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Parents slow to act I FIND this debate regarding speed limits a worthy discussion as it sparks awareness relative to the local community. Andrew Main raised some lovely points in his letter “Signs help slow cars” in last week’s Voice. What I don’t like is the idea that a few people seem to know what…
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You usually don’t hear anything about your council’s budget until you get your rates bill, but in this week’s SPEAKER’S CORNER, Bayswater councillor and self-employed financial planner CHRIS CORNISH suggests we look at participatory budgeting to give locals a say on where their cash goes. AROUND this time every year, local governments set the budget…
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CAMBODIA has never been high on my holiday wish list, but after a lovely dinner at Tamarind in Mt Hawthorn I’ve been checking the price of airfares to Phnom Penh. The Cambodian cuisine at Tamarind is reminiscent of food from Vietnam and Thailand – think creamy curries and sour soups – but every dish has…
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SEQUINS will fly and nipple pasties will twirl, boys will be girls and girls will be boys… No, I’m not talking the upcoming Liberal Party conference, but the final of Miss Burlesque Australia at the Astor Theatre next Saturday (July 28). Guest performers include Karl Kayoss from Nollamara, who last year won Mr Boylesque Australia,…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) The asteroid Chiron is taking you on a healing journey. With Mars in Aquarius, you will be inspired to take new and untried paths. Your warrior spirit has been in need of fresh inspiration. Here it comes. It will be the mirror of relationship that causes you to turn…
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THIS two-bedroom apartment on the Beaufort Street strip is a chance to immerse yourself in the cafe lifestyle and is perfect for couples or retirees looking to downsize. Wake up and smell the coffee as you open the main bedroom window. In fact, you could just about lower a basket to cafes for “home delivery”…
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Over the past few weeks, Ruth Landau Harp Early Learning have undergone extensive renovations to their gardens due to an impressive grant of $43,500 from Lottery West. With double the amount of licenced space than required under Child Care Regulations, the renovations have produced enchanting outdoor play spaces most children could only dream of. Significant…
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MAYLANDS Waterland may become little more than a splash unless Bayswater council can find $3.2 million within four months. Although the council in June last year committed to spending that much upgrading the waterpark, at last week’s council budget meeting, staff instead proposed putting $1.5 million towards a regional playground that “could include water play…
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VINCENT council will force all events that get council funding or sponsorship to hold Aboriginal welcome to country or acknowledgement of country ceremonies, and provide opportunities to fly the Aboriginal flag. At its June meeting, the council approved a revised Protocols for Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country to Recognise Aboriginal Culture and History…
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IT’S been a mammoth turnout of candidates contesting for the federal seat of Perth this by-election, with 15 people putting their hands up to replace retiring Labor MP Tim Hammond—three times as many contenders as the 2016 election. Here’s a quick run-down of who’s thrown their hat into the ring. JULIE MATHESON nabbed top spot…
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