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AMY Perejuan-Capone was just three years old when dad took her on a motorised hang glider flight, sparking a fascination with aviation that culminated in the exhibition Sky Cave. A love of flying runs deep in the family – Amy’s maternal grandfather was a leading aircraft pilot for the RAAF during WW II, serving in…
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IT WAS time to revisit a Maylands institution and see if it was still keeping up its game. Rifo’s Cafe has been around for a couple of decades, presiding over the Guilford Road and Eighth Avenue intersection like Emperor Nero in a pair of thongs. Their lunch/dinner menu was classic Italian – woodfired pizzas, pasta…
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PERTH LANDMARKS will light up red-and-blue on November 15 for Beat Child Cancer Day. For every dollar donated to the Children’s Leukaemia and Cancer Research Foundation in the lead up to the day, major donors will match the amount up to $75,000. The foundation hopes to raise lots of money to help brave child…
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SOMETIMES you just get a nice feeling about a property and this is one of them. The extensive use of carpet makes it feel homely and like somewhere you could relax after a hard day in the office. But it’s got plenty of style as well including a lovely open plan chef’s kitchen which dovetails…
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In a last ditch effort to save the boutique publishing house her father has left her, an ambitious young editor goes on a book tour with the bitter, booze-addled author who put the publishing house on the map. Lucy Stanbridge has inherited her father’s publishing house, but the ambitious would-be editor has nearly sunk it…
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FIREFIGHTING uniforms might keep the body safe, but there’s no helmet thick enough to prevent trauma creeping into the corners of a firefighter’s mind. After moving to WA on his retirement, former Tasmania Fire and Emergency Services chief officer Chris Arnol turned to painting to exorcise his demons, along the way securing himself a semi-finalist…
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LAWYERS acting for Bayswater mayor Filomena Piffaretti have written to resident James Kozak requesting an apology and removal of “false and malicious allegations” on Facebook. Mr Kozak maintains several Facebook pages criticising and mocking Bayswater councillor Catherine Ehrhardt, candidate Sophie Edge, and most recently targeting Cr Piffaretti after she was elected (“New mayor slams online…
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MOUNT LAWLEY Labor MP Simon Millman has warned WA to stay on guard against extreme right wing terrorism creeping in here as unrest over Covid-19 exacerbates radical movements. He told Parliament his constituency is particularly concerned by this trend: “The people of Mount Lawley are survivors of apartheid in South Africa and the Holocaust from…
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A COUPLE who have been unable to conceive their own child want WA’s surrogacy laws overhauled, saying they are archaic and could even be putting people at risk. The couple, who the Voice is naming Tim and Heather to protect their privacy, say travel bans under the Covid pandemic have highlighted the uncertainty they and…
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BAYSWATER council has knocked back another request from the Bayswater Football Club to halve last year’s game fees because of the impact of Covid. The Blues only got to play half the season at Hillcrest Oval because of lockdowns and told the council it had been a “struggle”. “The figures speak for themselves,” treasurer Garry…
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