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Month: October 2024
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RIDE2WORK Day celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. To celebrate the milestone, WestCycle is holding a big shindig with ABC Radio on October 16 from 6-9am in Forrest Place. WestCycle membership and community engagement officer Rachel Pemberton says there’s a lot to be said for riding to work. “I love riding to work, it’s a…
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The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network held its 2024 conference in Perth from October 4 – 6 with a strong emphasis on the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal and the stationing of nuclear submarines at Garden Island. JOHN LANDER is a former Australian diplomat who was based in China; he prefaced his speech at the conference…
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RECONCILIATION WA will be marking the one-year anniversary of the Voice Referendum this coming Monday October 14 with a “safe space for yarning and sharing”. Co-chairs Nolan Hunter and Debra Zanella will share their reflections on the referendum loss and their future aspirations. “We acknowledge that this year has been one of change and reframing…
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FIORENTINA Patisserie is celebrating a big birthday this year. It’s 50 years since the North Perth business was established and I don’t think they’ll have problems finding a cake to mark the special occasion. In fact, they might have difficulty choosing which one to scoff first. Half a century in business is no mean feat,…
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A CHILDHOOD spent in the rural beauty of Nannup was the inspiration for Holli Scott’s latest album Weather and Weeds. The Perth jazz singer grew up in the sleepy WA town and its old railway bridges, wildflowers and majestic trees inspired songs with poetic lyrics and a bitter-sweet vibe. “I spent a lot of time…
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YOU’LL feel like an extra from Gone with the Wind in this Bayswater mansion. The striking white balcony is like something you would find on a house in the deep south of America, where the owners sip sweet iced tea and nibble on peach pie. It’s a fantastic entry statement that will turn heads as…
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At the turn of the year, Tom Kerrigan and family took over the reins of the longstanding local business Riverside Gallery that has been a fixture in the Willetton community for around 30 years. A few months later an exciting opportunity presented itself: the adjoining unit became available, which had great potential as a gallery…
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A DOCUMENTARY that debuted at Vincent council’s annual short film festival has been selected as the sole Aussie entry in a World Health Organisation film festival. Radheya Jegatheva’s film Pacing the Pool is about long-time Beatty Park Leisure Centre swimmer Richard Pace’s journey in overcoming a lifelong illness. It was fundedd through the City of…
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A STOUSH has broken out after a residents’ group only invited three candidates for this month’s extraordinary Perth council election to a meet and greet session last Thursday. Former deputy mayor Sandy Anghie, who’s backing Dave Lee and Jason Bo, said a flyer emailed to residents in a number of apartment buildings in Adelaide Terrace…
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FIVE candidates have put their hand up to take the vacant seat at Perth council in the October 18 extraordinary election. The postal election was brought on by former councillor Brent Fleeton’s resignation at the end of August to take up a new job based in the Middle East. The candidates are Dave Lee, Naijiao…
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