Leederville Oval to receive $5 million upgrade as part of WA’s AFL Gather Round bid
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Leederville Oval to receive $5 million upgrade as part of WA’s AFL Gather Round bid

The state government confirmed it will revamp the grounds,including by replacing the maligned ground,the goal posts,boundary fencing and dug outs and upgrading the lighting for night games to be broadcast.

  • byMichael Genovese

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$5 million upgrade for Leederville Oval ahead of AFL Gather Round

$5 million upgrade for Leederville Oval ahead of AFL Gather Round

WA’s pitch to land the AFL’s Gather Round will be bolstered by a $5 million dollar upgrade to Leederville Oval including a complete re-turfing and a lighting boost.

  • byMichael Genovese
Vegans take note:Family pizzeria brings Leederville great pizza,small plates – and a dedicated vegan menu!
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Vegans take note:Family pizzeria brings Leederville great pizza,small plates – and a dedicated vegan menu!

Also on offer:house-baked focaccia,utterly comforting desserts and a chilli oil to be reckoned with.

  • byMax Veenhuyzen
Teenage boy jailed for ‘frightening’ late night Lake Monger sex assaults
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Teenage boy jailed for ‘frightening’ late night Lake Monger sex assaults

The 14-year-old at one point had a bright sporting future ahead of him,will now spend months behind bars after he attacked two women exercising at the park.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
The new,the excellent,and the best WA restaurants of 2023

The new,the excellent,and the best WA restaurants of 2023

Once again,we find ourselves at the backside of a year of success,new openings and big money investments and we must conclude that the hospitality sector has had yet another purple patch. Again.

  • byRob Broadfield
Lima Cantina serves some of the best South American food in Australia

Lima Cantina serves some of the best South American food in Australia

Take a short cut to Lima,Peru,if you can’t manage the airfares. This Leederville restaurant offers an ethnic experience dating back 1000 years.

  • byRob Broadfield
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Casual,cool,leafy:Pub favourites star at urban retreat in Leederville

Casual,cool,leafy:Pub favourites star at urban retreat in Leederville

The Garden is a pub,but a pub for the right-on 30-somethings living inside the goat cheese curtain and pushing strollers.

  • byRob Broadfield
Get packing for a ‘food and vinous journey’ – starting in Mount Hawthorn

Get packing for a ‘food and vinous journey’ – starting in Mount Hawthorn

Need a little stimulation? Perth’s latest food and drink news has you covered,whether you feel like luxe Italian,Indian immersion,jazz or just partying hard.

  • byRob Broadfield
Sprawling Perth needs ‘Barcelona’ suburbs – but Metronet’s not the answer

Sprawling Perth needs ‘Barcelona’ suburbs – but Metronet’s not the answer

An influential industry body has identified five Perth suburbs as prime locations for transformative development near public transport,defying government logic.

  • bySarah Brookes
Perth’s best brunches:Where to satisfy your mid-morning hunger

Perth’s best brunches:Where to satisfy your mid-morning hunger

Feel like brunch? It’s all about the eggs. Here are our top 12 brunch haunts you must visit. (Never before 10am,though.)

  • byRob Broadfield
Molto bene:Perth’s top 10 ‘nuovo’ Italian restaurants to get your pasta fix

Molto bene:Perth’s top 10 ‘nuovo’ Italian restaurants to get your pasta fix

Mushy pasta and cook-by-numbers sauces are gone. In their place,proper al dente pasta,clean and calibrated flavours and well-cooked grills are the order of the day.

  • byRob Broadfield