NYUNGAR elder and educator Doolann-Leisha Eatts has been inducted into the WA women’s hall of fame. Born at Badjaling in the eastern wheatbelt Ms Eatts has lived in Perth’s northern suburbs for 32 years. Along with hosting welcome-to-country ceremonies and advice on acknowledging Nyungah land, she’s helped with the cultural trail through Hyde Park and…

AN HISTORIC tree planted by early settlers in Bayswater should be safeguarded, says Cr Chris Cornish. He is pushing for a significant tree register in the city and wants the veteran olive to be its first entry. According to local history book Changes they’ve seen, the olive tree on Slade Street was planted in the…

MAYLANDS Labor MP Lisa Baker wants liquor warehouses banned from residential areas and local centres. She says Subiaco and Victoria Park councils have already implemented the restriction and she wants Bayswater to follow suit. “Maylands is very vulnerable to massive warehouse-style liquor stores,” she says. “Warehouse-style liquor stores only exacerbate the current problems of street…

THE most chilled out and least urgent bike tour in town is back for another year with the Giro d’Perth kicking off, Sunday March 15. Toby Hodgson created the ride, described as a back-lane bike odyssey, after watching the gruelling Giro d’Italia on TV. It’s one of the hardest bike races in the world, so…

ART and social justice will mingle in an exhibition by photographer Marziya Mohammedali, who will examine how people use art to engage people in campaigns. The exhibition includes works by artists, activists and asylum seekers in detention and those who are now living in the community. It will also feature installations, photography, and creative writing…

CHINESE, Greeks, Italians, Vietnamese and now Africans: they all come to Northbridge. Richard Offen from Heritage Perth is running a free multicultural walk through the area to tell the histories of the different ethnic groups who’ve made it what it is today. A lake was drained in the 1860s creating the then-unnamed area and Chinese…

FORMER Labor MP Stephen Smith has joined locals in their fight to stop a seven-unit complex being built near his dad’s house in Mt Lawley. Mr Smith’s elderly father, Les, has lived in the neighbourhood for 46 years and shares neighbours’ concerns the Central Avenue development lacks parking (nine bays are mooted) and will mar…

MT HAWTHORN’S Rachelle Rose is one of the first locals to volunteer for The Welcome Dinner Project, which aims to ease refugees and other newcomers into Perth life with a friendly, home-cooked meal. Guests bring along a dish to share as well, creating a shared multicultural feast. The project was launched in Sydney in March…

COUNCILLOR Mike Sabatino wants to resurrect the Les Hansman management committee to steer a planned new centre. Bayswater city council is set to tear down the Morley community centre, built in the 1970s, and replace it with a multi-million dollar civic and commercial facility. Cr Sabatino says he sat on the original committee, before it…

Keriffic! WOW! Our unique council has stayed intact. Much gratitude to all who saved us! Special thanks to Ian Ker for his huge input. Patricia Meydam Stirling St, Pertht Royal pains DEAR public transport authority: I’d like to commend you on your dogged and baffling adherence to rules that don’t make sense. It’s a good…