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Reconciliation plan the ‘most aspirational’ VINCENT council has launched a new reconciliation plan it’s calling its “most aspirational”. Launched during a workshop celebrating Noongar culture and the six seasons, the three-year plan includes a range of actions to improve employment and procurement opportunities for First Nations people and recognition of their significant sites. Significantly, it…
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SEVEN out of 10 people would still buy a property if it had trees protected by a register, according to a survey by Stirling council. The council has moved a step closer to adopting a significant tree register and will send it off to the WA Planning Commission and planning minister Rita Saffioti for their…
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THIS week’s tale from the Vincent Local History Centre archives takes us back through the history of Smith’s Lake and its many transformations from Noongar wetland to vehicle dumping ground to modern-day suburban oasis. CHARLES VERYARD RESERVE is located on a former wetland known to the local Noongar people as Danjanberup (or Janjanbering/Danjanbirup). European colonists…
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THE first stage of a memorial to the HMAS Perth (I) was completed last month with the installation of a half-size replica of the ill-fated cruiser’s propeller at the Navy League headquarters. The memorial includes a Wall of Remembrance which has the names of those on the HMAS Perth (I) when she was overcome by…
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A GROUP of determined Inglewood residents is set to test Stirling council’s policy of not closing right of ways until there is unanimous support from adjoining residents. ROWs are strips of common land at the rear of properties left over from the days when night soilmen would bring their carts to empty the pots of…
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MOSMAN PARK’S Tim Gourlay will raise money for charity by windsurfing 1000km during Movember, culminating in an epic 240km sail from Cape Naturaliste to Perth. A former windsurfing world champion, Gourlay says lots of people do long-distance bike rides to raise funds for the Movember Foundation, so he thought he’d mix it up with a…
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“THEY do the best bagels in Perth,” my friend said. I thought he was talking about some hipster cafe in Leederville, where bearded men in flatcaps sipped caramel macchiatos and talked about the novel they never wrote, but instead he was banging on about The Kosher Providore in Menora. I’d heard about the place in…
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EVERYTHING from Christmas Island to a moody shot of the Gage Roads Brewery in Fremantle is in this year’s Perth Amateur Photographers Photo Exhibition. Featuring 50 WA photographers from all walks of life, the exhibition has 150 stunning photos of buildings, people and landscapes across Australia. Despite sophsticated camera phones and a resurgence in the…
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THIS Bedford home is a very elegant number. The neutral colour scheme and distressed-style flooring combine in a modern day take on French provincial, with stylish decor and wooden furniture completing the pretty picture. This three-bedroom, two-bathroom abode has a nice facade with the grey fence contrasting with lush plants and a cream render. The…
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DIY rev-heads making residents’ lives a misery AN explosion in DIY tutorials about how to remove mufflers is creating a new generation of Perth revheads who’ve taken their chariots to the next level of growl. But as more residents and business owners say they are fed up with the ear-splitting noise, it appears police have…
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