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IF Le Rebelle was a band it would sit somewhere between 90s French dream-pop duo Air and contemporary Aussie alt-rockers Gang of Youths. Dishes like cured kingfi sh ($21), tiger prawn cocktail ($24), wagyu burger ($28) and stuff ed chicken wings with scallop and lobster caviar ($12 each) are approachable, familiar and comforting with a…
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SOME of the best art is borne out of adversity. In September 2021, Perth artist Simon Sieradzki was due to return from his studio residency in Germany, when Australia’s borders slammed shut and he found himself stuck in Leipzig. After scrambling to find somewhere to stay, he went along to the opening of an art…
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THE Voice loves a bold architectural statement. This Maylands house doesn’t disappoint with three gable-style peaks on the facade. There’s also a nice range of colours on the exterior – cream, beige and mauve – making a change from the rote one-colour render you see everywhere else. These little flourishes of style continue inside this…
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Bayswater set to unleash new laws UNSUPERVISED cats would be banned from public in Bayswater if the council adopts some of WA’s strictest kitty containment laws. The council has many sensitive natural areas where cats have been hunting native birds, reptiles, frogs, and a small population of quenda at Lightning Swamp. Maylands resident David Dyke,…
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The lack of opportunities for designers in WA has young up-and-comers like Daniella Steyn and Natasha Ngo-Guest fearing they’ll have to make big sacrifices or move over east. PERTH’S fashion stakes have sunk to a new low, with no Fashion Week events scheduled this year, and just two local designers carrying WA’s flag for the…
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PARENTS whose kids are being ousted from the soon-to-close Citiplace Child Care Centre say they’ve been met with a wall of non-answers from its owner: Perth council. Perth councillors voted behind closed doors in March to close the centre without consulting parents or staff (“Secret vote closes Citiplace childcare,” Voice, April 9, 2022). The council’s rationale…
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THE first Aboriginal woman employed as a teacher in WA was honoured at Mount Hawthorn Primary School this week. A classroom block was renamed the May O’Brien Building and a mural unveiled to commemorate her 10 years at the school. Mrs O’Brien (nee Miller) was born into the traditional life of the Wongatha people at…
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FLAGS were at half-mast at municipal buildings across Perth this week to mark the funeral of Doolann Leisha Eatts, the Aboriginal elder who ensured the survival of many stories of Noongar lore across Perth. Ms Eatts (October 10, 1939 – March 29, 2022) was a Whudjuk Ballardong woman born in Badjaling and lived most of her…
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A COALITION of scientists, traditional owners, and five environmental groups met with state forestry minister Dave Kelly this week calling on him to halt the harvest of pine trees needed by endangered cockatoos. The pines are currently being cleared from the Gnangara Mound, a huge sandy patch above a groundwater reservoir spreading from the Swan…
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A PEACE concert in North Perth on May 22 promises to help the audience explore their feelings toward the Russo-Ukranian war through music. Fremantle Chamber Orchestra’s performance has been titled To Peace, and reflects creator, director and cellist Hans Hug’s response to war once again breaking out in Europe. Mr Hug grew up in Switzerland…
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