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Author: Your Herald
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WHERE do you take young kids to eat at Crown Perth without breaking the bank? There’s some good value eateries on the gaming floor – Junction Grill and 88 Noodle Bar – but they’re 18+ so out of the equation. Once you’ve chalked off the upmarket places like Modo Mio, Nobu and Rockpool Bar and…
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WITH the school holidays looming, the Voice has an arty Red Cross parcel to keep kids entertained and parents sane during the two-week break. The mega-popular Dog Man books by Dav Pilkey have been turned into a musical (it seems everything is being turned into a musical these days with Mrs Doubtfire recently opening in…
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THIS luxury Perth flat is in a top spot. Situated on the border of West Perth near Kings Park, you have all the delights of the city on your doorstep, but are slightly removed from the hustle and bustle, so it feels very peaceful and relaxing. Positioned on the fifth floor, you have lovely views…
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WE’RE sitting almost exactly where former prime minister Bob Hawke lounged after one of the longest and tensest nights in Australian sporting history, famously warning bosses if they sacked workers for not turning up that day they were a “bum”. Nearby a display cabinet in Royal Perth Yacht Club’s Wardroom recounts that historic moment on…
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A NEW orchestra has formed to fill a gap for emerging musicians in Perth, and it’s entirely student-led. The a2. orchestra was founded by Josh Spirek and Aiden Labuschagne in 2022 when they were in their first year of studying a Bachelor of Music at UWA. Fellow music student and a2 orchestra member Charlotte Greenaway…
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A PETROL station franchise whose plans for a big new servo and convenience store in North Perth got knocked back by the state JDAP, have lodged a scaled-back application to upgrade the existing mechanical workshop and bowsers – even while the original plans go through an appeal. On The Run, which is in the process…
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IN a significant stride towards streamlining its planning processes, the City of Stirling’s Fast-Track (Development Applications) service has proven a winner in its first 12 months. Since its inception in October 2022, the innovative planning system has not only reduced bureaucratic bottlenecks but has also saved both time and money for homeowners and developers. The…
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SLIGHTLY smaller designs have been released for the apartment block planned to run along Fitzgerald Street from Alma to Raglan Roads, following widespread opposition to the previous 13-storey design. Celsius Property Group’s proposal for 97 apartments across 13-storeys was rejected by the Joint Development Assessment Panel in December 2022. It was voted down due to…
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THERE will be a tribute to David Bowie and a hint of heavy metal when four world-class classical guitarists from WA take to the stage in North Perth tomorrow night (Sunday September 17). The Silver Sands Quartet are open-minded and innovative, playing modern compositions that have a rock, minimalist or ambient flavour, as well as…
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THERE’S still time to catch some great exhibitions at the WA Art Gallery before the new summer program, including a masterclass in existential dread by Özgür Kar. The Turkish installation artist has scared the living daylights out of sandgropers with his first show in Australia – Good Night – an almost eight-metre long animated skeleton…
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