Perth / Western Australia
- Why would the WA government quietly shelve climate change legislation?www.abc.net.au Why would the WA government quietly shelve climate change legislation?
Climate change legislation that promised to drive down WA's rising greenhouse gas emissions looks increasingly likely to be shelved ahead of the March state election.
- Astrofest
This is a friendly heads up that Perths best festival is coming up in just over a month!
Astrofest!!
- 5:30pm - 9:30pm
- Saturday 9th October
The festival usually has an astrophotography comp, star or moon gazing (possibly cloud gazing if we're unlucky), talks, food vans and more.
- Future of wheat in focus at global congresswww.murdoch.edu.au Future of wheat in focus at global congress
More than 900 researchers, policymakers and industry professionals from 52 countries are in Perth for the International Wheat Congress 2024.
That is actually a really cool industry event to have here in Perth. Did anybody get their wheat on?
- Flower power! Take a look back at these vintage photos of WA's wildflowersperthisok.com Flower power! Take a look back at these vintage photos of WA's wildflowers
September is here, and we're proudly saying, for about the zillionth time.. Spring has sprung! With an increase in sunshine comes the fresh blooms of a
- Four people rescued after boat capsizes off WA coast near Kalbarriwww.abc.net.au Two people swim to safety after boat capsizes about 2km off WA coast
Two people are rescued and another two swim ashore after their boat capsizes two kilometres off WA's Mid West coast.
- Lessons Australia can learn from California's success with a tiny bug that's killing Perth's treeswww.abc.net.au Lessons Australia can learn from California's success with a tiny bug that's killing Perth's trees
A decade before shot-hole borer entered Australia, the invasive beetle was tearing through avocado crops in California. Now, the US state has the pest under control. What can WA take from its success?
- Freo facing its Teal moment?heraldonlinejournal.com Freo facing its Teal moment?
LABOR’S stronghold over the Fremantle electorate will be challenged at the next federal election by a new independent group of Freo residents disenfranchised by the major parties. Voices for Frema…
Makes sense, Freo definitely fits the mold for a Teal type candidate. Labor must have known seats they hold would be coming up for this challange soon as well.
If only the major parties had pushed themselves to maintain higher levels of membership, they might not be facing such an active and well resourced independents movement.
- Kings Birthday
I think the King needs at least two extra days of celebration for his birthday..
- 'You can't make people dig up gas for free': Mixed feelings as WA government relaxes gas export ruleswww.abc.net.au 'You can't make people dig up gas for free': Mixed feelings as WA government relaxes gas export rules
Some of Australia's richest industrialists will be allowed for the first time to send WA's gas overseas, with the state government opening up onshore reserves to exports.
- Plantation company fined for clearing of nine stadiums' worth of native bushland in WAwww.abc.net.au Plantation company fined for clearing of nine stadiums' worth of native bushland in WA
A Bunbury magistrate fines a business $141,000 for illegally clearing 16 hectares of land in the state's south west, severely impacting a rare endangered honeysuckle species.
- Our Electric Automotive Vehicle Training Centre is complete! | North Metropolitan TAFE
I wonder if its like hairdressers apprenticeships, where you can get a cut for free/cheaper, but in this case a cheaper car service?
- What a wonderfully crazy thing to do at midnight! - Fremantle Shipping Newsfremantleshippingnews.com.au What a wonderfully crazy thing to do at midnight! - Fremantle Shipping News
Simone Blaser, a 45-year-old South African born swim coach, will set off from Lake Argyle Dam in the beautiful East Kimberley at midnight tonight, 14 September, and swim 50km to the Diversion Dam in Kununurra to raise money for WA charity Swim for Refugees. “As far as we are aware, this is the first...
- Kookynie - Not Quite a Ghost Town — Brendan's Odyssey
The building materials for the facade of London Court came from the dismantled mine head out in Kookynie?!
- WA ‘must quit prescribed burns’ with new tech now ready for roll-out
A rally will be held in Margaret River at the weekend to call on the state government to fund rapid bushfire suppression equipment and scale back “failing” prescribed burns in the South West.
Globally there has been a shift towards adopting new early detection and rapid suppression equipment to quickly identify and extinguish bushfires.
The technology, including smoke detection cameras, satellite monitoring, AI software and drones to give a bird’s-eye view to spot developing fires, is already operational in Canada and California.
It is being rolled out in European countries and along the east coast of Australia.
WA Forest Alliance senior campaigner Jason Fowler said the WA government and Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions were lagging and reliant on “outdated and dangerous” policy.
“The prescribed burning program is no longer effective at protecting South West communities in a drying and warming climate,” he said.
“Only half of prescribed burns close to communities have been completed last year because they are too risky.
“Forests are also suffering with an increasing number of high-intensity burns causing severe damage.”
- Broome man who detained three Aboriginal children with cable ties told police he wanted ‘consequences’ for their trespassingwww.theguardian.com Broome man who detained three Aboriginal children with cable ties told police he wanted ‘consequences’ for their trespassing
Matej Radelic – who has pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault – claimed minors were ‘trashing’ his pool in recording tendered in court
- WA Labor MP breaks ranks to raise concerns about push to influence environmental protection lawwww.abc.net.au WA Labor MP breaks ranks to raise concerns about push to influence environmental protection law
Retiring WA Labor MP Chris Tallentire breaks ranks to raise concerns about "a concerted effort by interest groups" to influence state and federal environmental protection laws.
- City’s $720m plan to transform riverfrontperthvoiceinteractive.com City’s $720m plan to transform riverfront
THE City of Perth will launch public consultation for its $720 million vision to transform Perth’s waterfront later this year. At its last meeting the council adopted the masterplan which is centre…
The plans for two hotels is noticeably absent from this article.
- Bibbulmun Track hikers, Munda Biddi bikers call for trail protection as miners expandwww.abc.net.au Bibbulmun Track hikers, Munda Biddi bikers call for trail protection as miners expand
As more areas in south-west and southern Western Australia are flagged for future mining activity, hikers and bikers say they're worried some of the state's best trails will be affected if more isn't done to protect them.
The impact on the inhabitants of these forests is conspicuous in its absence from this article, but i guess they have some allies in the trail users.
- https://aussie.zone/c/melbourne adopted a Numbat at Perth Zoo?
Just stalking the 'about' side bar over on c/melbourne, as any Western Australian on a Saturday night is of course doing... we have lives over here!.. I think... , and noticed they adopted a Numbat at Perth Zoo!
How freakin cool! Cheers guys! But, why in Perth and not Melbourne?
- Children working at the 2024 Perth Royal Showwww.commerce.wa.gov.au Children working at the 2024 Perth Royal Show
The 2024 Perth Royal Show starts on 21 September 2024. The Show is a fun family event for all ages and it is important to highlight that child employment laws in Western Australia apply to children working at the Show.
Okay, if theres a 15 year old on the teacup ride then i don't think i'll feel safe. I need to see that 'pack a day' guy behind the controls or i just won't feel reassured. /j
- Albany's retail trading hours permanently extendedwww.commerce.wa.gov.au Albany's retail trading hours permanently extended
Extended shopping hours approved for the City of Albany General retail shops will be allowed to open on Sundays and most public holidays Changes to take effect from February 2025 Albany consumers will enjoy extra hours of shopping on a permanent basis, after a proposal from the local government auth...
Interesting, i just assumed Albany being such a large regional centre already had extended trading hours.
- Albany takes lead in renewable innovation with wave energy converter launchwww.uwa.edu.au Albany takes lead in renewable innovation with wave energy converter launch
UWA’s Marine Energy Research Australia will today unveil a world-first initiative to showcase Albany’s wave energy resources and research expertise.
They should name it Crush, and if they make a smaller version, name that one squirt.
- Door open for appeal?heraldonlinejournal.com Door open for appeal?
A HILTON councillor has lodged an appeal against a decision to transfer a liquor licence from Hamilton Hill to the new Coles in Hilton, saying it sets a troubling precedent. The director of liquor …
Its the liquor license holder who can apply for the transfer. If they're moving, even if they're Liquorland, they should be allowed to take it.
And who knows, if the property goes up for sale maybe another liquor store will be put in the same location? Thats probably naive of me, this is Coles we're talking about.
There'd be somewhere else in the neighbourhood someone could open another and perhaps better liquor store.
Maybe Dan Murphy's will come and plonk one of their big green boxes somewhere really high traffic and cause the spot to be even more horrendous. Thats always fun!
- Ripped your jeans? Don't bin them. Mitchell's repair cafe has a fix in a war on wastewww.abc.net.au Ripped your jeans? Don't bin them. Mitchell's repair cafe has a fix in a war on waste
Mitchell Hawks' love of repairing is having a significant community impact when it comes to the environment and the hip pocket.
Dont forget the 5 R's
Refuse, Reduce, Repair, Reuse, Recycle.
https://www.cleanup.org.au/the5rs
- Outback marathon documentary launches - Echo Newspaper
Nice inspiring story for a Saturday.
- /s The Crystal Swan Put Into Protective Custody To Prevent Another Iconic Vessel Getting Hit | The Bell Tower Timeswww.thebelltowertimes.com The Crystal Swan Put Into Protective Custody To Prevent Another Iconic Vessel Getting Hit | The Bell Tower Times
The news that a container ship has hit the Leeuwin Tall Ship this morning has sent shockwaves though the community.
Belle keeping up with the watery events of the day I see. Very good.
- Backswing on golf course dramaperthvoiceinteractive.com Backswing on golf course drama
THE fallout over Bayswater mayor Filamena Pifferetti’s meeting with a developer linked to the operator of the City’s golf courses continued at this week’s council meeting. Although the mayor was ab…
- Zombie-living finds a Nichewww.commerce.wa.gov.au Nicheliving’s building contractor registration and the State Administrative Tribunal review
On 30 July 2024 the Building Services Board (Board) decided to refuse Projex Management and Construction Pty Ltd’s (Nicheliving) application to renew its registration as building contractor under the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011 (Registration Act). The Board was not (among other things...
Maybe a less breathless explanation of whats happened over the last few days with Nicheliving.
- Inspiration flows from science to art in Tineke Van der Eecken's Tributaries | Particleparticle.scitech.org.au Inspiration flows from science to art in Tineke Van der Eecken's Tributaries | Particle
New exhibition turns lab animals into art using the centuries-old process of corrosion casting.
- WA fossil gas problem has a raft of solutions. Boosting its supply should not be one of themreneweconomy.com.au WA fossil gas problem has a raft of solutions. Boosting its supply should not be one of them
WA’s parliamentary inquiry into domestic gas supply has failed to look at solutions that could help manage its shortage problem and reduce emissions.
- Woodside upbeat on spending spree but lower prices sting revenuewww.watoday.com.au Woodside upbeat on spending spree but lower prices sting revenue
The oil giant’s revenue has taken a $2 billion hit after it produced less oil and gas and sold it for lower prices in the six months to June.
Would this be the first time Woodside are getting into shale? If so, I wonder if they're planning to broaden their expertise in shale collection through this aquisition to apply it further in Aus? Might be a peripheral benefit Woodside are seeking.
- 'One-stop shop' for patients and families in one of Perth's fastest growing communitieswww.ecu.edu.au 'One-stop shop' for patients and families in one of Perth's fastest growing communities
Edith Cowan University (ECU) with the Australian and WA Governments have officially launched the ECU Health Centre Yanchep East, offering a range of primary care, allied health, and mental health services.
- Giant ~~cheques~~ invoices delivered to WA Giant CO2 contributors /sperthvoiceinteractive.com Socially awkward
ARTISTS have stepped up where Extinction Rebellion were once the tour de force, taking on WA’s fossil fuel companies over their CO2 emissions. Last week art group PVI Collective delivered giant “in…
Novelty size invoices, love it!
- you are (probably) here
Perth city skyline illuminated by a stormy sunset, photo taken from a place to the east
- Maritime researchers uncover 1882 shipwreck in Perth's Swan Riverwww.abc.net.au Maritime researchers uncover 1882 shipwreck in Perth's Swan River
Maritime archaeologists identify the earliest known shipwreck in the Swan River, a cargo barge wrecked in an 1882 storm, which provides a glimpse into life in 19th-century Perth.
