WITH Refugee Week taking place June 18-24, this week’s history corner from the City of Vincent Library looks at the experiences of Ukrainian refugees and their connection to the Vincent area.  SINCE the latest conflict between Russia and Ukraine began, millions of Ukrainians have fled to neighbouring countries.  About 5000 Ukrainians have taken refuge in…

WHILE schools and parents often fret over fandoms and video games, counsellor Mike Keady is using games like Minecraft and Dungeons & Dragons to connect with clients and help them open up about mental health. Mr Keady is known as “the Nerd Therapist”, and has been practising for about three years.  Based in Clarkson, the…

SEVENTY friends of the threatened black cockatoos braved rainstorms in Kings Park to hold a demonstration calling on new premier Roger Cook to step up and protect what’s left of the cockatoos’ habitat and food trees. The demonstration – planned long before the weather forecasts could’ve warned of June 5’s battering downpour – conveniently involved…

A THREE-person overseas council trip to China to study how trackless trams work will cost Stirling ratepayers about $18,000. The council’s been investigating a trackless tram route from Glendalough Train Station to Scarborough Beach using trackless trams, and in 2020 received $2 million in federal funding to write a business case. Trackless trams have been described…

OPENING a homeless drop-in centre in inner-city neighbourhoods will be harder under new rules approved by Perth councillors that’ll give them more power to scrutinise applications. The new rules stemmed from a stoush with the state government in mid-2022 after the homeless services charity Ruah wanted to move its drop-in centre to James Street. Many…

MORE tree removals will be allowed at Mount Lawley Golf Club after a split vote from Stirling council endorsed the removal of another 41. It’s also been revealed – after extensive questioning from determined residents – that the club has previously removed 22 trees without council approval. The prestigious members-only club sits on 79 acres…

  THE former professional head of Australia’s submarine fleet says any tensions caused by signing the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal are probably “valid and useful”. Retired commodore Peter Scott has just written a memoir of his underwater career, which included active service in Iraq, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan in 2006/07, and says Australia needed…

IDEAS are sought for the future of the Pickle District with Vincent council now consulting on its draft plan to protect and enhance the area’s cultural credentials. Just south of Newcastle Street, the old industrial area has been revitalised into an arts hub the past few years with its empty warehouses and factories hosting creative…

AFTER many years of being unprofitably named “Leederville Oval”, a new corporate sponsorship deal is  on the horizon for the sporting venue. WA transport company Sullivan Logistics has expressed interested in buying naming rights. Leederville Oval, which hosts East Perth and Subiaco WAFL clubs, hasn’t had a corporate name since 2016 when a 10-year deal…

DRAG queen story time will go ahead at Maylands Library this month despite opponents escalating their opposition with in-person protests at Perth city library’s event in May. After running for years without so much as a murmur against the events, drag queen Cougar Morrison was targeted by anonymous flyers in March by someone opposed to…