Author: Your Herald
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THE “Prince of Flesh” is spearheading a campaign to set up night markets in Inglewood. Mondo’s Vince Garreffa wants the suburb’s neglected laneways brimming with food and art stalls. The legendary butcher, who served Prince Philip a snag on a recent Royal visit, is recruiting local business owners to form an Inglewood business network. It…
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STAFF at Vincent council are being asked to use one of two new electric bikes to get to and from nearby meetings. Mayor John Carey says it’s an “innovative” way to cut carbon pollution and traffic congestion and save on unnecessary fuel costs. “We are always looking at ways of saving energy and being more…
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THE Cardinals junior football club will move part of its operation to Charles Veryard Reserve in North Perth, following community opposition to plans to redevelop Menzies Park in Mt Hawthorn. Club president Scott Robinson says the juniors club is growing rapidly, with 500 children now on board, most of them from Vincent. The club had…
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WIKILEAKS candidate Tibor Meszaros says he has no ethical qualms about adverts promoting his Senate campaign on West TV, where he works as a director and station manager. Mr Meszaros says the WikiLeaks Party is paying four-figure sums for the campaign ads— spruiking him and fellow candidate Lucy Nicol—on the community TV channel. The ads…
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THREE free(ish) pieces of public art won’t be coming to Vincent after all, with the artists planning to instead sell Crab Riders to Melbourne city council. Eastern states artists Gillie and Marc had offered the crabs on loan to Vincent for free, plus $10,500 in transport and installation costs. Councillors grew worried as the costs…
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FIERCE opposition from neighbours has resulted in the withdrawal of an application to knock down a 1940s cottage on Bayswater’s Kennedy Street and replace it with a two-storey building. Locals were up in arms about a nine-unit complex planned for their quiet street and submitted a 92-signature protest petition. The site is flanked by homes…
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Axe the MPs? WA has 59 members of the Legislative Assembly, one for every 42,000 people: 42 MLAs represent electorates in the Perth metro area alone, which is 40 per cent more than the number of councils now and nearly three times as many as the number of councils proposed. This is confusing for local…
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DEATH and beauty are often twinned in art through the ages so it’s appropriate a dead bird features in the promo photo for Silver Swans at the Fremantle Arts Centre. The WA Museum’s taxidermy department had been in the process of stuffing a white swan when the call came through: “It had been run over…
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Dizzy Witch Cafe – you might cackle when hearing the name, but this fantastic eatery will soon have you under its spell. Providing quality fresh food and superb fair trade coffee, this centrally located cafe is a popular destination for local foodies. The menu has a range of delicious breakfast and lunch options, with some…
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I WAS in a parallel universe: I’d just enjoyed a fantastic meal at the Daily Planet Cafe in Mt Lawley but I was reading very different reviews on the net. “Waste of $”, “the place has gone to sh#t”, and “worst service ever” are some recent comments that were completely at odds with my own…
