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Month: August 2023
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MORE than 500 Vincent residents gathered at North Perth Common on August 12 to indulge in their love for native plants. Due to the event’s growing popularity, the council revamped the event and ran two sessions so the shelves could be restocked. With 6000 plants available, patrons had a diverse selection to explore, including kangaroo…
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A 30-YEAR journey to uncover the heroic deeds of his uncle and honour his father’s passionate search for the truth come to fruition for former WA premier Peter Dowding this week. The South Fremantle resident and co-author Ken Spillman officially launch Secret Agent, Unsung Hero: The Valour of Bruce Dowding on Wednesday. The book tells…
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Opinion by ANDREW SMITH, former mayor East Fremantle and democratic town planning expert WHEN former WA premier Mark McGowan retired without notice in May, he left a ‘landmine’ behind in WA’s town planning landscape. This scrap of ordinance guarantees full-scale war in Perth and Fremantle ‘burbs, and while it’s the pollies who laid this trap…
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INDIGENOUS artists Cole Baxter and Ilona McGuire’s thought-provoking exhibition You’re (Not) Wanjoo delves into Noongar protest and resistance and its role in shaping Perth. Part of 10 Nights in Port festival in Fremantle, the exhibition is on display at the Moore’s building until August 20 and delves into the rich tapestry of Noongar resistance, activism,…
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HE’S played in The Kill Devil Hills, survived cancer and has been in the music biz for decades, so Steve “Gibbo” Gibson had plenty to draw on for his debut EP Don’t Take Me Down. A veteran of the WA music scene, Gibson started out playing bass in The Raindogs in the late 1980s before…
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ANYONE remember exercise fads like the thighmaster, sauna suit, vibrating ab belt, toning shoes or countless aerobics videos by celebrities including Cher? As keep-fit trends and holistic therapies come and go, the ancient art of Tai Chi has remained a constant for centuries. Down in Bibra Lake, a not-for-profit, non-religious Tai Chi club run by…
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DIANELLA may not have the historical cachet of say Mt Lawley, but you get a lot more bang for your buck and it has upped its game in recent years. For most people, this four bedroom two bathroom home in Dianella would be out of financial reach if it was in a suburb slightly closer…
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FORCING developers to pay for extras like public art could be holding back new housing, Stirling mayor Mark Irwin says, and he wants council to consider giving them a one-year free ride on having to pay. Like many councils Stirling requires developers to set aside money for art, either paying for an artist to produce…
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A DOORKNOCKING program to check in with people’s mental health and hook them up with help is rolling out in Stirling. Dubbed the ACDC project (Assisting Communities through Direct Connection), the door-to-door outreach is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services and is trying to reach areas and people who might not know what…
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VINCENT council is having another tilt at introducing stricter cat control laws after its previous by-law was given the thumbs down by a WA Parliament committee. Vincent had sought to have breeding cats confined to cages and licenced cats leashed when in public places, similar to laws being sought by many other councils across WA.…
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