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THE legacy of Perth’s Moorditj Bridyas (Solid Bosses) is commemorated in portraits in a new exhibition at the ground floor of Perth Council House, and their oral histories stories have been recorded for a new podcast. The portraits by photographer Eva Fernández were commissioned by Perth council as part of its reconciliation commitment. They depict…
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WEEKEND parking will be free for three hours in off-street Perth city council carparks in December and January. Lord mayor Basil Zempilas proposed the motion, which he says is aimed at “reinvigorating the city by supporting businesses, increasing accessibility, and supporting Western Australians who may be experiencing financial hardship during the holiday period”. When free…
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THE old Rod Evans community centre at 160 Hay Street will be transformed into a “safe night space” for homeless women for a two year trial – but they won’t be provided with a bed. Perth city council will spend $575,000 to refit the building and is requesting $4.5 million of state funding to help…
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IF you’ve ever wondered what the artists are toiling away on in the old building in the middle of Robertson Park’s lawn, their work’s on display in a group exhibition Out of the Park at Stala Contemporary Gallery. Robertson Park Artists Studio has been a mainstay of the Perth fine art community for more than…
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VOTERS will continue to be denied a role in electing Bayswater’s mayor. The council has stuck with its in-house method of councillors choosing their leader, with fears a popularly elected mayor will usher in party politics and expensive campaigns. Mayor Dan Bull, elected to the spot by a majority of fellow councillors after both the…
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PERTH’S next statue should be of WA’s first female federal MP Dorothy Tangney, federal Perth Labor MP Patrick Gorman says. Mr Gorman’s written to the federal government requesting funding for a Tangney statue to mark the 80th anniversary of her election in 2023. “The election of Dame Enid Lyons and Dorothy Tangney was an historic occasion,”…
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It was the most boring Melbourne Cup in years. Even the name of the winning horse “Twilight Payment” was dull and sounded like a Tina Turner album from the 1980s. Thankfully when we arrived for dinner at RoyAl’s Chicken & Burgers, the small joint was pumping and I stopped feeling like Seabiscuit without a sugar…
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OF all the left-field creative projects to come out of the Perth lockdown, a Radiohead big band seems one of the most outré. The seminal English rock group are renowned for their melancholic, introspective songs while most of us associate big bands with brash, up-beat dance numbers. But Jessica Herbert, founder of the The Amnesiacs…
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YOU can never be too diligent when it comes to covering up from the sun. Just ask Shannon Reitinger, a staffer for the WA Cancer Council who was diagnosed with skin cancer aged just 27. Ms Reitinger was aware that she had an increased risk of getting skin cancer because of her fair skin and…
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THIS inner-city home is full of surprises. The facade is pleasant enough, but inside is where the magic begins and you quickly realise there’s a lot more to this Brisbane Street home than meets the eye. Designed by architect Paul Hofman – who believed every house should enhance the quality of life of those who…
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