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EIGHT YEARS to the day after the Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea, a new doco by East Freo journalist Jane Hammond shines a light on the “forgotten” disaster. Many Australians are unaware of the widespread devastation that occurred in 2009 when a wellhead blew out and spewed oil into Australian waters, halfway between…
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HIGHGATE Primary School kids got a masterclass in creative writing when A Maze of Story popped in for book week. Gae Oaten founded the not-for-profit group three years ago and says teaching kids how to write creatively improves their confidence and school work. They often work with children who speak English as a second language…
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A FREE event in Maylands teaching locals how to turn their verges into food-producing micro-farms has attracted massive interest, booking out in 24 hours. The Urban Food Street Story will be hosted by Caroline Kemp and Duncan McNaught, a Queensland couple that popularised the food-on-public-land concept eight years ago. Bayswater councillor Chris Cornish got in…
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THE community garden in Morley shut down by the local council has found a new home at the Bayswater Bowling and Recreation Club. Last year volunteers from the Bayswater City Community Safety Watch and Garden Education Inc created the community garden at Brand Place and were granted a peppercorn lease by the city. But in…
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Baysy budget blow out I AM writing to you in reference to the City of Bayswater’s budget and rate increase this year and in support of your correspondent George Bouzidis (“Baysy Beef”, Voice letters, August 12, 2017). The city of Bayswater has increased their rates by a reported 4.9 per cent this year. The actual…
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ALISON XAMON is the Greens MLC for the north metropolitan area. In this week’s SPEAKER’S CORNER she says it’s time concrete plants got their marching orders from East Perth JUST a few kilometres from the CBD, sandwiched between the Graham Farmer Freeway and train line, Summer and Lord streets, the Claisebrook Road North forms part…
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THERE aren’t too many people who have upstaged Jim Carrey. But Rhys Darby’s performance in the 2008 comedy Yes Man, was the highlight of a truly underwhelming movie. The Kiwi actor/comedian has appeared in numerous films and TV shows, but he’s best known for playing Murray Hewitt, the inept band manager in HBO’s Flight of…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) As long as the Sun is in Leo, which is for another few days, you are on an easy ride. As soon as it goes into Virgo, on Wednesday, the mood changes. At this point you will have to actually produce something. Advertising your passion is one thing; coming…
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PERTH architect Harold Boas—the man behind London Court and the old Swan Brewery—only designed a handful of private homes during his illustrious career. One of them was a beautiful manor house on Alexander Drive in Menora, built in 1927 for a violin manufacturer. The lounge’s stunning vaulted ceiling, punctuated with dainty plaster roses, was designed…
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SMALL businesses in the Hay Street mall’s Plaza Arcade are threatening to stop paying rent because a prolonged redevelopment of the CBD site has decimated their takings. The arcade was bought by Singaporean firm Starhill Global Reit in 2013, and they’ve blocked it off halfway down for a $6 million reno to provide space for…
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