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SONIA GURRIN was surprised when people wrote to the Voice, expressing their disgust that Bayswater council and others local governments had voted to support marriage equality in Australia. In this week’s SPEAKER’S CORNER, she argues that councils should not just deal with rates and rubbish, but are elected to represent the majority of their constituents…
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AS the dad of Steiner kids, I’m not allowed to have “me time” by sticking them in front of an iPad, and being crafty is obligatory (seriously, I got embroidery homework from my kids’ school). So Sweet Remedy on Oxford Street seemed like a dream come true — I could hang out sipping excellent coffee…
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THE Irresistible may seem to have a cast of eight, but in reality there are only two actors on stage. The play is part mystery, but there’s no mystery about actors Adriane Daff and Tim Watts, just a bit of smoke and mirrors to make it seem like there are more thespians involved. “The toys…
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AS the mercury plummets, the Winter Arts Season serves up plenty of hot entertainment to ensure punters don’t culturally hibernate. Tucked down laneways, in shopping arcades, vacant shop fronts and city malls there’s a smorgasbord of entertainment, much of it free. Headline show Winter Shadows (June 2, 7.10pm) features seven ninjas dancing around buildings and…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Venus is shining a lovely promising light on you. She is lighting up your relationships with friends in particular. It is there where you will experience delight – and it is there where you will experience pleasant surprises. Venus presently has the capacity to remove obstacles. Fingers crossed. TAURUS…
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I THOUGHT I knew the way to this First Avenue home, so I didn’t bother consulting a map and somehow ended up on the wrong side of the railway line. On the plus side, cruising the leafy back streets of Mt Lawley was rather pleasant, and as my mum used to say, “we’re not lost, just…
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IT’S estimated that more than 17,500 Australians will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year. That will make it leapfrog ahead of breast cancer to become the second-most common, and lethal, form of cancer in the country. But while the disease continues its march up cancer’s grim ranks, there is some good news; in the…
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WHEN Mt Hawthorn dad Dan Loden took over as primary carer for his son Aidan, there was little in the way of support for dads. “I ended up joining my wife’s mothers group as a set of peers I could share experiences with,” he says. “This was great, but also did not recognise the distinction…
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STIRLING councillor Elizabeth Re has been accused of “bullying behaviours” towards city staff, “including yelling, aggressive language and gestures, swearing, inappropriate and excessive emails, [and] derogatory comments about staff,” according to a motion by mayor Giovanni Italiano. His motion to severely curtail her councillor privileges and prevent her from attending the council premises (apart from…
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The Vincent Men’s Shed held an open day to thank all the people who supported them and mark the milestone of getting their dust extractor system installed, a vital bit of gear for running the big sawdust-spewing machinery.
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