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THE VOICE’S hunt for sushi perfection led to a ritzy enclave in South Perth. Just down from The Windsor Hotel on Mends Street, HeyBro is in a food court in the small, anodyne South Shore shopping centre. It’s a sleepy hollow with the odd rich person shuffling in for a pedicure or haircut. Time seemed…
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IT took four years for Elise Wilson and Geordie Crawley to create their immersive play Logue Lake, which uses multi-channel radio, a cutting-edge set and simultaneous dialogue. The setting is a familiar trope – four friends spend a weekend in a remote cabin in the woods when things start to go awry and a mystery…
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IF you’re after a killer view, this luxury East Perth flat could be the answer. It has amazing vistas of the Optus Stadium and Matagarup Bridge, which look stunning when lit-up at night. The balcony wraps around the apartment, so there’s plenty of real estate for sundowner drinks and nibbles with family and friends. But there’s…
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THE Baigup Wetlands on the Swan River border between Maylands and Bayswater have experienced a severe drying out, with some saying they’ve not seen water levels so low in 30 years. Rosemary Lynch from the Baigup Wetlands Interest Group said while the wetlands were “incredibly dry”, she could see a slightly positive side. “That the…
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THERE are fears Coode Street and King William streets’ low-rise character homes are under threat, with Bayswater council looking to cram another 2700 dwellings into a 200-metre corridor from Guildford Road to the Morley activity centre. The mostly single-storey street is currently zoned between R30 and R40, but under a proposed Local Planning Strategy due…
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STIRLING council has made its stretch of Beaufort Street a permanent 40kmh zone after a successful two-year trial. The council voted on the permanent speed limit last week after being prompted by appeals from business owners and residents. Stirling mayor Mark Irwin said he’d been pleased with the trial. “The data from the trial period…
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THE City of Bayswater is gearing up to overhaul of its Strategic Community Plan. The review, mandated every four years, aims to realign the city’s long-term vision with evolving community needs. With community engagement scheduled to run from this coming week through to July, the review aims to chart the city’s development from 2025 to…
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BAYSWATER councillor Dan Bull has asked the City to find an extra $130,000 from this year’s budget to help the Bayswater City Soccer Club prepare plans for new clubrooms at Frank Drago Reserve. Cr Bull also wants the city to put another $200,000 into a new reserve account next year to build a war chest…
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IN a rare win for ratepayers over developers, Bayswater council has confirmed it has no plans to develop a prime development site in Maylands and will instead enshrine it as a park. At this coming week’s meeting, the council will vote on whether to forward a scheme amendment to rezone 1 Kelvin Street in Maylands…
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THE feelgood factor from the Women’s World Cup is still alive with the City of Fremantle announcing a three-year sponsorship of the Girls Festival of Community Soccer. On Saturday March 16, more than 500 girls will play in a five-a-side tournament at Fremantle Oval. A total of 35 teams played in the inaugural Festival last…
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