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THE murky Maylands Lakes are getting a bit of TLC this weekend with a busy bee organised by the Friends of Maylands Lakes and Bayswater council. Volunteers will help clean out debris from the stream that runs between the brickworks lake and Lake Bungana. Local ward councillor Catherine Ehrhardt says the idea was born after…
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OFFICE workers and Northbridge locals have been scoffing free meals prepared for the homeless at Weld Square, leading to “tension” between the groups. Manna Inc provides meals for the homeless and disadvantaged six days a week down at the square, but a May 2 Vincent council report stated “reports of office workers and locals accessing…
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BAYSWATER council has voted to publicly support marriage equality after an emotive debate split the chamber 5-4. Cr Catherine Ehrhardt’s motion drew a lot of support from the public gallery at last Wednesday’s council meeting, including Maylands Labor MP Lisa Baker and her long-term female partner. Guidance “We have been a couple for 28 years,…
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PERTH VOICE cartoonist Jason Chatfield has had one of his doodles accepted for the prestigious New Yorker magazine. The former Perth lad now lives in the Big Apple, pursuing his stand-up comedy and cartooning dreams, while still collaborating with the Perth Voice for our weekly toons and working on a little strip called Ginger Meggs.…
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THE organisers of the Inglewood night markets want to slow down cars on the Stirling stretch of Beaufort Street. Known as Inglewood on Beaufort, the community network has started a petition calling on Stirling council to introduce a variable speed limit on the road, similar to the system used by Vincent council on its stretch…
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A MOVE to donate $5000 of ratepayers’ money to help feed starving kids in South Sudan has been narrowly voted down by Bayswater council. Cr Sally Palmer had tabled a motion to bolster UNICEF’s relief effort. “Conflict, a failing economy and extreme weather have collided in South Sudan, creating a humanitarian catastrophe for children ……
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SWIMMERS at Stirling’s Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre say they’re frustrated by congested pools and lack of lane availability at peak times. Mary Lanigan and her husband were disappointed to discover, after splashing out on a hefty premium for a peak membership, that most lanes were occupied by the Learn to Swim program. She says that…
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Roman councils THE article “Marriage equality push at Bayswater” (Voice, April 29, 2017) proves what many people believe about all local councils — they have an inflated opinion of their own importance. This is no doubt why so many councils fought against amalgamation. They wanted to be empire builders. What’s next, Bayswater? Declaring war on…
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GLEN SPEERING enjoys birds, wildflowers, Simpsons quotes, and umpiring grassroots footy. In this week’s SPEAKER’S CORNER he addresses the racism in AFL from the top of the league to the grassroots games. LIKE most Western Australian boys, I played football as a kid. But as a kid, in a middle class suburb of Perth, I was largely…
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I WANT to be a part of it, New York, New York.” There are few cities on earth which have the power to seduce the hearts and minds of people like The Big Apple. I’ve always adored Sinatra’s swan-song hit as it perfectly encapsulates the infatuation people have with the charismatic city and its people. I…
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