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Month: August 2014
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THE scaffolding’s come down on the old Royal McNess Arcade, revealing its new paintjob. The old peeling monochrome’s gone (along with some recent anachronistic additions described as a “strange metal framework” by historic building enthusiast Cheryl Fletcher) revealing its more traditional two-tone to highlight the details. The 1890s federation classical building had its arcade sealed…
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GRAHAM DOUGLAS-MEYER spent much of his life keeping secrets: first that he was gay, and then later that he’d tested positive for HIV. But personal secrets have to be pushed aside when writing your autobiography. Now pastor at the gay-affirming church Open Arms Fellowship in North Perth, he says it’s time to lay it all…
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IT’S Super Mario meets Dr John. Michael de Grussa—ex-Kill Devil Hills bassist and session pianist for Eskimo Joe—has opened a music school/retro gaming shop in North Perth. Conscious that many teens end up tossing their violins in the bin, de Grussa wanted to inject fun into lessons by having retro games consoles to play while…
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Lucky bustards I WAS recently sitting on the bus, stuck in traffic on Charles Street on my morning commute into the city. I was thinking about the lucky people zooming along the recently completed bus priority lanes on Beaufort Street and wondered why we couldn’t have the same on Charles Street and other major roads…
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THERE’S no class division at “Harry’s” place where you’ll find suited business types, trendy young workers and middle-aged matrons rubbing shoulders with the down-at-heel, students and backpackers. It’s really Govindas, but was dubbed ‘arry’s by D’Angerous Dave some years ago because it’s a Hare Krishna restaurant and he could never remember the correct name. On…
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IT’S a fine balancing act between encouraging new young players and members and keeping older audiences happy, but the Perth Folk and Roots Club seems to achieve just that. Its next session, Sunday August 24, will feature the mature sounds of Freewheeling, a bunch of 50-plus blokes belting out a mix of roots, bluegrass and…
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A LOVE of timber was evident as the vendor of this Mt Lawley home showed me around, failing totally to contain his enthusiasm. Having done most of the work himself on the magnificent extension of this art deco home, the carpenter/joiner has every reason to be proud. Much of the timber was sourced from the…
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BRANT GARVEY has qualified for the triathlon elite world championship in Canada. The Stirling paratriathlete secured his berth by finishing second in ITU world triathlon in Chicago. Broiled in mid-thirties humidity, Garvey finished with a time of 01:16:03, about three minutes behind US winner Mark Barr. Taking silver catapulted him to first place in the…
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MOUNT LAWLEY SHS will lose $1 million from its budget over the next five years as the Barnett government attempts to restore parity to primary and secondary school funding. Under a new education model, around $45 million is to be redirected from secondary to primary schools over the five-year transition period. WA education minister Peter…
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DARREN HAWKINS is 41, suffers bipolar disorder and is homeless. He has battled his disability for 21 years, flitting between stints in hospital and the workplace, but when the economic downturn hit, work became hard to find and the stress of finding a job aggravated his illness, and he ended up in Rockingham hospital. On leaving…
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