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AFTER a “frustrating” delay of years, more trees and a leafy town plaza are coming to the sun-baked stretch of Beaufort Street north of Walcott. Stirling councillor Suzanne Migdale has urged the city to get a move on and start planting, as “suggestions to improve this part of Mount Lawley have been ongoing since December…
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Face up to the faceless few THE article about facial recognition software (“Scaffidi raises concerns over face recognition,” Voice, June 22, 2019) had me wondering about what is in store for us and how our privacy is being eroded. The people who run these privacy-eroding technologies are mere humans and can make errors of practice…
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ROTTNEST SOCIETY convenor ERIC MOXHAM says the island’s ruling authority is paying the price for ignoring the society’s warnings about “glamping”. The society is a voluntary organisation established in 1984 to ensure the protection of the natural values of Rottnest Island. THE Rottnest Society is very concerned that the development of The Pinky’s Beach Eco Retreat (Discovery…
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GADO BRAZIL is a meat lover’s dream. The night after my visit to the Brazilian steakhouse I had a strange but enjoyable dream about my head turning into a giant meatball. There was no feeling of panic, only excitement as I picked protein off my face and ate it with perverse pleasure. Gado is an…
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NU WAVE Festival is a weekend of hip hop music, dance, competitions, and open mic. The event also includes performances from a new wave of emerging professional artists 25 and under. It’s on at YMCA HQ Leederville and is a drug and alcohol free event. “Free entry allows the community to be part of it,…
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THIS three-bedroom home on a rear block is an echo of the Federation abode that sits out the front, with a matching peaked roof-line. There are many delightful old-world touches inside the very modern abode, including pressed tin insets in the ceiling of the spacious family room, and kitchen. Huge double, timber doors open into…
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A NEW free parking trial in the City of Perth aims to revitalise high streets that have empty shopfronts. On Tuesday (June 25) Perth city commissioners approved a year-long trial of free one-hour parking on “high streets” in East Perth, West Perth and Claisebrook precincts. They’re prioritising the rollout to areas that have lots of…
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GREYHOUND lovers are lobbying the state government to axe laws requiring the dogs to wear muzzles in public. Maylands Labor MP Lisa Baker is backing the push and says the law hinders greyhound adoption because it creates the perception that they are more likely to bite than other dogs. “This flies in the face of…
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THE opening of Lyric Lane in Maylands has been delayed again, after two subcontractors went bust. Musicians Rob Snarski and Shane O’Mara were advertised to play at the bar/music venue on June 21, and the Little Lord Street Band on June 29, but those gigs were moved to The Bassendean Hotel. The ambitious venue, built…
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WEST PERTH’S Jennifer Motherway sent us this photo of her luscious cat Salem finding a new use for the Voice–as a bed. The Chantilly-Tiffany breed was adopted from Cat Haven shelter, and even though he’s got a cushy life now, he seems to prefer sleeping on the paper over his fluffy bed. “He reads it…
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