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MAYLANDS creatives will get the chance to pitch their ideas to locals over a bowl of soup later this month in the hope of scoring a micro-grant. The community-led initiative is being put together by the Maylands Neighbourhood SOUP committee, which will charge people $10 for a bowl of soup and a vote on where…
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THERE might’ve been the odd pro-car grumble, but closing Leederville’s main drag to vehicles on Sundays has taken out a top prize at the Parks & Leisure WA awards. Joanne Fotakis, now a Vincent councillor, was chair of activation at Leederville Connect when the town team first trialled closing Oxford Street to try and get…
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World Cup Russia 2018 LAST week we looked at the agony of England, perennially picking the ball from the net after a disastrous penalty shootout ended another Cup run. Not quite this time, but what about that one glorious day when the Three Lions roared; when the whole nation roared as captain Bobby Moore held…
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World Cup Russia 2018 FRANCE’S reputation as “surrender monkeys” has to be one of the most unfair stereotypes in existence for a nation that dominated the world stage for so much of written history, and they sure haven’t backed down this World Cup. The stereotype really caught fire after a throw-away line in a 1995…
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World Cup Russia 2018 CROATIA’S journey towards the World Cup semi-finals in some ways mirrors the broader picture of a country that only gained its independence 27 years ago and has since been recovering from a brutal war of independence. Although Croatian declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, the next five years were a brutal…
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World Cup Russia 2018 Now there’s just two teams in the running to hold the 2018 FIFA World Cup; France and Croatia. But it’s not all over yet for the plucky Belgians and perennially unlucky Brits, who were both beaten in the semi-finals, as they’ve still got to play off for third and fourth places.…
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YOUNG Vincent residents interested in addressing social, economic and environmental issues could qualify for a $1000 grant under the city’s revised community funding policy. The old policy didn’t have anything for youngsters, so the council had a look at what other municipalities were offering before adding in four new categories for 12- to 25-year-olds; community…
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Signs help slow cars IN relation to the letter from Hope Alexander “Vincent going nowhere slow” (Voice, July 7, 2018). There is no doubt that the lack of speed enforcement on local roads is an issue that governments seem to have placed in the too hard basket. Given the vast number and length of local…
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THE beguiling and hypnotic Watch Me Read You washes through the office, prompting a young colleague to ask; “Is that Odette? She’s awesome”. Opening with a stanza more lyrical poem than song, the power, complexity and passion Odette (Georgia Odette Sallybanks) brings to Watch Me Read You belies her 20 years, even more so when…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) The new Moon is gentling your spirit. She is mellowing you out. She is softening you. She is inviting a fresh beginning. You love fresh beginnings. They have an innocence about them. This is a period of renewal. Get in touch with the voice of your instinctive wisdom. Easy…
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