- News
Lonely, homeless, but he’s full of hope
He has never told anyone his story. Until now.
Russell Price, 69, is the homeless man who camps on the park bench next to the putting green at Claremont golf course, a few hundred metres from the Teebox cafe. Cafe staff were chastised by a customer last Saturday for “encouraging the homeless by giving Russell free coffee and food”.
- Community
Subi artists turn spotlight on lamp decoration
“People will walk away with their own creatively painted, stylish and certified lamp with a lampshade”.
Light up someone’s day with a uniquely and personally decorated lamp. Nat Hiddlestone, who runs Hiddlestone’s pop-up lamp shop on Rokeby Road, sourced the lamps and will supply her electrical expertise and enthusiasm.
- TimeOut
Burlinson’s back, in concert
Tom Burlinson and Sigrid Thornton share many memories of the film that changed their lives.
Tom Burlinson’s most enduring memory of the 1982 film The Man From Snowy River is the “terrible descent” when, as young horseman Jim Craig, he raced down the mountainside. The memories were rekindled ahead of The Man From Snowy River in Concert, a new show featuring the film on the big screen with a live 54-piece orchestra playing Bruce Rowland’s awardwinning score.
- Property
Move in and enjoy
“We constructed an oversized mosaic-tiled pool complete with dive board and travertine paving, renovated the kitchen and scullery and rebuilt the front veranda”.
Buyers worried about building costs and delays are looking for turnkey houses like this one for sale. The owners, who bought the 1923 home a few years ago, have done all the hard work with a comprehensive two-storey makeover.
- Sport
The A to Z of an Olympic journey
“I’m really looking forward to representing my family, my town, my river, my state and obviously Australia as well.”
Aran Zalewski celebrated his 250th match for Australia last weekend by captaining his country to a big win over one of his sport’s powerhouse teams. Aran who? It is a bit like that for one of WA’s most-decorated yet leastknown athletes.
Headlines around the western suburbs this week...
Nedlands
‘Reject’ wins as Liberal bosses grilled
Liberal Jonathan Huston will vie for the seat of Nedlands as blood is spilled in the party over a failed attempt to cancel his eligibility to run.
Bret Christian
Cottesloe
Rats! Vermin plaguing Cott beach
Rats are running between people eating fish and chips and one dropped from a ceiling onto a man’s head at Cottesloe main beach, locals say.
Bonnie Christian
Shenton Park
Crash sparks new call for light changes
The latest prang at a dangerous Shenton Park intersection should be the catalyst for changes to the traffic light sequence, a fedup resident says.
Jen Rewell
QEII
Fire hazard cladding rife at QEII
Health bosses are scrambling to replace flammable cladding identified on Perth Children’s Hospital and six other buildings nearby.
Lloyd Gorman
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