Plans for the redesign to be occupied by Nokturnl NEW designs have been released for the do-over of the failed Yagan Square, a public space that’s struggled to attract respectable crowds even with the addition of an on-site police garrison. State Labor’s Perth MP John Carey this week announced “a new chapter for Yagan Square”…

WHO was the first person to swim in Beatty Park pool? Sixty years on from the centre’s opening it remains a contested historical question, and this week the Vincent Local History Centre brings us the stories of a few of those who claim the mantel of first one in.  OVER the years there have been…

EVER looked at your clutter and had the urge to give things new life instead of hauling them onto the verge for the compactor? Ella and the Useless Day from WA author and illustrator duo Meg McKinlay and Karen Blair gives upcycling a fun twist for kids – but with an important message about looking…

SECURITY cameras are usually installed in hopes of identifying a felon by face, but a Voice reader in Mount Hawthorn has shared a tale of a bumcrack bandit. “I was sitting down at my kitchen table talking to my wife and then we heard a noise and saw a shadow of a person going past…

Celsius towers leave residents steaming MORE than 100 townspeople packed out a public hall to air complaints about a 13-storey development planned for a strip of North Perth. Celsius Property Group wants to build a 13-storey and an 11-storey tower on a large Fitzgerald Street block stretching from Raglan Road to Alma Road, though under Vincent council…

THREE Charles Street intersections may be sunk in prepraration for a population boom in the northern suburbs. The plan’s in the thought-bubble stage and is likely years off, but Main Roads has started consultation early as land acquisitions may be needed. The intersections at Vincent Street, Scarborough Beach Road and Walcott Street would be turned…

OBSESSIVE compulsive disorder (OCD) can sometimes be the elephant in the room, but a new book is helping shed light on the issue and give voice to those with lived experience.  Try Not to Think of a Pink Elephant: Stories of OCD includes stories from five people with a unique perspective of the disorder, including…

BAYSWATER voters will finally get to choose their mayor, but only as a result of the McGowan government’s gunboat diplomacy. Bayswater is one of the last few urban councils that still has a mayor appointed by councillors via a secret vote after an election. Almost everyone else has candidates nominate for the mayoral role during…

THE first concept images have been released for the new Mount Hawthorn youth skatepark, with Britannia Reserve looking the likely location. State Perth MP John Carey got the ball rolling on the idea with a community survey in 2020 revealing big demand for a kids’ skate space and he gave an election commitment of $200,000…

THIS week the archivists from the Vincent Local History Centre are calling out for stories from people who attended the Italian Australian Childcare Centre, the long-running North Perth institution that cared for the influx of Italian children as migrant mothers adapted to changing times and took to the workforce.  TUCKED away on Barnet Street in…