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Author: Your Herald
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HERITAGE PERTH WEEKEND is back across April 16 to 18 with a new focus on Noongar history. Now in its 11th year, Perth council’s weekend of exploring notable buildings and sites has been co-named Boorloo Kwedjang Bardip Yanginy, meaning Perth Old Story Sharing. Lord mayor Basil Zempilas said in a statement: “With the guidance of…
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IN this instalment of Lost Vincent, the City of Vincent Local History Centre brings us the story of the Premier Theatre & Gardens, Stirling and Bulwer Streets, Perth. THE Premier Theatre was built in 1925 on the corner of Stirling and Bulwer streets in Perth. Its early history was closely connected to the East Perth…
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THE former caretaker of Hostel Milligan is concerned there’s no fire alarms or detectors in place to proof the building against another blaze, and the council doesn’t require any. Tony Ransom ran the hostel there until the owners, Singapore-based Fragrance Group, ceased his lease in 2019 to make way for a double-tower redevelopment that’s yet…
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Vincent mayor Emma Cole, Mary Charlton, Mia Pitassi and Helen Ingman from Tools n Things Library, and Andrea Freeman from Vincent’s parks team get ready for the yearly Vincent native plant sale, which is back at North Perth Common April 17. Vincent’s bringing in 5000 native tube stocks and a forest of trees. Vincent residents…
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Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward is helping the Yogazeit team plan a program for remote Aboriginal communities. YOGA and mindfulness will be taught in western desert WA Aboriginal communities in an effort to combat high rates of depression and anxiety. Freo-based not-for-profit Yogazeit has brought in Ngaanyatjarra elder Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward to help plan the culturally-appropriate sessions…
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Together THE letter from CFMEU organiser Vinnie Molina in Perth Voice March 20 (“Hands off heritage”) was like a bolt out of the blue. And this is exactly the point of retaining a strong union. Some people get critical of unions because they push the ‘boundaries’. In another generation past, the unions fought for better…
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WITH the Easter holidays upon us, the Voice headed to the Perth Hills for a special food review at the Naked Apple Cider House. Thankfully it wasn’t a nudist venue and I didn’t mentally scar diners with my pasty Anglo-Saxon frame. There’s three big cideries up in the Hills; the Naked Apple is the most…
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AN engrossing film about the 1936 Spanish coup is just one of the highlights of this year’s Spanish Film Festival. Directed by Alejandro Amenábar (The Others, The Sea Inside), While at War is a personal take on the coup through the eyes of celebrated Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno. He initially supports the military rebellion…
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ANY Perth property beside the ocean or the Swan River is a winner in most people’s books. This luxury East Perth apartment is situated across from the foreshore and is beautifully framed by palm trees lining Langley Park. The centrepiece of this three bedroom two bathroom home is the huge open plan lounge/dining/kitchen area, which…
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WELLINGTON SQUARE had a soft reopening this week after $17.5 million upgrade. The park’s received a dual name Moort-ak Waadiny (Searching for Family) in recognition of the area’s significance to Aboriginal people. “It’s very exciting to see so many people here,” lord mayor Basil Zempilas said on Saturday March 27. “This wasn’t advertised; the doors…
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