The Premier Responds
on Nov 5, 2009 in education TAFE Colin Barnett government You may have read a previous article on Perth Psychocat detailing Government plans to establish a new Department to specifically deal with TAFE. While this has some potential benefits, it also raises some serious concerns, particularly in regards to...

More Plans For Northbridge
on Oct 24, 2009 in perth crime Northbridge crime Colin Barnett perth culture John Day Planning Minister John Day has unveiled plans to improve the Northbridge Cultural Precinct. Day called the current space "run-down and underutilised" and promised "exciting changes" starting within weeks. So what changes will be made? New spaces for...

Liberal Party Tightens The Grip
on Oct 11, 2009 in WA police perth crime drug laws Colin Barnett sniffer dogs Thought it was annoying to have a dog sniffing you in the search for drugs that you don't have when waiting in line for a festival? Well now you can have a police officer pat you down instead! Why would they want to search you? Who cares? They don't...

GO3 Convention Wrap-Up
on Oct 4, 2009 in go3 convention perth culture gaming Perths Go3 Convention has come and gone for another year and it was clear to all that attended that this year was different. Unfortunately, it was not changed for the better.The first thing that raises alarm bells that something isn't right is the li...

Perth Media Plummets Further
on Sep 27, 2009 in perth media Sunday Times PerthNow media Carly Hennessy Poor journalism is becoming increasingly common in Perth. Here's a fine example of everything wrong with the current state of Perth media. Carly Hennessy of The Sunday Times recently reported that Australian children are about to be swept up in a cra...

Public Schools To Turn Independent
on Sep 19, 2009 in State School Teachers Union education government It seems that the WA State School Teachers Unions annual strike may be just about to go bi-annual.Oh, wait a minute. My mistake. This time it appears they have a legitimate reason for striking.Snarky comments aside, this could be quite a big issue wi...

Government Plans For New TAFE Department
on Sep 1, 2009 in education TAFE perth culture perth arts The State Government has made moves to change West Australia's TAFE system. This would be done by splitting the WA's TAFE colleges from the Education Department and forming a new department - the Department of Training and Workforce Development. Prem...

Vote Annoyed
on Aug 27, 2009 in vote confidence advertising glass half full committee media Chances are you've seen the new 'Vote Confidence' campaign currently running on Western Australian TV, radio, print and web. For those who haven't seen the ads, the basic synopsis is a suited-up smiley face tells us that West Australia has survived t...

G03 Electronics & Entertainment Expo
on Aug 10, 2009 in G03 gaming I've also posted this on Signal Sin, but since it's a Perth event I thought it'd pay to mention it here too.The G03 Electronics & Entertainment Expo is coming up soon and the latest info has been released. There's a lot of pretty ordinary stuff in th...

Hay Street Redevelopment Proposal
on Aug 7, 2009 in Parliament House Hay Street Janet Davidson redevelopment Perths Deputy Lord Mayor Janet Davidson has announced that Hay Street is to be revamped. Here's what she had to say about it.“Hay Street, west of Milligan Street, lacks identity, is very much vehicle-oriented and exposed to the elements.”All very...