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KYILLA PARK is to get a new sculpture, with North Perth artist Desmond Mah donating his contribution to this year’s Sculptures by the Sea. Homo Sapiens Sapiens (Carp Motifs) was made from steel, and explores a migrant’s view of Australia. Mah says the sculpture also aims to raise questions about racial tolerance and cultural acceptance…
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THE area around Stirling Towers is looking brighter following the completion of a locally-inspired mural led by the rebadged Department of Communities (Housing). More than 20 members from the local community, and others from as far as Scarborough and Kalamunda, joined in the community art project to help bring life to the temporary fencing installed…
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FINDING a purpose for their busy hands has given a group of local knitters at a local aged car home a great boost. The Busy Hands knitting club has for the last couple of years been knitting teddy bears, gloves and blankets for a charity that sends wheelchairs to children in developing and under-resourced countries.…
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Not much garden in city THE failure of Bayswater council to adopt even a voluntary significant tree register for trees on private land is pathetic. Bayswater mayor Barry McKenna and deputy mayor Stephanie Coates are acting like the previous mayor and deputy mayor; both of whom came across as tree-haters. At the last election we…
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HANS HUG teaches English to migrants at Central TAFE in Perth, is a devout cyclist and is married to Voice advertising director, Natalie. In this week’s SPEAKER’S CORNER, the Swiss-born greenie explains how we can save the planet, while at the same time increasing Australia’s revenue and savings. The biggest threat to all of us…
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WITH only a giant packet of spinach in the fridge, the prospect of a hot pizza on a cold Monday night was too good to resist. Ischia’s a newcomer to Beaufort Street, occupying what had been Siena’s for as long as I can remember. The restaurant’s layout is undergoing a few changes, but the food…
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AN Almost Perfect Thing is a dark and thought-provoking psychological play about possession, desire and the public’s right to know the truth. When Mt Lawley director Gabrielle Metcalf first read Nicole Moeller’s award-winning script for the play, she was instantly hooked. “I thought, oh my God, I have to put this on’.” Metcalf says she…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) You have heaps of energy and drive, but this is no guarantee that things are going to go in a straight line. You are still being watched over by Uranus, the planet of unexpected shifts, changes and surprises. Sensitivity is required. To stay in tune, remember you are on…
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IT’S always a pleasure to visit Menora, with its leafy streets and stately older homes, and arriving at 14 Melrose Crescent was no exception. “What a cute little house,” I blurted out to the owner, trying to retract the word “little” as this two-storey home actually has four bedrooms and two bathrooms, and sits on…
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THE Australia Services Union says Vincent council could be breaching the Fair Work Act by carrying out redundancies just before a new enterprise agreement is agreed. Negotiations for the new EA have been ongoing since 2014, when many Vincent staff feared being made redundant if the council was merged with Perth. The EA negotiations are…
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