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Month: October 2021
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A LITTLE-known quarantine station in Perth’s southern suburbs, including its ghoulish crematorium, has been in the spotlight recently thanks to its connection to the last great pandemic to hit WA’s shores. Woodman Point Quarantine Station is an evocative site, but tucked away in a slice of bushland in Coogee, even locals who live within a stone’s…
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UPCOMING feature film The Canary is set to showcase the visual beauty of the Indian Ocean off Perth. By Salt and Honey Productions, the 1800s period drama follows the mental and physical struggles of a young woman cast away on the open ocean with nothing but a lifeboat and a caged canary to aid in her…
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IT’S worth taking the three hour drive to Shelter just to see the humungous ceiling fans. They are bigger than the blades on a chinook helicopter and when they are going full tilt they would generate enough wind to blow-dry Ted Danson’s hair in the 1980s. Situated beside the jetty in Busselton, Shelter is one…
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THIS Inglewood home has some of the best period detail I’ve seen. There’s loads of beautiful burnished wood, art deco-style features, and a picture rail and ceiling medallion for good measure. The classy tone for this three bedroom one bathroom home is set with a classic exterior with white walls, wooden beams and an expansive…
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THE ‘Yacker Danjoo Nglada Bidi’ agreement between the City of Perth and Aboriginal elders has been signed. The Noongar title means ‘working together our way’ and acknowledges the Whadjuk Nyoongar as the traditional owners of Perth city’s land and promises to make the city more welcoming and culturally safer for Indigenous people. The agreement was…
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A Development Assessment Panel member did not fall asleep at a crucial meeting on September 23 where the future face of Karrinyup was decided, the meeting’s chair has said. Karrinyup resident Samara Kemp had raised the claim during question time at Stirling council’s September meeting, when she asked the council to pass on a request…
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A WORLD-RECOGNISED odour expert with 20 years’ smelling experience has been brought in to conduct patrols and sniff out Vincent’s fried chicken odours. For 12 months residents around Lake Street just south of Hyde Park have been concerned by intense “greasy, rancid, burnt and garlic-like” fried chicken odours stemming from 7 Grams which advertises itself…
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A BUNCH of do-gooders are holding a concert later this month to raise money for refugees fleeing Afghanistan. The Western Suburbs Do Gooders’ concert will be at the Wesley Church on the corner of William and Hay Streets on Sunday October 31 from 2pm and feature West Coast Charity Orchestra’s flagship ensembles. WSDGers spokesperson Betty…
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LORD mayor Basil Zempilas wants Perth to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the AFL Grand Final stress test went down a treat, but the McGowan government isn’t getting on board til Covid’s disqualified. During grand final celebrations from September 19 to 26 there was about 70 per cent more pedestrian traffic in the city…
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NESTING season has started for Hyde Park’s oblong turtles, and UWA researcher Aliza Khatun is calling on parkgoers to report any turtle nesting movements so next years’ hatchlings can be monitored. “We need people’s help especially in the nesting season from October to February…to let us know if they see any turtles laying eggs,” Ms…
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