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Author: Your Herald
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ARCHEOLOGISTS have uncovered historic artefacts around the old WA museum site, digging up century old crucibles used to smelt minerals at the old geology lab plus an adorable old pipe with a small face on it that came from the old gaol. The museum, in the Perth Cultural Centre, is in the midst of a…
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THE kingly clothing reimbursement for Perth councillors is again in the crosshairs with councillors Reece Harley and Jemma Green calling for it to be dumped. The council’s gag on elected members prevents them speaking publicly, but they oppose councillors being allowed to spend up to $13,360 on clothes, hair, shoes and the like. So it…
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FRIENDS of the wetlands are set to march on parliament at noon October 11 to save Perth’s remnant wetlands from development. It’s an issue across the whole city from Bayswater to Beeliar but the rally was sparked by the housing development near the Eric Singleton bird sanctuary, which saw a big chunk of neighbouring privately-owned…
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MILLIONS have been spent on bike lanes through the Perth CBD to help cyclists get around but long stretches of them are often being hogged by taxis waiting for a fare. Often parked in the Barrack Street bike lane they put cyclists at risk to lycra-clad limb as they are forced to veer onto the…
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CLINTON PRYOR is a 26-year-old Aboriginal man on a seven-month journey through central Australia, via Uluru – in summer – to meet prime minister Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra. A key figure in the Matagarup/Heirisson Island fight with Perth council, Mr Pryor took leave from his job at Perth Tafe and plans to confront the PM about…
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THE KING’S Park duck pond, usually a haven for feathery floaters, briefly became a “death trap for ducklings” when heartless vandals threw three ramps on the water’s edge into the middle of the pond. For the little quackers, this casual act of vandalism turned the overhang into an insurmountable barrier – so ducklings got stranded…
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FRUSTRATED at being unable to speak her mind on council matters publicly Perth councillor Jemma Green is calling for an investigation in to whether the city’s rules gagging councillors could be overridden by higher laws. The WA local government act dictates that the mayor is the only elected member who can speak on “behalf” of…
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Name and shame signs in Stirling STIRLING mayor Giovanni Italiano was on radio this morning being questioned about Stirling’s verge trees. He announced what seems a human rights violation whereby Stirling puts up signs where a verge tree has been damaged or killed. He declared that these name and shame signs remain in place for…
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MY companion and I had been heading elsewhere for lunch when the quaint Outram Cafe caught our eye. It is an oasis of a genteel yesteryear amid the sharp edges and bustle of West Perth’s business hub. Located in an old house, the eatery is a tad Elizabethan with its white, stucco walls and black…
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PIRANHA infested rivers, running out of fuel flying over dense jungle, gangsters and guerrilla warfare—there was little in Jim Richards’ early life in the UK to prepare him for the dangers of being a gold prospector. Gold fever bit the Mt Lawley local aged 17 during a holiday job at a Welsh gold mine, and…
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