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A VIRTUAL REALITY recreation of the Carrolup-Marribank mission gives a heart-breaking glimpse into the lives of the stolen generations. Up until the 1970s, many First Nations children were forcibly removed from their families and put into institutional care “for their own good” in camps and missions across WA. Part of the government policy of assimilation,…
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THE PENINSULA ESTATE in Maylands is a great spot. You literally have the Swan River on your doorstep, with all the delights of the foreshore, and it’s in a quiet enclave with not much traffic. Situated on Tranby Road, this four bedroom two bathroom home is a classy affair with plenty of space and living…
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“DON’T divide Maylands” is the message walkers and bike riders have for the state government ahead of the closure of Caledonia Avenue’s railway crossing. In August transport minister Rita Saffioti announced a $15 million plan to close the constantly-clogged crossing and upgrade surrounding crossroads as part of Metronet upgrades, partially following up on a 2017…
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A PLAN to turf out Bayswater Sports Club from Hillcrest Reserve has been overturned by Bayswater councillors, but mystery still surrounds why they were ever threatened with eviction. A farcical situation played out at last week’s council meeting as a city staff recommendation to terminate the club’s lease forbade discussing the reasons behind it because…
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THE Christmas Lights Trail is back on in the CBD with half a million lights and 500 decorations ‚Äì and city visitors are booming. Lord mayor Basil Zempilas says the lights have brought 36 per cent more people in the city compared to 2020. Mr Zempilas said the city’s often held up as a rival…
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TECH heads want Perth to become the “Tech Capital of Australia” and are hoping a new action plan from Perth council will help keep startups here instead of fleeing east. Cullum Ashton from PropTech Hub WA, a CBD collaboration space for property-industry tech types, attended this week’s council meeting to implore councillors to show leadership…
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EVERY week at the Vincent Local History Centre we hear unexpected tales of times past in our area. Last week, long time Leederville business owner Vince Carbone dropped in and told us a story so far-fetched we scarcely believed him until we found newspaper articles confirming the incident which took place on Oxford Street, Leederville.…
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A LOCAL short film that’s won global acclaim for its portrayal of a young African refugee screens in both Uganda and Perth this week. Two Sands tells the story of local writer and actor Kook Manuer fleeing war-torn Sudan, spending years of his childhood in a refugee camp in Uganda before finally making it to…
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THE Beatles: Get Back is a musician’s wet dream, but for others it could be a long and winding slog. Just shy of eight hours long, the fly-on-the-wall documentary by director Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) follows the band as they write and rehearse material in 1969 for the album Let it Be and…
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CONSTRUCTION has begun on one of Australia’s first carbon neutral apartment complexes – Montreal Commons in Fremantle. The complex has a developer-funded 75kW solar rooftop system and local battery storage, topped up with 100 per cent green energy from the grid. Residents will have access to 100 per cent renewable energy and receive 50 per…
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