Just not cricket IT is with some frustration and more than a little dismay that I read your article about the possibility of the blind cricketers being forced off Shearn Park because some local dog walkers are agitating to have the park fenced (Voice, February 21, 2015). I live directly opposite the park and also…

WHAT does it mean to grow up in a war zone? How do you play? Do you dare to dream?” director Melissa Cantwell asks. From the Rubble is a multi-art performance about women living in conflict zones, inspired by the work of WA award-winning writer and journalist Sophie McNeill. As a foreign correspondent with SBS…

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BAYSWATER mayor Sylvan Albert has blasted Colin Barnett for a “shambolic” handling of now-abandoned council mergers. The WA government’s plan to slash the number of WA councils from 30 to 16 local was officially cancelled Tuesday, with the premier returning to Treasury $60 million that had been set aside. “The blame lies firmly with the…

THE Leederville laneway festival has been cancelled following a Vincent council error, leaving the promoter out of pocket and considering compensation. Last week the council approved the event by the skin of its teeth, with a 4-4 decision coming down to the casting vote of mayor John Carey (Voice, February 14, 2015). But this week…

WITH council mergers dead and now half-buried, we caught up with some of the street coordinators who’d volunteered to run Vincent’s campaign to not split. Eighteen months ago they joined more than 1000 locals opposed to the northern half of Vincent being shipped off to Stirling and the south going to Perth. Geoff Cooper, Joel…

SEVEN bike repair stations have popped up around Vincent so riders can do a little tune up on the fly. They’re fitted with screwdrivers, wrenches, allen keys, tyre levers and a pump and cost Vincent council $5500 and the WA transport department $3500. They’re operating now at Woodville Reserve, Oxford Street, Beatty Park, Forrest Park,…

MELBOURNE, Sydney, Brisbane, even in the Perth CBD: just about everywhere in the civilised world, scooter parking is free or mega cheap, but you’ll still pay full price at Perth train station carparks. Authorities often offer cheaper scooter and motorbike parking to acknowledge they don’t produce as much congestion or pollution as full-size cars. UWA…

RUBBISH thrown out by West Perth businesses will be transformed into a public artwork in Stirling. REmida is organising a “scavenger hunt” to see what junk can be diverted from landfill and upcycled. Materials collected February 25 will be used to create a sculpture that will go on display next month at the Osborne Park…