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Perth’s underground smackdown

By Lachlan Denney on July 17, 2026

Love at first swipe?

By Oda Bekkestad on July 17, 2026

No room to sing

By Kyle Halcyon on July 17, 2026

Rebuilding Te Whare Tapa Wha

By Renee Hilton-Jones on July 7, 2026

Pride flagged for removal

By Rachel Jennings on May 19, 2026

Fighting fire with fire

By Nima Monazami on May 14, 2026

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Match made in radio heaven

By Tarryn Kluge on September 25, 2020
Gary Roberts wearing a recreated version of the original 96FM Stereo t-shirts.

The original leader of Perth’s first commercial FM radio station has returned to celebrate its 40th birthday.

Liptember colours up for mental health

By Andrew Du on September 25, 2020
A model posing with the featured blue lipstick for Liptember

Women are puckering up and painting lips to raise funds and awareness for women’s mental health this Liptember.

Ocean Reef’s new theatre

By Daniel Yong on September 25, 2020
Empty hall of the new performing arts theatre.

Ocean Reef Senior High School’s new Performing Arts Theatre is already bringing joy.

Fremantle stoked to host WAFL Grand Final

By Erin Harwood on September 25, 2020
A photo of the Fremantle Oval entrance gate, which also says "Welcome to the home of the Bulldogs".

A sneak peak at what the City of Fremantle has planned for the 2020 WAFL Grand Final.

Brawl over mall

By Mikayla Fanto on September 25, 2020

Melville residents are raging over a $100 million redevelopment.

High rise plan for Karrinyup

By Jessica Moroney on September 25, 2020
Alt Text: Construction will commence on the west residential development in the next four years.

Karrinyup residents are waiting to hear whether Stirling council will back or oppose a high rise development plan.

Golf, pool, gym: South Perth recreation

By Armando Viscarra Rossel on September 25, 2020
RAF sign in front of Collier Park

A recreation and aquatic facility planned for South Perth could offer a range of new wellness and education opportunities.

Grants to boost sports club action

By Kate Geldart on September 25, 2020
Final game of the late starting winter season, due to the effects of Covid-19, for the division 3 teams of men’s open basketball at Willetton Stadium.

Grants are being offered to sporting clubs and organisations to encourage participation in sport.

The gender pandemic

By Paige Busher on September 25, 2020

As the pandemic continues to put families under pressure, research shows inequalities for women are worse than ever.

Raising awareness of Alzheimer’s

By Daniel Acott on September 25, 2020
Old man with puzzle pieces above his head

Dementia experts are calling for destigmatization and mindfulness in the face COVID-19.

Bottleneck in demand for mental health services

By Isabel Mountain on September 23, 2020
people in a therapy group

COVID-19’s psychological impacts are driving a surge of demand for treatment that WA’s mental health practitioners are struggling to keep up with.

Life after lockdown

By Madeleine Quy on September 23, 2020

Many of us learned lessons about downtime during the COVID restrictions, but have those lessons been lost as we return to the daily grind?

TikTok on the (brain) clock

By Fierra Surrao on September 23, 2020

It’s exploded since COVID, but experts are warning about the addictive problems from too much TikTok.

A hike to remember

By Jennifer Schon on September 21, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
A group of hikers posing behind a Bibbulmun Track and Alzheimer's WA sign in the forrest.

Off the Grid 365 has 12 hiking events planned to raise $90,000 for Alzheimer’s WA this month.

Polly’s legacy lives on

By Cain Andrews on September 17, 2020

A new collection at the State Library celebrates AFL legend Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer.

People not profits

By Neelam Dajee on September 17, 2020

Students concerned as funding cuts impact their job prospects.

Koalas need our love

By Yiying Li on September 17, 2020

They’re cute and endangered and save the Koala Month is underway.

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