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FIFTY protestors gathered outside federal Perth MP Patrick Gorman’s electorate office on Wednesday calling for stronger environmental laws – only to find his office closed. The protesters say Mr Gorman had been invited to a community forum about new federal environmental law reforms, but when he didn’t respond they decided to bring the event to him.…
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BAYSWATER council may take over responsibility for contacting private property owners about their significant trees to try and encourage more nominations onto the City’s register. Bayswater’s 2022 Private Trees Policy was recently reviewed, but when it came before the May 6 meeting, Cr Elli Petersen-Pik pushed for more changes because he says its currently so…
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STIRLING council is planning to increase the number of trees it plants in the coming year by an additional 4000. Since 2008, the City has planted 962,593 trees and shrubs, with a total of 65,624 trees and shrubs planted in 2022/23. Of those, 8000 were trees. The City has included $216,420 for its Urban Forest…
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THE union representing many of Perth’s public transport officers is pushing for body armour to be issued following a rise in violent incidents in the last couple of years. According to the latest figures from the Public Transport Authority, the number of overall incidents on Perth trains rose from 3204 in 2021/22 to 4081 in…
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VOICES for Climate sang up a disruptive storm for the Australian Energy Producers’ annual conference at WA Museum Boola Bardip on Monday evening. VFC sang a re-purposed version of Stop in the Name of Love to draw attention to the capitulation of governments to the short-term lure of gas, coal and oil royalties. VFC spokesperson…
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A MEMBER of a Bayswater tree canopy advocacy group has criticised the local council for considering removing two healthy verge trees because a resident has complained they damage his lawn. The fate of the two mature melaleuca trees on Bath Road in Morley is up for debate at this month’s council meeting. The owner had…
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A $925 MILLION domestic violence package in last week’s federal Budget is “weak” and “tokenistic” says one of the organisers of last month’s rally in Perth. The Albanese government’s five-year Leaving Violence Programme, is designed to help people leave abusive relationships and to provide support for up to 12 weeks, including $5000 in cash and…
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I HAD to make an evasive manoeuvre when I entered Tagine Tapas and Grill. A pigeon that managed to get inside was making a hasty bid for freedom and nearly flew straight into my face. It was like a scene from Stop The Pigeon, with me as a middle-aged Muttley, and I shared a wry…
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MOST artists trample the corn around their existential crisis, but Perth painter Robert Gear met his head on. It all came bubbling up after he read T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, a set of poems tackling the weighty themes of time, mortality, religion and spirituality. With metaphysical clocks spinning around his head and the grim reaper…
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THIS stunning Claremont abode is on a clifftop with amazing panoramas of the Swan River. It really is a luxurious four bedroom three bathroom property with one of the many highlights being the rooftop alfresco which has a spa, sauna, pool, outdoor shower and a built-in kitchen with pizza oven and BBQ. It’s a fantastic…
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