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WA artists are banding together to raise funds for the Environmental Defender’s Office – the only legal centre in WA providing free, specialist advice on environmental issues. Now in its second year, the EDOWA Art Exhibition is the organisation’s major fundraiser and social event. “As the only community legal centre in WA working exclusively on…
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We can all make a difference WHAT can the average Perth resident do to contribute to helping homeless? Contact your local homeless shelter to donate items like blankets, toiletries, multi-use water bottles, backpacks, clothing and durable shoes. Contact your local representatives and push for new legislations and housing projects to support the homeless, mentally affected…
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I HAD booked interviews for last Tuesday before it dawned on me I’d miss the Voice Melbourne Cup party, but given the state of some colleagues the next day it worked out well and I enjoyed a peaceful lunch at Sayers Sister instead I’ve been to Sayers in Northbridge quite a few times and the…
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WIDJIMORPHUP is in WA’s wheatbelt, but you won’t find it on any map. Instead the town is located in the vivid imagination of acclaimed local artist Leon Pericles. There’s plenty of Widji in Just Scratching the Surface, a sprawling retrospective of his career that includes 500 artworks from the last 50 years. Pericles arrived at…
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NEW YORK chic meets industrialism in this two-storey townhouse in Highgate. Designed to have two bedrooms, the owner didn’t want to be fenced in, so the second level was converted into an open lounge area with a cute study nook set in a wall of faux ivy. Should the new owners want two bedrooms, dividing…
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THE Voice often throws around some niche LGBTI cant, so with gender reassignment reforms and gay surrogacy laws wending their way through parliament we wanted to take some time to explain some of the terms used during the debates. Some of these are from the Australian Law Reform Commission’s glossary, some were defined by Maylands…
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A PERTH VOICE PROMOTIONAL FEATURE: Australia’s favourite roast chicken is now even easier to order. There is no question that West Australians love Red Rooster. The iconic Aussie brand that is 100% Australian owned and operated started up in Perth in 1972, with its very first restaurant in Kelmscott built and opened by well-known WA…
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EIGHTH AVENUE in Maylands has been transformed into a lush art space as part of the local council’s commitment to rejuvenating the town centre. The median strip has been lined with native plants and trees, and giant planter boxes will feature works by local artists. The first artist to be showcased is Eva Fernandez, who…
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PERTH councillor Reece Harley says it’s bittersweet watching from the sidelines as many of the issues he’d pushed for come to fruition. He and the rest of the council are suspended while the state government carries out an inquiry into the “serious and long term failure by the elected council to ensure the city performed…
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THIS treehouse in Mt Hawthorn is exactly what Vincent councillors had in mind when they scrapped their prohibitive verge rules. Like most local governments, Vincent had strict rules about what could be put on a verge, with tyre swings, little benches or cubby houses forbidden. The rarely-invoked rule was brought into the spotlight in November…
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