HE’S only been in Perth two months, but Bushy reckons he’s already racked up 35 move-on notices. “They know me by my first name down at the watchhouse,” he chuckles. After leaving Darwin he initially planned to just pass through Perth but legal troubles have him stuck here a while longer. He says the Perth…

WOOLWORTHS is withholding a key report from the public that purports to support its plan to build a 990sqm Dan Murphy’s in Maylands, says the McCusker centre for action on alcohol and youth. The $3.5 million Peninsula Tavern redevelopment will include a family-friendly bistro, which locals are happy with, but many oppose the giant bottleshop…

THE new $11.2 million Mt Lawley primary school is on budget and on target for completion in November. The 100-year-old school was burnt down in July 2012 and its teenage arsonists sentenced to eight months’ gaol. Children’s court president Judge Denis Reynolds says the duo—who admitted to being stoned and drunk when setting fire to…

SYLVAN ALBERT fears local voice will suffer under new planning rules unveiled by the Barnett government this week. The Bayswater mayor, a former state Liberal candidate, says the rules mean locals have even less say in the shape of their city and they may affect heritage. Developers can now bypass elected councils if their projects…

BAYSWATER mayor Sylvan Albert normally prefers looking at the colour blue, but he is determined to make council a healthier shade of green. The council is installing solar panels and LED lighting at the Bayswater civic centre, improving energy efficiency by 10 to 15 per cent and saving around $18,300 per year. The panels will…

A DEBATE on whether to fence off the haves from the have-nots in Mount Hawthorn has been sparked by an alleged spate of break-ins around Lynton Street. A few complaints have been been made by residents claiming Lynton Street reserve and the street “are unsafe areas due to some persons accessing Lynton Street through the…

THE scaffolding’s come down on the old Royal McNess Arcade, revealing its new paintjob. The old peeling monochrome’s gone (along with some recent anachronistic additions described as a “strange metal framework” by historic building enthusiast Cheryl Fletcher) revealing its more traditional two-tone to highlight the details. The 1890s federation classical building had its arcade sealed…

GRAHAM DOUGLAS-MEYER spent much of his life keeping secrets: first that he was gay, and then later that he’d tested positive for HIV. But personal secrets have to be pushed aside when writing your autobiography. Now pastor at the gay-affirming church Open Arms Fellowship in North Perth, he says it’s time to lay it all…

IT’S Super Mario meets Dr John. Michael de Grussa—ex-Kill Devil Hills bassist and session pianist for Eskimo Joe—has opened a music school/retro gaming shop in North Perth. Conscious that many teens end up tossing their violins in the bin, de Grussa wanted to inject fun into lessons by having retro games consoles to play while…

BRANT GARVEY has qualified for the triathlon elite world championship in Canada. The Stirling paratriathlete secured his berth by finishing second in ITU world triathlon in Chicago. Broiled in mid-thirties humidity, Garvey finished with a time of 01:16:03, about three minutes behind US winner Mark Barr. Taking silver catapulted him to first place in the…