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PICNIC at Hanging Rock bursts onto the State Theatre stage in a cacophony of sound and fury bearing little resemblance to Joan Lindsay’s detailed descriptions of landscape and weather, or Peter Weir’s film, redolent of haunting music and ethereal shots of young women in diaphanous dresses, against the dark mystery of the Australian bush. Tom…
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THE Little Prince is the fourth most translated book in the world, with two million copies sold annually. So what is its enduring appeal more than 70 years after Antoine de Saint-Exupery put pen to paper? “The story has such a powerful pull on imagination,” Spare Parts Puppet Theatre director Michael Barlow says. “[It’s] completely…
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WITH a career including stints as the Pentagon’s chief environmental science officer, NASA adviser on mapping from space, establishing Murdoch University’s environmental chair in 1978 and bush surveying, Desmond O’Connor (above) could be forgiven for wanting to enjoy a quiet retirement. Nothing doing: at 89 the Hilton resident has penned his first novel, Phantom Wings…
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THIS early 1900s cottage is half the house it used to be, quite literally, with just two rooms behind the neat brick tuck-pointed front, the rest like a ruined monument, open to the elements. In stark contrast, the bathroom is amazing, totally renovated with an uber-slick bathtub, stylish vanity and gorgeous black and white, almost…
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Real estate can be a tough game. Persistence, planning and patience are key factors to achieving long term success. Solid local knowledge and business relationships built on honesty and service are also fundamental. Few agencies know this better than Irving & Keenan Real Estate, who recently celebrated 35 years in the business. As a family…
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RIGHT now any business owner wanting to liven up their footpath with a pot plant and a bench within the City of Vincent must apply for a licence and pay $73 a year. Likewise, setting up an outdoor eating area comes with a stack of paperwork and fees. Mayor John Carey wants that to change:…
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APPROVAL of a seven-storey apartment block in King William Street faces a legal challenge from Bayswater city council. The 27-unit block was controversially approved by the local development assessments panel. In a 5-4 vote the council decided Tuesday to seek legal advice regarding an appeal. Locals are split on the project. An action group opposed…
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A DOZEN activists from environmental group 350 Perth unexpectedly showed up to Vincent’s elected member briefing session this week, imploring councillors to pull council investments out of coal-supporting portfolios. Named for the target of CO2 in the atmosphere of 350ppm needed to preserve the biosphere, group spokesperson Rachel Bott said certain banks were contributing to…
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LAST week’s front page story “Gran sues over asbestos mess” contained several inaccuracies. Dawn Taylor was not fined $12,000 by Bayswater council, but was issued a work order to clean the mess left by others who removed a shed from a property she was managing. She does faces penalties if she doesn’t comply but they…
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PERTH city council rangers have again descended on Matagarup/Heirisson Island, a police escort in tow, to issue fines. The raid has been described as “revenge” for campers taking legal action against the council over damage and disappearance of confiscated goods. What started as a protest camp last year has more recently become a sanctuary for…
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