BEING in the heart of the capital city of the state most critical to delivering prime minister Anthony Albanese vision of a green-powered manufacturing Mecca has its advantages when it comes to Budget time, according to Perth Labor MP Patrick Gorman. “If you think about the big net zero transformation the world’s going to go…

THE Y WA’s new Youth Parliament has been sworn in for 2024. Among the 59 young West Aussies being given a once-in-a-lifetime political experience is Mt Hawthorn’s Drew Davison. Mr Davison will be representing the Kalamunda electorate and says his interests as a first-time parliamentarian are the justice system, corrective services and economic management.  Mr…

SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Amelia Kim is starting to realise her ‘normal’ is different from everyone else’s. The Hammond Park youngster has cystic fibrosis and on a bad day has to take up to 40 pills and have two bouts of physio. “When Amelia was younger cystic fibrosis made her feel special, however as she gets older, she…

RESTORING Lake Monger’s Indigenous name and a memorial to mark an 1830 massacre could be a step closer. Last Friday about 80 people attended a smoking ceremony to acknowledge the May 3 massacre and call for more signage around the lake to reflect its cultural significance to Whadjuk Noongars. Cambridge mayor Gary Mack was amongst…

STIRLING council wants short-term rentals like Airbnb restricted to having just eight guests and able to operate for 90 days a year without approval. Short-term rentals came up in the City’s planning and development committee this week after it was given an extended deadline to respond to changes the Cook government wants to make to…

THE discovery of an Indigenous songline along the route to the proposed Outer Harbour at Kwinana has prompted calls for it to be reflected in the design. Curtin University professor of sustainability Peter Newman participated in a Westport workshop with Indigenous elders who revealed the songline along Stock Road and says he’s an enthusiastic supporter…

FORMER Stirling councillor Paul Collins has received a formal apology and a rescission of his controversial suspension from the board of the WACA. Mr Collins’ suspension was issued at the beginning of December last year when he questioned the organisation’s proposed development of the iconic ground, including the decision to scrap men’s urinals. Early in…

THE first films for this year’s Revelation Perth International Film Festival in July have been announced. Opening the festival on July 3 will be feature drama Kid Snow which was shot in Perth and Kalgoorlie and is set in the 1970’s sweat-drenched world of boxing. The film stars UK actors Billy Howle (Star Wars: The…

THEY’RE often seen as laidback and carefree, but when WA’s surfing community lost a favourite son to suicide in 2021, it laid bare a mental health crisis gripping the South West. Now a new documentary by charity 20talk is shedding light on the issue  with interviews from professional surfers such as Taj Burrows and mental…

THE discovery of 96 snake-necked turtles which were mauled to death by foxes at Bibra Lake could be the tip of the iceberg, say volunteer Turtle Trackers. The trackers had the grim task of hauling out the carcasses, most with legs and heads chewed off, during the last week but said they could only get…