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Author: Your Herald
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We are always there, day in day out‚ We do what we are programmed, but have we been programmed right? On auto-pilot, working hard in the city‚ Life races past us, but we are always the same‚ Hardly sleep, always switched on‚ A fresh coat of paint and on the surface we look happy‚ But…
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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 all about the “infamous” Central Hotel in Forrest Place. THE Central Hotel once stood on the northern side of the GPO Building in Forrest Place. This hostelry started its…
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NEWS outlets across the world followed up on our story about the WA Museum acquiring a toilet door with a “glory hole” in it (“WA’s glorious history”, Voice, December 8, 2018). Used by gay men for anonymous sex, the door was salvaged from the demolished Gosnells train station in 1997 and donated to the Museum…
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A LOCAL writing institution in himself and catalyst for a generation of young writers, PETER JEFFERY talks about what led to the formation of the new Vincent Writing Centre and how successful the venture has become. Keep your eyes out for some contributions from the centre’s first anthology in the coming weeks. SOME people say…
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BAYSWATER chanteuse Jessie Gordon will play at the opening of WA’s hottest new jazz and blues club, the Duke of George, as part of Fringe World. Situated in East Fremantle, the club is in the basement of the old heritage-listed Brush Factory, which has been transformed into a dimly-lit jazz venue. Accompanied by pianist/clarinetist Adrain…
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JOHN WALKER is 53 years old and lives in Inglewood. He started writing poetry 18 months ago – proving it’s never too late to start – and reckons it’s become fun, therapeutic and expressive. “I have two rescue cats, two fish tanks and about 300 plants in my three-bed villa in ‘The Avenues’ of Inglewood,”…
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A Perth Voice Promotional Feature – Promote your business by calling 9430 7727: Fresh new eatery a celebration of Thai cuisine Fun, fresh, and full of flavour – new Thai eatery Louder Louder Restaurant & Bar is a welcome addition to the Northbridge dining scene. Offering an enticing blend of regional specialities and well known…
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PLANS to rejuvenate Banks Reserve with a new plaza, boardwalk and playground is open for another round of public comment. The proposed masterplan includes demolishing an ageing, largely unused pavilion and replacing it with an open plaza and building a boardwalk that winds through the vegetation and provides access to the river There is also…
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TWO ‘little libraries’ handcrafted by Bayswater Men’s Shed have been installed at Bert Wright Park and McGilvray Oval. The cute libraries are free for anyone in the community who wants to take a book and swap it with one of their own. Bayswater mayor Dan Bull said the little library concept was a great way…
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A PLAN to keep Maylands Waterland open has been sunk by a council technicality. Bayswater councillor Elli Petersen-Pik’s wanted to set aside $1.5 million of the city’s budget surplus to refurbish the ageing waterpark, but his proposal was torpedoed at a council meeting earlier this month. At the meeting council CEO Andrew Brien said the…
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