AARON STONEHOUSE is the Liberal Democrat MLC for South Metro. On Sunday he joined thousands of people protesting against the violence being inflicted on white farmers in South Africa. This is a shortened version of the speech he gave at the rally. I’VE caught a bit of flak recently for voicing my concern for the…

CYCLING in Vincent is set to become a lot safer with the installation of bike lanes along a “cycling blackspot” on Loftus Street. The McGowan government and Vincent council are contributing $210,000 each to install bike lanes on both sides of Loftus, between Vincent and Richmond Streets. The upgrade will include a 1.6-metre-wide separated path…

ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour in Maylands town centre is so bad locals are threatening vigilante action against frequent offenders. An anonymous post on the Maylands Crime Watch Facebook page says: “I’ve given up on the rangers. “There’s a group of 3-6 individuals (the numbers change each night) camped out in the alcove behind the Maylands post office,…

A 17-YEAR-OLD youth has been charged with grievous bodily harm over an assault in Northbridge that left a 44-year-old man with a brain injury. Police say the victim had been involved in a physical altercation with the youth around 5am on Sunday April 1 while walking through the Perth Cultural Centre, but his friends had…

THIEVES are targeting drone shops across Perth, with a Bayswater outlet the latest to be hit. Crooks stole goods worth around $1000 from Drone Shop Perth in the early hours of Good Friday, in what owner Mike Severn has called an “extremely professional” heist. The basic drone sells for $2000 and there is a great…

The Autumn River Festival’s back on this Saturday April 7 at Riverside Gardens. Bayswater council’s annual free family-fest runs 2pm to 9pm down at the water near Milne St. There will be food vans, market stalls, music, free carnival rides and an outdoor movie later in the night, so bring a picnic blanket.

NORTH PERTH pedestrians have had enough. Local Andrew Main says they are sick of footpaths broken for years at a time, construction debris scattered about and streets littered with cracks and potholes. He says a lot of the footpaths around town are in such poor condition they pose a danger to pedestrians, especially kids, the…

THE Friendship Group for seniors in Bayswater is going from strength to strength and about 50 people are now attending monthly morning teas. 80-year-old Polly Lawson—who says “I feel fantastic”—started up the group a few years back after becoming Bayswater Seniors Citizens Association president. “I wanted to start a group for people who had lost…

PUSSY CATS and bookworms are joining forces to de-stress youths in Bayswater. Kittens from Cat Haven will stretch alongside 12 to 18 year olds in special yoga sessions at the Morley Library during Youth Week. “Juggling homework, assignments and extra-curricular activities can be particularly stressful especially at the start of a new school year,” says…

FOUR options put forward by the state’s heritage department for redeveloping the Maylands Brickworks haven’t impressed locals. The 1927 brickworks, closed for 30 years now, is owned by Bayswater council and is on the state heritage register. But the building needs about $7.7 million worth of restoration and the heritage department has suggested selling off…