The Zoo music venue still struggling

One of the Valley’s oldest live music venues said it’s struggling more now than during the height of Covid restrictions last year. The Zoo, which marks its thirtieth birthday next year, said the effects of snap lockdowns are felt even after restrictions are eased.

Bands who were originally scheduled to perform during the June 29th lockdown need to be rescheduled months later, meaning the venue loses both a night of performance and the opportunity to host new acts on the rescheduled dates. 

The East Coast Boggie

A new dance trend has made moves on the Internet, all thanks to a Gold Coast dance duo. 

Teenagers Raydyn Haeata and Summer Brereton have gone viral with their new dance style labelled the ‘East Coast Boogie’. On Tiktok their video has amassed over 4.5 million views, earning widespread praise with international dance competitions offering invitations for the pair to compete in. 

Raydyn created the style by mixing the six-step dance with the European fast-paced boogie woogie.

 

LEGO store opens in WA shopping centre

The location for West Australia’s first LEGO-certified store has been announced for the Karrinyup Shopping Center by late October. 

The decision to open between one to three stores throughout West Australia comes from a high volume of demand from the sand-groper state and retail investor Richard Facioni says that a soft-launch of its online stores showed enormous response from West Australians via social media. 

4ZZZ Top 20

1. Eleea - Red Wine (Single)

2. Alice Skye - I Feel Better But I Don't Feel Good

3. The Goon Sax - Mirror II

4. Spirit Bunny - Uncanny Valley

5. Plaster Of Paris - Lost Familiar

6. Ziggy Ramo - Little Things (Feat. Paul Kelly) (Single)

7. Tia Gostelow - Psycho (Pihka Is My Name Remix) (Single)

8. Pirra - Never Apart (Single)

9. The Scientists - Negativity

10. Dag - Pedestrian Life

11. Sachem - Part Of The Picture

12. Sycco - Time's Up (Single)

13. Miiesha - Damaged (Single)

Indigenous Victorian makes art history

Artist Maree Clarke’s exhibition ‘Ancestral Memories’ is the first solo show by a living Victorian Indigenous artist to be featured in the National Gallery of Victoria.

Walking through the gallery, viewers encounter the full diversity of Maree’s work, spanning more than 30 years and covering a complex range of mediums including photographs, video, 3D printing, lenticular light boxes and photographic holograms.

Vessels waste dumping in South China Sea

A high volume of human waste has been dumped into the South China Sea over the past five years by at least 270 Chinese vessels and has caused damage to the areas’ reefs and fish populations, says Liz Derr, who heads US artificial intelligence company, Similarity Incorporated. 

By using satellite imagery analysis, Derr claims that the company’s study of the South China Sea region has identified at least 236 Chinese ships which have amassed in the disputed-region, causing algae blooms and large decline in migratory tuna in the area. 

Caloundra community rallies against potential remand centre

The Caloundra community banded together to oppose the repurposing of a local watchhouse into a youth remand centre. 

Members of the community, business associations and a local school rallied outside the watchhouse entrance to launch a petition against the move. The proposed facility is set to cost $16.4 million and will house remanded young people as well as acting as an overflow for similar facilities across the state.