Applecross
From a cheese mansion to nurses’ quarters, these are Perth’s biggest trophy home sales of the year
Trophy home sales have significantly increased, thanks to the continued strength and confidence in the Perth property market.
- by Sarah Brookes
Latest
Three things I love: Art with kids is possible! Perth artist parents share their secrets
Galleries that are family-friendly, with amazing programming and space for running around are more common than you might think. Here’s your insider cheat sheet.
- by Emma Young
Our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From one of the country’s finest rural mansions to a riverfront estate, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.
- by Kate Farrelly
Review
Canteen Pizza
Canteen Pizza loses none of its fun in the move to new Applecross digs
Canteen’s new home at Applecross is a bustling, fun, uplifting experience which also happens to cook superb dishes.
- by Rob Broadfield
Buried report reveals Perth infill ready for ferry expansion
Previous barriers to a new route being cost-effective are falling away, says the latest report, written in 2019 but republished on a state website this month.
- by Heather McNeill and Hamish Hastie
The tiny 1950s South Perth house listed for $4 million
As higher density dwellings pop up around it, this two-bedroom, two-bathroom double-brick home has remained relatively untouched for more than 60 years.
- by Sarah Brookes
Cranes across Perth at a standstill after operator dies falling off ladder
A 62-year-old man fell on Friday morning while climbing up a crane ladder.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Education
Students kicked out of Perth’s top public schools over ‘catchment fraud’
Students have had their enrolments at some of Perth’s top public schools cancelled after it was found their families falsely told the schools they lived within the correct catchment area.
- by Holly Thompson
Do not go gently: How bookshops are reinventing the business
Imagine if you slogged your guts out for an entire year and took home only $10,000. This is reality for plenty of people in our city – but now you can help.
- by Emma Young
New plan to tackle Canning Bridge high rise anger
To masterplan an area you outline a vision, hone controls, then developers interpret this with designs that tick the boxes yet stay profitable. Simple, right?
- by Emma Young
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Crime
Police charge man following four-hour siege at Perth pharmacy
WA Police evacuated a shopping precinct in Applecross following reports a man claiming to have a gun had entered Pharmacy 777 and declared “today’s the day”.
- by Heather McNeill
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