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ESKIMO JOE guitarist Stuart MacLeod says the $1.4 million cut to digital community radio in the federal budget will put non-commercial stations in Perth under severe pressure. Mr MacLeod, who in December was appointed general manager of RTR in Mt Lawley, says it means the station will lose at least $10,000 in government subsidies. “It…
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STIRLING city council has joined 20 other Australian councils, snubbing companies that deal in coal, oil, or gas. The council voted to amend its investment policy last week, to give preference to financial institutions that do not deal with the fossil fuel industry. The unanimous decision follows a year of campaigning by 350 Australia, a…
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THE newly formed Sixth Avenue Residents Action Group has had an early win, convincing WA government departments to change plans for their street that would’ve seen “the needless removal of more beautiful trees”. The WA education department and Constable Care wanted to install a “Safety School” at the corner of Sixth Ave and Guildford Road,…
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NEDLANDS and Subiaco residents transitioning to the expanded Perth city council are being wooed with whispers of lower rates and better services. The transition is part of the Barnett government’s City of Perth Act, the only bit of the premier’s wide-ranging council amalgamation vision that survived. In an FAQ, Perth city council says “service levels…
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STORIES from stolen generation survivors are recreated word for word in the one-man performance Hart. Noongar man Ian Michael is the sole presence on stage, but brings with him verbatim stories of others affected by government policies that saw kids taken from parents through force or trickery, sometimes to never see each other again. “When…
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DEVELOPERS who “accidentally” kill verge trees may soon be “accidentally” slugged with a $5000 fine. Councillors Sally Palmer and Chris Cornish are spearheading the push, saying too many trees are getting bowled over. It’s amazing how often trees’ “accidental” removal makes it easier for developers to access sites and construct driveways. “It’s not all developers,…
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THE Voice has featured a fair bit about Mount Hawthorn’s ANZAC cottage in its pages over the years, but in June the cottage caretakers unearth the history behind the folk who built the house for a returning WWI soldier back in 1916. The Mt Hawthorn Progress Association formed the idea amid a patriotic fervour as…
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IT had been an Oxford Street mystery: Where had 50ml gone? Run by local character Debbie Saunders, 50ml had been a quirky little spot with funky mismatched furniture and cosy surrounds, but it’d been closed for yonks and the windows had long been dark. A couple of weeks ago the new owners opened up D’Avenue,…
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STARK naked North Perth local Stuart Halusz (performing in Homme Fatale: The Fast Life and Slow Death of Joey Stefano) once looked across the sea of men at his solo stage performance to see in the back row just two women — his mother and grandmother. “That was really weird,” he says. “I credit them…
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THE interview with playwright Liz Newell was interrupted by exclamations of delight — and an ear-piercing scream from a kid throwing a tantrum a couple of aisles away. “I’m in K-Mart looking to populate our set with things our character would like. I’m having a field day,” the Maylands local told me down the blower.…
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