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MAKING a new home in Australia can be a great challenge for immigrants, with new laws and cultural norms to take on board; and if you’re a member of the LGBTQI+ community there’ll be a few more levels of complexity to get your head around. Many have come from countries where they faced marginalisation, discrimination,…
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Waste of space I HAVE gotten used to the ideological stances of the City of Vincent. Hatred for motor vehicles when even used by local ratepayers (read speed bumps that drive residents crazy, chicanes that are difficult to see at night and lowered car speed norms to the speed of a walking pedestrian), smoking and…
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THE Voice’s quest to find the best continental roll in Perth took me up the glamorous Tonkin Highway to Morley. Situated in a group of shops just off the busy Morley Drive, The Panini Bar Gourmet Market is a family-owned continental deli known for its delicious continental rolls and high quality imported goods. The well-presented…
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THE desolate town halls of the Wheatbelt have a nostalgic, bittersweet pull for photographer Brad Rimmer. His parents met and fell in love in one when his dad was playing saxophone in a band, and Rimmer has vivid memories of the town hall at Wyalkatchem, where he grew up. “If I ever hear Suzie Quarto’s…
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A MUST-READ for all new parents, Love, Dad explores what it means to be a father in the 21st century. The father of two young boys, Laurie Steed reflects on how his own experiences have defined the kind of man he is and the kind of parent he would like to become. His stories –…
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IT might be the first time the Voice has featured a family home listed for more than $1million in Inglewood. Perhaps a sign the suburb is on the up, or the market is hot, or maybe a bit of both. Situated on a good-sized 562sqm block, this four bedroom two bathroom home certainly has a…
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WITH Maylands foreshore facing a dire erosion crisis, federal environment and water minister Tanya Plibersek visited the river this week to announce a government commitment of $1.42 million. In the past few years Bayswater council has struggled to come up with enough cash to fight the ongoing erosion exacerbated by climate change, water levels and…
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“INUNDATED!” After raising concerns about the WACA’s lack of blokey urinals in the name of ‘inclusivity’, former councillor Paul Collins says he’s heard from a surge of cricket fans opposed to the controversial redevelopment. Mr Collins is now planning to raise the issue as an agenda item at next week’s WACA board meeting. He’s a…
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OUTSPOKEN Stirling councillor Elizabeth Re has announced she’ll take on incumbent mayor Mark Irwin in a re-run of their 2019 rivalry. Cr Re previously ran for mayor against Mr Irwin in 2019, and has often found herself at odds with the majority of fellow councillors. She has sometimes extensively argued her corner to the audible…
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FORMER state MP Alison Xamon has jumped into the race to be the new Vincent mayor. Ms Xamon was a Greens upper house MP for two separate terms from 2009 to 2013 and then 2017 to 2021, but says she’s running for mayor as an independent. Ms Xamon, a lawyer who’s worked in refugee and…
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