook. As Chiron moves in and Uranus moves out, so upheaval mellows out and healing begins. With Mercury also in your sign, this is a time of contemplation, of insight.…

THE weather’s cooled but some kids at Mt Hawthorn primary school aren’t looking forward to next summer. The reason? The school’s centerpiece 75-year-old Port Jackson fig tree has been axed. A large grassy area once shaded by the mighty tree is now a giant sandpit as trucks dump sand for the foundations of a new…

CONCEPT images for a planned redevelopment of the heritage listed East Perth girls school, and surrounding sites, have been released. But first, hundreds of bodies in the old graveyard will need to be exhumed before work can start. Sold by the state government mid-2017 for $5million the school was bought by local investor syndicate “Australian…