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Month: October 2021
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FIREFIGHTING uniforms might keep the body safe, but there’s no helmet thick enough to prevent trauma creeping into the corners of a firefighter’s mind. After moving to WA on his retirement, former Tasmania Fire and Emergency Services chief officer Chris Arnol turned to painting to exorcise his demons, along the way securing himself a semi-finalist…
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LAWYERS acting for Bayswater mayor Filomena Piffaretti have written to resident James Kozak requesting an apology and removal of “false and malicious allegations” on Facebook. Mr Kozak maintains several Facebook pages criticising and mocking Bayswater councillor Catherine Ehrhardt, candidate Sophie Edge, and most recently targeting Cr Piffaretti after she was elected (“New mayor slams online…
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MOUNT LAWLEY Labor MP Simon Millman has warned WA to stay on guard against extreme right wing terrorism creeping in here as unrest over Covid-19 exacerbates radical movements. He told Parliament his constituency is particularly concerned by this trend: “The people of Mount Lawley are survivors of apartheid in South Africa and the Holocaust from…
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A COUPLE who have been unable to conceive their own child want WA’s surrogacy laws overhauled, saying they are archaic and could even be putting people at risk. The couple, who the Voice is naming Tim and Heather to protect their privacy, say travel bans under the Covid pandemic have highlighted the uncertainty they and…
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BAYSWATER council has knocked back another request from the Bayswater Football Club to halve last year’s game fees because of the impact of Covid. The Blues only got to play half the season at Hillcrest Oval because of lockdowns and told the council it had been a “struggle”. “The figures speak for themselves,” treasurer Garry…
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BAYSWATER council is set to appoint an independent investigator to look into minor complaints against councillors. Earlier this week the council voted on a complaints policy to go with its new Code of Conduct, with the investigator to report to full council on whether a breach has occurred and if any recalcitrant councillor needs to…
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A NEW charity which was due to launch at City Farm Thursday (October 27) aims to give terminally ill people the chance to fulfil their dying wish. Ambulance Wish Western Australia is part of an international movement which had its genesis in the Netherlands, and while Covid put a hold on its local launch last…
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OVER 55s learning how to blow up Creepers with TNT is one of the quirky events held in the lead up to WA Seniors Week from November 7 – 14. Melville council hosted the Minecraft tutorials for the over 55s so they could bond with their grandkids in the virtual gaming world, where you build…
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A FIRE breathing drag queen, flamenco and waacking feature in the breathless and highly entertaining dance-meets-cabaret show The Underground. Set in an underground Latin dance club, we follow the upheaval as a bunch of new performers join the stage show, causing rifts, affairs and all manner of steamy melodrama. The ‘telenovela’ narrative – based on the overwroughtsoap…
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THEY call it the “Castle on Capri”. Situated on an elevated block in Dianella, the two “turrets” flanking the stylish balcony certainly have the air of a suburban castle; perhaps a remnant of when architecture took chances and everything wasn’t a cookie-cutter 4×2. I imagine the owners enjoyed sitting on the balcony, gazing at the…
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