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BLACK Swan State Theatre Company seems to always come up with surprises and their new production, The Pool is no exception. The publicity promises “theatre that makes a splash” and they deliver. For a start it is staged not in a normal theatre but at Bold Park Aquatic Centre in City Beach. For another, the…
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Fancy a classic family home in Embleton? This double-brick property has everything you want from a four bedroom two bathroom number and is built to last. There’s lots of living areas, a patio, decent back yard and it’s in a great locale, situated on a quiet street opposite McKenzie Reserve. The Voice loves the facade…
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BAYSWATER Waves is reopening in full following $11.6 million in refurbishment and upgrades, with a pool party to mark the occasion on February 17. The centre gets 750,000 visits a year and the popularity took its toll over the years. Last year Bayswater council embarked on extensive staged works including refurbish the main attraction, the…
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WACA board member Paul Collins has been returned to his usual board duties, but with no concession from the WACA that his two-month “suspension” has been retracted. Mr Collins received a letter from the WACA on January 4 which he says “purported to provide a no tice of suspension of both my membership of the…
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THE 40kmh speed trial along Inglewood’s stretch of Beaufort Street has been deemed a success by Stirling council’s traffic watchers, with crash rates halving compared to the 60kmh era. For years many locals and business owners had been calling for a slow-down along that strip of Beaufort between Central Avenue and Crawford Ave (“Beaufort Street…
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A SCIENTIST at the cutting edge of the global fight against the polyphagous shot-hole borer says there’s little hope of halting the invasion with current treatments being trialled. Francois Roets is a professor in the department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology at Stellanbosch University in South Africa. The invasive borer was first discovered in South…
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RENAMING Banks Reserve to the Noongar name “Warndoolier” has won strong support from the public. Vincent council’s consultation late last year saw 276 people respond, with 154 submissions in favour of Warndoolier, 62 supporting a dual naming of Wardnoolier/Banks Reserve, and 55 opposed to changing the name. The park runs along the Mount Lawley foreshore…
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TUCKED away in North Perth is the classy cafe/restaurant Blake Hill. Just up from Walcott Street, on a random suburban hill, it’s one of those places you could easily miss while going about your daily business. The restaurant/cafe has a lovely look and feel – think European artisan with a pinch of rustic glamour. There’s…
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COULD the short story be making a comeback? In an age where everyone has the attention span of a gnat, maybe the novel is dead and the Twitter of the literary world – the short story – shall re-emerge from the Dickensian shadows. The Netflix series Black Mirror – dark, standalone tales in the vein…
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THE Voice reckons this is the perfect spot for an apartment. Situated on the edge of the CBD and Northbridge, you are close to all the action but have a little buffer from the hustle and bustle of the city when needed. Spacious, bright and modern, this penthouse-level abode has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and…
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