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Author: Your Herald
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Öopenspace believes that innovation, creativity and happiness are absolutely vital to enriching people’s lives. Everyday items such as furniture and homewares should be functional, brilliantly designed and durable. Carefully curated by a group of architects, designers and coffee lovers, Öopenspace showcases a range of fabulous products that are designed with enjoyment in mind. The showroom…
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The demand for timber framed patios and alfresco areas has never been higher in WA, as homeowners return to a more traditional building method that reflects the style and character of their homes. There are many benefits of choosing timber over more basic steel frames. Aside from its attractive appearance, timber is also longer lasting, requires less…
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THE Australian Islamic College in Dianella and Methodist Ladies’ College in Claremont have fostered a friendship which holds the promise of lasting understanding between cultures. Once per term, a contingent from each school visits their Abrahamic counterpart to attend classes, exchange ideas, and form friendships. With a buddy system in place, the year 9 and…
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THE Carter family has made another offer to sell a wetland at the centre of a development controversy to Bayswater council. The land on King William Street near the Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary was partly cleared in July to give access to a block owned by the D’Orazio family which had been approved for sub-division.…
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THE family of former mayor John D’Orazio has offered to compromise over a controversial development next to a Bayswater wetlands, giving up a 4.5m buffer and 30sqm of land by redesigning access roads. But the offer wasn’t enough for Bayswater councillors who rejected it 8/3 for a variety of reasons, including community opposition, the fact…
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IT’S been 10 years since two buddies called Ryan started a walking tour business. Canadian immigrant Ryan Mossny was always asking local pal Ryan Zaknich questions about the city and its history, and the pair soon realised there was a niche market and Two Feet & A Heartbeat was born. Mr Zaknich said they knew…
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ANOTHER large development in Vincent has been approved with discretionary heights by a state-controlled development assessment panel where local councillors were outvoted. The development at 330-334 Charles Street will include seven storeys, 47 units and four offices. Vincent council staffers had recommended the DAP reject the proposal because the council’s draft built form policy limits…
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THE Barnett government is already considering sites for an inner-city high school, says Liberal Perth MLA Eleni Evangel. Responding to Opposition leader Mark McGowan’s decision to distance Labor from a new high school in the Liberal strongholds of the western suburbs in favour of one in the hotly-contested Perth electorate, Ms Evangel revealed the government…
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PERTH city council says it can’t wait until 2050 to get an inner-city subway. The Barnett government included the idea in its recent metropolitan transport plan, but it’s not slated for construction until Perth’s population hits 3.5 million. But the council says that’s too long, and in a submission approved by its planning committee earlier…
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MAYLANDS residents will have to wait a little longer to find out if their four-year battle to stop a Dan Murphy’s liqour outlet on Railway Parade has been successful. The WA Supreme Court was due to rule on Woolworth’s appeal for a liquor licence this month, but it has deferred the decision to early next…
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