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STIRLING council wants short-term rentals like Airbnb restricted to having just eight guests and able to operate for 90 days a year without approval. Short-term rentals came up in the City’s planning and development committee this week after it was given an extended deadline to respond to changes the Cook government wants to make to…
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THE discovery of an Indigenous songline along the route to the proposed Outer Harbour at Kwinana has prompted calls for it to be reflected in the design. Curtin University professor of sustainability Peter Newman participated in a Westport workshop with Indigenous elders who revealed the songline along Stock Road and says he’s an enthusiastic supporter…
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FORMER Stirling councillor Paul Collins has received a formal apology and a rescission of his controversial suspension from the board of the WACA. Mr Collins’ suspension was issued at the beginning of December last year when he questioned the organisation’s proposed development of the iconic ground, including the decision to scrap men’s urinals. Early in…
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THE first films for this year’s Revelation Perth International Film Festival in July have been announced. Opening the festival on July 3 will be feature drama Kid Snow which was shot in Perth and Kalgoorlie and is set in the 1970’s sweat-drenched world of boxing. The film stars UK actors Billy Howle (Star Wars: The…
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THEY’RE often seen as laidback and carefree, but when WA’s surfing community lost a favourite son to suicide in 2021, it laid bare a mental health crisis gripping the South West. Now a new documentary by charity 20talk is shedding light on the issue with interviews from professional surfers such as Taj Burrows and mental…
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THE discovery of 96 snake-necked turtles which were mauled to death by foxes at Bibra Lake could be the tip of the iceberg, say volunteer Turtle Trackers. The trackers had the grim task of hauling out the carcasses, most with legs and heads chewed off, during the last week but said they could only get…
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IT was one of the hottest lunch dates I’ve had in a long while. I’m not talking about some Tinder Mature hook-up with a middle-aged, chain-smoking divorcee from Butler, but the curries at The Chatter Boxx. They were nuclear hot and it felt like an atomic bomb had gone off in my mouth – and…
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AN inflatable God with green hair and skinny arms, an Australian barista who makes men from magic coffee beans, and a group therapy session where all the participants are dead. These are just some of the wacky characters and plots in the 2024 Over the Fence film festival, which is dedicated to off-beat and subversive…
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THIS Inglewood home is elegance personified. It has a classical charm with loads of heritage features including a period fireplace, jarrah floorboards and ornate cornicing. The architraves frame the rooms beautifully, accentuating the vintage skirting boards and muted colour scheme. The open plan lounge/dining room is bathed in natural light and is a lovely spot…
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THE City of Vincent is aiming to further decrease speed limits on its neighbourhood streets to 30kmh. Vincent introduced a shift from 50kmh to 40kmh on neighbourhood streets almost seven months ago, but CEO David MacLennan says this could be just the beginning. “In the medium to longer term, we’ll be aiming to reduce the…
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