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STRATA fees can be a right pain. Aside from the cost, there’s the interminable meetings and constant compromises. So it’s a relief this free-standing townhouse in Mt Lawley is in a complex of three and has no strata fees. Owner occupied since new, this three bedroom two bathroom abode is in excellent condition with polished…
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ABOUT 200 Extinction Rebellion protestors held up traffic on St Georges Terrace for a couple of hours on Monday morning as the group picked up the pace of their pre-Covid campaign to get the McGowan government to declare a climate emergency. Police arrested 27 people, including Mt Lawley neurologists Carolyn Orr, as they conducted a…
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FIRE has ripped through the CBD’s abandoned Hostel Milligan, damaging the heritage-listed area supposed to be retained as part of a new development. Fireys responded to a call about 1.30am Monday March 22. People were seen leaving the building shortly before the fire and one woman was taken into custody who’s now “assisting with the…
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THE vision of a pedestrian paradise around Elizabeth Quay is set to suffer a further blow with another car-laden development in the pipeline. The 54-storey tower will have 168 units, 24 office floors, and an upper level restaurant, bar and rooftop pool. It will also have a lot of parking bays. When the Barnett government…
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A PROPOSAL for an extra nine roundabouts in North Perth has walkers and bike riders fearing it’ll end in tragedy. Nine intersections on Vincent Street between Fitzgerald and William Streets are under consideration for a Main Roads “mini roundabouts” pilot project. They are meant to make driving safer as vehicle collisions happen at glancing angles instead…
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PERTH state Labor MP John Carey has been promoted to Mark McGowan’s Cabinet, taking on the housing and local government portfolios. “I’m deeply honoured,” the newly-minted minister said. “Everything I’ve done to date in my role as MP, I’ve never taken the position of elected office for granted. “My dad once said ‘one day you’re…
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THE City of Vincent Local History Centre brings us this look back at a time when Leederville was a manufacturing powerhouse, focusing on the Golden West Aerated Water Company and explaining the inspiration behind Carr Place’s curious bubbled building. MUCH has been made recently of Australia pivoting back to local manufacturing in a post-Covid world.…
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BLOOD platelets spoil quicker than milk so the Perth CBD Blood Donor Centre is calling for an 300 extra donors over the coming long weekend. Blood is especially needed for cancer patients going through chemotherapy and to meet an expected increase in road trauma. On a typical Easter weekend admission rates start to climb on…
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WITH the cooler weather arriving this week and Autumn beginning to bite, there was only one thing on my mind – curry. I’ve always liked the Nepalese take on curry, but every time I’ve driven by Himalayan Nepalese Restaurant and Cafe in Inglewood, their sign has put me off. I’m sure it wasn’t cheap, but…
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YES, that is blood,” artist James Wilson says. “Despite looking for alternatives. Nothing looks like or behaves like blood. “The larger work Angel is created with it entirely.” The Voice was slightly nervous about asking what kind of blood was used in Wilson’s exhibition Otto and Annie, but there’s no denying the end result is…
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