Breeding Monarchs
STARTING with just nine caterpillars, Cockburn’s Terri Sharman became more than a gardener—she became a butterfly breeder. In July 2010 the lifetime gardener discovered Monarch caterpillars in her milkweed plant. […]
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STARTING with just nine caterpillars, Cockburn’s Terri Sharman became more than a gardener—she became a butterfly breeder. In July 2010 the lifetime gardener discovered Monarch caterpillars in her milkweed plant. […]
PETER TINLEY is chasing bail to get out of the slammer. The Willagee Labor MP plans to be locked up in a portable gaol outside Fremantle Markets on April 12 […]
LOCAL chef Kenny Austin says food and music makes the perfect marriage. The Manna Wholefoods cook, who fronts the band The Aunts, combines his two loves with a night of […]
FREMANTLE council’s decision to ramp up parking fees as a trade-off for an hour’s free parking for shoppers will earn it almost $1 million that it hadn’t counted on this […]
ATTADALE local Diana Blackwood is inviting any old-timers who’ve ever wanted to learn to sing to join her Seniors in Harmony project. Seniors will learn to sing across two practice […]
FREMANTLE city council will hire consultants to work on designs for public spaces around Kings Square as part of its $220 million revamp. The consultants’ team was given the green […]
SIMONE McGURK is unlikely to make Labor’s front bench, despite having run WA’s union movement for years. The former Unions WA chief—whose Fremantle victory was Labor’s only net gain in […]
“IT’S all about territory and greed. It’s not about heritage,” says National Trust chief Tom Perrigo, who has criticised a WA housing department decision to “dump” the rundown warders’ cottages […]
THE collapse of Ruocco’s Pizzeria in 2012 has thrown up a nasty surprise for discount voucher holders—even though the business is back up and running under new owners. Palmyra’s John […]
Influenced by its Portuguese origins, and even though predominantly vegetarian, a Goan repertoire cannot be considered complete without seafood. The cafe that sits in the International Food store in East […]