Anzac 100 years on
The past few days have presented several opportunities to ponder the determination, courage and mateship shown by the ANZACs, not least of which was the sunset service held at Kings Park on…
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Perth Street Art (Public 2015) Work In Progress #1Hosae
In last years post about the Public 2014 street art festival I pondered … ‘could we lucky enough to have a repeat performance next year’ (see post here). Well we…
International Women’s Day at Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe
On Friday morning the winners of Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe 2015 were announced, more on that later. The morning began with a wonderful welcome to country by Richard Wally who…
What’s in a name? (Rottnest Swim 2015)
As I begin this piece the first wave of Rottnest Swim competitors are entering the water at Cottesloe beach and beginning the 19.7 kilometre swim to Rottnest. The swim challenges…
Backyard water slide on steroids (Slide Street Perth 2014)
Last year I told you about a group of guys who put a sheet of black plastic down in their local park on Australia Day, added some dishwashing liquid and…
The five F’s behind a community festival (Swan Festival of Light 2014)
Inner city life is never dull and this week Langley Park was taken over with a massive stage, two rows of tents, tempting aromas and fireworks, what more could a…
How to entice customers back to your cafe (Sayers)
The food game, like most others, is all about repeat business. So how do you ensure customers keep coming back? We all know the basics, good food, great service, reasonable…
New cafe performs miracle with uni students (Oxford Yard)
This week I stumbled across a new cafe in Leederville called Oxford Yard and was immediately blown away by the miracles taking place inside.
10 tips for running a successful community event (pop up food market)
We’ve all done it, seen something happening overseas and thought that could work back home. But very few of us actually have the fortitude to bring the idea back home…
Surfing without water. Tarp Surfing at WA Day 2014
Regular readers know that I love hearing about ideas that foster community development. During WA Day I came across Tarp Surfing, a fantastic cheap way to encourage community involved, but…
Creating Community Spirit on WA Day 2014
Regular readers know my passion for examples of community development initiatives that help create positive community spirit. Naturally then, WA Day was a ‘go to’ event. Following is a sample…
PR lesson learnt at Taste of Perth 2014
Over the weekend Perth held its first Taste Festival which saw 10 pop-up restaurants descend on Langley Park. The first of any event is tough to judge. Sure, if no…
Beachgoers unite to eradicate scourge (Sculpture by the Sea 2014)
There’s nothing better than a trip to the beach on a sizzling hot day. A quick sprint down the white sand dunes, a toss of the towel, and it’s into the…
Anzac Day 2014 new community involvement strategy
‘Let silent contemplation be your offering’. These are the words around the external flame in Kings Park, the site of the first dawn service ever held in Australia. Kings Park…
Street Art helps Perth stand taller and encourages community engagement (Public Perth 2014)
It’s not often you get to be on the ground when a city ramps up another notch. I was incredibly lucky to be in Perth when 45 urban, visual, and…
The day I held up The Rolling Stones
Let me be clear from the outset I don’t mean ‘held up’; as in ‘bang’, ‘bang’, I mean ‘held up’ as in the dictionary definition of … ‘to impede ones…
Branding: A cheap effective way to show community support
Let’s say you run a small to medium business and being a good business person you know the value of garnering community support, but how do you do it? It’s…
Redefining Domestic Violence (my secret six months)
Several years ago I travelled Australia researching domestic violence for a Canberra Government Department. The aim was to identify strategies that had been empirically proven to work. Little did I…
