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AFTER years in the shadow realm, East Perth’s finally getting a lighting upgrade, starting late 2021. For years a lack of lighting’s been one of the main issues locals have asked Perth council to fix. Back in 2017 East Perth resident Tony Ransom told a council meeting “for the last 10 or 15 years we…
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A LAND swap between Vincent council and a local developer could lead to a new public open space on Beaufort Street, but the council could also pocket a $1 million windfall. The council owns a third of a carpark on Beaufort Street that’s flanked by privately-owned blocks which may end up with six storey developments…
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PERTH council’s new investment policy will keep ratepayers’ money out of risky funds, but doesn’t prevent investments in companies selling weapons, prostitution, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, or those contravening human rights. After several missed deadlines the council this week got around to updating its five-year-old investment policy, which is meant to be updated yearly. The outdated…
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City hall is the common problem WOW, I couldn’t believe what I was reading; Vincent council (headed by mayor Emma Cole) decided in its infinite wisdom, that a hastily, poorly designed public open space is “underpopulated” because of noise, pollution from cars and 14 “prangs” in five years (that would equate to a prang every 18.6 weeks…
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“Broken Beaufort needs more thought than just another ‘community space’ to bring it back,” long time Beaufort Street advocate JOSHUA O’KEEFE writes. I’VE thought long and hard over the last few days about the request by the City of Vincent for the community to provide comments on the future of the Barlee Street Carpark. The…
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IT was the Tuesday night after the long weekend, with fork lightning and thunder ripping open the sky. It was surely a write-off for most restaurants in Perth, but not for Acqua e Sale on Fitzgerald Street, which was almost full to the brim with loyal punters. The little Italian was perfect for a stormy…
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LOVE springs eternal at this year’s Alliance Française French Film Festival with a bouquet of passionate films to enjoy. Artistic director Karine Mauris has acknowledged the collective stress the world has been under, serving up an escapist feast for the eyes. “2021 is the year of renaissance and like all things French, love is also…
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Local architect builds blueprints for dreams by Jane Grljusich Voice Promotions All his life, Neil Cownie has been combining his passion for design in all its forms – architecture, landscape, furniture, lighting and objects – with his clients’ aspirations – to realise their dreams in built form. His work is timeless, creating spaces that endure…
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AS part of Hearing Awareness Week (March 1 – 7), audiologists are urging people not to persevere with unsuitable or inferior hearing aids. About 49 per cent of Australians aged 40 and over living with hearing loss are putting up with a hearing aid that doesn’t fully suit their needs, because they are worried that…
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A SPECIAL concert will be held tomorrow afternoon (Sunday March 7) to raise much-needed funds for the Fremantle Street Doctor. For more than 15 years the mobile service has been providing non-judgemental health care to marginalised, disadvantaged and homeless people in the local community. The service aims to care for people who struggle to access…
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