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PERTH city councillors are finally allowed to speak to the media after abolishing the old restrictive rule at their meeting on Tuesday July 4, but councillors can expect a close eye to be kept on their social media accounts to make sure they’re not breaking the rules. Cr Reece Harley’s been pushing for the right…
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AS shadow minister she slammed the Barnett government for “mean-spirited” cutbacks to childcare and neighbourhood centres, but now she’s the responsible minister Simone McGurk is refusing to reverse the decision. Late last year the Liberals ordered the Department of Local Government and Communities to stop rental assistance to centres across the state, causing a number…
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WEST PERTH midwife Shani Adamson is aiming to raise $10,000 for a dangerous post-birth condition that leaves young African girls and women injured and shunned by their communities. Ms Adamson found out about the condition “obstetric fistula” when she was studying midwifery. The condition is almost unheard of in Australia because of our easy access…
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A PLAN to demolish a 1930 steelworks in West Perth has been put on hold, with Perth councillor Jemma Green requesting city staff investigate if it has enough historic value to warrant heritage listing. Landowner PFJ Investments want to knock over the Coolgardie Street building “to facilitate the sale of the land”, according to a…
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FEDERAL Perth MP Tim Hammond is urging local groups to apply for grants under the Stronger Communities Program, with grants between $5,000 to $20,000 on offer for community groups, sports clubs and local governments. He’s inviting interested groups to fill out an EOI via his website ahead of their full application to improve their chance…
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MY eastern states visitor came back from a jaunt to Leederville raving about Nood Cafe, so I figured I should check it out for myself. My friend loved the chicken nasi goreng ($15) and was impressed with the cauliflower “rice”, and the house-made peanut sauce and spicy kimchi. Her vegetarian granddaughter was very happy with…
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KYLIE Minogue’s 2002 hit Come Into My World may not be her most memorable track, but the accompanying music video was arguably one of the best of the last decade. Featuring a multiplying Minogue walking through a crowd in Paris, it had four Kylies on-screen by the end, and it inspired Perth filmmaker Johnny Ma…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) As you let an adventure that has completed itself go, so you are exposed to a current of feelings that has been flowing under the surface unseen. The Moon is passing through, ensuring that you feel, rather than act. The Sun is in Cancer, asking that you explore what’s…
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BAYSWATER earned bragging rights this week after landing the most house sales across the metropolitan region; in what was a tough market to jag a sale. But it’s Inglewood and Leederville that have provided the real shine over the 12 months, with their median house prices both rising 7.5 per cent over the year ($814,125…
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The Language of Music, Art & Culture Come and learn Italian – language of romance. The Dante Alighieri Society of WA invites you be part of the learning program at the oldest school of Italian in WA. Dante Alighieri (1265 – 1321) was an Italian poet par excellence. He was also a prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, political thinker and…
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