Perth Voice Interactive
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Month: February 2023
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City forced to cut down infected plane tree THE pernicious polyphagous shot hole borer has infested a Hyde Park plane tree so badly it’s been cut down. As a result of the killer bug’s discovery, the iconic treeline of adjacent Mary Street is being closely monitored for fear of spread. Less than a year ago…
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AFTER a decades-long search the Football Hall of Fame WA has found a home for a museum, nestled in Fitzgerald Street’s WA Italian Club. Until now there’s been nowhere to safely house memorabilia from the state’s 127 years of football (the ‘soccer’ type) together. FHOFWA president Elizabeth Re says she’s heard some tragic tales of…
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BEWARE the naming of laneways if Google finds out about it: Suburban backalleys have been turned into thoroughfares after the tech giant’s map app decided they were now fair game for its routing algorithm. Resident Sue Graham Taylor attended Perth council electors’ AGM on January 31 to report to councillors that “the laneways behind our…
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A DORMANT apartment development planned Carr Place in Leederville has been revived, with the 12 storeys now proposed making it the biggest planned build on the strip. In 2020 Hanrise Pty Ltd won approval to build the eight-storey, 52-unit, $17 million “Locale” project on a conjoined block stretching across 194-200 Carr Place. It requiring demolition…
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PERTH lord mayor Basil Zempilas is fuming after being blindsided by a state government plan to spend parking tax funds outside the city. The Perth Parking Policy started out as a joint venture between the state government and Perth city council in 1999 to limit car bays in the city and cut down on congestion. …
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A MEAL kit business has beaten Bayswater council’s “pernickety” case against it by proving it’s “industrial” enough to keep operating alongside Maylands’ factories. My Foodie Box operates on Foundry Road on land zoned “general industry”, packing and sending out vans to deliver ready-to-cook meal kits to customers. Bayswater council has been trying to keep non-industrial uses…
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SPARE PARTS Puppet Theatre is back with a new program for younger kids and a season launch in the wings, including a massive performance with Puppet Playtime is something of a rarity for Spare Parts, being targeted at kids aged just three to five. Publicist John Michael Swinbank says they’ve tried to program for littlies…
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Not many cats roaming Kings Park IT was disappointing to read the letter to the editor “No time for licking your paws – we need action” in the Perth Voice on Saturday February 11, 2023. The letter fails to recognise and acknowledge Kings Park and Botanic Gardens is an A-class reserve that is managed by…
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GIVEN the litany of superhero films in the cinemas right now, you would be forgiven for thinking “Fish Boss” is a giant, radioactive mackerel that terrorises New York City. It’s actually a homegrown fish and chip shop that has done very well for itself over the past few years and opened several outlets across Perth.…
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THE Proclaimers’ Charlie Reid has labelled the British monarchy an “embarrassing hangover from feudal society” and backed calls for Australia to ditch it, ahead of their gig at Perth Concert Hall next week. The famous Scottish duo, Charlie and twin brother Craig, have been playing together for more than 40 years and turn 61 in…
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