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ENCOURAGING households to dehydrate food scraps might be a solution to an unpleasant choice between burying mountains of trash or incinerating it. By sucking all the moisture out of organic waste, a Korean invention called Smart Cara reduces organic waste to 10 percent of it’s volume, leaving a powdery waste product. In Korea where regulations…
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WESTERN religion lurking in the curricula of mainstream schools is deterring Aboriginal students, says indigenous researcher Jesse J Fleay. Based out of ECU Mt Lawley’s Kurongkurl Katitjin centre, Mr Fleay says it’s not just Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders who feel alienated by western society and decades of poor leadership in educational policy, but…
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WHEN a team of young film-makers set out to make a quirky documentary about Perth’s 2015 lord mayoral election, they had no idea of the storm about to erupt. Running for a third term, incumbent Lisa Scaffidi suddenly found herself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons when a Corruption and Crime Commission report…
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MEDIATION between lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi and WA’s local government department has reportedly broken and she will now face a public hearing in front of the State Administrative Tribunal. The SAT had been trying to mediate an agreement on what potential sanction Ms Scaffidi might face over failures to declare gifts and travel, but two…
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CHEFS can be tetchy creatures so it’s a testament to Olivier Collas and Franck Gire that they are not only life partners of 33 years, but work together in the pressure cooker of their patisserie Scents of Taste in Mt Lawley six days a week. The couple still have the enthusiasm to share a joke…
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A YOUNG boy, shaggy hair falling into his eyes, looks outward; his expression suggesting he’s seen too much in his short years. Or perhaps he’s just unhappy at not being allowed to play computer games. It’s up to the viewer, says artist Cherry Hood. The Archibald prize winner says reaction to her work varies depending on…
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SLEEK and spacious, stylish and sophisticated, this Marlborough Street home offers an escape from the hustle and bustle of the Perth CBD without having to leave the area. The path from the street to the home on the back of the sub-divided property is lined with a row of wheelbarrows overflowing with flowers and vegetables;…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) The rising Moon in Capricorn is making sure you don’t get ahead of yourself. The Sagittarian Sun has you feeling open and expansive. The surer your footing, the further you will be able to go. To get sure footing, sense what is going on in your body as you…
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MT HAWTHORN clinical hypnotherapist Sonia Czernik is on a campaign to get men talking about their mental health – but more importantly, also doing something about it. Ms Czernik, a qualified pharmacist, says anxiety is one of Australia’s most common mental health conditions, and one in five men experience it during their lifetime. However, only…
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AUSPOINT Skin Cancer and Health Clinic is an integrated skin cancer clinic that focuses on skin cancer detection, treatment and monitoring. In addition it provides a holistic approach to skin health, in particular related to sun damage. Auspoint offers full skin checks with the latest digital scanning technology (dermatascopy), which helps differentiate between the not-so-scary…
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