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A FILM about a majestic albatross colony under threat from plastic in the Pacific Ocean will raise funds to help local birds. The documentary Albatross was filmed on a tiny atoll in the north Pacific Ocean, an area swamped by plastic pollution. During the filmmakers’ first trip in 2009 they found thousands of young albatrosses lying…
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CLEARING native vegetation under the guise of Covid economic recovery has highlighted major gaps in WA’s regulatory systems, says the Wilderness Society. The society says projects funded by Covid grants are pushing Perth’s urban sprawl further and faster, while senior campaigner Jenita Enevoldsen warns the problem is sending the entire state towards “catastrophe”. “If transformative…
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A YOUNG artist’s legacy of works are on display in a memorial exhibition that she hoped would shed the stigma and myths around Anorexia Nervosa. Chloe Tupper died June 9 2020, aged 32. For most of her life she experienced severe and enduring anorexia nervosa, a chronic form that affects about one in five people…
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RUSSIANS and Americans have been united in their appreciation of a short documentary filmed at Beatty Park, with Pacing the Pool impressing critics film festivals in both eastern and western hemispheres. Part of the Revelation/City of Vincent film festival, Pacing the Pool tells the story of local swimmer Richard Pace. When he was four he…
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CLAISEBROOK COVE was in full bloom when I went there for lunch on Tuesday. Spring had arrived prematurely and the beau monde flocked to the waterside cafes like flamingos on heat. There was a European air to the Cove and it reminded me of holidays in the Mediterranean, where tourists leisurely promenade at night. Unfortunately,…
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THE conflicting emotions of lockdown are beautifully documented by Perth artist Jo Darbyshire in her latest exhibition Fennel and Crow – The Long Quiet. During her one hour of exercise a day, Darbyshire sought refuge in the abandoned golf courses and industrial areas around Fremantle, as well as nearby Booyeembara Park, which has serpentine trails,…
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WITH news outlets reporting it is cheaper to buy a home than rent in some Perth suburbs, there has never been a better time to get a mortgage. George on Vincent is a new development in the heart of Leederville that is scheduled to be completed in 2023, so you would have plenty of time…
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MAYLANDS has a childcare crisis, with dozens of families unable to find anywhere to book in their kids. The critical shortage has forced Bayswater council to take the unusual step of helping find premises. In June Maylands Peninsula Primary School principle Paul Andrijich and school board chair Peter Klinger wrote to Bayswater council seeking help.…
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PEOPLE sleeping rough have a reduced life expectancy of up to 30 years according to new research by UWA and the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness. And the figure of 56 rough sleepers dying in Perth last year is likely a “significant underestimate” as it only comprises deaths confirmed by GPs or hospitals that’ve been forwarded…
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NO one sets out in life to become homeless. Neil was a 63-year-old male, with a 10-year history of rough sleeping. He was one of seven children, and had three children of his own, but had lost contact with most of his family in the few years prior to becoming homeless. Neil has been through…
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