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Month: October 2021
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TO say The Re Store in Perth has a rich family history is a massive understatement. The roots of the delicatessen stretch back to 1885 when Giuseppe Re immigrated from Italy to Sydney. In 1894 he was lured to WA by the Kalgoorlie gold rush, but saw another business opportunity and opened a deli in…
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THE STRANGE times we are living in are about to get even stranger when A World of Dark Comedy comes to town on November 4. Now in its fourth year, the Perth film festival screens comedy shorts from around the world that feature gallows humour and dark, uneasy laughs. Festival director Greg Coffey says this year’s…
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THIS luxury apartment has some of the best views in Perth. Situated in the aptly-named Panorama Apartments overlooking Langley Park, you have uninterrupted 180 degree views of the Swan River, Narrows Bridge, Kings Park and Elizabeth Quay. And boy does this two bedroom two bathroom apartment make the most of that stunning vista, with a…
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THIS year’s Perth Amateur Photographers exhibition will be a decidedly local affair with Covid preventing most Sandgropers from taking snaps outside WA. Featuring 150 photos from 47 amateur photographers of all ages and backgrounds, the exhibition has everything from stunning time-lapse shots of Perth to breathtaking snaps of native flora and fauna. Organiser and photographer…
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VINCENT council has adopted a developer’s “local development plan” paving the way for Leederville’s first high-rise towers. Hatch and RobertsDay have proposed transforming the block next to WaterCorp in Frame Court into a 25-storey and 17-storey mix of residential, commercial and community spaces. At Tuesday’s meeting, the council adopted the plan with some minor amendments…
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LABOUR shortages in the aged care sector may place Western Australians in jeopardy if borders are reopened too early, says the managing director of Mt Lawley facility Residency by Dillons. Jackie Dillon said many aged-care positions were traditionally filled by international students and workers, meaning Australia’s closed borders – and particularly WA’s hard-line stance on…
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CHICKENS and bees will be easier to keep in Vincent under a new proposed Animal Local Law. Mayor Emma Cole tells us the existing rules make keeping chickens “really tricky: you might only be able to have one chicken in the middle of your backyard”. Currently chickens are required to be kept 15 metres away…
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FREMANTLE’S iconic Blessing of the Fleet is back this year after last year’s was cancelled over Covid fears. Festival committee president John Minutillo said following the break, this year’s Blessing and parade on Sunday October 24 would be a return to basics with a focus on celebrating Italian culture’s integration into Australia. “I think the…
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THE hardy blokes at the Stirling Men’s Shed have built homes for one of WA’s cutest critters – the quenda. Made from wooden pallets and chicken wire, the 11 ‘bungalows’ installed in Cottonwood Bushland Reserve in Dianella give quendas a place to shelter from predators. Recently, 21 quendas were released into the Dianella area to…
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ALMOST 100 years after the last great global pandemic, a reminder of its deadly toll has been getting some much-needed TLC. Tucked away in a beautiful patch of bush in Coogee, Australia’s oldest crematorium boasts a brand new paint job and a shroud of scaffolding around its chimney in preparation for some much-needed work to…
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