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STROKES can affect anyone; a fact all too well known to North Perth resident Marissa Iaconi. Both Ms Iaconi’s parents suffered strokes, and having seen what they went through and knowing the battles many people will face, she’s naturally concerned for her own health. “I used to think I’m invincible but I’m actually not –…
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RETIRED Bayswater councillor Chris Cornish has delivered a post-council report on the $8210 graduate diploma units he billed the city for. After two terms Mr Cornish decided not to contest the October 19 election, but a month before leaving he was reimbursed for four units of a Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance he studied…
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THE Secret Garden was a favourite read as a kid, so sitting in an almost secret garden for a solitary lunch at the Garden Cafe on Guildford was most enjoyable. Unlike the young and misanthropic Mary Lennox, I like people and am usually happy to chat – a lot – as my husband will tell…
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GUI SHU explores the cultures of Taiwan and Australia through reflective dance and music. Perth’s Sally Richardson was inspired to create the show after a four-month creative residency in Taipei, but it’s taken four years for the writer/director/producer to bring her idea to fruition. “This creative process of exchange and collaboration has been a journey…
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WE sell aerated waters and ginger beer,” read the large sign on the wall of this Leederville home. Built in the 1920s, this former shop on Galwey Street served generations of locals with the owners living in the dwelling at the rear. Almost a century later, the old house and deli have been transformed into…
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MORE than 2000 people in Australia die from skin cancer each year. The financial cost is also huge with Australia spending more than $1 billion a year on treatment. Rachel is one of those sensible people who was pretty good at applying sunscreen, but was still diagnosed with a melanoma. Every year at Christmas she…
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HISTORY was made last Saturday (October 19) when Mark Irwin became Stirling’s first popularly-elected mayor. Mr Irwin was re-elected as mayor with 39.20 per cent of the vote. Councillor Elizabeth Re came second with 23.08 per cent. Mr Irwin says getting light rail on Scarborough Beach Road is still a top priority. “We will continue…
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LISA SCAFFIDI’S three-term run as lord mayor of Perth quietly ended on October 19. With the council currently suspended there was no election, but Ms Scaffidi had officially held the lord mayor’s title until Saturday. Serving a total of 20 years on Perth council, Ms Scaffidi’s 12 years in the top job is second-longest after…
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HALLOWEEN on Angove Street is back this Thursday October 31. Town team North Perth Local are filling the street with pumpkins, black cats and ghouls for a free family eve of tunes and trick or treating. This year the North Perth Town Hall will be transformed into the “Hall of Shadows”, with an interactive horror…
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IT was a close race for the two vacancies in Vincent’s south ward during Saturday’s council elections. While incumbent Susan Gontaszewski was returned relatively safely with a 167-vote margin, newcomer Ashley Wallace narrowly pipped Joshua O’Keefe by 69 votes to take second place. Full results: • Susan Gontaszewski: 1430 votes (24.6 per cent of the…
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