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STORIES, photos and names of workers and people associated with the old Maylands Brickworks are being sought for an open day on December 13. For 23 years Maylands Brickworks has been fenced off with minimal public access, but the Friends of Maylands Brickworks have organised it to be opened up through Bayswater council. FOMB, a group…
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A 10-year plan to rid the Maylands Samphire Flats of exotic weeds aims to protect its long-term future. The salt marsh is federally listed as a threatened ecological community. The Friends of Maylands Samphires have already been beavering away since 2012 pulling out invasive species and revegetating the riverfront with natives like samphires and saltbushes…
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KYILLA Primary School has unveiled a new Whadjuk Noongar motto at its 75th anniversary open day: “Kata Djinung”. It’s a translation of the school’s motto “To See and To Understand” which was adopted in 1988. The Whadjuk Noongar words join the boomerang that’s been a feature of the logo since 1988. Principal Jo Hine tells…
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Catching up with the past THE past repeating and hidden histories of our suburbs loom large in this year’s Vincent local history awards, with tales of past pandemics and happiness found in the streets. Along with 189 photos it was a bumper year for written entries with 22 stories and memoirs submitted for the Geoffrey…
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I’VE been meaning to try Goreng Goreng in Mt Lawley for a while, but every time I pass by the tiny eatery is packed to the gunnels. On Tuesday night I went there with the family a bit earlier and managed to secure a table for four by the window. The eatery is situated on…
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PERTH artist Olga Cironis gives a voice to the “other” Australians in her poignant new sound installation Forest of Voices. For the exhibition, Cironis recorded intimate stories of love and loss from people in diverse communities across Australia, amassing 64 hours of recordings. She merged them into an immersive and slightly lyrical collage, in which…
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SITUATED on an elevated block in a corner position, the pièce de résistance of this Maylands house is the glorious views of the Perth Hills and beyond. Sit on the balcony at night with a glass of vino and enjoy looking over the trees and rooftops at this glorious vista, which includes a church with…
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A NEW plan to let waterskiers and jet skis into more of the Swan River has led to a flow of concerns for sensitive shorelines being eroded and hoons encroaching onto quiet yachting waters. The WA Department of Transport is currently testing the waters on redrawn boundaries that’d extend the Belmont water ski area 100m…
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A CHANCE encounter between a quiltmaker and her next-door neighbour has led to a simple gesture bringing comfort to formerly homeless women. Quiltmaker Bev recently bumped into her neighbour Mel Ashton, who chairs homeless services organisation St Bart’s. Bev’s been quiltmaking for 20 years and donates them to anyone she knows who needs cheering up,…
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PERTH’S new council will undergo transgender awareness training following lord mayor Basil Zempilas’s major on-air gaffe. Mr Zempilas has made several apologies over insensitive comments he made on his October 28 radio show which prompted thousands of petitioners to call for all Pride events to be moved to neighbouring Vincent. Mr Zempilas opened the November 3 council…
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