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MICHAEL IMPERIOLI who played the volatile mobster “Chrissy” in The Sopranos will talk about his life on the show at a special event in Perth next week. In Conversation with The Sopranos will give fans a rare insight into the seminal HBO show, which ran for eight years and kick-started the move towards complex, multi-layered…
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In 2009, a combo of highly respected Western Australian musicians came together to have some fun playing no-frills boogie rock n’ roll in pubs around Perth and Fremantle. But it was a yearning by leader Dom Mariani to get back to his early influences that formed the foundation of the band. “Blessed is the Boogie”…
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CLEVER use of space has transformed this 1920s Perth abode into a hip, funky home. And the bold colours and fresh ideas have added some flair and imagination to its heritage cred. “It’s a homage to what it was, with all the mod cons,” the agent enthuses. “It’s the best renovation I have seen.” The…
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A DOGGIE daycare in the old West Perth scout hall will head to the State Administrative Tribunal after being rejected by City of Perth commissioners last week. Council planners had recommended the pooch palace be approved, but after howls of protest from 14 objectors and a deputation from the strata company of a nearby office…
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THE McGowan government has announced $30 million funding to jumpstart the long-stalled East Perth power station redevelopment. “For too long this site has been left to waste on the banks of our river,” WA premier Mark McGowan said of the commitment. “I want to see it progress because it provides a unique opportunity to create…
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STIRLING council is taking a u-turn on a right-turn ban at a dangerous Mt Lawley intersection. Community opposition over plans to make an intersection left-turn only when going from Carrington Street onto Second Ave in Mt Lawley has caused the council to back down. Local businesswoman Jan Wilkie initiated the community campaign and said: “They…
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A 27-level tower part-owned by Homeswest is in the pipeline for 192 Pier Street, with City of Perth commissioners ignoring a staff recommendation and giving it a tick. The commissioners have recommended the WA Planning Commission approve the application for the mixed use tower, which will have 184 apartments, restaurant, and a shared community space.…
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THERE’S wide support for an community garden in Inglewood with 98 per cent of respondents in favour of having it at the bowling club at 1 Stancliffe Street. Stirling council got 189 responses when it consulted over the garden, with only three people opposed (concerned over traffic, ratepayer funds going to “non-essential projects”, and doing…
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SOME of WA’s best comics and authors will be at Maylands Library this month to celebrate National Library and Information Week. Jon Doust, Annabel Smith, Norman Jorgensen, David Whish-Wilson and Bruce Russell will be sharing anecdotes and discussing the impact of truth, integrity and knowledge on writing at the special May 23 event. Bayswater mayor…
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THE future of Maylands Waterland might be a bit murky, but Bayswater council picked up two gongs for sustainable water management this month. The city won the inaugural Waterwise Council Community Choice Award for its Russell Street Park project, with the vote left in the hands of the public. The project saw the city partner…
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