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LIGHTHOUSE GIRL builds from a slow murmur to a tempest of blood, fury and pathos that had the audience in tears. Based on the real life story of 15-year-old Fay Howe, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter, Dianne Wolfer’s book is set on Albany’s Breaksea Island at the outbreak of World War One. “It speaks the universal…
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FOLLOWING a revamp of the historic Rosemount Hotel in North Perth, the famous circular bar is no more. But don’t worry, the hotel is now set to become one of Perth’s premier live band venues, with new bar areas, mezzanine viewing platforms and an upgraded PA. “It will be a renaissance the likes of which…
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THE moment you step into this Mount Lawley home you will be in awe at the drop-dead gorgeous domed ceiling and the art deco splendour. There’s another domed ceiling in the lounge room and plenty of decorative ceilings elsewhere, including the generous dining room, where a bank of windows cast mellow light. In these days…
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IT’S a persistent belief that the only treatment for brain cancer is to go under the knife, but Dr Chris Harper and his team have been effectively treating hard-to-reach metastatic brain tumours and other lesions with “stereotactic radiosurgery”. There are no incisions, and no heavy doses of radiation in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), which sends several…
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VOLUNTEERS who built a community garden in Morley fear Bayswater council will kick them out when their peppercorn lease expires next month. The council is considering giving the “underutilised” old kindy site to another group or selling it. Pat Lim, 84, is chair of Bayswater City Community Safety Watch and Garden Education Inc. Despite her…
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LABOR’S honoured an election pledge to contribute $1.5million to help buy the Carter family’s wetlands block in Bayswater. The local council’s also contributing $1.5m to buy the block, which was partially cleared last year as part of preliminary development works on the D’Orazio family-owned site, situated next to Skipper’s Row. Deborah Bowie from the No…
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AROUND 1200 people headed down to Shearn Memorial Park last Saturday to celebrate the Maylands Green Day. Bayswater council put on the day of food and forest-friendly fun to encourage people to look after their environment, embrace natural spaces in their neighbourhoods and learn how to live more sustainably. “In today’s digital world maintaining a…
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Update: The motion narrowly passed with Crs Ehrhardt, Dan Bull, Stephanie Coates, Barry McKenna, and John Rifici supporting it, with no-votes from Chris Cornish, Brent Fleeton, Sally Palmer and Michelle Sutherland. BAYSWATER councillor Catherine Ehrhardt wants her colleagues to “publicly support marriage equality irrespective of sex or gender identity” She’s tabled a motion calling for…
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MOUNT LAWLEY senior high school will induct ex-prisoner of war Arthur Leggett OAM into their “Lawley Legends” society. The Lawley Legend status is usually reserved for school alumni who’ve “excelled in their field or made a significant contribution to society since they left school” but also acknowledges people who’s supported the school over a lengthy…
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THE Spirit of the Streets Choir will celebrate its 10th birthday with a huge show at Perth Concert Hall. The not-for-profit group is an inclusive choir, inviting people who’ve experienced social disadvantage, isolation and other personal issues. Bernard Carney and Big Issue vendors formed the choir in 2007. They started life as “the Big Issue…
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