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LABOUR shortages in the aged care sector may place Western Australians in jeopardy if borders are reopened too early, says the managing director of Mt Lawley facility Residency by Dillons. Jackie Dillon said many aged-care positions were traditionally filled by international students and workers, meaning Australia’s closed borders – and particularly WA’s hard-line stance on…
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CHICKENS and bees will be easier to keep in Vincent under a new proposed Animal Local Law. Mayor Emma Cole tells us the existing rules make keeping chickens “really tricky: you might only be able to have one chicken in the middle of your backyard”. Currently chickens are required to be kept 15 metres away…
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FREMANTLE’S iconic Blessing of the Fleet is back this year after last year’s was cancelled over Covid fears. Festival committee president John Minutillo said following the break, this year’s Blessing and parade on Sunday October 24 would be a return to basics with a focus on celebrating Italian culture’s integration into Australia. “I think the…
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THE hardy blokes at the Stirling Men’s Shed have built homes for one of WA’s cutest critters – the quenda. Made from wooden pallets and chicken wire, the 11 ‘bungalows’ installed in Cottonwood Bushland Reserve in Dianella give quendas a place to shelter from predators. Recently, 21 quendas were released into the Dianella area to…
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ALMOST 100 years after the last great global pandemic, a reminder of its deadly toll has been getting some much-needed TLC. Tucked away in a beautiful patch of bush in Coogee, Australia’s oldest crematorium boasts a brand new paint job and a shroud of scaffolding around its chimney in preparation for some much-needed work to…
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A LITTLE-known quarantine station in Perth’s southern suburbs, including its ghoulish crematorium, has been in the spotlight recently thanks to its connection to the last great pandemic to hit WA’s shores. Woodman Point Quarantine Station is an evocative site, but tucked away in a slice of bushland in Coogee, even locals who live within a stone’s…
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UPCOMING feature film The Canary is set to showcase the visual beauty of the Indian Ocean off Perth. By Salt and Honey Productions, the 1800s period drama follows the mental and physical struggles of a young woman cast away on the open ocean with nothing but a lifeboat and a caged canary to aid in her…
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IT’S worth taking the three hour drive to Shelter just to see the humungous ceiling fans. They are bigger than the blades on a chinook helicopter and when they are going full tilt they would generate enough wind to blow-dry Ted Danson’s hair in the 1980s. Situated beside the jetty in Busselton, Shelter is one…
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THIS Inglewood home has some of the best period detail I’ve seen. There’s loads of beautiful burnished wood, art deco-style features, and a picture rail and ceiling medallion for good measure. The classy tone for this three bedroom one bathroom home is set with a classic exterior with white walls, wooden beams and an expansive…
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THE ‘Yacker Danjoo Nglada Bidi’ agreement between the City of Perth and Aboriginal elders has been signed. The Noongar title means ‘working together our way’ and acknowledges the Whadjuk Nyoongar as the traditional owners of Perth city’s land and promises to make the city more welcoming and culturally safer for Indigenous people. The agreement was…
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