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DOES the world need another burger bar? It’s a philosophical question Plato might ponder if he was still alive, along with ‘Did Today Tonight actually exist or was it just shadows flitting across a cave wall?’ I’m a bit of a Fred Flintstone in the pro-burger camp, so I grabbed my club, leopard-skin jeans and…
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FORGET about Love Actually, the Shakespeare “banger” Twelfth Night is the perfect rom-com to enjoy with your partner under the stars during the festive period. A mix of comedy and lust that appeals to a younger audience, the play has been adapted for the big screen numerous times, so it was no surprise that Fremantle…
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IT wouldn’t be Christmas without a choir and brass band belting out all the festive classics. So make sure you head down to Brass on the Grass in Claisebrook Cove tomorrow (Sunday December 11). Held in Victoria Gardens from 3pm-8pm, the free family event includes performances by the WA Brass Band, Olman Walley, Junkadelic Brass…
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IF you’re already over all the cliches and materialism associated with the festive period, then head down to the Beacon Yoga Centre tomorrow (Sunday December 11) for a Christmas Fair with a difference. Held in the grounds of the historic Sivananda ashram in Beaconsfield, you’ll be able to do some kirtan chanting, buy fair trade…
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NESTLED near the Mount Lawley border on a substantial 761sqm of land with a rear right of way and in an elevated position, behind a white picket fence, is this four-bedroom, two-bathroom family home. Boasting jarrah floorboards, high decorative ceilings and grand proportions as well as renovated bathrooms and kitchen, a huge entertainer’s patio, ample…
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CROWDFUNDED documentary Black Cockatoo Crisis screens at Luna Leederville December 1 to 7, laying out a roadmap of how to save WA’s iconic cockies. Filmmaker Jane Hammond teamed up with West Perth’s Ian Hale from Halo, along with 342 supporters who donated $135,000 to bring the project to fruition. From loss of habitat for the…
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BAYSWATER mayor Filomena Piffaretti has cancelled an appearance at a state Labor membership drive, while a fellow councillor has raised concerns about ongoing ‘politicisation’ of the mayoral role. Cr Piffaretti, a Labor party member, was featured in a flyer advertising “A Dinner Dance for Marino Salinas’ WA Labor Membership Drive” held November 27 at the Filipino Australian…
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STIRLING has a new councillor with Michael Dudek handily winning the November 25 extraordinary election to fill a vacant Balga Ward spot. The seat was empty after long-serving councillor Keith Sargent resigned in September, following his arrest on charges of possessing child exploitation material. After an especially active two-month campaign touring the ward Cr Dudek…
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Bid for global enviro conference falls short A BID for Perth to host the world’s biggest climate change conference has been shot down. Lord mayor Basil Zempilas says there’s no chance Perth council alone could win hosting rights without state and federal government backing. At Perth council’s November meeting councillor Brent Fleeton moved an ambitious…
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A PLEA to put a mandatory tree on every verge in Bayswater has been deemed too tricky by council staff. In part, that’s due to the mysterious fates suffered by trees placed outside unwilling properties. At the Bayswater council AGM on November 7 resident Branka Radanovich, a member of the Bayswater Urban Tree Network, got…
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