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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) There’s a positive confluence of influences coming your way. Emotions that seemed scary a week ago now seem enticing. You got spooked by your shadow. Now you can laugh. Where you would previously tip on your keel, now you stay steady. Change is grounding you, not harming you. TAURUS…
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IT looks gorgeous and I’m not sure I should give it to you.” Clearly 25 Longroyd Street in Mt Lawley was a “keeper” in my colleague’s view and she wasn’t going to relinquish her reviewing rights unless I upped the ante in our horse trading over stories. And she was spot on; this four-bedroom Californian…
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Make your way down to George Street, East Fremantle on Sunday 3 December between 1pm and 7pm for the annual street festival. This year’s festival theme is ‘Come Celebrate our Community’ with local performers (and those that grew up in Fremantle), performing on both stages. Kids will be spoilt for choice with free fun activities…
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ONE of Perth’s only CBD gallery spaces for emerging artists is facing homelessness, with its landlord reportedly seeking a more lucrative tenant. Moana Project Space has been giving edgy artists and curators a rare outing since taking out a sub-lease on Moana Chambers in the Hay Street Mall in 2012. But a cafe which operated…
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BAYSWATER councillors have voted against giving themselves a pay cut. Cr Brent Fleeton says in tough economic times councillors should look at cutting their own pay packets, but not reduce it to the pre-1995 era when they hardly got any allowances. “With the budget as it is, with rate increases as they are, and council…
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FOR 40 years Perth community radio station RTRFM has helped local artists and songwriters get their music out into the world. Some musos have hit it big after being played on the station, and they’re getting a bunch of them back together for a 40th anniversary shindig. Caitlin Nienaber has presented the breakfast show at…
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IT’S a big “yes” from Perth—with 71 per cent of voters in the federal Perth electorate in favour of marriage equality. The highest “yes” vote in the country was Melbourne and Sydney, both with 84 per cent, while some parts of New South Wales were as low as 26 per cent. The next hurdle is…
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NEW Bayswater mayor Dan Bull has lambasted the WA Planning Commission for ignoring the community’s wishes in supporting a new developer-friendly structure plan for Meltham. The proposed plan was submitted by consultants WA Planning Solutions, on behalf of developer Pindan and land owners with substantial holdings in the area, and permits six-storey buildings. Bayswater council…
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BAYSWATER council will look at creating a greener city using a design strategy described by one councillor as “a bunch of waffle”. At Tuesday’s monthly meeting, Cr Catherine Ehrhardt successfully tabled a motion calling on officers to prepare a report on biophilic design and start working on appropriate policies. Cr Ehrhardt says biophilic design responds…
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ONE HUNDRED Bayswater residents will assist Australia’s leading universities and scientists tackle climate change next summer. Bayswater council has accepted an invitation from RMIT University to be involved in a project which puts scientists and communities together to try and improve urban microclimates. Deputy mayor Chris Cornish’s motion to participate in the project was passed…
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