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RELIGIOUS or political affiliations on plaques would be formally banned under the new memorial policy. The council gets several requests a year from people wanting to put up plaques, but only allows them on donated commemorative furniture like park benches or drinking fountains, and even then it’s only allowed when the person memorialised made a…
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WOMEN in surfing are celebrated in the She Surfs film tour hitting Perth on November 20. Hawaiian surfing started as a pretty even sport gender-wise, but a surge in popularity in the mid-20th century saw it become male dominated. It’s still a bit that way, so She Surfs celebrates female surf culture and talent and…
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THE subconscious is a strange beast. Last week I binge-watched the latest season of Narcos: Mexico, then completely forgot about it and went on with my day-to-day life. But this Tuesday I woke up with a weird, insatiable urge to eat tacos. I wasn’t pregnant (although my gut is getting bigger every year) and…
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AN Aussie exorcist and the gritty streets of Melbourne star in two high quality Australian-made films at The Backlot Perth. Independently produced by first-time feature filmmaker Catherine Hill, the micro-budget drama Some Happy Day is about homeless woman Tina (Peta Brady) who is desperately searching for a better life, but her social worker Frances (Mary…
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YOU can’t beat a home that reflects the owner’s personality, but not too much to make it idiosyncratic. This luxurious house has a cute wine cellar with a tasting table and two giant paddles on the brick walls. Beside two wine glasses is a chalkboard with the epigram “A meal without wine is called breakfast.”…
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SIX years after a charity barber service started in a Northbridge carpark with a couple of milk cartons for seats, Short Back & Sidewalks has gone national and now has more than 250 volunteers. Inglewood local Craig Hollywood founded the charity in 2015 when he teamed up with Westons Barbershop to offer haircuts for people…
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Maylands drag star Cougar Morrison hosts a Q&A of Bayswater locals’ stories of pride at Rabble bookstore on November 13. Photo by Angelo di Benedetto PRIDE is spreading far and wide, with Bayswater getting on board with Pride month festivities for the first time this year, on a road to making Bayswater a more LGBTQIA+…
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THE flagship Pride Parade returns this year after being Covid-cancelled in 2020, with a new location at Gloucester Park and a promise there’ll be less perfunctory corporate presence. The parade was traditionally held in Northbridge in Perth council’s domain, and the city nearly lost the hosting rights after many LGBTQIA+ folk objected to mayor Basil Zempilas’…
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ECU information security researcher Leah Shanley says there is “legitimate concern” a national digital ID plan could see people missing out on government services if they don’t sign up, or that it could even become mandatory. The federal government’s considering legislation that would expand the “myGovID” program some people already use to access the tax…
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RETIRED army major Guy Mewburn is helping former and current defence force personnel improve their mental health by teaching them how to fix boats and sail. Shocked by the high suicide rate among defence force veterans, Mr Mewburn founded the not-for-profit Sailing On, which gets them bonding through teamwork and sailing education. Male veterans are…
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