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Month: March 2018
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LANDOWNERS who leave commercial blocks vacant would pay higher rates under a plan being considered by Bayswater council. The differential rating would encourage landowners to develop derelict sites, which can lower the tone of the city and affect the value of neighbouring properties. Councillor Elli Petersen-Pik says the plan “has the potential to reduce the…
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THERE’S not a single egg battery in Perth state MP John Carey’s electorate, but chook welfare tops concerns raised by constituents. “I have been inundated with emails from people opposed to cage eggs and who want to see higher welfare standards,” Mr Carey says, noting 150 calls and emails so far. “I have to say…
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FULL disclosure—I’m a Jamie Oliver disciple. His books, his TV shows, you name it, I love them and I love him, which is why I really wanted to love Jamie’s Italian too. On a lazy Sunday evening, both battling mild hangovers, I coaxed my friend Melinda into joining me for dinner with the promise of…
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FRANKENSTEIN turns 200 this year, but everyone’s favourite monster remains as fresh as the day he lurched from the pages of Mary Shelley’s novel. In fact he’s so popular Perth contemporary dance company Co3 is bringing back its modern-day take on the tale, Frank Enstein, following a sell-out 2017 season . The company commissioned award-winning…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) As much as you would like to have traction and as hard as you paddle, getting anywhere is tricky. In exhaustion you will have your finer moments. They will be reflective moments. You might have to run around the block a few times to get there. Use all your…
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WITH East Perth railway station close at hand, daydreaming about travel would be a regular occurrence at this cute cottage on West Parade. The famed Indian Pacific leaves the station a couple of times a week, sparking thoughts of east coast travel or linking up with the mighty Ghan, and you could fantisise about striking…
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International Womens Day – 8 March 2018 It was quite a year for women: 2017. Across the world there was a call to arms for respect and dignity, equality, and empowerment for women. The ‘Silence Breakers’ were no longer silent. It was reactionary: the rhetoric of key leaders around the world stepped into the realm…
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EARLY stage lung cancer patients unable to undergo surgery are eing offered a life-line with hi-tech radiation therapy. Stereotactic radiation treatment uses advanced imaging technology to deliver a high dose of radiation, very accurately and precisely to a tumour, sparing the surrounding sensitive organ. With conventional radiation therapy a patient would have to undergo 10…
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