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SCARLET-faced, sweaty and on the verge of passing-out – I felt like I was in the hot box in The Bridge on the River Kwai. I was actually in Mary Street Bakery on a stinking hot Tuesday afternoon, and it appeared there was no air conditioning. I took refuge under a large ceiling fan in…
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PHOTOGRAPHER Greg Branson has traced his great grandfather’s perilous journey across the Aussie outback to create a stunning exhibition that blends history and art. In 1874, James Patrick Sweeny and five other intrepid explorers led by John Forrest set out from Perth to find untapped grazing lands in WA. Sweeny, Branson’s great grandfather, meticulously kept…
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IF you’re into golf, this apartment will feel like a hole in one. It’s literally opposite the Maylands Golf Course with spectacular views of the greens. If you pulled off a wonder shot like Kevin Costner in Tin Cup, you could probably chip in from the balcony. You also have superb vistas of the Swan…
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PEOPLE with disabilities should get priority in a rebuilt Stirling Towers in Perth so they can live close to the city and essential services, Vincent mayor Alison Xamon says. The public housing building on the corner of Stirling and Smith Streets in Perth was closed nearly 10 years ago and successive governments have not been…
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AN IMMENSE fundraising effort by Mount Hawthorn Primary School’s P&C has seen $56,550 raised for new basketball courts. The old courts were getting hammered hard by phys ed classes, after-school training, and being open out of hours for community use. The worn and cracked surface had seen a few scratched knees in recent years so…
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FEEDBACK is sought on the draft concept design for Bayswater’s Urban Forest to be built along Riverside Gardens. The draft was drawn up following consultation last year (“Fertilising forest plan,” Voice, November 4, 2023) and includes new landscaping, revegetation, upgraded paths, quiet picnic nodes, and new furniture and amenities. The concept design is available for…
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RENAMING “Banks Reserve” to “Warndoolier” has been endorsed by Vincent councillors subject to receiving approval from the Noongar elders in the Boordiya Reference Group. But concerns were raised at this week’s council meeting that the complete renaming may lead to backlash against Aboriginal people. Out of 276 submissions during consultation, 55 per cent were in…
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HUMAN rights lawyer and hostage survivor Rabia Siddique is among a lineup of formidable women speaking at this year’s week-long International Women’s Day celebrations put on by Bayswater council. The headline event “Women’s Impact” is an afternoon discussion with Ms Siddique, a Perth-born retired British army officer, international human rights lawyer, and a survivor of…
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WITH 58 per cent of adults in Vincent being overweight or obese, Vincent council is considering a new “Healthy Food and Drink Policy” calling for a reduction in unhealthy foods at council venues and events and a ban on sponsoring unhealthy brands. A report to Vincent councillors this week says that along with the high…
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WELCOME to Vic Park. As I parked the Voice jalopy on the Albany Highway, some guy across the road was going ballistic at a driver for parking in a bus stop and it nearly all kicked off. There’s always a bit of hubbub and pistols-at-dawn when I go to Vic Park for lunch, and I…
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