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Author: Your Herald
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A NEW playground designed for preschoolers aged one to four is ready for its first adventurers at Braithwaite Park in Mt Hawthorn. Vincent’s youngest residents will be treated to a fresh adventure as they navigate through the spacious and accessible play elements, with plenty of space for parents to move around with their prams. Play…
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STOP AUKUS WA marked the 79th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima this week by calling for the scrapping of the controversial tripartite defence agreement. The group says the push for uranium mines, nuclear power and nuclear powered submarines can’t be separated from growing tensions globally and believe it’s encouraging supporters of nuclear…
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A LONG-FORGOTTEN story of Southern Ocean adventure which paved the way for the STS Leeuwin, will be appearing on Freo’s theatre screens this month after award-winning success in Europe. The Great White Whale documents the story of the 1963 voyage of an “audacious” group of Australian adventurers to Heard Island – a volcanic island 2000…
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I ALWAYS maintain the humble matinee cost me a first class degree in history. At uni, my mate and I would bunk off lectures to see an afternoon movie at the cinema, then stumble out into the daylight and wonder why we knew nothing about the American Civil War (we did know lots about Eddie…
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IF you are trying to banish the winter blues, the Astor Theatre has some great shows on this month. Don’t miss Scottish indie legends The Jesus And Mary Chain on their special 40th anniversary tour. From their origins on the outskirts of Glasgow, The Jesus and Mary Chain have gone on to influence many of…
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YOU get a lot of bedrooms for your buck in this quirky Highgate apartment. Three to be precise and all for around $500,000. One of the highlights of this spacious split-level abode is the renovated kitchen, which has a nice mosaic splashback and muted tones on the benchtops and tiles. The glossy cupboards are sleek…
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WORK from one of Perth’s most prolific and talented female artists will be on display for the next week at Holmes à Court gallery in West Perth. Elizabeth Blair Barber, also known socially by her married name, Betty Bunning, painted and sketched hundreds of works depicting Western Australian life. “Intuitive, bold, and insightful”, Barber was…
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VINCENT council has been given almost $1 million from the Albanese government to make sure its infrastructure is ready for the next wave of infill. The funding will go towards a study into the city’s transport, traffic, water, sewer age and power, with the aim of delivering its own capital works and guiding anything planned…
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PROTESTERS in cockatoo masks roosted outside planning minister John Carey’s Perth office this week calling for stronger laws to protect WA’s natural environment. The protest was part of the 9 Days of Action campaign from a broad coalition of environmental campaigners who want the Environmental Protection Authority’s independence strengthened because of “relentless industry lobbying”. One…
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TURTLE costumes greeted WA premier Roger Cook as an alliance of conservation groups called for stronger nature laws. The protest came after WA endured its hottest, driest summer on record, causing the biggest die-off of South West forests and Bibra Lake’s turtle population suffered a catastrophic collapse when foxes took advantage of the super-dry lake…
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