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Month: October 2019
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PIERS VERSTEGEN is director of the Conservation Council of WA. As a long time campaigner for the environment, he was initially skeptical about the tactics used by Extinction Rebellion members, who’ve promised to use civil disobedience and disruption to urge action on climate change. LIKE many people committed to action on climate change, I initially…
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SWEET REMEDY is the cupcake equivalent of the shop in Chocolat. The Leederville cafe sells every type of cupcake imaginable and they’re all made fresh in-store. When I visited during lunchtime on the school holidays there was a fun atmosphere and kids were decorating their own creations. For $6.50 parents can buy a vanilla dream…
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SHAKESPEARE at the Pop-up Globe is like a cross between stadium rock and a football match. Harking back to performances of the Bard’s work at the original Globe theatre in London in 1599, audiences are encouraged to shout and jeer and there’s plenty of bawdy jokes. But then things take a modern, surreal turn. In…
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THE beautiful, textural ceramics of ceramic artist Pippin Drysdale are timeless classics. This is exactly what the 12th Duke of Devonshire, Peregrine Cavendish, thought when he bought a range of Drysdale’s pieces to sit along the priceless ancient Roman and Egyptian sculptures and Rembrandt and Veronese masterpieces in the private collection at his majestic home,…
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MODERN renovations can go spectacularly wrong, but this Perth refurb is a resounding success. Situated on Bulwer Avenue, this three-bedroom, two-bathroom home seamlessly blends old and new. It looked so airy and comfortable, I wanted to move in straight away. The subtle cream paintwork on the outide complements the lush, inviting front garden, which has…
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A ONE man sit-down protest has stopped the felling of a 30-year-old tree in Inglewood – for now. The “Council of Owners” at John Place units wanted the grevillea robusta removed because it was termite-ridden, situated on unsuitable land and might grow to double its size. They said they consulted five arborists and the consensus…
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AN OUTPOURING of grief has met news of the death of much-loved Herald photographer Matthew Dwyer. Police confirmed that a body believed to be that of the 51-year-old was “located at the base of a steep incline” at Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Ranges near Albany on Thursday around lunchtime. It followed an extensive overnight…
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BERLIN prodigy Heidemarie Wiesner is playing three stunning classical concerts in Perth this weekend (October 11-13). Wiesner started playing piano at 5 “because I wanted to”. Following in the footsteps of her mother and sister, Wiesner received the coveted Schumann Prize at age 17 and has devoted her life to music. In an illustrious career,…
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PLEASE help design Leederville – Vincent council is coming up with a plan for the suburb’s future and “no idea is too big or too small”. In 2008 the old council regime annoyed a few locals by putting the cart before the horse when it revealed draft designs of the Leederville Masterplan before they had…
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THE new owners of Hostel Milligan are reaching out to help former residents left homeless, after reading last week’s front-page Voice article “91 and left to sleep in a shed”. The Murray Street hostel was bought by the Singapore-based Fragrance Group in 2014, and they’ll soon redevelop it into a 35-storey luxury hotel. Hostel keeper…
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