Perth / Western Australia
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things to do after work CBD
I was just wondering if anyone has ideas for what to do in the cbd during the week, after work? There is No Lights No Lycra dancing, quiz nights at The Brisbane and what else? Also would love to hear about any great restaurants to try.
- theconversation.com ‘Things started to look dire’: our deep-dive into past climates sounds a warning for this unique corner of Australia
Over millions of years, a stable climate helped create this biodiversity hotspot. Climate change now threatens it.
- www.abc.net.au 'Against all scientific advice': Perth council looks set to press ahead with plan for industrial park near wetland
Conservationists' efforts to protect a swathe of significant wetlands in Perth's south-east take a hit with a local council looking set to push on with plans for industrial park, despite concerns raised by the Environmental Protection Authority.
- perthisok.com A brand new nature playground has opened at Serpentine Dam
A new playground has officially opened at Serpentine Dam, inspired by the surrounding natural landscape. As well as the new playground, the recreation
For all the parents of young kids new playground at serpentine dam. They're calling it a nature playground. Might be a good lunch spot.
I've seen a few like this they seem quute nice.
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A little update from the reasons for closure of the Guildford cafe, "Poste"
OG link, https://aussie.zone/post/10550030
Couple quotes from this article,
> We generally as a rule do not object nor support an application (but) simply put in a submission pointing out where it does and doesn’t fit in within the city’s planning guidelines – from the R codes and the local area policies – that’s what we do,’’ she said.
> Swan chief executive officer Stephen Cain said city staff had sought to work collaboratively with the café owners providing guidance and extensions along the way. “It was the decision of the owners not to lodge the development application that could have resolved their non-compliance,’’ he said.
I'm leaning towards this story being a disgruntled failing business owner wanting to lob some manure to save their own feelings of embarrassment as they exit the business. The thing is, the business owner should hold their heads high, they ran a business for a good few years and they had a go! No shame in that.
- margaretriver.wine Introducing Margaret River’s Next Crop - Margaret River Wine
From 3 July, fifteen dynamic and skilled members of the Margaret River grape and wine community will embark on the Next Crop program, which aims to empower emerging leaders within the region to enhance their leadership capacity for their businesses and our overall regional development. The professio...
- www.abc.net.au 'It's a natural amphitheatre': Weird and wonderful solstice party in the west
A full-size Stonehenge replica on Western Australia's south coast is hosting a new winter solstice festival to boost tourism in the region.
Why is the southwest WA so pagan? Its such an interestingly funny quirk down there.
From Bridgetown, Margaret River all the way to Denmark, Albany and Esperance theres this streak of interest in all this kind of stuff. :)
- particle.scitech.org.au Could We Build a Carbon-Zero Internet? — Tech News | Particle
Sub-sea fibre optic cables connect Perth to the world, and we need more of them. But are they sustainable?
Didn't know the cables came through City Beach.
- www.abc.net.au Louise Kingston resigns from WA Nationals after accusing Opposition Leader Shane Love of bullying
Nationals WA MP Louise Kingston resigns from the party, telling parliament it was because of bullying by party leader Shane Love.
How can you allow your party to have a fallout like this when they are in such a weak position already? Its unbelievably poor leadership by S. Love, let alone being so immature as to bully colleagues in the parliament. Who the hell would want to vote for such a foolish behaviour.
Nationals should remove him as leader immediately. Cut the snake off at the head, deal with the many smaller heads that are bound to spring up quickly, before the WA election starts getting going.
Otherwise they're going into the election with proverbial 'cement for shoes'.
- www.abc.net.au WA now has the 'toughest firearms laws' in the country. So who can keep their guns?
The WA government says its new firearms laws are the toughest in the country, “making explicit that the possession and use of a firearm is a privilege but not a right”, according to the police minister.
- www.uwa.edu.au Future looks sweet for WA honey
Researchers from UWA have developed a new technique to authenticate the origin of honey through its nectar signature.
Below is the linked abstract in the article from PeerJ Analytical Chemistry.
Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) is a dominant forest tree endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. Its honey is appreciated for its highly desirable taste, golden colour, slow crystallisation, and high levels of bioactivity, which have placed Jarrah in the premium product range. However, whilst customers are willing to pay a high price for this natural product, there is currently no standard method for its authentication. As honey is naturally sourced from flower nectar, a novel route of authentication is to identify the nectar signature within the honey.
This study reports on a high-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC)-based authentication system which allows the tracing of six key marker compounds present in Jarrah flower nectar and Jarrah honey. Four of these markers have been confirmed to be epigallocatechin, lumichrome, taxifolin and o-anisic acid with two (Rf 0.22 and 0.41) still chemically unidentified. To assist with the characterisation of Jarrah honey, a range of physicochemical tests following Codex Alimentarius guidelines were carried out.
A blend of authenticated Jarrah honey samples was used to define the properties of this honey type. The blend was found to have a pH of 4.95, an electric conductivity of 1.31 mS/cm and a moisture content of 16.8%. Its water-insoluble content was 0.04%, its free acidity 19 milli-equivalents acid/kg and its diastase content 13.2 (DN). It also contains fructose (42.5%), glucose (20.8%), maltose (1.9%) and sucrose (<0.5%).
The HPTLC-based authentication system proposed in this study has been demonstrated to be a useful tool for identifying Jarrah honey and might also act as a template for the authentication of other honey types.
*Cite this as
Islam MK, Barbour E, Locher C. 2024. Authentication of Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) honey through its nectar signature and assessment of its typical physicochemical characteristics. PeerJ Analytical Chemistry 6:e33 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-achem.33*
- www.supercars.com Drivers react to Perth street circuit plans | Supercars
"The action would be so cool and just so much fun to race there"
Gona do a race around the casino? Maybe they can race around the entrance and call it 'Packers u-bend'. Really drive home the key beneficiary of this plan.
Of course.. i can't think of anywhere else around Perth you'd have it so maybe i should shut up :)
The Supercars.com article has a bit more to it, but heres the watoday article, https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/perth-street-circuit-to-host-supercars-from-2026-20240616-p5jm5l.html
- www.abc.net.au WA farmers rely on Rio Tinto for one crucial resource that's suddenly been cut by half
With producers across the state looking far and wide for hay at a time of below-average rainfall, the mining giant's sudden drop in production comes as a blow to the livestock industry.
Somewhat surprising. I don't know if its the best use of the water, but its certainly creative.
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Newly Renovated Metros Freo Donates Old Floors To Clag To Help Develop A Super Adhesive | The Bell Tower Times /Satire
www.thebelltowertimes.com Newly Renovated Metros Freo Donates Old Floors To Clag To Help Develop A Super Adhesive | The Bell Tower TimesMetro's Freo announced last week that it has been busy renovated the iconic Freo nightclub and will be reopening this weekend for the launch of a "superclub".
Loctite company better watch out, clags comin in with the strong stuff!
Edit: string to strong
- xpressmag.com.au The Ellington celebrates 15 years of jazz photography
To mark fifteen years of The Ellington, Perth’s home of jazz, on the weekend of June 7-9, the club hosted [...]
15 years already! Can't believe its been that long already.
Good set of pictures of the event at the end of the article.
- trilliontrees.org.au How to Plant a Black Cockatoo Friendly Garden
Choose native trees and plants that provide habitat and food for black cockatoos.
They're big, brash and loud. But a beautiful sight to see when a group of ten or twenty flap about overhead, or squawk at each other as you walk underneath them.
- fremantleshippingnews.com.au Philanthropy – What Does it Mean? - Fremantle Shipping News
Philanthropy is a word that is bandied about in the media so often that we can forget what it means. The word is derived from Greek: philos meaning “love” and anthropos meaning “man” or “humanity”. While philanthropy is associated with giving, the Greek interpretation could be seen as a precursor, a...
Philanthropy is a 'lover of humanity', and is represented by the 3 T's (Time, Treasure, Talent) is the article in summary.
Aren't philanthropists meant to be arms length support for 'good causes' though? How does time and talent compute with that?
- www.curtin.edu.au Curtin Ignition offers aspiring business owners expert start-up advice | News at Curtin
Wade Smith, Kevin Mitchem and Luke Hallaways - Co-founders of CO-architecture Image Credit: David Broadway
- perthvoiceinteractive.com Hotspot appeal
KINGS PARK’S long-serving director of science has added his signature to a letter calling on prime minister Anthony Albanese to protect at least 30 per cent of the South West from further deforesta…
Dr Yin said 100,000 hectares of forest had been wiped out through prolonged drought and “heat-making ecological restoration” in the last six months.
Does anybody know what "heat making ecological restoration" means? Is this a fancy phrase for the firies doing burn-offs?
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This is a read twice article for sure. Stoys a bit convoluted. I don't feel like the full story behind this business closure was really explored.
Hopefully Echo follow up with a couple more articles.
- fremantleshippingnews.com.au Zen and the Art of Beach Bumming - Fremantle Shipping News
It’s not easy being a beach bum. There’s a skill to it, for sure, and it’s not an easily acquired skill. Truth be told, it’s a rare art. Years of practice, repetition, and more practice and more repetition are required before you can even modestly claim to be approaching beach bum status. The ultima...
Whoever knew the art was so deep. Give me the beer, you can keep the sittin about on the beach.
- www.abc.net.au ABC Radio Perth turns 100 - About the ABC
ABC Radio Perth will celebrate 100 years of radio in Western Australia on Tuesday, 4 June 2024 with special broadcast plans set to roll out across the week.
- westernindependent.com.au Interwhat? Interwhere?
Located off the coast of Australia’s north west, the name of the Intercourse Islands raises eyebrows.
By Kimberly Putland
Fun article about a historical mystery.
- perthvoiceinteractive.com Rates thump to hit land-bankers
BAYSWATER council is poised to hit land-bankers with big rate increases in an effort to force them into developing their vacant lots. At Tuesday’s meeting, councillors voted to seek approval from l…
Yet another increase in cost of living.
Although the extra cost on that vacant land in Maylands is good, should hike that property by 200% hit them harder. Pretty sure its Coles who owns it, just ensuring woolies don't get their mits on it apparently.
- www.abc.net.au Coca-Cola to temporarily cease taking groundwater in Perth Hills after minister intervenes
WA Water Minister Simone McGurk has announced Coca-Cola will voluntarily cease extracting water for bottling from a bore in the Perth hills, to allow for the aquifer replenishment.`
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Visiting Perth, Mid June to Mid July
Hello lovely Aussies! I am visiting your beautiful land for a month this summer. I apologize and please delete if this post is against the rules, but maybe you can point me in the right direction. I will be staying with family who have been there since last summer, but I'd love to hear tips about how best to enjoy your city and it's surroundings while I'm there!
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> Jeremy has a fractured pelvis, back and hand, as well as two skin grafts on his back, a week after boarding a bus to visit his mum.
> He said the driver closed the door on his ankle, trapping one foot inside.
Jesus Christ that poor kid. This isn't just negligence, that's almost attempted murder
> At the intersection of Mandurah Road, the driver stopped, opened the door, and, according to witnesses, drove off.
Sooo no incident report? No ambulance? No police? Definitely intentional
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Our Smoggy Capital this Morning
No wind days really bring out the smog in us.
Note: Sorry for the potato quality of the photo.
- www.watoday.com.au ‘Trying to save the planet’: Cook wants line of sight on guzzlers of WA gas
As climate groups deride his government’s pro-gas stance, the premier is giving thought to how to hold WA’s international gas customers to account on climate.
For a refutation on the case for gas as an energy bridge,
https://www.climatetown.news/p/a-bridge-to-nowhere-us-natural-gas?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
- www.abc.net.au Former SAS soldier, reality TV contestant pulls out of running for Liberals in WA
Mark Wales says a close family member has suffered a "serious medical episode" and was in intensive care.
- particle.scitech.org.au Particle 101: Perth’s odd tides — Environment News | Particle
Perth has strange tides. They don't behave like the tides in other places. But why is that?
Article author, Owen Cumming
Good answer to the question of 'whats up with Perth's tides?' that I never realised I had.
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Electrify Fremantle - Fremantle Shipping News - Professor Peter Newman AO
fremantleshippingnews.com.au Electrify Fremantle - Fremantle Shipping NewsOn Thursday night, Australia joined the world by passing laws that limit the pollution from new vehicles. The laws favours a more rapid transition to electric vehicles. It is a part of the journey we are on to deal with climate change by electrifying everything. Almost everything anyway, certainly o...
Project: Electrify the Valley
Electrify the Valley Community Page https://www.electrifythevalley.org/home
(Note: I can't tell whether this is run by a commercial organisation or not. I don't think it is, but if someone see's something that indicates it is, let me know, and i'll rip this link off the post. Cheers)
Older article explaining a little more about White Gum Valley's plans: https://heraldonlinejournal.com/2023/11/03/valley-set-to-become-electric-community/
Peter Newman's experience: https://theconversation.com/profiles/peter-newman-1858
Peter Newman's case for Trackless Tram: https://theconversation.com/trackless-trams-v-light-rail-its-not-a-contest-both-can-improve-our-cities-125134
Bonus old Perth tram remnants: https://brendansodyssey.blogspot.com/2024/04/what-remains-of-perth-tram-network.html?m=1
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Company still hiding water usage details and deflecting issue with request to regulate all bore owners.
www.abc.net.au Nobody knows how much free water Coca-Cola is taking from Perth's aquifers. How did this happen?Coca-Cola has been taking free water from a bore in Karragullen for decades, to sell as bottled water. As Perth endures one of its driest ever spells, questions are being asked about what that means for the region.
- perthisok.com The best things to do around Perth this week
Here's a comprehensive guide to what's happening around Perth this week. And for more fun and things to do around town, don't forget to check out: Perth's
Great guide to whats on this weekend, great work 'Perth is OK!'
I've been to a couple of Jerry Fraser's oyster shucking events, they're a bit of fun, he's a fun guy!
The Koi show looks pretty interesting, had no idea that was a thing! I also wish i had time for the 3 negroni lunch.
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Good news story to start the day with!
- fremantleshippingnews.com.au Minister Carey approves Port Beach MRS Amendment - Leighton Action Coalition responds - Fremantle Shipping News
On 9 May 2024, the Western Australian Planning Commission advised it had considered all the submissions received in respect of the amendment proposal for the North Fremantle Urban Precinct Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment 1400/41 relating to coastal land adjacent to Port Beach. The proposal was ...
An info pack from a couple months ago on this situation for those interested, https://aussie.zone/post/7556122
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Side Bar Resources
Hi all, in the past I've found it hard to find good WA specific news and information, so in the last few months I've gathered a few resources in the sidebar for community members to refer to for info about our drought stricken land (seriously, wheres the rain?). In case others find they have the same problem.
If anybody has suggestions you'd like for other WA online resources to add please tell me about them and I'll add them.
Or, if anybody has other comments about the sidebar, its use/content please share.
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For those near Fremantle.
Hi! I just took a holiday to your lovely city and the surrounding suburbs and had a great time. My favorite part was probably visiting the Freo Markets. I saw this mural near the IGA car park building near the Markets, and thought I got a good photo of it, but as it would turn out to be, I didn't quite get all of it in there. If someone has a photo and could share, I would greatly appreciate it!
Here are the photos I got. Thank you so much, and mods if this is the wrong community for this let me know and I'll move on.
