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AN unauthorised billboard in Stirling has neighbours grumbling after discovering the council wasn’t going to order its removal due to a technicality. The developers of the Adair Parade/Walcott Street block put up a massive sign spruiking their apartments, but did not get approval from Stirling council as required under local law. Across the street in…
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Support pours in for storytime drag queen DRAG Queen Storytime events at Maylands Library have been targeted by homophobic protest flyers. The events feature drag queens reading to children and parents, typically with themes of inclusion and self-acceptance. Local drag queen Cougar Morrison says she was singled out in flyers which were posted in…
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DESPITE calls from wildlife experts to clamp down on cats in Kings Park and other nature areas, Perth council has decided against bringing in new rules to restrict roaming cats. A lot of councils have been trying to bring in rules to keep cats out of parks and bushland but they keep hitting stumbling blocks when…
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TODAY, corner shops – also known as milk bars or delis – have all but vanished from our suburban streets. Before the advent of supermarkets in the 1950s and 1960s, corner shops were located on the corner of almost every street. They sold groceries such as fruit, vegetables, milk and newspapers. From the 1930s, some…
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Powerful argument I’D like to correct some potential misunderstandings about the history of the 2007 Highgate East underground power project (“Resistance Fails,” Voice, March 25, 2023). Mayor Cole is reported as suggesting that other ratepayers somehow subsidised underground power in Highgate East. She mentioned that the City borrowed $3.7 million so that some people could pay by…
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THE humble kebab is a divisive fellow. You probably fall into one of two camps – only eat one when you’re blind drunk at 3am or know a place that does good ones and eat there regularly. I fall into the latter category, despite growing up in the UK where the open pita kebab was…
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TEN-YEAR-OLD Perth rap sensation Inkabee and cult artist Mo’Ju are some of the amazing acts performing at Yagan Square as part of this year’s Boorloo Heritage Festival. Now in its 13th year, the Festival shines a light on Perth’s diverse heritage including the Whadjuk Nyoongar peoples of Boorloo. Held throughout April, it features 90 family-friendly…
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THE streets of Freo will be full of chaos and entertainment when the Fremantle International Street Arts Festival is held over the long Easter weekend. After a three year covid hiatus, the Festival is back with dozens of acts from around the world including those from Japan, Scotland, Zimbabwe, Northern Ireland, Ethiopia, Germany and the…
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IF you like historic buildings with plenty of style, you’ll love this 1930s Parkside property in Mt Lawley. Situated opposite Hyde Park, the facade is a real jaw-dropper wth lovely arches and plenty of architectural gusto. The WA Heritage Council were impressed too: “Parkside is an exemplar of the Interwar Mediterranean style of flats,…
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Planning leaving no winners A NEW three-storey housing block planned for 109 Palmerston Street has been approved by a split Vincent council vote, leaving some neighbours unhappy most of their property will be overshadowed in winter. “It’s really overshadowing the whole block next door,” says Phillip Perroni, owner of two of the four villas his…
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