INDIGENOUS artists Cole Baxter and Ilona McGuire’s thought-provoking exhibition You’re (Not) Wanjoo delves into Noongar protest and resistance and its role in  shaping Perth. Part of 10 Nights in Port festival in Fremantle, the exhibition is on display at the Moore’s building until August 20 and delves into the rich tapestry of Noongar resistance, activism,…

FORCING developers to pay for extras like public art could be holding back new housing, Stirling mayor Mark Irwin says, and he wants council to consider giving them a one-year free ride on having to pay.  Like many councils Stirling requires developers to set aside money for art, either paying for an artist to produce…

A DOORKNOCKING program to check in with people’s mental health and hook them up with help is rolling out in Stirling. Dubbed the ACDC project (Assisting Communities through Direct Connection), the door-to-door outreach is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services and is trying to reach areas and people who might not know what…

VINCENT council is having another tilt at introducing stricter cat control laws after its previous by-law was given the thumbs down by a WA Parliament committee. Vincent had sought to have breeding cats confined to cages and licenced cats leashed when in public places, similar to laws being sought by many other councils across WA.…

IN the wake of Vincent mayor Emma Cole announcing she would not recontest her seat at October’s election, two sitting councillors have put up their hand for the top job this week. Cr Suzanne Worner and Cr Ron Alexander were both elected in 2021 but represent pretty different visions for Vincent’s future direction. RON ALEXANDER…

STIRLING councillor Bianca Sandri has a new gig as director of Bayswater council’s planning department starting in October. We haven’t yet heard back from Cr Sandri as to whether she’ll resign early from her elected role at Stirling to make way for an extra candidate for her Inglewood ward at October’s 2023 elections.  But her…

AFTER 54 years a group of friends from Bayswater Primary School are searching for their fellow classmates who finished year 7 together in 1969. Drawn together by memories of moon landings and milk bottles, they’re now organising a September reunion for the cohort running from Year 1 in 1963 to graduating from BPS in 1969,…

THE vexed verge junk issue has cropped up again with some councils considering reverting to the old yearly bulk collection.  Back in 2014 Stirling council cancelled its yearly “bring out your dead” junk collection because the piles of trash were making the streets unsightly, especially when weather or scavengers strew the rubbish about; non-residents driving…

MAYLANDS man Darren Peterson is inviting blokes along to a free barbeque to have a chat and make connections.  Mr Peterson previously hosted similar barbecues for men’s health charity Mr Perfect in Kalamunda for a few years. After recently moving to Maylands he’s hosting the first one in his new neck of the woods. “We…

DISPLACED Pickle District creatives could have a new spot over the border in Perth under a proposed arts plan announced by lord mayoral candidate Sandy Anghie. The Pickle District is in Vincent’s old industrial slice of West Perth, and in the past few years galleries and artists have moved in to repurpose the old warehouses…