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Call to send refugees to regional areas
Perth 6000 The Housing Crisis Committee is urging the State Government to accelerate plans for more social housing to help ease the accommodation crisis that is leaving some families homeless.Mandy Whitton says the State Government's promise of 20,000 new social housing homes by 2020 will take too long to ease the current housing shortage.She has told the ABC's 730WA program the only ...
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Fish and chip shop fire
Cottesloe 6011 A fire which started at a Fish and Chip shop in Cottesloe has caused $200,000 damage.Emergency services were called to the business on Marine Parade just before 10:00pm (AWST).Authorites are unsure how the fire started but say it does not appear to be ...
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Cott chip shop gutted by blaze
Grease-laden smoke filled the air as a fire gutted a fish and chips shop in Cottesloe last night.The fire was reported at Cott's Takeaway on the corner of Warnham Road and Marine Parade at 9.21pm.It took fire fighters less than 15 minutes to extinguish the blaze, which was largely contained on the premises.Upper-floor units and the next door restaurant only sustained minor smoke damage, ...
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King of Pop makes Immortal return
Perth will experience a double serve of Cirque du Soleil this year with the arena tour of Michael Jackson -- The Immortal.The show inspired by the late King of Pop will begin its Australian tour at Perth Arena from September 18.The tour, to be announced today, will come just three months after Cirque's insect-themed show Ovo ends at Langley Park on June 16.Producers described Cirque's ...
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Parents join forces to push vaccination
Immunity fears: Katie Attwell with children Albion,4, and Chas, 2, with Michael Wise and his daughter Talia. Picture: Simon Santi/The West ...
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Horses for disabled move to new home
BAKERS Hill Carriage Driving Centre will move to the local Equestrian Centre. The Shire of Northam has given in-principle approval of the move for the centre, which provides a service to the disabled who want to benefit from therapeutic and recreational equestrian activities, but are unable to ride a horse. Den Stanley, who runs the centre from her property, said she started planning the move ...
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$80000 poll yields a mixed message
DESPITE more than half of the ballots for the Shire of Kalamunda's council amalgamation community poll not being returned, the shire is claiming it as a victory for the people, with an "overwhelming no vote". The exercise, which was openly opposed by Member for Kalamunda John Day and cost the Shire about $80,000, saw ballots posted to 37,305 eligible ratepayers to seek public ...
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Rates set to rise by 5pc
CITY of Swan rates are forecast to rise by 5 per cent in the 2013-2014 financial year, down from a 6.5 per cent increase last year. A report tabled at last Tuesday's city council meeting said proposed differential rates, minimum payments, and interest charges, together with interim rates due to growth, are expected to yield a total rate revenue of about $90 million in 2013-14. Three per ...
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YORK’s Carly Veitch is...
YORK's Carly Veitch is terrified of flying. However, it paled into insignificance when she went into labour at Northam Hospital and haemorrhaged so badly she needed life-saving emergency surgery. The hospital contacted the Royal Flying Doctor Service and spoke to Dr Andrew Barnes, who was on duty that evening. He mobilised the RAC rescue helicopter, collected several units of blood from ...
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A Referendum Will Be...
A REFERENDUM will be conducted during the September 14 Federal election to decide whether or not local councils and shires should be recognised under the Australian Constitution. Local governments were created by State legislation and, as such, the Constitution does not recognise their existence, despite the fact that their role has expanded considerably since federation. Local councils and ...
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Finalist a happy loser to legend
NORTHAM local Den Scheer is celebrating her success as a finalist in the prestigious Aurealis Awards. The 20-year-old Curtin University student's debut picture book, In the Beech Forest, did not win the top prize in the Best Children's Fiction (told primarily through pictures) category - that honour went to Graeme Base's Little Elephants - but Ms Scheer said she was happy to lose ...
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Students to learn about failure
One of Perth's most prestigious and academically successful schools is cutting back on praise and rewards for students.It has concerns that society's focus on boosting self-esteem leaves many struggling to cope with failure on leaving school.St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls wrote to parents explaining why it introduced strategies this year to minimise praise, reduce reward ...
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Party antics shock mother
A mother has used her son's Facebook account to berate revellers she says trashed her family home during his 18th birthday party.Edith Lauk's son, whom she did not want to name, initially bragged on the social networking site that damage from last Saturday night was the mark of a great party.But he was quickly forced to write a second message."From my parents: Thanks to the kids ...
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Bureaucrats scuttle boat plan
A push to save an asylum seeker boat as a museum piece is being stymied by Federal bureaucrats who say they are under orders to destroy all refugee boats.But Christmas Island administrator Jon Stanhope says government officials should make an exception and save one or two boats for display, warning a major part of Australia's history is being trashed.Mr Stanhope and the WA Museum have said ...
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Man charged over $2.75m Broome fires
A 46-year-old man has been charged over three fires in Broome that caused more than $1 million damage.The three buildings set alight overnight were a business in the light industrial area, a home under construction in Roebuck Estate and a private residence in Old Broome, where nearby houses were evacuated because of the severity of the ...
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Major redevelopment plans for Perth eyesoars
The City of Perth has major projects in the works to redevelop the city’s CBD in-line with the aims of broader projects like Green City and Populate Perth, but some residents remain wary of red tape, while others fear for the future of historical sites such as Langley.
Perth is the commercial, transport and cultural backbone of Western Australia. This city of almost 2 million people is the fourth largest in Australia, but has grown consistently faster than many other cities, outstripping the national average and was ranked by The Economist in 2010 as the eighth ‘most livable city’ in the world, which means we have some of the best living conditions on the planet. Read more
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