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MAIN ROADS has dumped an unpopular proposal to turn Charles Street into an even busier high-capacity thoroughfare, cancelling the idea even before the consultation period was over. The proposal involved sinking Charles Street at three intersections (Vincent Street, Scarborough Beach Road and Walcott Street) so traffic north/south could duck straight through and avoid traffic lights. But…
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LAST weekend’s mysterious mass drone malfunction during a foreshore light show was not the first time bots have dropped from the sky. Similar incidents overseas have been blamed on software failure, saboteurs and even consumer devices interfering with drones. Perth council hired Perth-based company Drone Sky Shows to run sky shows on November 19 and…
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FROM the muddy Swan River and Crawley Baths to an international-grade swim centre, this week’s tale from the Vincent Local History Centre goes back to a time when going for a swim in Perth involved a lot more mud and jellyfish. BEFORE the construction of Beatty Park in 1962, a generation of school children braved…
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THE date’s set for the new City of Bayswater Skate Park to officially reopen on Saturday December 10. The old Wotton Reserve skate park had to be dismantled and a new one built on the other side of the same reserve to make way for the Morley train station carpark as part of Metronet upgrades. …
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THE founder of the Town Team Movement Jimmy Murphy has been named WA’s “Local Hero” in the Australian of the Year 2023 awards. Mr Murphy, a jazzman and former Vincent councillor, founded the Town Team Movement to help local groups like Leederville Connect, Mount Hawthorn Hub and Baysie Rollers spruce up their town centres, run…
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THE Voice’s search for the best continental roll in Perth took an unexpected meatball twist in Inglewood this week. We had heard great reports about Deli’s Continental – situated beside Woolworths on Beaufort Street – so we jumpstarted the Voice jalopy and headed up there to investigate. A small but stylish shop-front with a pavement…
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AFTER the death of his Thai mother in 2019, Perth artist Nathan Beard re-evaluated his Australian-Thai heritage and looked at how the West had perceived “Thainess” over the years. Using personal items belonging to his mum, film, installation and photography he began to piece together works for his exhibition A Puzzlement, which fuses the Western…
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If you’re on the hunt for a beautifully presented apartment in Mount Lawley, this could be the one. Situated on Vincent Street, you are literally around the corner from all the pubs and restaurants on the Beaufort Street strip, including Queens Tavern, Side Door Barbecue and The Beaufort. It’s a fantastic location and Uber rides…
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Special event to mark World AIDS Day THERE is still a lot of stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS, warns the WA AIDS Council ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1. This year’s theme is ‘Boldly Positive’ and it’s hoped the day will help raise awareness of people living with HIV and AIDS. “Unfortunately,…
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OLIVES plucked by schoolkids from street trees and gardens around North Perth have turned out to be a magical mixture, with “Harvest 6006” oil winning silver at the WA Olive Awards. North Perth Primary School’s P&C conducted the first olive harvest in 2013 to raise money for upgrades like a nature playground. NPPS parent Siri…
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