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HIGHNITCH didn’t make it. Tangled up in fishing wire and a trailing plastic bag, the dolphin’s body was discovered on the banks of the Swan River in Como on Tuesday. Last week the Voice reported that the parks and wildlife service unsuccessfully tried to remove the wire from her dorsal fin (“High drama”, Voice, August…
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A NEW speakeasy-cum-barbershop on Beaufort Street was approved by Vincent council this week. City planning staff had recommended councillors reject the application for the Blind Pig Speakeasy at 559 Beaufort Street because it didn’t include any parking bays. Applicants Bootlegging Wolves were looking at having to provide 27 bays to comply with the council parking…
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PERTH’S burbs are full of bees and a new research project aims to find out how many species there are using DNA barcoding. Bee scientist Kit Prendergast has been surveying native bees in WA’s urban southwest for more than two years. The region is a biodiversity hotspot and she’s identified about 150 species in Perth alone. The…
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SIXTY dads and kids rode en masse to watch the East v West Perth WAFL match at Leederville oval on Saturday August 18. The event was organised by the Mountain Goats, aka the Mt Hawthorn Fathering Project, which aims to make men into better dads, and has been running at Mt Hawthorn Primary for just…
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THE Voice was barely in letterboxes when UWA cancelled last Friday night’s talk by controversial US doctor Quentin Van Meter. UWA’s decision to host the talk sparked an outcry from UWA students who had planned to protest, and more than 9000 people signed the online petition “UWA, don’t host anti-LGBT hate on campus!” But the…
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RICHARD OFFEN has been busy since retiring from Heritage Perth last year. As well as giving countless talks on WA history, the former executive director has just released his new book Lost Perth, a fond tribute to the buildings we’ve sadly lost over the past 130 years. It’s well documented that the demolition-friendly 1960s and…
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A simple solution VINCENT mayor Emma Cole has provided two “facts” in defence of the city’s plan to spend ratepayers’ money on a supposed trial of lower speed limits. The first was the well-used and accurate research on the relationship between speed and damage on impact. This is typical road safety muddled thinking. Not only…
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A DAVID BOWIE ukelele tribute band may sound like a piss-take, but the Thin White Ukes take their music very seriously. The band’s name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Bowie’s mid-70s persona The Thin White Duke, and like the glam rocker’s shadowy character their music is deep and layered. “Our music is complex,” says frontman Michael…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) The Sun is in Virgo. This changes the mood of the moment significantly. It brings you to ground. It makes you take care of details. It stops you from going headlong into the unknown. Use this moment to consider the true nature of your journey. Forgo the fun of…
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SOARING limestone arches add a hint of Tuscany to this stunning Inglewood home. The builder/owner created this massive five-bedroom house for his family, and the attention to detail and finishes are second to none. For starters there’s a gorgeous family/dining area, and a kitchen with Caesarstone benchtops and cedar cupboards The kitchen ceiling follows the…
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