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Author: Your Herald
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) As the Sun moves into Libra you are immediately on edge. Instinctively you know that your normal pace and manner are going to be under question. Most of this is based on past experience rather on what is happening now. In actual fact you aren’t being blocked in any…
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AHH, stately Tenth Avenue in Inglewood; how delightful it is to cruise the tree-lined boulevard admiring the charming goldrush architecture — that is until you come to this wretched abode. A boil on the avenue’s rump, even the owner struggles to describe her brown brick shocker with any enthusiasm: “The ugliest house on the street,”…
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Cruising is fast becoming the one of the most affordable holidays, where you unpack once and all your accommodation, meals and entertainment come at a very affordable inclusive price. Some cruises start from as low as $55 per person per day. Orbit World Travel has been selling cruises for over 20 years. All consultants are…
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Aged care qualifications have now changed The home and aged care industries are evolving in response to our ageing population and also as a result of government reform. Aged, disability and home care qualifications have changed. ATA Training, one of the first WA Registered Training Organisations to offer the new Nationally Recognised Training care Certificates…
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AN environmental report which authorities relied on to approve a controversial sub-division in Bayswater made no mention that part of a thriving wetland would be cleared. Documents provided to Bayswater councillor Chris Cornish under freedom of information laws show the WA Planning Commission approved the Skippers Row development after considering a report by consultants for…
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GARDEN enthusiasts who mourned the collapse of Open Gardens Australia will be thrilled to learn there’s a new, WA-based replacement. Open Gardens West Coast is a not-for-profit group of keen gardeners. “It’s based on a similar model to Open Gardens Australia, but where they had a paid co-ordinator in each state Open Gardens West Coast…
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VINCENT council looks set to bring in an independent expert to head up its audit committee. Like most committees in Perth, Vincent’s financial overseer is headed by its mayor and filled out by councillors, but Cr Ros Harley wants staff to investigate “best practice” and see if independent members (and even a chair) are a…
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THE Mount Lawley Society is gearing up for the first Hip on Heritage Short Film Festival showcasing the historic suburb. The society is looking for films less than seven minutes long with the theme of either “Mount Lawley” or “Heritage”, and the festival is open to all genres, be it comedy, drama or documentary. The…
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BAYSWATER CEO Francesca Lefante will step down about a year before her contract ends, leaving the city on September 30 with an undisclosed settlement. The details are confidential, but councillors Dan Bull, Stephanie Coates, Brent Fleeton, Terry Kenyon, Barry McKenna, Alan Radford, John Rifici and Michelle Sutherland were in favour of a deed of settlement…
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PERTH city council’s planning committee has deferred heritage listing a hotel part-owned by lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi following an appeal from her husband who only wants parts of the building protected. The committee on Tuesday night heard the former Grand Central Hotel on Wellington Street was an alcohol-free “coffee palace” built during the gold rush…
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