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Author: Your Herald
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IT’S actually happening. This week the state government called for a builder partner to upgrade Bayswater train station as part of Metronet. “We’re getting on with the Bayswater station upgrade, a key part of this government’s Metronet plan for connected suburbs,” transport minister Rita Saffioti announced. “Bayswater is a strategic location on our rail network,…
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IN last week’s story on the opposition to the Maylands public toilet, “Gaunt vows to derail dunny”, we got confused by a Facebook poll run on the Maylands Residents and Ratepayer’s page. We reported that only 55 of 134 respondents wanted a toilet at Bayswater council’s chosen location at the Seventh Avenue bridge. But the…
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Perth children’s author Yohann Devezy is calling on teachers to celebrate diversity in his debut book about the LGBTIQ+ community, Hugo: The Boy With the Curious Mark. The book follows a young boy with a rainbow birthmark on his forehead. He feels isolated and ashamed because no one else has the mark, so he embarks…
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One vote, one value HERE we go again – another election. Why, oh why do we continue in the ridiculous preferential voting system where we have to vote for candidates we would never do. They get the preferential votes which brings them into power and works towards an upper house fiasco. Brexit has demonstrated the need…
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THAI hospitality is renowned for being uber polite and demure, so when I heard of a Thai restaurant called Louder Louder in Northbridge I had to check it out. Formerly the Wok Street Chow House, the new owners have done extensive renovations, and the dark woods and detailed interior were inviting on a hot day.…
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I WAS stunned to discover that local standup Nicola Macri will be one of only six females performing at this year’s Perth Comedy Festival, while at least 35 blokes will take to the stage. “God, is that true? That’s shocking to me,” Macri told the Voice. “Regardless of this, the fact that women are underrepresented in…
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ON a tree-lined Mt Lawley avenue full of character houses, one 1935 home stands out. Perhaps it’s the fetching baby-blue highlights that attract your gaze, or the original convex glazing on the windows? Salvagers would kill to get their hands on the art deco front door and matching internal doors, and the light fittings and…
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THE Osborne Park RSL sub-branch has celebrated a huge milestone in the lead up to Anzac Day – marking a century since its founding. The sub-branch was founded by returning World War I veterans, only a couple of years after the main RSL itself was established in 1916 (known at the time as the “Returned…
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A FORMER Bayswater councillor says he’s prepared to face gaol to stop a sculpture at the Seventh Avenue bridge being replaced with a public toilet. “This is very important to Maylands residents,” says veteran councillor Terry Gaunt, who retired from council in 2007. “We’ll be prepared to stand in front of machines — and I…
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STIRLING council is poised to water down its target for tree canopy coverage after admitting it can’t keep pace with the clearing of backyards. Five years ago the council set a target of 18 per cent canopy coverage by 2030, but at last Tuesday’s community and resource committee, councillors decided that was too ambitious because…
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