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THE Central Eastern Business Association has finally got its $15,000 from Bayswater council to hold an awards night. The CEBA awards are a shot in the arm for local businesses but Bayswater council’s been unable to vote on the grant because too many councillors have accepted tickets to previous awards and have been told they’ve…
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PERTH’S Cuban community is holding an exhibition to celebrate the 90th birthday of the country’s communist leader Fidel Castro. Regularly portrayed in Western media as a moustachioed Cold War villain, defying Lady America with every authoritarian puff of his cigar, the exhibition is designed to put a more human face on Castro. It’s being organised…
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SOUTH metro MLC LYNN MaCLAREN joined about 200 protestors on Wilson Park, South Fremantle on Sunday to call for a ban on greyhound racing in WA. The sport has already been outlawed in NSW and the ACT after numerous media and official reports uncovered horrific abuses of dogs and mass euthanasia. Unwary wildlife was also…
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Scale the heights of the Himalayas without leaving the country. Himalayan Nepalese Restaurant and Cafe introduces the unique tastes of this magnificent region in 3 handy locations – Inglewood, Vic Park and Mosman Park. Enjoy the finest Nepalese cuisine in a relaxed and friendly environment. The Nepalese people are descendants of major migrations from India,…
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I’VE killed more bonsai than I’ve had hot dinners, so it’s probably just as well there were no mini-trees at The Bonsai Restaurant to get me thinking “maybe this time”. The restaurant’s name was chosen to reflect a common bond between creating a beautiful bonsai or an authentic Japanese dish; both need intricate knowledge and…
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MOODY lighting, a solitary cellist playing Bach and the fluid movements of a partially obscured figure painting a huge canvas in Judith Wright’s latest exhibition takes art to a different plane. “I’m painting through a series of screens. The front layers are transparent so the audience can see me as I work.” Wright told the…
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MAKING music for a living is tough, but a career in the male-dominated jazz scene is even harder for women, Perth Jazz Society president Gemma Farrell says. Which is why the Willagee musician is helping coordinate a course aimed at encouraging young women aged 12 to 25 to see jazz as a career. The six…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) The more disciplined you are, the more creativity surfaces. Know your chops. Soon your mastery will come flying out like a bird of fire. Keep picking up your instrument, no matter what it is. Stay in the moment with it. Each committed interaction will strengthen your skills and confidence.…
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WHEN a home designed by architect Ivan Iwanoff was gutted by fire earlier this year headlines lamented the “loss of a local treasure”. Thirty years after his death, aged 67, Bulgarian-born Iwanoff is still regarded as one of Australia’s best and a wander through this Cranbrook Street, Coolbinia home reveals why. Quite simply this four-bedroom…
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THE clearing of a privately owned wetland near Eric Singleton bird sanctuary has been referred to the Environmental Protection Authority. The referral was by a “third party” according to the EPA, meaning it was likely a concerned citizen and not a government agency or Bayswater council. The EPA has 28 days to decide whether to…
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