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A 17-YEAR-OLD youth has been charged with grievous bodily harm over an assault in Northbridge that left a 44-year-old man with a brain injury. Police say the victim had been involved in a physical altercation with the youth around 5am on Sunday April 1 while walking through the Perth Cultural Centre, but his friends had…
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THIEVES are targeting drone shops across Perth, with a Bayswater outlet the latest to be hit. Crooks stole goods worth around $1000 from Drone Shop Perth in the early hours of Good Friday, in what owner Mike Severn has called an “extremely professional” heist. The basic drone sells for $2000 and there is a great…
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The Autumn River Festival’s back on this Saturday April 7 at Riverside Gardens. Bayswater council’s annual free family-fest runs 2pm to 9pm down at the water near Milne St. There will be food vans, market stalls, music, free carnival rides and an outdoor movie later in the night, so bring a picnic blanket.
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NORTH PERTH pedestrians have had enough. Local Andrew Main says they are sick of footpaths broken for years at a time, construction debris scattered about and streets littered with cracks and potholes. He says a lot of the footpaths around town are in such poor condition they pose a danger to pedestrians, especially kids, the…
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THE Friendship Group for seniors in Bayswater is going from strength to strength and about 50 people are now attending monthly morning teas. 80-year-old Polly Lawson—who says “I feel fantastic”—started up the group a few years back after becoming Bayswater Seniors Citizens Association president. “I wanted to start a group for people who had lost…
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PUSSY CATS and bookworms are joining forces to de-stress youths in Bayswater. Kittens from Cat Haven will stretch alongside 12 to 18 year olds in special yoga sessions at the Morley Library during Youth Week. “Juggling homework, assignments and extra-curricular activities can be particularly stressful especially at the start of a new school year,” says…
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Wheel of fortune IT is disappointing to see Liberal Democrat MP Aaron Stonehouse blatantly and purposely breaking the law by not wearing a helmet while riding to promote a law change (“MP flips lid over law”, Voice, March 24, 2018). Breaking any law is clearly not acceptable for any leader, and I was very disappointed…
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THERE are two things Perth’s restaurant scene lacks—authentic Moroccan cuisine and affordable BYO joints. That’s why Mashawi in Mt Lawley is such a Godsend, because it ticks both boxes. Situated on bustling Beaufort Street, the restaurant serves up the best Moroccan food I’ve ever had in Perth. Their meal transformed a routine Monday-night dinner with…
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THE STEMS are one of those seminal 80s Perth bands that are still loved around the world. The alt-rockers made their live debut in 1984, alongside The Triffids and The Saints, and over three decades later they remain a must-see act for music lovers. The Stems celebrated the 30th anniversary of their debut album At…
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Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and the Western Australian Museum are excited to present the world premiere of Tom Vickers and the Extraordinary Adventure of his Missing Sock at the WA Shipwrecks Museum Fremantle from 14-29 April; the Museum of Geraldton from 10-13 May and the Museum of the Great Southern in Albany from 1-4 June 2018.…
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