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Careful what you wish for I RESPECT the opinions and feelings expressed by some of the Carr Street residents who are concerned about the proposed West Perth fire station (“Fired up”, Voice, May 28, 2016). I live on Loftus Street and I would certainly prefer a fire station to be built next to me instead…
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INDUSTRIAL workshop and Bali resort rub shoulders in surprisingly perfect harmony at Chinta, now relocated to North Perth. Formerly in atmospheric digs in Dianella the new premises ratchet things up to a whole new level. Huge steel windows onto Scarborough Beach Road, raw brick, polished concrete floors, massive industrial lights and corrugated tin ceilings mix…
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RAW emotion, nudity, sex, chunks of almost incomprehensibly pacey dialogue, humour, elements of Spielberg and Pythonesque characters; Angels in America is a breathtaking ride. Homophobia, racism, religion, politics and the corrupting nature of power are central themes in playwright Tony Kushner’s multi-award winning work. The play tackles head-on the homophobia at the heart of many…
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A SHARED interest in the positive impact of art on mental health has brought together five very different artists for Energy and Stillness at Kidogo Arthouse. The works include deceptively simple paintings by Teresa Pirovich, detailed drawings and paintings by Tamika Dillon and Liam Murphy and a selection of paintings and brightly hand-coloured etchings by…
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Adding a splash of colour to her day, Kathrine Hastie joins colleagues from Perth Laguna Painters who meet every Tuesday at the Laguna Veneto Bocce Club in Dianella. PLP was founded by Lynne Cochrane and Helen Lamb five years ago. Ms Cochrane says members come from all painting abilities, and while there’s no specified teacher,…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) It’s a changeable week. The winds of fortune are gusty and unpredictable. With Mars in Scorpio, you may feel inclined to deal with this by digging yourself into a hole. That’s not going to be successful and you know it. Dig into the feelings that are in the way…
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BIRDSONG filled the air as I approached this Phillips Street, Dianella home, mostly from a forest of trees at a park across the road. They’re equally pleasant once you’re ensconced on a chair in one of the two alfresco areas of this four-bedroom home, which sits on a whopping 819sqm. “We’re out here all the…
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HOMELESS people left a fire smouldering unattended in the abandoned food hall on Parker Street, Northbridge, the Voice discovered this week. Following concerns by neighbours from swish apartments that the squatting presented a fire risk, the Voice peeked through a kicked-out front panel to a scene of chaos. Mattresses, bedding, food scraps, luggage, bikes, clothing…
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A BAYSWATER councillor has slammed the Liberal party for using a tactic she says might trick voters into inadvertently sending it sensitive information. The Libs have mailed out packages spruiking candidate Jeremy Quinn, who’s in a close contest for the federal seat of Perth. The package includes a voter registration form which looks like the…
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THE pricey $5 billion City Link project is at a loose end after the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority cancelled plans to work with Mirvac Group who’d been developing eight major lots near the horseshoe bridge. The lots were meant to be the you-beaut centrepiece of the urban renewal project, but the two parties couldn’t reach a…
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