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TOWN centre streets in Leederville will be car-free for four Sundays, starting on February 11. After a successful car-free trial last March, Vincent council is this year banning gas guzzlers as it teams up with Fringe Festival for the two-week Leedypalooza event. February 11 is “Unfair Day”, held by Leederville Connect and Fringe World, and…
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ALMOST. THERE. Many years in the making, Vincent mayor Emma Cole said she had a real “happy dance moment” in signing and executing the council’s Local Planning Scheme 2. The scheme will in part see an end to the two Claisebrook concrete batching plants that many locals feel have held back the area’s development. Ms…
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THERE’S nothing trashy about circus skills, unless it’s the Trash Test Dummies, who do extraordinary things with the humble wheelie bin. “With a little imagination the bins become cars, hideaway trenches, chariots, rocket ships, musical instruments and equipment for circus madness,” creator and performer Jamie Brennan says. Along with Isaac Salter, Thomas McDonald and Leigh…
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WHEN Hollywood needed a drop-dead gorgeous location for the fictional Mongibello in The Talented Mr Ripley, they chose the Italian island of Ischia. Feeling murderously hungry and in the mood for Italian it was Ischia for the D’Angers too, but we don’t have a private jet, so we had to make do with Ischia Restaurant…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Life has it’s stressful moments, as we all know. If one comes your way this week, be aware not to over-think it. That’s not generally your style but tricky Mercury is placed in a delicate spot for all Rams. You haven’t got as much power as you think. Play…
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HOME is where the heart is. Except when you get old and your nearest and dearest trick you into granting them power of attorney and commandeer your life savings and property. Unfortunately, financial abuse of seniors is becoming more widespread, and its often greedy offspring who are the most likely to rip you off. According…
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A SUGGESTIVE grapefruit has fallen foul of Facebook’s censors. An advert for Lucy Peach’s Fringe show My Greatest Period Ever featured a picture of a grapefruit which resembled a vulva, prompting the social media titan to remove it and deactivate the folk musician’s ad account. Her show urges people to be empowered by periods and…
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ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD Thea Campbell is hoping to break the world record for most dogs at a grooming session, while raising funds for the Shenton Park Dogs Refuge Home. She’s holding the record attempt at a Doggie Dinner Movie Night, where they’ll show Lady and the Tramp, with doggie mocktails and free dog spaghetti, so pooches can…
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ATTENTION—cats wanted! The University of South Australia is looking for 40 pet cats in Bayswater to be fitted with GPS tracking collars as part of a nationwide study. Previous research by the university found cats had five main personality types: skittish, outgoing, dominant, spontaneous and friendly, and they want to compare personalities to cats’ roaming…
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BIG names in local music will play the free concert 6006 in the Park at Woodville Reserve on Sunday, January 28. Put on by community association North Perth Local and Vincent council, Felicity Groom, Tired Lion, the Rick Steele Band and newcomer Spacey Jane will take the stage, with a welcome to country performed by…
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