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A NEW book is set to hit Freo’s shelves telling the tale of discrimination, hardship and resilience which intertwines the experiences of Italian and Croatian immigrants and their central involvement in the WA timber industry in the 20th century. Growing Roots – Italians and Croatians in the Development of the Western Australian Timber Industry addresses…
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KELLY BOULTER was so shocked at the state of stray cats and dogs on a recent holiday to Greece, she’s founded an organisation to help them. All funds raised for her not-for-profit Save Greek Cats and Dogs will go to animal shelters in Greece, and after seeing the state of some strays back home, Boulter’s…
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PAINSTAKINGLY arranged in neat, colourful rows like some boutique food army. The exotic jars, tins and boxes on the shelves at the Boatshed Market were perfectly dressed and would have pleased even the sadistic drill instructor in Full Metal Jacket. Having worked as a shelf filler during my uni years, I appreciated the attention to…
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IF a picture is worth a thousand words, surely a piece of classical music is worth a million. Orchestral works can move people to tears and it’s no surprise they feature heavily in iconic films. Who can forget the soaring theme in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the dramatic fanfare in Rocky or the moving refrain in…
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SOME apartments can feel a bit poky, but this two-bedroom two-bathroom number in East Perth has 90sqm of living space plus a balcony. It’s got plenty of style too with light wooden floorboards, high ceilings and a relaxing neutral colour scheme. The open plan living/dining/kitchen area takes full advantage of that living space and feels…
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KINGS PARK’S long-serving director of science has added his signature to a letter calling on prime minister Anthony Albanese to protect at least 30 per cent of the South West from further deforestation and development. Kingsley Dixon, who’s also a professor at Curtin University’s School of Molecular and Life Sciences, said Australia was facing a…
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Extinction Rebellion has gone under the radar since Covid took the sting out of public protests, but their Red Rebels were out again last Friday to air their concerns about a possible localised extinction of snake-necked turtles at Bibra Lake after climate change was cited as a factor in a major fox attack that killed…
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PERTH lord mayor Basil Zempilas has taken aim at the Cook government for failing to re-open a Safe Night Space for homeless women before winter set in. The centre has been something of a political football between the City and the state government after councillors voted in November to stop funding a two-year trial at…
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VINCENT council will ask WA health minister Amber-Jade Sanderson to look into why Vincent streets are being swamped by used needles. Vincent mayor Alison Xamon attended a community safety forum in Claisebrook called to address a rise in antisocial behaviour where residents reported finding hypodermic needles in their gardens. “One of the concerns is that…
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VINCENT council has put off plans to make Harold Street one-way after backlash from neighbours, with mayor Alison Xamon summing the issue up as “frustration”. The little slither between Beaufort and Vincent streets has long been a source of frustration for locals because of rat-runners and pick-ups from the Sacred Heart primary school making it…
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