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SUBIACO Football Club’s CEO has revealed his club didn’t pursue a chance to host this year’s WAFL grand final at Leederville Oval after getting the inside running that Optus Stadium was in the box seat. Vincent council, Subiaco and East Perth Football Club were working on a joint submission to host the final – a…
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IDEAS are being sought for the Pickle District as the old industrial wedge of West Perth undergoes a rebirth as an artsy hub. Just south of Newcastle Street, it sits on a drained lake that was later home to market gardens, warehouses, manufacturers and pickling plants, which inspired the recent Pickle District rebranding. The revival’s…
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In May the council approved disposal of three other dilapidated artworks in East Perth. The 1998 “Greenway Fountain” artwork installed at the corner of Royal and Fielder Street will be disposed of as it’s in very poor condition. Some controversy surrounds this artwork, as it was created by artist Nola Farman in 1998, and at…
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A BACKPACKERS at 300 Murray Street will reopen soon as a 100-bed homeless shelter, five months after the McGowan government’s troubled election commitment. Boorloo Bidee Mia will take in troubled rough sleepers and provide support services on site. The shelter was announced in February in the shadow of the state election, with Labor’s presser stating…
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THE Greens’ sole MP in state parliament, Brad Pettitt, says a longer term solution may lie in the state government buying up vacant buildings to convert them into housing. Dr Pettitt welcomed the interim shelter in a statement but added “crisis accommodation is not a home. A longer-term solution to ensure these people are permanently housed and…
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A FORMAL agreement outlining how Perth council will work with Indigenous people has been endorsed after a year-long delay caused by the McGowan government prohibiting the use of the word “treaty”. The not-treaty was intended to patch up the council’s relationship with the Indigenous community, coming a couple of years after its heavy-handed approach to…
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This rubbish is now a farce THE farce that is Vincent’s jettisoning of commercial waste collection is coming to a head with council refusing to step in, and the staff channelling Yes Minister. Despite staff saying they would look at extending the residential FOGO system to eligible businesses they neglected to tell the businesses. It was…
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LINDSAY LOVERING was Healthway’s inaugural arts program manager and more recently Musica Viva’s WA manager. In 2009 he was the recipient of the National Arts and Health Leadership Award and in 2010 was a finalist in the WA Citizenship of the Year Awards for his contribution to Arts and Entertainment. IT appears the state government…
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THE Seasonal Brewing Company is one of the more recent additions to the Maylands hospitality scene. Situated on Guildford Road, the microbrewery fits the tried-and-tested formula established by Little Creatures in Fremantle all those years ago – shiny steel vats loom over an informal dining area, there’s a rustic beer-friendly menu, and indie rock is…
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ON the eve of the 2020 Olympics in Japan, a prestigious exhibition at the WA Museum sheds light on the importance of sport in ancient Greek culture. Featuring one of the largest collection of Greek artefacts ever loaned by the British Museum, Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes is a fascinating look at the competitive…
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