Fire fears for skyshow
AN Australia Day fireworks without any fireworks has been raised as a possibility by a Department of Fire and Emergency Services staffer. In the Australia Day post-mortem conducted by Perth […]
See Jane walk
FOR the first time Jane’s Walk is coming to Maylands. The international event takes place May 4, celebrating the legacy of urban activist Jane Jacobs who died in 2006. Jacobs […]
Million-dollar park plan
JUST over a million bucks will be spent sprucing up the first stage of Leederville’s town centre. With little done in the precinct since the formation of the Vincent city […]
Tech heads ready for wahck fest
PASTY-FACED computer enthusiasts will leave their command centres—their bedrooms—to attend Perth’s first ever hacker conference this weekend. WAHCKon will revolve around a series of talks from fellow hackers and IT […]
Lighten up WOW! I have read some negative letters over the years but Naomi Clark’s criticism of councillor John Carey being regularly seen in the Voice (Voice Mail, April 27, […]
Music to my ears
THE ROSEMOUNT, North Perth by STEPHEN POLLOCK: Sunday lunch at The Rosemount is the dining equivalent of Status Quo—a three-chord onslaught of burgers, nachos, pizzas and steaks. The kind of […]
Black Swan takes on the black dog
ARTHUR MILLER’S Willy Loman, in Death of a Salesman, is an unlikeable person. He verbally abuses and bullies his wife and sons and is a liar and a braggart in […]
A gentle appeal
IN another lifetime I worked around the corner from this home in Crawford Road, Inglewood. A mix of lovely older homes, leafy streets and plenty of parks, it was an […]
Buzz off
THE Barnett government is distancing itself from a $4 million pre-election promise made by its unsuccessful Maylands candidate, Sylvan Albert. In a March 1 media release, the high-profile candidate and […]
Artist calls in the lawyers
LEGAL action is brewing between Vincent city council and local artist Matt McVeigh, with a letter sent to council alleging breach of contract. The council originally voted to pay Mr […]
