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NORTH Perth resident MARY GRAY is a long-time advocate for bushland and its inhabitants. While many of us are focused on Christmas trees, this celebrated and seasoned scientist is urging us to take a moment to appreciate Perth’s unique local trees and the creatures that rely on them. PERTH is the only city in the…
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AS most of us get ready to stuff the turkey, the Voice reminisces about some of the best eateries we’ve visited in 2024. A hidden gem in North Perth is BLAKE HILL restaurant. Just up from Walcott Street, on a random suburban hill, it’s one of those places you could easily miss if you don’t…
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With 2024 drawing to a close, the Voice takes a look back at some of the most interesting arts stories we covered over the past 12 months. One of the most memorable collaborations was between award-winning poet JOHN KINSELLA and Perth sound artist SIMON CHARLES, who created an eerie and poignant homage to the York…
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SHE’S written for more than 2000 TV and radio shows including the BBC’s Have I Got News For You? and now Kate Smurthwaite is bringing her Evolution Revolution show to Perth. An entertaining science-based game show that uses the audience as “raw materials”, Evolution Revolution is fun, family friendly and educational. “I studied evolution as…
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THE Lyric Theatre development planned for Maylands has been granted a re-approval after commencement of works were delayed several years. The issue has brought together two oft-divergent community groups with a litany of concerns over some of the details that they say could force existing traders out of business. The seven-storey mixed use project by…
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SHOPPERS opting for locally-made presents have turned out in droves this season to find a hand-made treasure at Vincent’s annual Young Makers Christmas Market. There were 75 stalls around Braithwaite Park this year with young makers aged 6-18 selling their wares. Some had up-cycled goods, some cooked sweets or dog treats, and others went full…
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STORIES of Lake Gwelup’s cultural and ecological past have been presented in artworks and interpretative displays along a permanent walking trail. The 2.4-kilometre Lake Gwelup Story Trail has come through a collaboration between the Rotary Club of Karrinyup, the Noongar community, wildlife groups, and Stirling council. Gwelup is on Mooro country, and one of the…
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THE Cook government has granted the owners of the historic Beaucott Building in Mt Lawley $50,000 for some TLC. Part of the state’s annual heritage grants program, the money will go towards repointing the brickwork, replacing the roofing and gutters, and painting, which could alleviate the “ad hoc paint colour scheme” which the WA Heritage…
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FORMER Vincent mayor Emma Cole has been promoted to chair of the WA Planning Commission. Currently deputy, Ms Cole will begin her four-year term on January 1, taking over from retiring chair David Caddy. The appointment was announced by WA Labor’s planning minister John Carey, who was also previously a Vincent mayor and who supported…
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A MYSTERY winner of the 2025 Australia Day Community Citizen of the Year Award for Bayswater has declined the award for reasons unknown. Our search this week to identify the would-be winner was unsuccessful, and redacted council documents refer to them only as “Nominee C” in the main ‘Community Citizen of the Year’ category for…
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