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BULLIES will one day become “just another brick in the wall” says a former target of schoolyard jerks who’s left them behind to become a rising star. Melville resident Vanessa Joe (21) recently out-talked some of the state’s best speakers to win the Toastmasters divisional final and earn a place in the national finals this…
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PERTH advocates are concerned refugees could face indefinite detainment via new legislation pushed through Federal parliament last week. The Migration Amendment Bill 2021 targets refugees who have had protection visas cancelled on character grounds, but there are warnings it creates a legal limbo for those who can’t be sent back to their country of origin…
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A NATIONALLY renowned education futurist says he expects demand for a radical new upper school planned for Fremantle’s CBD next year will be so strong they could fill 20 of its non-existent classrooms. The Studio School will be an offshoot of All Saints’ College where students in Year 10 – 12 will self-direct their learning…
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THE McGowan Government says it’s committed to ensuring women seeking an abortion can have safe and private access to health services without fear of harassment or intimidation. After two and a half years of deliberation, the Safe Access Zones Bill, was re-introduced into WA Parliament on Wednesday (May 26), having previously missed the cut-off to be heard…
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FAR from the glow of Perth’s metropolitan area, workers have started on the next phase of the world’s largest radio telescope in the Murchison, a global project that a local astronomer hopes will help fuel interest in the universe and lead to WA being the stargazing capital of Australia. Astrotourism WA founder Carol Redford said…
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IN 1954, Trudy Kassing and her husband, Gerhard, first set foot on Australian soil in Perth. Sixty seven years later, at the age of 87 and in declining health, Ms Kassing is back, accompanied by her son Peter, to bring her journey full circle. Mr Kassing senior died in 2019, and his wife is planning…
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SUZY STANFORD is passionate about protecting the natural world and connecting people with the great outdoors. After living and working in the Kimberley, she was totally struck by the beauty and spirit of the place and now works as a community campaigner, chatting to people at markets and events around Perth about how they can…
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As I drove into Maylands, the sun burst through the dark clouds, turning raindrops on car bonnets into gleaming works of art. It was a pretty introduction to a pretty suburb, and as I parked on the corner of Eighth Avenue and Whatley Crescent, I marvelled at the art deco buildings, leafy trees and sunlit…
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A mural outside the Civic Hotel in Inglewood has divided the community with baffled locals venting their anger on Facebook. The red and bright yellow paint on the hotel walls are part of the exhibition INNOMINATE by Mt Lawley artist Sioux Tempestt. She finds “quiet beauty in the ugliness of the ordinary” and likes to…
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SENIORS featured heavily in the National Volunteer celebrations held across Perth last week. It’s no secret that retirees and the over 55s make up a large part of the volunteer army that help run countless services in WA including tourist attractions, community food deliveries and libraries. So when covid struck last year, councils quickly became…
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