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A NEW housing block is set be built next to Bayswater wetlands, after the council reluctantly approved a 23-lot subdivision. The development application will now go to the state government’s WA Planning Commission for rubber-stamping. The private block is owned by the family of late Bayswater mayor John D’Orazio. It’s opposite the Eric Singleton Wetlands,…
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UGLY empty blocks are in the sights of Vincent mayor Emma Cole. She wants to stop the demolition of houses that leaves some streets looking like broken-toothed smiles. Up until 2015 developers needed planning approval before councils would let them knock down an existing house. The state government scrapped that rule and houses that might…
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PERTH lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi has been suspended for seven months over her travel and gift declaration scandal. SAT originally found her to have committed 45 breaches by not properly declaring gifts and travel contributions, but she appealed and the supreme court knocked out 26. Her original punishment of 18 months disqualification was tossed out…
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AMIDST the hurley-burley of a protest against a visiting Canadian urging Australia to stronger action against refugee boats, Aboriginal activist Caroline Kirk noticed a tide turning in her own world. The Koori Ngemba woman says she’s noticed a thawing of relations with the police who helped keep the peace between her United Against Bigotry and…
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A PERTH payroll manager is concerned a lot of businesses are breaching new legislation that requires companies with 20 or more staff to report payroll and superannuation data every time employees are paid. The Single Touch Payroll legislation came into effect on July 1 this year, and easigroup CEO Ross Elford says many businesses are…
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THE relationship between environments and identities is the overarching theme of Cool Change Contemporary’s inaugural exhibition in Perth. CCC is a new artist-run-initiative by seven locals who have experience in “creating visible spaces for early career artists to be exhibiting,” says group member Melissa McGrath. Despite the “cyclical” nature of artist-run-initiatives around Perth and Australia,…
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Main objection IN his letter “Signs help slow cars” (Voice, July 14, 2018), Andrew Main did not identify himself as one of the two lobbyists for the Streets for 40 group. Why not? His view is therefore biased. Mr Main provides no evidence that speed display signs are “an effective option”. His second option of having local government…
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NOTHING is more breakfast to me than a plate stacked high with pancakes. Well, almost nothing; Sayers Cafe’s buckwheat and buttermilk pancakes with blueberries, honeycomb, lemon mascarpone and hazelnut maple syrup are like pancakes on steroids. This little hidden cafe has an eclectic feel, with a gorgeous outside eating area that was bustling with early…
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BIRDS, frogs and possums peep hesitantly from inside jars, while other animals are etched onto pages torn from old, mysterious books. Bird in a Bell Jar is Kati Thamo’s latest exhibition, and the walls of Turner Galleries are lined with her muted canvases. Born in Perth to Hungarian parents, Thamo taps into her ancestral past…
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Fly By Night Club and Starr Special Events present Albert Lee on August 12 at the Charles Hotel Perth Grammy winning legendary guitarist for Emmylou Harris and Eric Clapton returns for first Australian shows this decade. “He’s the greatest guitarist in the world. The ultimate virtuoso. His skill is extraordinary, his ear is extraordinary and…
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