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Month: November 2019
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HELEN TURNER is closing her eponymously-named art galleries in Northbridge and Claremont after 20 years. Family commitments, rather than tough economic times, were behind the decision, Ms Turner said. “[It’s] time to retire and move on gracefully to greater involvement with my growing number of grandchildren and to spend more time with my ageing mother…
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MOUNT Lawley MP Simon Millman has urged Parliament’s upper house to pass a bill ending imprisonment for fine defaulters. A 2014 report found the current law sends about 1100 people to prison a year for unpaid fines. While the fine is cleared at a rate of $250 a day, it costs $345 a day to…
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A BAN on wheel clamping in Stirling is a step closer. On Tuesday (November 19) councillors unanimously backed a draft local law that would outlaw wheel clamping and regulate the detention of vehicles across the city. The draft law will go out for public comment until January 31, then come back to council for the…
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THE cake cabinet at Fiorentina Patisserie looked so good I thought about having a sweet for lunch. Like a kid in a lolly shop, I was almost drooling at the colourful array of tortes, tarts and Italian biscotti. But I’d already ordered, so I decided to take home some cakes instead. Sipping a freshly squeezed…
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by CHRISTINE MIN THEIN IT’S A Wonderful Life will be performed as a live radio play at His Majesty’s to help poor families at Christmas. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to the charity Anglicare WA, and the cast are performing for free. Reworking the Christmas classic as a live radio play was the…
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THIS 1990 North Perth home has all the grace and charm of the federation-era, but with none of the inconveniences. There’s plenty of nods to the period with stained glass in the front door, high ceilings, a decorative arch in the hall and a cute faux fireplace in the lounge. Cool terracotta tiles grace the…
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The night of nights THIS year’s Long Table Dinner in Fremantle is set to be the best yet with a host of top acts lined up to help the homeless. John Butler, Mama Kin and The Fling will bang out classic tunes while more than 1100 guests enjoy a delicious three-course dinner on High Street…
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BASS players and subwoofers are proving to be the mythical brown note in plans to protect music venues from whingeing neighbours. The McGowan government is looking to tighten up laws in entertainment precincts to prevent people who move in from lodging noise complaints against pre-existing pubs and clubs, but how to deal with a growly…
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A LOCALLY-BRED bottlebrush known as the “Kings Park Special” is mysteriously dying off in Vincent. The Special is one of the Kings Park and Botanic Garden’s proudest plant achievements; internationally recognised as a “cultivar” distinct enough from its wild ancestors to deserve a special name of its own. It was developed from a seedling of…
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YOLK Property Group will appeal a ban on demolishing two buildings on King William Street. The developer applied to demolish 9 and 11 King William Street after plans for a previous apartment block and partial demolition expired earlier this year, but on November 5 Bayswater councillors dashed its hopes for a clean slate. Yolk director…
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