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THE new name of “Warndoolier” for Banks Reserve has been approved by Landgate after a six-year effort. The Mount Lawley reserve has long been a culturally significant site for Aboriginal people, and Vincent mayor Alison Xamon describes the renaming as a revival of the Noongar name. “We are proud to acknowledge and preserve the history…
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AMID reports of ripoffs and assaults during internet-facilitated trades, Stirling council wants to set up safer exchange sites under CCTV surveillance. Stirling deputy mayor Suzanne Migdale got the idea after seeing Victoria Police set up “safer trading zones” outside 24-hour police stations (“Exchange spots stiff the crooks,” Voice, November 9, 2024). “The reason that this…
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A PRIDE flag will soon fly outside Bayswater council HQ in a reversal of the council’s decision earlier this year not to erect a fifth flagpole. Councillor Nat Latter first put up a proposal in January to install the extra pole outside the Broun Avenue civic centre to fly the Pride flag and other optional…
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THE rich and rarely heard history of Chinese people in WA is being uncovered as part of a massive research project being run at UWA. Community members are being called on to come forward with their own stories, photos, and recordings for the collection. The Two Centuries of Chinese Heritage in WA project was funded…
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THE Christmas light trails were switched on this week in Perth and Vincent, and will be on every night through to early January. These particularly speccy photo opps are at Braithwaite Park (the walk-through baubles) and the Leederville town centre (the very instagrammable walk-through arch).
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WITH owls dropping dead across the state after eating poisoned rats, Stirling council is the latest to get on board with an “Owl Friendly” approach to killing rodents. Councillor Tony Krsticevic implored colleagues to become an “Owl Friendly” council at their November meeting. “What people don’t realise is that these supermarkets and Bunnings sell you…
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UNIVERSITY of WA adjunct research fellow Christine Groom is calling on everyone from urban planners to home gardeners to make the suburbs more friendly for under-threat Carnaby’s Cockatoos. Historical clearing of native vegetation has decimated their natural habitat, so the suburbs are now a vital lifeline for the endemic WA species. Dr Groom says any…
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IT went from majesty to travesty in the space of a few metres. On one hand you had the imperious Macedonian Orthodox Church of St Nikola, its gold-leafed cupola glinting in the midday sun, and a few doors down the abandoned and rather forlorn Wesco petrol station, a tired postcard from yesteryear. Angove Street is…
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WHAT would have happened if Charles Dickens had met fellow Englishman Henry Cole, the inventor of the modern day Christmas card, while writing A Christmas Carol? Perhaps Marley’s ghost would have spent the rest of eternity lugging around a sack of Hallmark cards? This fascinating idea was the catalyst for A Dickens of a Christmas,…
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THERE’S an air of 1960s Mad Men to this Highgate apartment. Maybe it’s the slightly retro decor and furniture, especially the low couches, but it reminds the Voice of watching the iconic TV series. At offers over $299,000, even Don Draper might be tempted to buy this one bedroom one bathroom flat as an investment.…
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