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MT HAWTHORN mainstay Marjorie Williams has returned to celebrate her 100th birthday at Anzac Cottage, where she was born on January 3, 1921. The cottage on Kalgoorlie Street was built by the community in 1916 both as a memorial to Anzac soldiers, and to serve the practical use of housing a veteran. Private John Cuthbert…
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In this week’s Speaker’s Corner, Greens upper house MP Alison Xamon reminds us the homelessness problem’s not solved just because a few announcements have been made. AS families rushed around the shops in the Perth CBD in the days before Christmas, and spent evenings touring the city’s festive light displays, residents of Tent City near the…
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THIS week I made a rare venture outside Voiceland to check out the refurbished Como Hotel. In recent years the old art deco building has started to looked a bit tatty, but thanks to a multi-million dollar facelift it now takes pride of place on the Canning Highway. The new hotel interior is incredibly bright…
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OLD Customs House in Fremantle will be shrouded in myth and legend when Existence Theatre perform their atmospheric production The Witch and the Goat. Couched in eerie sounds and mysterious video projections, the ensemble cast will perform an allegorical tale about humankind’s deepest fears, which often manifest themselves as mythical beings and monsters. “The Witch…
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THIS home is a little slice of Perth history. Situated on Musbury Terrace, it was built in 1897 as part of a row of terraced homes and is one of the few surviving examples of the Federation Italianate style. This heritage-listed gem has a gorgeous facade with a bull-nosed verandah, decorated parapet and rooftop pilasters.…
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Vincent’s headache: What to do with Beatty? VINCENT council may have to fork out $7.5 million in repairs for a grandstand unlikely to ever seat sports fans again. The money is needed to maintain Beatty Park Leisure Centre’s heritage-listed grandstand and facade, with Vincent council resigned to DIY maintenance if state or federal funding doesn’t…
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PERTH’s new councillors have slashed the city’s advertising budget by $1.26 million despite a warning from staff shoppers could drift to competing centres. The cut to ads and external PR consultant spending was prompted by a motion from councillor Brent Fleeton at the December 15 meeting. “Social media likes is not enough to warrant the…
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AT the December 15 meeting councillors approved a $280,000 “Light it Up” program suggested by deputy lord mayor Sandy Anghie. It will see local artists installing seven permanent lighting projects across various neighbourhoods. Cr Anghie said many residents felt the city was unsafe after dark and part of the problem was a lack of well-lit spaces,…
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THE Friends of Maylands Brickworks funded, planned and organised the open day which was a great success with 320 people attending the three-hour event. THE Friends of Maylands Brickworks funded, planned and organised the open day which was a great success with 320 people attending the three-hour event. The team included Ken, John, Josie, Adrienne,…
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AFTER more than a year of people sleeping rough at the Lord Street homeless camp the state government has pledged $3.8 million to get them into accommodation. The two years’ worth of funds will see a partnership between the WA Department of Communities and an Indigenous organisation to ensure culturally appropriate and effective efforts. It’s…
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