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TRACKS owner Neil Alessandrino reckons he’s on the right one with his West Leederville cafe. “This little precinct is starting to develop into something nice. There are really good places to get coffee and food,” he says, generously pointing out a number of rival eateries nearby. Judging by the crowd, his fresh and modern eatery…
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SCOTTISH street names are sprinkled throughout Menora and include the likes of Clyde, Dumbarton, and Inverness, which literally means the mouth of the River Ness, home of the Loch Ness monster. There’s nothing mythical about this modern two-storey abode which sits on 814sqm, but it certainly has monster proportions. A sweeping curved balcony and deco-like…
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Thinking about buying a home or investment property? With interest rates at record lows, it’s a good time to get into the market. But where do you start? With so many different lenders and home loan products out there, it’s important to get expert financial advice and find a solution that’s suitable for you. A…
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IT’S been nearly four months and TV reception at the WA housing department-owned Ray Healy Towers is still on the fritz, leaving some elderly residents with nothing to watch over the Christmas break. Residents have now missed months of news, the footy grand final, the rugby, the Melbourne cup, the Christmas pageant and the Dr…
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“OH là là,” were, apparently, Cathrine Summer’s first words. It was the 1980s and English baby Cathrine, now in her 30s, had cried out to her mother during what would be a three-year residency in France. Decades later and following migration from England to Australia nine years ago, she still has French on her mind.…
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A NEW residents’ group is pushing for Bayswater council to hold the line against opponents of its plans for a five-storey city centre. Future Bayswater formed after groups such as Keith Clements’ Bayswater Deserves Better started pushing for the council to put a three-storey cap in a structure plan for the precinct that it’s currently…
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INSTALLING more streetlights and better connecting rail, bike and pedestrian ways have been suggested as part of Bayswater council’s plan to improve safety. More than 160 locals identified their biggest safety concerns — theft, public illicit drug dealing or use, and drunken and disorderly behaviour — and offered suggestions for improvement. It comes as the…
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A GRINCH was operating in Shakespeare Street over the holidays, stealing Christmassy signs that pro-bike boulevard folk had hung on their verge trees. Mount Hawthorn locals who want to see a bike-friendly boulevard installed as part of a transport department trial had hung signs saying “all I want for Christmas is a bike boulevard” in…
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MAYLANDS music institution Plastic Passion has lifted the needle for the last time. The Eighth Avenue record store — which specialised in original, rare and unusual vinyl and CDs — shut up shop new year’s eve, bringing down the curtain on 30 years of continuous trade. Owner Stuart Penney took to Facebook with parting words.…
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COUNCILS should have the power to force developers to be more mindful of neighbours, a Stirling councillor says. Cr Karen Caddy says Stirling has historically had its hands tied when residents complain about a lack of privacy and impacts on the look and feel of their properties caused by nearby construction. She has the support…
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