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CAROLYN ORR is a neurologist and clinical researcher who was arrested in 2021 as part of a protest calling for urgent action on climate change. Dr Orr, a Mount Lawley resident, was back protesting on April 17 as part of the “Perth Stops for Climate” protest where she compared fossil fuel companies to the tobacco…
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AFTER reading our opinion piece by Jan Ravet on “The hidden cost” of infill development (Voice, April 15, 2023), reader Bruce Taylor pens this counterpoint he titles “The hidden cost of low density”. He points to a 2020 study in the Journal of Urban Design by lead author Julian Bolleter about Perth’s “missing” medium-density housing stock, which…
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DON Birria may sound like a Mexican villain from a 1970s cartoon, but it’s actually a new taco joint in the heart of Mt Lawley. Just around the corner from The Astor Theatre, the small eatery specialises in “birria” tacos which are stuffed with slow-cooked meat, then dipped in a stew and fried (mmm, get…
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THE 2023 production of Rolling Thunder Vietnam could be the most poignant yet as it joins forces with Soldier On to support Aussie veterans and their families. Since its world premiere in Brisbane in 2014, the hit homegrown show has struck a chord with its moving mix of laughter, tears and rousing rock songs from the…
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PORTRAIT of the Queen is a captivating documentary seen through the eyes of the photographers and lighting artists lucky enough to photograph Elizabeth Windsor throughout her reign. The film is a celebration of her life and legacy through the lens of portrait and photography. Cleverly filmed with only the face seen against a black background,…
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THE outside of this Mt Lawley home has a distinctly English air and reminds me of a townhouse in deepest Hampstead. It’s probably the red brickwork and overhanging roof coupled with the lush trees and bushes flanking the driveway. But the inside of this three bedroom two bathroom home is decidedly modern Australian with…
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AN unpopular traffic diversion trial that divided a North Perth neighbourhood has been called in for review early. In February Vincent council installed a concrete barrier to diagonally block off Leak Street and Alma Road for a six-month trial. It was intended as a traffic calming measure that was only supported by a slim number of…
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NUMBERED marbles, each representing a day of the year, placed in a barrel. A number randomly picked by hand corresponded to the days of the year, and if you were a 20-year-old man and your birthday came up, you’d be required to present yourself for national service. For Bruce Wiltshire, marbles were drawn out for…
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TODAY’S tale from Vincent’s local history librarians is about Horry’s Tree, planted as thousands of Aussies and New Zealanders left WA for the battlefields of Europe, and the young girl it inspired who’s off on the learning experience of a lifetime. MT HAWTHORN student Elizaveta Fedotova is one of 10 student ambassadors selected to take…
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LIKE the sugar hits nutritionists warned were being encouraged, the huge hype that saw Perth supermarkets mobbed by teens trying to get their hands on Prime drinks seems to have disappeared. “Parents back ban on Prime,” Voice, Saturday April 1, 2023). Launched as a collaboration between popular media figures Logan Paul and KSI, Prime caused a…
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