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IT’S no trick—Perth is embracing magic again. From July 5 a new Friday night magic show will be at Lazy Susan’s Comedy Den in the Brisbane Hotel. Magic has been in and out of fashion over the past 160 years with people like David Copperfield becoming celebrities, and others becoming the butt of jokes, including…
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WHEN Matt Penny’s not pulling rabbits out of hats he’s pulling pints at the Blue Room Theatre. Magic and bartending go well together: he can practice sleight of hand for patrons and on quiet nights he can ponder monologues for his shows like Find the Lady. Penny honed his sleight of hand when he was…
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POLICE are trying to trace a dark grey hatchback car that may have been used by men who attacked a family with a power tool in Yokine. About 4pm on June 6 a man in his 30s returned to his Frape Street home to find two men inside. The men assaulted him with a power…
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MORE than 1000 people attended a memorial for Perth entertainer Max Kay at His Majesty’s Theatre last Saturday (June 22). The service included a performance by the Rockingham City Pipe Band, a eulogy from his son Gary and a video montage of some of his most memorable TV appearances down the years. His wife Norma…
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ONE of Lisa Scaffidi’s closest allies on Perth council Janet Davidson (pictured) has resigned. The veteran councillor recently sold her city property and to be a councillor you must be an owner or occupier of a rateable property within the city’s boundaries. In October 2015 Ms Davidson was one of the councillors who signed a…
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Plan before cash splash WITH reference to the Voice article “Beaufort thaw to tackle trade crisis” (June 1, 2019) relating to the Beaufort street business issue. Whilst it is not good to see any local business closing we have to be realistic rather than just throw ratepayers’ dollars at it. The truth is that businesses…
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ORIEL GRAY’S The Torrents is as relevant today as when she wrote it more than 60 years ago. The play explores gender equality in the workplace, the impact of mining on the environment, and the power of money to corrupt the media. In 1955 she was the joint winner of an Australian playwriting award for…
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THE owner of this Mt Lawley home has lived here for 65 years. He raised a family in the three-bedroom home and on weekends tended the lush, slightly rampant garden. Now in his 90s, he reckons it’s time to pass the baton on to a younger generation. Set back from the road and protected by…
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Innovative design and quality craftsmanship are at the heart of Atrium Homes’ most inspiring new home design – The Edge. This latest design from one of Perth’s most awarded luxury homebuilders exemplifies the opportunity for homeowners to make the most of narrow lot living. The 10m wide frontage on a 500sqm block is testament to…
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FIVE months since ground was broken, North Perth Common was opened to a healthy crowd last Friday (June 14). For years local traders have complained that Fitzgerald Street has no pedestrian-friendly places. Vincent mayor Emma Cole said the location and key elements were chosen by the community. “We asked where should we create this heart…
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