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THE Mount Lawley Golf Club has scored an extra 15 years on its lease – but might face almost a doubling of its rent as a result. The club has been based in the north-west corner of Inglewood between Alexander Drive, Central Avenue and Walter Road West, virtually since its inception in 1928. And while it’s…
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PERTH council’s next meeting will be held at midday as part of an ongoing effort to get more people along. The public gallery has historically been deserted compared to other councils’ rowdy arenas, and until the past couple of years the public weren’t allowed to speak (the CEO just read out written questions). Lord mayor…
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AS an experiment in psychogeography, I decided to wander around Northbridge on Tuesday afternoon and see what eatery tickled my fancy. It’s been a while since I’ve visited the notorious inner-city suburb, and to be honest things haven’t improved much. I ambled up William Street, going away from the city, and saw a few cafes…
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• The Truck is one of the great movies showing at the 10th Iranian Film Festival Australia in Perth. IN recent years Iran has become a hot-bed of Middle Eastern cinema, scooping up oscars and critical praise for its thought-provoking and entertaining movies. If this year’s Iranian Film Festival in Perth is anything to go…
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THIS Maylands home is definitely worth a punt. Well, it’s on Puntie Crescent after all, so it would be rude not to. Let’s cut to the chase – if you are single or a young couple looking to get on the property ladder then this two bedroom one bathroom home could be the one. With…
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Diary find AN author researching the colourful life of his great-grandfather has unearthed a previously unpublished poem by famed Australian poet, journalist and author Banjo Paterson. Simon Doyle’s ancestral biography Soldier Sailor Surgeon: The Life of George Barber, includes Paterson’s poem The Wail of the Horse-Poet, in which Australia’s first unofficial poet laureate bemoans the…
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“THERE’S not a lot for us in it,” was Perth federal Labor MP Patrick Gorman’s review of the latest Morrison budget. Mr Gorman said there was a notable lack of spending on social housing and no funding to get quarantine out of CBD hotels. “In terms of infrastructure, there’s ongoing funding for things that are…
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VINCENT council hopes to fix its communication issues with a new engagement framework. Following some notable recent instances where locals felt projects were roaring ahead without them, the council has decided on a review. From the Beatty Park toilet block being demolished without a word, to unannounced works replacing Hyde Park’s grass with gravel, meagre…
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COVID has made for a tough year for charities and has also seen a surge in domestic violence, so charity Friends with Dignity is calling for donations to raise critical funds to assist people affected by family or domestic violence. They’re holding a high tea fundraiser and writer Constance Hall has volunteered as keynote speaker,…
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THE WA education department is under pressure to ban the Commonwealth Bank’s Dollarmites program from schools following a damning national report which found it had no educational value. Consumer group Choice has come out swinging after Queensland education minister Grace Grace banned Dollarmites late April. Choice banking expert Patrick Veyret says: “West Australian kids deserve…
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