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JUNE WINSOME SMITH lives with her partner James Kozak in Maylands. This isn’t the couple’s first appearance in the Voice, being dubbed “tree warriors” after they staged a sit-in and saved the life of a still-thriving, Grevillea Robusta tree in their unit complete from impending, and unlawful, destruction (October 10, 2019). In today’s SPEAKER’S CORNER…
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I DON’T often venture outside The Voice universe for a food review, but I made an exception for Solo Pizza in South Perth. I used to live a few streets away from the pizzeria and absolutely loved it – in my books it did the most authentic pizzas in Perth with ultra-thin bases and the perfect…
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THE Rorys will mark the 25th anniversary of cult guitarist Rory Gallagher’s death with a special gig in Perth next Saturday. Gallagher sold 30 million albums, was ranked as one of the best ever guitarists by Rolling Stone magazine, and came close to joining The Rolling Stones in the 1970s – but you’ve probably never…
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AS I walked towards this Yokine home, I felt like I was in an episode of Grand Designs. Huge Peppermint trees dappled the pavement with shade, and in the background was a bold, ultra modern house with giant black panels and a flat roof. Designed by architects to fit on a small, triangular-style block, this…
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DURING lockdown many of us got the DIY bug and tackled those pesky jobs we had been putting off for years. But what was the most popular project and what are home owners looking at doing next? According to DIY behemoths Bunnings, two in five Australians are planning to fix up their garden in the…
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TWO hundred hours of work went into a Bayswater council application for a federal grant that was rejected during the “sports rorts” scandal. On Monday (August 3) a federal senate select committee inquiring into the grants heard Bayswater requested $500,000 to resurface the cracked and failing Noranda Netball Association courts. The council saw the upgrades…
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THREE classmates who once shared the same pioneering primary school teacher back in Scotland 50 years ago were brought together in Perth this week. Their teacher Saroj Lal, born in Gujranwala (in British India at the time), died in March at age 83. She was one of Scotland’s pioneers on race relations and feminism, working…
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A TIGHT-belt budget’s been passed at Vincent council, with provisions allowing up to $500 off rates bills for hardship. Mayor Emma Cole said it was her “most difficult” budget, even surpassing 2014 when the finances were thrown into disarray by an old error on the books that recorded a $3 million deficit as a surplus. …
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A PUBLIC pool plan at the East Perth WACA site is being realised with the WA government announcing a $30 million contribution to the WACA redevelopment on Sunday August 2. The WACA’s undergoing a big overhaul and state Perth Labor MP John Carey has been gauging interest for a pool there. Mr Carey says the $30m…
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Financially responsible and guided by strategy A $10 million loan, a dip into reserves, an underspend of $8m on wages; and Perth city council has passed a balanced budget despite Covid-19’s $15m revenue hit. The budget report says the $10m loan from the WA Treasury Corporation could be repaid over 10 years thanks to historically low…
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