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WHILE school kids holding placards and chanting heart-felt slogans have dominated news headlines, many youngsters are more interested in a collaborative approach to tackling climate change, says the CEO of Millennium Kids. Millennium kids work with schools, councils and leading scientists to plant endemic species to tackle Perth’s diminishing tree canopy, which in some local…
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HIGHGATE Kindergarten has marked 100 years of operation, and 50 years at its current home. The kindy was originally named Little Citizens when it opened on Robertson Street in East Perth in October 31, 1919. In 1969 it relocated half a mile to 4 Broome Street and became Highgate Kindergarten, opened by the lord mayor…
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NOMINATIONS are open for next year’s City of Stirling history and heritage awards. Council are calling on locals to submit evocative photos of Stirling pre-1990, and to nominate people or groups who have contributed to the education and preservation of the suburb’s heritage. This time the biennial awards have been split into two categories, with…
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THE Museum of Perth has branched out of the CBD, launching a growing encyclopaedia of East Fremantle’s history, houses and people. It’s a pilot project that could one day be expanded across the suburbs. “We’re hoping we’ll be able to do it with other areas,” Museum director Reece Harley says. “Subiaco, Peppermint Grove, Crawley, West…
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BEAUX LANE in Mt Lawley has a great mix of eateries to suit all tastes. Pax & Co is one of my favourties and has the best nasi goreng ($15.50) I’ve ever eaten. Brown rice gave the dish a pleasant chewiness, and the flavours were simple but layered, creating a complex tang. The Asian eatery…
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HE introduced American automobiles to WA, sold the state’s first petrol-driven car and helped found what is now the RAC, but not many people will have heard of Claude Deane. Inglewood author Graeme Cocks’ new biography Claude Deane: Western Australia’s Motor Dealer Extraordinaire, shines an overdue light on the man who was WA’s biggest car…
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THIS Mt Lawley home is the epitome of modern living with sleek lines and gorgeous fittings. There’s even a funky, post-modern chandelier in the gorgeous entry. But this four-bedroom/four-bathroom home is not just a looker; it has the highest energy rating available, making it easy on the eye and the environment. In the kitchen there’s…
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THE closure of UWA’s publishing arm is a severe blow to local Indigenous writing, says Miles Franklin Award winner Kim Scott. The Noongar author, who grew up in Menang country around Albany on the South Coast but now lives in the Perth suburb of Beaconsfield, has added his signature to a letter calling on UWA…
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REPAIR work along the Swan River foreshore in Bayswater needs a tenfold increase in funding to cope with climate change, says the local council’s environmental team. Bayswater is sending a submission to the McGowan government following the release of a discussion paper on climate change that paints a grim picture of the Swan turning even…
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THE Inglewood span of Beaufort Street could soon be dropped to a 40kmh zone. Stirling council’s proposal to lower the limit would affect the strip between Central Avenue and Crawford Road and would apply from 7.30am to 10pm Sunday to Thursday, and til 1am on Fridays and Saturdays. The council says it’s been getting a…
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