Award-winning Perth craft beer brewery Golden West Brewing Co enters administration

Award-winning Perth craft beer brewery Golden West Brewing Co enters administration

A craft beer brewery in Perth has collapsed, more than half a year on from the appointment of restructuring practitioners. Golden West Brewing Co officially went into administration on February 28, and a meeting with creditors is scheduled to take place on March 12. Mathieu Tribut from GTS Advisory has been appointed administrator. Stream local … Read more

Perth man pockets rare $2 coin worth up to $110 while picking up petrol station pie

Perth man pockets rare  coin worth up to 0 while picking up petrol station pie

When a “peckish” Perth man popped into a petrol station for a bottle of water and a chicken and vegetable pie, he was handed $9 in change, but quickly noticed it was worth much more. The $2 coin in the palm of Joel Kandiah’s hand, which can fetch up to $110, was enough to stop … Read more

Perth family forced to sleep in their car amid housing crisis: ‘It breaks you’

Perth family forced to sleep in their car amid housing crisis: ‘It breaks you’

A WA couple and their child have been forced to sleep in their car amid the state’s housing crisis. Narelle and Ray*, from Forrestfield in Perth, lived in a rental home until two weeks ago — when it was sold out from under them and they found themselves with nowhere to go. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more

Widow of Australian Defence Force veteran scores big win in deportation battle

Widow of Australian Defence Force veteran scores big win in deportation battle

The widow of an Australian war veteran will fulfil her husband’s wish to raise their five-year-old son in Australia following a major win in her battle against deportation. American citizen Kristie Chilcott faced being kicked out of the country on July 1, but on Thursday was delivered the news she had been desperate to hear … Read more

Mary Street Bakery Claremont in Perth announces closure in lead up to Christmas

Mary Street Bakery Claremont in Perth announces closure in lead up to Christmas

A popular Perth bakery chain has “unexpectedly” closed one of its locations. Mary Street Bakery Claremont, in Perth’s western suburbs, shut just before Christmas, letting customers know with a sign in the window. The store, which had been open for three years, apologised for the sudden closure and thanked customers for their loyalty. Watch the … Read more

Perth man Matthew Stevenson beaten and mugged outside nightclub in Kuta, Bali, now trying to get home

Perth man Matthew Stevenson beaten and mugged outside nightclub in Kuta, Bali, now trying to get home

A Perth man who was allegedly beaten and mugged outside a Bali nightclub is now struggling to get home in time for his brother’s wedding. Matthew Stevenson, 27, from Midland, said his cheek was broken when he was set upon by a group of men outside the Engine Room in Kuta on Friday night. WATCH … Read more

‘Ripped off’: The devastation left among Aussie venues after the Karen’s Diner’s collapse

‘Ripped off’: The devastation left among Aussie venues after the Karen’s Diner’s collapse

“Don’t get me started on Karen’s Diner … Karen’s Diner behaved like total Karens.” Andy Pobjoy, one of the owners of Piano Bar Geelong, has bitten his tongue until now about his experience working with Karen’s Diner. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Karen’s Diner closes three stores. Pobjoy is just one of the people involved in … Read more

Pet rottweiler Harlem euthanised following September attack on owner Nikita Piil at home in Success

Pet rottweiler Harlem euthanised following September attack on owner Nikita Piil at home in Success

A pet rottweiler “securely housed” by a Perth council following the savage mauling of its owner in the city’s south has been put to sleep, authorities have confirmed. Staff at the City of Cockburn’s Animal Management Facility have managed Harlem for more than five weeks after the dog turned on Nikita Piil at her home … Read more

WA legal fraternity reeling over alleged murder of beloved barrister Alice McShera at Perth’s Crown Towers

WA legal fraternity reeling over alleged murder of beloved barrister Alice McShera at Perth’s Crown Towers

A woman found dead in a luxury room at Crown Towers in Burswood, Perth, has been identified as a talented and much-loved family lawyer. WA’s legal community is in mourning after it emerged Alice McShera, 34, was allegedly murdered on Monday, triggering a homicide investigation. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Murder charge laid over Crown Towers … Read more

WA premier lashes Perth mayor as women’s shelter closes

WA premier lashes Perth mayor as women’s shelter closes

A critical Perth women’s shelter has closed amid a high-profile and heated war of words between Western Australia’s premier and the city’s mayor. The political rivals are bickering over East Perth Safe Night Space, which provided inner-city emergency accommodation for more than two dozen women until Wednesday night. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Political war of … Read more