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A HISTORY-RIDDLED grand house in West Perth once owned by a Perth beer baron is likely bound for the bulldozer, to be replaced with an eight-level, 21-apartment block. The house at 37 Mount Street was once owned by bearded brewery bigwig Thomas Wall Hardwick, born 1834 in Somersetshire who arrived in the colony in 1885.…
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BAYSWATER city council is set to lift its ban on political advertising on bus stops and street benches. In 2012 the council voted to ban all political ads on community infrastructure outside the period when election writs are issued. With council elections looming on October 17, council officers have advised the ban won’t hold up…
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TWO giant giraffes are bound for Eighth Avenue in Maylands. Bayswater city council has commissioned artist Anya Brock—renowned her for bold and colourful animal art—to paint the mural at 34 Eighth Avenue. “The giraffes were selected by the developer because of the shape of the building: tall and narrow,” says mayor Sylvan Albert. “Once the project…
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Give it back A SMALL discount on tickets to the WA Ballet for City of Perth staff is one thing, but 54 tickets for elected members is ridiculous (“Tickets on themselves,” Voice, August 15, 2015). If ratepayers are footing the bill then sponsorship deals should be giving back to the local community. How about donating…
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Estia Restaurant gave life to the dream of a father and son. Vassi Loucaides and his son Paul opened Estia in April 2010, fulfilling their dream of running a restaurant together. Vassi has been part Perth’s food industry for more than 40 years, working in various restaurants following his immigration from Cyprus. His impressive culinary…
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YOU can do just about anything on your mobile phone these days, including it seems, record an album that leads to sell-out shows and rave radio reviews. No-one was more surprised at the results than Rob Snarski (ex Chad’s Tree), who started recording songs on his phone as part of a crowd-funding project to raise…
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PERTH city council’s elected members and senior executives will receive thousands of dollars’ worth of free tickets after voting this week to spend ratepayers’ funds sponsoring WA Ballet for $55,000, the 40under40 awards for $20,000 and the WA music industry association festival for $40,000. Lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi didn’t seem best pleased when Cr Reece…
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PHOTOGRAPHER Russ Chambers spotted some flamboyant tiny spiders hiding in Noranda’s Lightning Swamp. The peacock spiders are only 4mm long and he first spotted them a few years back but they’re hard to photograph without a big honking lens. The little male critters have colourful behinds that they spread out like a fan and wiggle…
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AROUND 700 people attended a CBD rally at the weekend calling for full marriage rights for LGBTI people in Australia. Ms Farida Iqbal, who co-chaired the rally, says it was one of the biggest turnouts they have had on the issue. “This is a clear message to the federal government that people want marriage equality…
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