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Author: Your Herald
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PERTH’S Greek community has called on the British Museum to give their countrymen back ancient Parthenon artworks taken in the 19th Century. As WA’s Museum Boola Bardip re-opens this week with a cast from one of the great Parthenon friezes held in the Brits’ Elgin Marbles collection, local Greeks have presented a petition to Mt…
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THE 2021 Skyworks has been cancelled on public health grounds. Back in June when the now-departed Perth city council commissioners endorsed tentative planning for the Skyworks, it was always subject to advice from the WA chief health officer Andrew Robertson. Late afternoon on Friday November 13, the council was informed the CHO had advised premier…
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WE all wonder what to do with our designer clothes and accessories after a one-off Instagram fashion shoot, but a group of online influencers have decided this years’ Garage Sale Trail is a great opportunity to offload some clobber. Twelve bloggers and influences are hosting a mega garage sale with the City of Vincent this…
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ONCE again the City of Vincent has buried the prospect of having underground power, rather than burying the actual power cables. After a number of failed attempts at getting the city to investigate putting power lines underground, the electors at last January’s Annual General Meeting voted for the city to develop a long-term program to provide underground power throughout…
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FRIED peanut butter and banana sandwiches at the ready. Perth’s Elviszacc (aka Domenic Zaccaria) is preparing for his biggest show yet – Elvis: Aloha Hawaii Concert at the Astor Theatre next Saturday. Zaccaria says it’s the first time the King’s ground-breaking 1973 Hawaii concert – the first entertainment special to be broadcast live via satellite…
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WITH summer on our doorstep, this Menora home ticks all the boxes with a lovely alfresco and stylish swimming pool. The huge sheltered alfresco has a gorgeous wooden roof and an outdoor kitchen with a six-burner barbecue, fridge and sink. This north-facing entertaining area is so big it has two areas – one for dining…
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SATURDAY, 28 NOVEMBER, KINGS SQUARE HISTORY will be made next Saturday when the Fremantle Long Table Dinner 2020 is held for the first time in the redeveloped Kings Square. More than 650 people will fill the cultural heart of Freo for the spectacular three-course feast which raises money for people experiencing homelessness in the South West…
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‘Nondescript’ and in a sea of asphalt, but Bayswater approves new station design BAYSWATER councillors have given a thumbs up to Metronet’s Bayswater train station plans, despite the Government Architect’s ravaging review of the concrete design as “stripped back and nondescript”. The WA Planning Commission makes the final call in December but councillors recommended approval…
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ERIC SEERY got his first guide dog Sundae nearly four years ago, and says it’s made huge improvements to his life. He lives in Wellard and catches the train to work at the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety in the city. He has a small amount of low-detail peripheral vision remaining and was previously…
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THE yearly Central Park Plunge went down on the weekend with 300 participants abseiling 220m down the St Georges’ Terrace skyscraper for charities.Sponsors pitched in cash for people to plunge for their chosen charities with about $570,000 raised.Federal Perth Labor MP Patrick Gorman went over the side to raise money for Guide Dogs WA, netting…
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