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ROWS of prunus cerasifera, or to given them their more catchy name crimson spire, add a beautifully dramatic backdrop to the courtyard of this Eleventh Avenue, Inglewood home. Following the fence line you can see how the tree got its name, as the slender branches covered in lovely red-toned leaves stretch upwards like church spires.…
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37th Annual Awards Exhibition of the Watercolour Society of WA Once again the members of the Watercolour Society of WA are preparing to delight collectors and fans of watercolour at their 37th Annual Awards Exhibition. The opening night and awards presentation will be held on Thursday 12th October, with the exhibition continuing over the weekend of…
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Mental Health Week Feature: 7 – 14 Oct OUR family was wrecked,” says Terry. “Mental health just isn’t ‘I’ve got something wrong inside me’; it’s an explosive package that people don’t understand.” These aren’t the words of a mental health patient, but those of Terry, who gave up work to become carer of his wife,…
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Mental Health Week Feature: 7 – 14 Oct Mandurah Seniors and Community Centre 7th Oct 2017 & Cockburn Youth Centre 4th Nov 2017 Project Coaching Institute, will be holding Joyful Life Workshops, as part of Mental Health Week 2017. Featuring a host of experienced life coaches and speakers, the workshops will inspire you to laugh…
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) a effects an estimated 1 million children and adults in Australia, and those affected usually have difficulties with attention and impulse control. ADHD is more common in boys, and most children with ADHD will continue to experience problems into adulthood. Recent studies have also highlighted late-onset ADHD where symptoms do…
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Mental Health Week Feature: 7 – 14 Oct ABORIGINAL women are 16 per cent less likely to survive breast cancer compared to non-indigenous women. The shocking statistic has been the catalyst for a new social media campaign to increase early detection, with Indigenous cancer survivor Jacinta Elston telling the ABC that indigenous women tend to…
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AFTER 10 years of documenting crappy architecture, tasteless coco palm arrangements, terrible street art, and countless graffitied “cock and balls” motifs, The Worst of Perth founder Andrew McDonald is calling it a day. theworstofperth.com started September 27, 2007, when Mr McDonald promised to post “the worst examples of Perth design, art, culture and architecture,” as…
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STIRLING WITH sitting councillor Rod Willox retiring after 25 years, there’s a big field of nominees for Stirling’s Lawley ward. Lawley Ward (1 vacancy): SUZANNE MIGDALE works in marketing for Fairfax and wants rates frozen for two years and compensation for seniors who lost their rates concession. She opposes any increase to the height of…
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The “Safer Maylands” Facebook page was started up by Bayswater police in 2015 with hopes that community members would take over the day-to-day running of the site, but this election the community page hosted a paid-for ad for candidate Kate Thomson. If coppers endorsed a party-aligned candidate it would surely raise eyebrows, but it’s a…
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TWO pet projects of Labor MP Lisa Baker collided this week when a pack of greyhounds dressed in rainbow clothes swung by her Maylands electoral office. The greyhound advocates/same-sex marriage supporters came to Ms Baker to chat with her about improvements to the greyhound racing industry, as it currently results in overbreeding and a lot…