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Author: Your Herald
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WE don’t normally review homes outside of Voiceland, but this Bicton house was such a jaw-dropping masterpiece, we just had to let our readers in on it. I’ve reviewed a lot of homes over the years, including a swag of big show ponies, but this is on another level altogether; from corner-to-corner every room is…
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Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2017 is set to be the biggest festival to date as it celebrates 20 years of bringing the most adventurous signature-driven international independent cinema to Western Australian audiences. Revelation Perth International Film Festival will bring over 200 films from 30 different countries to Perth from July 6 – July 19.…
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DESPITE more public health campaigns about the importance of women going for pap smears, the number of cases of gynaecological cancers are not falling, says oncologist Dr Serena Sia. Regular pap tests are key in the fight against cervical cancer, but many women still neglect their two yearly check-up, or are from a low socio-economic background…
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PERTH MP John Carey has torn strips off Perth lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi’s council allies, describing their cosy relationship with the former Liberal state government as a “protection racket”. While debating a bill on Wednesday to have councils audited by the auditor general, Mr Carey singled out Perth as an example of why codes of…
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A MAYLANDS restauranteur says UberEats’ high charges could send him broke if he signed up to the service. UberEats deliverers, with cube-shaped backpacks, have become a common sight in the inner-city, with more than 300 restaurants signed-up, and other restaurants using rival services like Deliveroo. Francesco Deiana runs Café Pizzeria Amore Mio and says he…
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THE heavy machinery has fired up again at the D’Orazio family-owned block next to the Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary. Workers at the Bayswater site are under strict orders not to speak about what’s going on. When resident Giorgia Johnson approached one of the workers, he wouldn’t speak to her, instead holding up a sign with…
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IN the wake of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in London, Bayswater councillor Chris Cornish has called for an audit of the city’s high-rise buildings to see if they contain the highly flammable aluminium composite cladding. The cladding is banned in the USA and parts of Europe and is about $5 cheaper per square metre…
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LAWYERS for the Local Government Department are calling for a six-month suspension for lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi for not declaring travel and gift contributions. Their request for a hefty penalty was based on Ms Scaffidi doling out blame to others and their contention that she could commit the same breaches again. Ms Scaffidi’s lawyer Steven…
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NEW Vincent councillor Jonathan Hallett has asked for the city’s gender pay gap to be included in the city’s annual reports. The difference between men’s and women’s average full time earnings is about 20 per cent in the private sector and 12 per cent in the public sector, according to the government’s Workplace Gender Equality…
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NEIGHBOURHOOD centres are under further threat because of government cutbacks and reforms. The centres recently lost a rental subsidy and will soon have to compete for funding against private operators hoping to move into the community support sector, says Jane Chilcott from Linkwest, the peak body for neighbourhood and community centres. Ms Chilcott describes the…
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