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IF homelessness is becoming a game of “political football” in the Perth council elections, Phillicia Garlett and her family are the pigskin. They’ve been bounced around the decidedly uneven playing surface of Perth’s CBD and into its farthest pockets; their latest shelter under the Lord Street overpass in Highgate seems so precarious it feels like there’s…
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A SUMMER 2021 reopening for the first stage of the Maylands Waterland is in the pipeline. Bayswater council brought in tv gardening figure Josh Byrne to develop the concept plans, with play areas and artworks inspired by local plants and animals, and “bioengineering” practices which aim to ensure the revamped Waterland doesn’t impact on the…
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A NEW pedestrian and bike bridge across the Swan River will be constructed west of the Causeway, linking the CBD with Victoria Park. The McGowan government’s spending about $50 million on the new bridge which will have a six-metre wide path and dedicated cycle and pedestrian lanes, marking a shift away from the principal shared-path…
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AFTER years of hard work a triangular oasis of urban greenery is ready for guided bushwalks. Volunteers from the Friends of Inglewood Triangle have worked to restore the patch to a prime example of intact banksia woodland. It’s needed weeding to keep out invasive weeds like veldt and black flag, careful quarantining to keep dieback at…
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THE WA Australian Medical Association has raised concerns about a partnership between Perth health clinics and a medical cannabis producer. In the biggest deal of its kind, leading medical cannabis supplier Montu has signed a deal with Jupiter health clinics across WA, claiming it can help drastically cut waiting times for patients with a…
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A LITTLE boat that spent 463 days drifting across the Indian Ocean is making its way into Perth this weekend. The tiny GPS-equipped Star of the Sea, built by students at Sacred Heart School in Kingston, Massachusetts was part of a global project from nonprofit organisation Educational Passages, which aims to connect students around the…
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THANK God for Catholicism. On Monday my wife had some obscure religious holiday which meant we could nip up to Perth for lunch. We decided to try Apple Daily Bar and Eating House, a renowned Asian fusion joint in the Print Hall on St Georges Terrace. The interior was very plush with lots of burnished…
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PERTH husband and wife artists Peter and Jillian Ciemitis hope their new exhibition Transect will give people stressed out by covid-19 a route to relaxation. Peter says WA has managed to escape the brunt of the pandemic, but our response as a community has put us on ‘emotional alert’. “We bounce between either a heightened anxiety or an overcompensating…
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THIS Coolbinia home begins with a nod to Perth’s illustrious past. The lead light panels on the front door are a replica of those in the first Plunkett family home built in Perth circa 1910. The owners loved the originals so much they had them reproduced. This attention to detail is continued throughout this four…
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AN alliance of environmental groups fighting a major oil and gas development on the doorstep of Ningaloo Reef launched a major new campaign in Perth this week. Beautiful Ningaloo is being run by Protect Ningaloo, a joint initiative of the Australian Marine Conservation Society, the Conservation Council of WEA and the Cape Conservation Group – Exmouth,…
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