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WHEN five-year-old Ellie Malonzo was given a pink ukulele she tucked it under her chin, grabbed a chopstick and played it like a violin. Her guitar-playing father thought it was just a cute trick, but the Mt Pleasant youngster persevered with the chopstick. A year later her parents realised they had a budding Paganini on…
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BUILT in 1925 this North Perth home could play a starring role in an episode of The Sullivans. The opening shot would be the family in front of a classic white picket fence, framed by towering rose bushes in full bloom. A cut away would show the dainty iron lace work on the charming verandah.…
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CRISIS talks are underway on how to deal with Bayswater and Vincent’s recycling. The two council were among 20 affected when fire ripped through Cleanaway’s recycling plant in South Guildford in November. Contractor Cleanaway has been trucking some recycling to the South Metropolitan Regional Council’s processing centre, but the deal expired on January 24 and…
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FOUR suspended Perth councillors will have their positions immediately “vacated” and fresh elections have been set for a new council and lord mayor on October 17 this year. Councillors Steve Hasluck, James Limnios, Lexi Barton and Reece Harley had terms that expired on October 16, 2021, but following another extension to the long-delayed inquiry, their…
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WELLINGTON SQUARE will get a new Noongar dual name as part of a fast-tracked upgrade. When Perth council’s commissioners first endorsed a design in September 2018 the $18.7million works were to be staged over six years and include extensive consultation. But in December commissioners approved a slimmed-down plan that made savings by deferring upgrades to…
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STIRLING council officers have recommended a two-year trial of a 40kmh speed limit on Beaufort Street in Inglewood, despite a majority of residents opposing it. A total of 560 people responded during the city’s public consultation period, with 53 per cent of residents opposing the trial, 46 per cent supporting it and one per cent…
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AN iconic Aleppo pine outside Beatty Park has been cut down on arboriculturalist’s advice. Vincent staff noticed the 20-metre tree had been declining for a few years and brought in an arboriculturalist to assess it in November. A tap with a nylon hammer revealed it was hollow on the north side where termites had previously…
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NEW Bayswater councillor Steven Ostaszewskyj has convinced the city to recycle a huge pile of its retired furniture. In 2018 before joining Bayswater, Cr Ostaszewskyj found out about an enormous trove of office furniture sitting in the city’s warehouse on the corner of King and Raymond Streets. He raised it at the city’s AGM saying…
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THE ROYAL HOTEL attracts a mature demographic that appealed to this 36-year-old dad of two. My days of crippling hangovers are gone, so I enjoyed going to a pub that wasn’t packed with annoying 20-somethings getting smashed on Jager Bombs and lolly-flavoured Cruisers. Recently the 140-year-old hotel underwent a stunning renovation that showcases its heritage,…
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FREMANTLE’S Tom Fisher and the Layabouts are set to release their long awaited EP Spend a Little Time. The alt-country rocker’s first single from the EP, Old Man of the Blues, won song of the year in the Blues and Roots category at last year’s WA Music Awards. “It’s a nice start – an angry,…
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