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ONE of the worst intersections to navigate in Perth will get a $2.5 million upgrade from the state government. The notorious North Perth intersection at Wanneroo Road, Green Street and Walcott Street will be made safer using funds from the government’s Road Trauma Trust Account. A new traffic signal mast-arm on Wiluna Street will make…
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Alive & kicking JUST read you section on ‘Seniors’ and by the time I got through all the patronising ‘aids’ I almost needed help to assuage my blood pressure. The aids included ‘Balancing your Meds’, ‘Buckle up’, how to ‘help someone living with Dementia’ and many many more. No doubt the Voice benefits financially from…
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LAUGHTER and conversation burst through the politically-charged lyrics of Childish Gambino’s This Is America. Waiters weave through customers darting from the crowded bar to the bustling beer garden. The Standard in Northbridge is one of Perth’s most feted restaurants and I’m happy to report the cuisine is as electric as the pumping atmosphere. The rocking…
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TRESPASSING is an intriguing blend of experimental theatre and video/sound art. Watch in awe as four women dive into a world of visual projections and toy with each other’s emotions. Created by Fremantle director Bello Benischauer and partner Elisabeth Eitelberger, the show confronts trespassing and privacy in an up-close and personal performance that promises to…
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HISTORY buff RICHARD OFFEN is the author of Lost Perth, and the former executive director of Heritage Perth. In this week’s HERITAGE CORNER he tells us about the birth of boarding and lodging houses in Perth, including how widows took in lodgers during the Great Depression to make ends meet. BOARDING and lodging house accommodation…
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THIS is an extract from the VINCENT WRITING CENTRE’S first anthology of short stories and poetry. To get the full story and a stash of others, contact PETER JEFFERY on peter.jeffery@iinet.net.au or call 0481 462 612 by ANGELA JONES THE land does not have a name, we looked for an indication at both ends but there is…
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by ALEX UCHANSKI A hundred years old, but where is my congratulations? I feel broken, I’m falling apart; bone by bone, piece by piece Forty years without a facelift Can’t you see, it’s my generation; we are one of a kind When will you wake up and smell the roses, that I used to smell…
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WOOLWORTHS doesn’t want to pay for public art at its proposed development on the old Bunnings site on Beaufort Street. The supermarket giant cites a State Administrative Tribunal ruling that could have far-reaching implications for the “per cent for art” schemes across WA. Woolies’ application states they shouldn’t have to comply with Stirling’s draft local…
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THE Vincent Community Kitchen has been a huge success with double the number of people attending this month’s event. The Kitchen aims to share healthy affordable meals and build community spirit while diverting food from the dump, where it can contribute to global warming. Debut dinner At their debut dinner in November last year they…
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ROBERTSON PARK is no longer in the running to be the new home of WA Tennis after Vincent locals voiced concerns over the loss of trees and open space. Vincent mayor Emma Cole announced on her mayoral Facebook page on January 19 that the department of local government, sport and culture “has now confirmed that…
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