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In support of Norway’s beach handball team, I ditched the bikini bottoms and wore baggy shorts to lunch at Fez Cafe. It was a show of solidarity that not only pleased my wife, but the many diners and pedestrians in Mt Lawley. As the name suggests, Fez Cafe serves breakfast and brunch dishes with a…
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PERTH student Tanna Wasserman has taken the fashion industry to task with a dress made entirely from dehydrated fruit and vegetables. Alarmed that the fashion industry is one of the leading culprits of environmental degradation, the year 12 Carmel pupil created the artwork Made from 100% fruit for the WA Art Gallery exhibition Pulse Perspectives. “I…
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THIS Bayswater home ticks a lot of boxes. It has a lovely pool on a 632sqm block and is situated close to Riverside Gardens, a beautiful spot for picnics, cycling and fishing (no blowies at this end of the river). The Bayswater locale means the price tag is substantially lower than it would be in…
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IDEAS are needed for the design of the slightly-relocated Wotton Reserve skate and BMX park. State government money is paying for Bayswater council to handle the fraught and much-debated relocation of the park to the north-western wedge of Wotton Reserve, as it has to move to make way for a Metronet station carpark on the…
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THE slow death of suburban backyard life is being sealed brick by brick, with another development proposal in Leederville decried as “heartbreaking” and marking the end of a leafy outlook, nude sunbaking, and backyard privacy. The trio of two-storey group dwellings planned for 14 Franklin Street isn’t the biggest in the ‘burb, but neighbours say the impact…
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THE NORTHBRIDGE lights sign on William Street has been switched on and is ready to be hashtagged. It was inspired by local arts pillar Marcus Canning’s 2015 visit to California, where he spotted the popular VENICE sign at Venice Beach. When he got home and saw the two poles either side of William Street, the…
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LOCAL gardens brimming with food for bees is the goal of a new sculpture and mural in West Perth put up by WA Loves Nature. At the corner of Hay and Outram Street, the mural depicts plants that native bees love to feast on, and the group is encouraging people to include them in their…
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INGLEWOOD’S speedy stretch of Beaufort Street is heading to 40kmh between Central Avenue and Crawford Road under a new trial. That part of the street has been a hotspot of pedestrian safety concerns for at least a decade, trapped in time as other bits of Beaufort further south get lowered speed limits and speed-tempering design…
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A NEW self-guided tour developed by a group of eco-warriors is encouraging city folk to head into what’s left of WA’s unique jarrah forests to see what exactly is at stake as American mining giant Alcoa pushes ahead with the expansion of its bauxite mines. Bauxite, which is used to produce aluminium, is generally found in…
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A BAN on transphobia on council, more all-gender public bathrooms, and trans ally awareness training for rangers are all part of a draft Perth council plan to make the city more LGBT+ friendly. Rangers will be visibly marked identifying them as safe “allies” once training’s complete, and the council will ask the state government if…
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