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THE bizarre and beautiful benches of Bayswater have never been so closely examined, with a new online repository documenting the best worst seats in the ‘burb. The “Benches of Bayswater” Facebook page launched in September after years of conversations about confusing placements. Its anonymous administrator, who goes by the pen name Oscar Nonslip, tells us “it…
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EVERYTHING screamed fun about Little B in Mt Lawley. The funky photo menu, the downtown Bangkok theme, and the colourful website with cool 20-somethings and flashing graphics. Unfortunately when we arrived at the small Thai restaurant on Beaufort Street, it didn’t feel like much fun with mediocre service and a middling atmosphere. It all started when…
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PERTH author Craig Silvey says the 11 year gap between Jasper Jones and his new novel Honeybee wasn’t down to crippling anxiety over how to follow his best-seller. He didn’t elaborate on why it took so long, but he wasn’t exactly resting on his laurels in the intervening years – releasing the novella The Amber Amulet…
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A SERIES of fun events will be held in Perth as part of Mental Health Week (October 10 – 17). Kicking things off next Saturday on world mental health day is Stand Up! For Comedy at the Perth State Theatre. Now in its sixth year, the event features a stellar line-up of some of Australia’s…
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MAYLANDS is one of the prettiest suburbs in Perth. The art deco buildings, river foreshore and lush parks all combine to create a sense of well-being and relaxation. You’re still close to the city, but the suburb doesn’t have that hemmed-in feeling you often get in Mt Lawley. There’s loads of space in this four…
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THE most contentious road proposal in Maylands’ recent history has stalled following unprecedented opposition. A group of Maylands peninsula residents wanted a dual use path between Clarkson and Swanbank Roads upgraded to a through-road in preparation for the opening of the new Waterland, convincing councillor Catherine Ehrhardt to call for an investigation at Bayswater council’s…
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PERTH council decisions will be double-checked for legality and reimbursement claims published online as part of a raft of measures introduced in response to the Power inquiry. On September 15 the city’s stand-in commissioners approved a formal response to the 248 findings outlined in the inquiry report. A few dozen actions have already been completed, like…
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BUSINESS waste bins will no longer be collected by Vincent council as of mid-2021. Vincent, which doesn’t have a dedicated commercial waste collection service like Perth, wants traders to switch to private operators. The council has been lumbering along collecting business bins as part of its residential pickup system, with businesses needing more than two…
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EDITH COWAN uni’s Mt Lawley campus will move to the CBD by 2025, while Mt Lawley high school will stretch out onto the vacant campus. The $696 million project is the centrepiece of the long-stalled Perth City Deal between local, state and federal governments, and comes more than two years after negotiations started. WAAPA and…
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TRAINING for both staff and councillors is a big focus of the recommendations for improvement, as inadequate training underpinned many problems leading up to the suspension. The inquiry report says a lack of staff training contributed to illegitimate voters being registered, candidates with no right to run being accepted onto the ballot, improper reimbursements being given…
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