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THEY say local knowledge is best. So when family friends invited us to a new pizza joint in Mt Pleasant, we jumped in the bat mobile and headed there toute de suite. Situated close to the fish and chip shop on Gibson Street, Mastro is in a lovely suburban spot dappled in shade from gum…
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THE excavation of an Anglo-Saxon ship from a field in Suffolk in 1939 doesn’t sound like popcorn-chewing material, but The Dig is an enchanting film that slowly draws you in. It’s based on the true story of the excavation of large burial mounds on a rural estate belonging to Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan), an ailing…
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WHEN it comes to heritage, Mt Lawley is still king. This 1945 character home on Guildford Road is a prime example with beautiful cornicing, 70-year-old jarrah floorboards and a Metters stove. The complaint often thrown at vintage homes is there’s not enough space for the 21st century couple, but this abode has three bedrooms and…
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HEART Research Australia is calling on all Australians to wear red in February for someone close to their heart. REDFEB aims to raise awareness for heart disease and funds for life-saving research. As well as encouraging people to wear red and donate, Heart Research Australia is promoting an important Heart Smart pocket guide that could…
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ABOUT 2,000 people gathered in Forest Place on January 26 in support of changing the date of Australia Day – the biggest WA rally to date. The “Invasion Day” event took place alongside other Australia Day events in the city, highlighting the country’s competing perspectives. Premier Mark McGowan opened Australia Day by saying he didn’t think…
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THE inner suburbs are being wooed with election cash from all sides, with a huge plan this week from the Liberal party to sink 500 metre of railway line to revitalise City West. Liberal leader Zak Kirkup announced the plan with Perth Liberal candidate Kylee Veskovich, saying they’d sink the railway line between Mitchell Freeway…
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DESIGNS for a hefty high-tech addition to the East Perth train station site have been released for public comment. The new seven-storey high “Metronet Public Transport Control Centre” will go on the carpark north of the gloriously brown brutalist Public Transport Centre, formerly known as the Westrail Centre. Plans describe the new building as “an essential…
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THEATRE-LOVING City of Perth councilmen have been asked to withdraw from the Perth Theatre Trust board to avoid giving it a testosterone overdose. The state government sets a target of a 50/50 mix of guys and dolls on government boards and the trust table is already a little gentleman-heavy, with three men and two women,…
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ELECTION promises have started flowing and urban bushland’s looking like a potential winner. Incumbent Mt Lawley Labor MP Simon Millman has announced the Friends of Coolbinia Bushland will get $5,000 for their battle against veldt grass and other weeds, as well as volunteer engagement if Labor is returned at the March 13 state election. Nearby,…
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VETERANS advocate and former federal MP Graham Edwards is turning his attention to homelessness, becoming the first patron for East Perth’s St Bart’s. Mr Edwards, a wounded Vietnam veteran, was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his advocacy for veterans and people with a disability. Labor MP for Cowan from 1998 to…
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