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THE Voice is always on the hunt for new sushi joints. The bite-size Japanese food is healthy, affordable and versatile, with a new flavour incarnation always just around the corner. The latest sushi joint to catch our eye was Fushi in Leederville, which has received glowing reports from locals. The takeaway is part of a…
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IT all started in 1983 when a bunch of jazz musos and enthusiasts led by Adrian Kenyon and Pat Crichton decided to form an organisation to promote young jazz musicians in WA. Fast forward to 2023 and the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra is well, not so young anymore – preparing to celebrate its 40th birthday…
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THERE’S a classical air to this Mount Lawley home. From the polished jarrah floors and staircase to the carpeted lounge and brick facade, everything has a real sense of understated style and class. There’s no garish marble columns or statues of Greek Gods in the garden and everything has been done with taste and refinement.…
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AN interactive light and sound installation hits Cathedral Square this week with a vast network of glowing spheres looking for a human connection. The artwork Affinity by Sydney-based artist studio Amigo & Amigo was first seen at Sydney’s Vivid festival and it’s been brought west with funding from the WA government Covid-recovery chest to get…
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VINCENT council’s planning experts have sided with locals concerned about a proposed Angove Street petrol station, recommending the state’s Development Assessment Panel reject the proposal. Petrol station franchise On the Run wants to build a 24-hour station at the site of the old mechanic’s shop at the corner of Angove and Woodville Streets, with the…
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WAAPA music students are getting a chance to jam with Los Angeles guitar guru Frank Gambale for a two-night performance. Gamble was Australian-born but moved to LA and graduated from the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, and made it big in the world of jazz fusion guitar in the 1980s as part of the…
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MOBILE reception is so bad around Crimea Reserve that one resident’s been told to get a satellite phone, while others are begging for a telecommunications tower. It’s rare for residents to campaign in favour of a new phone tower going up at a public park; it’s usually an issue that unites them in opposition. But…
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SKATEBOARDERS, cyclists, BMXers, bike-poloists and rollerbladers are being called on to have their say about what they need in Bayswater. Having now opened its flagship Bayswater Skate Park at Wotton Reserve, Bayswater council’s working on a $50,000 skate and BMX strategy to serve wheelie sports across the rest of the city for the next decade. …
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A SOUTH AFRICAN Cape Chestnut tree was used by the supporters of the East Perth Football Club as a vantage point at football games at Perth Oval. The tree became a barometer in accurately predicting Grand Final wins for the club. Charlie’s Tree was named after CJ (Charlie) Chandler, a legendary supporter of the Royals…
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HUNDREDS of postal votes turned up too late to be counted at Bayswater’s last election, prompting a call for the council to shell out an extra $10,575 to pay for priority post to send out ballots. At the 2021 election about 48,148 ballot packages were sent out to Bayswater voters via Australia Post, and about…
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