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THE STRANGE festival is back for its second year, celebrating misfits and the misunderstood in Perth’s CBD. The 10 days festival runs June 16 to 25 with free visual, aural and experiential artwork installations and performances. Artist Michael Betts will premiere his Grand Lane mural Giger Revisited, morphing the artist’s 1991 painting of Debbie Harry…
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SHOPPING trolley dumping is out of control and supermarkets should be charged $500 for every one left out on public land longer than 48 hours, Stirling councillor Joe Ferrante reckons. He proposed an increase in fines to $500 at the May council meeting since the current $200 fine didn’t seem to be working: “Supermarkets are not…
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IT’LL be a fine time for smokers in Vincent’s town centres, with penalties for smoking coming into effect on July 1 following the introductory “education and awareness” transition period. The fine for lighting up in a smoke-free area is $100, and “failure to extinguish tobacco product or e-cigarette upon direction of an authorised person” is priced…
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A FAMILY’S “dream home” in North Perth has turned into “nothing but a headache and a disappointment” after neighbours opposed the two-storey plans. The Barbas family lodged an application with Vincent council in November 2022 to build a four-bedroom house on Auckland Street. Under setback guidelines, approval should automatically be given if the house is…
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FROM Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East: The stories of “The Changing Faces of Maylands” will be told at the Maylands Historical and Peninsula Association’s meeting on June 19. MHPA president Keith Cundale is presenting the talk after interviewing locals to hear their stories and family histories of how they came to Maylands. “I’m…
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WITH Refugee Week taking place June 18-24, this week’s history corner from the City of Vincent Library looks at the experiences of Ukrainian refugees and their connection to the Vincent area. SINCE the latest conflict between Russia and Ukraine began, millions of Ukrainians have fled to neighbouring countries. About 5000 Ukrainians have taken refuge in…
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WHILE schools and parents often fret over fandoms and video games, counsellor Mike Keady is using games like Minecraft and Dungeons & Dragons to connect with clients and help them open up about mental health. Mr Keady is known as “the Nerd Therapist”, and has been practising for about three years. Based in Clarkson, the…
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Disrespectful PAGE 12 “Day of the Dead” (Voice Food, June 10, 2023): the statement that “God had unzipped his fly and let rip all over the state” is disrespectful and unnecessary. Victor Smith Yokine Nothing ambiguous REGARDING “More trees to go,” (Voice, June 10, 2023): “but staff said it was ‘ambiguous’ as to whether they…
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RESTAURANTS with amazing views tend to have mediocre food. They often rely on the vista to lure people in and get away with over-priced meals and poor service. So when my wife “Special K” said she had booked Hamptons City Beach for her dad’s birthday lunch, my heart sank a little. Let’s start with the…
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DURING the week she’s on stuffy Zoom calls handling important business matters, but come the weekend her alter ego Kitty Littéur comes out to play as she indulges her real passion – burlesque. A playful performer who likes to tease, Littéur has been ripping up the Aussie burlesque scene for nearly 15 years and has…
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