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VINCENT council has taken another breather on a plan to turn part of Harold Street into a one-way street after deciding residents hadn’t been adequately consulted about which direction it should go. The little slither between Beaufort and Vincent streets has long been a source of frustration for locals because of rat-runners and pick-ups from…
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IF you’re on a no-carb diet you don’t want to be living anywhere near Chez Jean-Claude Patisserie, because his bread is that good. My wife “Special K” has been a long-term fan of the Swiss bakery, which opened in Subiaco in 1997 before expanding with another patisserie in West Leederville in 2005. Anytime she was…
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THERE’S still time to catch some great French movies at Luna Leederville before the Alliance Francaise Film Festival winds up on April 2. Now in its 35th year, the 2024 festival has a diverse line-up of 41 films with everything from gritty dramas to lavish period pieces. It’s not short on star power either with…
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THE Voice has always had a soft spot for Maylands. It’s Art Deco buildings, proximity to the river and leafy avenues make it a relaxing bolthole with a fascinating history. At offers over $300,000, this two bedroom one bathroom Maylands apartment is a bit of a steal. It’s in a superb elevated spot with fantastic…
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BAYSWATER residents have questioned why an area of their town centre shown as leafy green in Metronet’s concept plans for the new train station has ended up barren concrete and paving. Metronet insists it has lots of plantings to come shortly – more trees than it took out to build the new station, which is…
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A 31-STOREY student accommodation tower has been approved for Wellington Street, with an opening date coinciding with plans to move Edith Cowan University’s campus to the CBD in 2026. With a gym, cinema and podcast rooms on the first floor podium and a sky lounge, terrace and games rooms on the rooftop, the flats will…
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THE nation’s keenest treetop athletes will descend on Bayswater for the ArbWest State Tree Climbing Championship this week as part of ArbFest 2024. World number 2 climber Jack Lewis will compete, as well as Australian women’s national champion Alana Murray, who is ranked fourth in the world. ArbWest vice president Kelvin Ussher said ArbFest was…
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THE Cook government has announced it will put $12 million into Highgate Primary School to ease pressure on its crowded classrooms, but negotiations over a new school for East Perth have become bogged down in another tiff between Labor and lord mayor Basil Zempilas. Education minister Tony Buti announced the Highgate extensions this week, saying…
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MARCH is Women’s History Month, and although the women about to be profiled are not historical, they are certainly making history. This is the first in a series of articles about some of the 2024 inductees to the Western Australian Women’s Hall of Fame. LORRAINE HAMMOND is an associate professor at the School of Education…
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Courtesy doesn’t have to be mandated UP until 2017 Vincent council members were required to respond to community members within defined timeframes (two days for phone calls, and five days for written communication). In December 2017 the council removed this requirement from the Code of Conduct, in what I consider to be the most underhand…
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