FED up protesters gathered outside Wesley Uniting Church in the city last Thursday to recognise International Day of Peace, and to oppose the trilateral security pact AUKUS. Around 30 peace activists from Stop AUKUS WA and the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network created and handed out paper “peace cranes” to passers-by whilst calling for “an…

BAYSWATER’S two-month long Flourish Community Arts Festival kicks off this weekend with a medley of workshops, performances, and exhibitions set to ignite the community’s art scene. The inaugural festival features more than 65 different events running from October 1 to November 30 throughout the city, including the much-loved community art awards and exhibition which boasts…

CONVINCING the Cook government to transform the “sandpit” at the eastern gateway of his city into open space tops a 10-point plan released as part of lord mayor Basil Zempilas’ re-election campaign this weekend. Mr Zempilas said while the list wasn’t necessarily in order of importance, pulling down the barriers around the stalled Waterbank development…

A FIERY crowd was expected for WA Cricket’s annual general meeting this week as tensions rise over the board’s decision to go ahead with a stripped-down WACA redevelopment which doesn’t have any men’s urinals. The multi-million-dollar plan, which has been in contention since last month, omits the internal fit out which once included the urinal-free,…

THE notoriously draughty Redemptorist Monastery in North Perth is finally getting 21st century heating and cooling, but it’s come at the expense of two old sheds.  The three-storey Federation gothic-style church on Vincent Street is a “category A” protected building and Vincent council has previously approved adding air conditioning and heating. But the chance to…

A LIGHTBULB moment and some “unwavering” support from a council has paid dividends for a WA start-up which has secured its first major contract to supply “smart” doggie bag dispensers to the City of Swan and has a trial running in Vincent council. Little Rippers founder Peter Konstek says he was chatting to a mate…

RESIDENTS with a strong connection to Bayswater have been invited to share their memories for a publication exploring the city over the years. Resident Reflections: Local Tales of Change will feature stories from older adults aged 50 years or over about the significant events and experiences they’ve lived through and the changes they’ve seen. The…

WE’RE sitting almost exactly where former prime minister Bob Hawke lounged after one of the longest and tensest nights in Australian sporting history, famously warning bosses if they sacked workers for not turning up that day they were a “bum”. Nearby a display cabinet in Royal Perth Yacht Club’s Wardroom recounts that historic moment on…

A NEW orchestra has formed to fill a gap for emerging musicians in Perth, and it’s entirely student-led. The a2. orchestra was founded by Josh Spirek and Aiden Labuschagne in 2022 when they were in their first year of studying a Bachelor of Music at UWA. Fellow music student and a2 orchestra member Charlotte Greenaway…

A PETROL station franchise whose plans for a big new servo and convenience store in North Perth got knocked back by the state JDAP, have lodged a scaled-back application to upgrade the existing mechanical workshop and bowsers – even while the original plans go through an appeal. On The Run, which is in the process…