Graeme Simsion has a physics degree, a PhD in Creativity Theory, a few screenplays, short stories, two nonfiction novels under his belt, and now a bestseller. He was one of…
Any right-minded person wouldn’t normally wander off down a dark alleyway, but that’s exactly what the Mayor of Subiaco, Heather Henderson, asked us to do last week. At first I pondered…
My pay it forward loop continued over the weekend. This time at Australia’s largest street arts festival (Fremantle Street Arts Festival), while watching American artist and ‘man of mirth’, Rob…
Last Thursday I got caught up in a pay it forward loop and I’m not sure how to get out of it. Thanks to Robobobobo During my weekly trip to the…
Perth at Easter … bliss. One of the best things about Perth at Easter is …Perth city © The Ponder RoomIt isn’t the time spent with family and friends, wonderful though…
If you haven’t been to Trigg Island/Kailis Beach Café for a while you might want to take a peek inside next time you’re at the beach. You’ll have to be quick…
Last week I dropped into Unveiled, the WA Museums exhibition of wedding dresses through the ages. The exhibition includes 65 wedding outfits and accessories, representing 200 years of dresses from…
Today Kathy Allam was awarded The Experience Extraordinary Kid’s Choice Prize of $1,000 funded by Eventscorp. Her piece happy floating dream cloud was voted number one by the kids who…
Surfing has been promoted as a healthy way for young kids to take risks, rather than getting involved in other risk-taking behaviours like drugs. This years Super Saturday certainly lived…
Local Councils desire for community engagement is producing more and more interesting street art projects. On Thursday night Subiaco Council unveiled three new pieces. Here’s the first by well known…
For many years now I’ve coveted the corner store and I’m not alone. In more and more of the community research projects I get involved in, the findings highlight society’s hankering…
Ponder this … you’re a writer/director who’s won several awards for your short films, including a Best Short Film at the AFI Awards and Cannes Film Festival. You’ve secured funding for…
When we three good friends finally found the time to check out Bistro Guillaume at Crown, we had high expectations …good quality, rich, bite size pieces of food, that would…
Parker Bilal is the pen name of Jamal Mahjoub, who has published seven critically acclaimed novels. Dogstar Rising is the most recent in his internationally acclaimed Detective Makana series. Along…
This year Perth’s largest free outdoor art exhibition, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe showcases 71 pieces – 21 from international artists, 26 interstate and 24 local. Running until March 24…
The day before the state election you’d expect to see local politicians making the most of every photo op, yes? Yes. So it wasn’t surprising to see the Hon. Julie…
If you think your generation invented the Flash Mob or Mosh Pit put your hands up. Okay you can put them down now. I suggest you take a visit to…
Singapore based ex-lawyer Shamini Flint is an acclaimed crime and children’s book author having sold over 500,000 books in six years. In terms of crime she’s written five books in…
