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A GIANT red tailed black cockatoo will appear at the Perth Cultural Centre today (Saturday September 7) to mark Threatened Species Day. Hosted by Save the Black Cockatoos, the WA Forest Alliance, the Urban Bushland Council and Conservation Council, the black cockatoo will be made up of red and black umbrellas to represent endangered…
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THE Committee for Perth is asking Perthites what they think their city will look like in 2050. The committee is working on its next big report, Perth 2050, with Edith Cowan University futurist Ben Harmer and Scitech, and has launched a community survey to see what people think about their city now and how they…
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Stark reality THE Perth Voice’s scoop, “Shallow pool sinks Triton home games,” August 24, 2024, is the stark reality so well dramatised by the ABC in The Games and Grass Roots. Here we have a small, inner city council who inherited a major state asset that for decades met FINA accreditation and yet a 2023/24…
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MR Oro is the sushi equivalent of Led Zeppelin. A hedonistic and over-the-top cacophony of flavours that batters your tastebuds into glorious submission. Expect to taste bacon, cream cheese, black pepper sauce and wonton chips in their giant, decadent sushi wheels. The names match the bold flavours with Crunchy Spider, EL’Mexican and Sweet-Chilli Philly all…
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AWARD-WINNING poet John Kinsella and Perth composer Simon Charles have joined forces to create an eerie and poignant homage to the York suspension bridge. The first of its kind in WA, the footbridge was built in 1888 to connect the small rural town of York with the Holy Trinity Church on the other side of…
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THE phrase “immaculately presented” is often banded about in the real estate world, but this Mt Lawley townhouse really lives up to the saying. It’s pristine and super white, especially the main living area where the white walls pop against the rich sheen of the jarrah floorboards. The kitchen is a real stunner – the…
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GALLERY CENTRAL has teamed up with the Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia’s WA chapter for its latest exhibition. Graduate Metal XVI showcases the artistry,meticulouscraftsmanship and dynamic concepts of some of North Metropolitan Tafe’s most talented graduates. The exhibition gives the graduates the opportunity to display their best final-year work, while also getting the chance to…
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THE fallout over Bayswater mayor Filamena Pifferetti’s meeting with a developer linked to the operator of the City’s golf courses continued at this week’s council meeting. Although the mayor was absent from Tuesdays meeting, councillors kept in the dark over her March meeting in Busselton with PT Bayan tried to force through a new management…
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THE end of Stirling Towers is a little nearer after Vincent council gave the Cook government permission to demolish the much-maligned building. The former social housing towers will be replaced by the Smith Street Build-to-Rent project, with a mix of one and two-bedroom social, affordable and specialist disability units. Brajkovich Demolition & Salvage (WA) was…
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WITH midges on the rise at Maylands Lakes again, all eyes were on Bayswater council’s latest attempt to quell their numbers at this week’s council meeting. The council recently asked for treatment ideas from industry, and has narrowed down the responses from four companies that will be invited to tender for the works, though following…