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A PAY packet worth between $250,000 and $325,000 a year is on offer as Bayswater council starts its search for a new CEO. Councillors get to choose the new CEO, and Cr Brent Fleeton says he’s not interested in hiring anyone steeped in local government. In sharing the job ad online he added some commentary:…
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THE rollout of nature playgrounds continues down Bayswater way with a $70,000 Lotterywest grant going into upgrades at Bert Wright Park. Bayswater council threw in $100,000 for stage one and the $70,000 will help build a water play creek for kids to paddle around in and a climbing net, along with a barbie, picnic area…
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FERAL species are still on the loose in Hyde Park with at least three whopper koi swimming free in the eastern lake. Exotic fish often end up in local lakes courtesy of irresponsible pet owners, but koi (or ornamental carp) can cause a lot of damage to local environments and animals. One fish can lay…
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CHINESE New Year Festivities are about to kick off through the city. There’s a free 10-day celebration down at Elizabeth Quay with dance, music, tai chi, “push hands” classes (a meditative martial art), traditional Chinese folk arts and crafts for the kids, and of course lion dancing across January 27 to February 5. There’s more…
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MAYORAL MALCOLM BOYD is back for another crack at becoming Vincent mayor. A small business owner with an engineering degree and an MBA, Mr Boyd ran against incumbent John Carey. “I support free enterprise, initiative, and believe that government should be small, efficient, support local business and our way of life,” says Mr Boyd. He’s…
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ALMOST 50 years after forming the Citizens Road Safety Association of WA, Frank Ash is ready to hand over the reins. The Inglewood resident is approaching 90 and says he and his wife’s ill health means their time trying to badger governments into making WA’s roads safer, and cajoling motorists into driving on them more…
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A RECOMMENDATION to slash generous IT allowances for Vincent councillors will see the light of day, five months after staff recommended the measure. Councillors are given $3500 to cover phone and computer expenses; the maximum allowed by the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal. They don’t have to produce receipts or pay back unspent money. Vincent’s staff…
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UK 60s supergroup The Searchers are riding the nostalgia wagon back into town, for their Solid Gold Hits Tour. They’ll roll out old favourites along with lesser known oldies such as What Have They Done to the Rain. The 1962 anti-nuclear protest song is a timely choice with the Barnett government approving a uranium mine…
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COMEDIAN Claire Hooper was taken aback when her boyfriend’s mum handed her a lengthy and very personal questionnaire at their first meeting. She must have passed the test, though, as not long after he was upgraded to husband. Ten years on Hooper stumbled across mama’s inquisition, unleashing a rich well of inspiration for the brand…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) There a sense of relief as the Sun goes into Aquarius. A fresh breeze comes in through your window. With Uranus, the ruling planet of Aquarius, parked in Aries, this is a time for making sense of some of the liberating but unusual things that have happened in the…
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