The Town of Vincent is an inner metropolitan municipality with approximately 30,000 residents.  The governance of the Town is overseen by 10 elected members who have a legal responsibility to exercise “good governance”.  It has come as a surprise to many members of the Jewish community that the Town’s facilities will be hired out to [...]

Last Sunday afternoon I took my children to Cottesloe beach for a swim.  There’s nothing like a hot summer afternoon in the middle of April to better demonstrate the lifestyle benefits of Perth living.  Our excursion lasted longer than I had intended.  My kids were showering off the sand as I was trying to muster [...]

Barack, Mate It’s your best buddy Israel here, you know, the Country who you call your rock solid friend.  I haven’t been able to talk to you much over the past few months as you have been too preoccupied with your own ego, so I thought I’d write down what I have to say instead. Apparently [...]

My relationship with the Shoah has continually evolved. I have been attending memorial commemorations for decades now, and seldom depart without having my emotions disturbed and my philosophical understanding of human indifference challenged. The Jewish Community Council of WA consistently delivers our community with a dignified and well balanced commemoration for Yom Hashoah. I am [...]