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Spotlight on safety centre IT has 700 cameras, is staffed by security experts and police, takes calls 24-7, and costs the council millions a year to run, but less than 15 per cent of Perth’s residents know the City’s surveillance centre exists. This week lord mayor Basil Zempilas launched a publicity campaign trying to raise…
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“WE haven’t really told our parents yet that this is happening.” It’s now just a few weeks out from the premiere of a new short documentary What We Do for Family featuring producer Leslie Hornung donating sperm to start a family with his close friend Alex and childhood friend Sam. “That discussion is probably going…
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HYDE PARK’S annual Pride Fairday may be on the move, with Perth council keen to pinch the event from neighbouring Vincent. Pride has two major events – the evening Pride Parade in Northbridge and the daytime Fairday in Hyde Park. Perth council spent $210,000 funding Pride Parade in 2022 and it brought in 30,500 people.…
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A FUTURE fund of fresh fruit for locals has been started near Litis Stadium, with volunteers from Transition Town Vincent holding a planting day for their “Community Food Forest”. The sustainability-minded group got a $2000 environmental grant from Vincent council to launch the project, which will one day provide fresh citrus, figs, olives, and native…
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CAUGHT between a hopeful home builder and a street of North Perth neighbours opposing the house plans, Vincent councillors have deferred their decision and called for a more neighbour-friendly re-design. Emotions ran high in the council chamber both this week and last, with distress evident both from the Barbas family who want to build their…
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In defence of the humble trolley GOD bless Cr Joe Ferrante for his concern about rogue shopping trolleys. I live in Community Housing and there are usually a few around the place. I’ve often taken them to the front verge and dialled Trolley Tracker (1800 641 497, 8am – 6pm, 7 days a week). My…
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IF YOU’RE already starting to plan activities for your hyperactive kids during the July school holidays, make sure you check out Blueback by the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre. Based on Tim Winton’s beloved 1997 short novel about preserving the WA coastline and its marine life, there’s an important message lurking beneath all the fun and…
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A LENGTHY piece of improvised music about imaginary letters sent back in time to a composer in the 18th century sounds like something off a prog-rock album by Rick Wakeman. But it’s actually a new classical sonata, New Letters To Esterhazy, improvised by Perth-based composer-violinist Rupert Guenther, who happens to have a cool set of…
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INNER-CITY elegance is probably the best way to describe this house in Mt Lawley. Situated on the North Perth border, it’s pretty close to Hyde Park, reflected in the lovely facade nestled behind a clutch of leafy trees. It has the air of a London abode with the two-storey cream building peeking through the lush…
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UNDERGROUNDING power in Vincent is looking to cost homeowners somewhere between $3,000 to $9,000 per property. The numbers presented to Vincent council this week are still early estimates given by Western Power, subject to vary by about 30 per cent. Western Power is subsidising just over half the cost, putting in about $89m since they…
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