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• Perth's Elizabeth Quay lacks soul, sense of place, US urban art ...

  Perth's Elizabeth Quay lacks soul, sense of place, US urban art expert Deborah Cullinan says Posted April 02, 2016 09:52:53 The $440 million Elizabeth Quay development lacks soul, a sense of place and distinction, a US expert on creative urban development says. Key points Visiting US urban art expert unimpressed by Elizabeth QuaySays lacking in sense of place and identityNot sure why people would be drawn to visit itNeeds to make community want to use it, like art ce..

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• Dogs defeat Masten's East Perth

  

  Chris Masten was solid in his return from an ankle injury on Friday night. Picture: Daniel WilkinsSOUTH Fremantle remains unbeaten after three rounds of the WAFL season overcoming Chris Masten and East Perth on Friday night to win by 40 points at Fremantle Oval.Despite West Coast midfielder Masten returning from an ankle injury with the Royals and racking up 28 possessions and six tackles, South Fremantle was in control most of the night and kicked the last four goals to win 16.13 (109) to 10.9 ..

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• Guns, silencers and drugs seized in Jennapullin raid, east of Perth

  

  Guns, silencers and drugs seized in Jennapullin raid, east of Perth Posted April 02, 2016 11:33:48 Firearms, ammunition, drugs and suspected stolen items have been seized during a police raid on a farm in Jennapullin, east of Perth.Detectives and Tactical Response Group officers executed a search warrant at the property near Northam early on Friday morning.Police said they found 11 unlicensed firearms, two silencers, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and an explosive d..

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• Follow the yellow brick road

  

  Shannon Harvey - The West Australian on April 2, 2016, 9:00 am Video A master of Lego creations Melbourne Lego lover Ryan McNaught almost cried Lego tears.It was 2009. The IT manager and backyard Lego enthusiast was in Chicago at the world’s biggest Lego convention, BrickWorld, with his 2.2m-long scale model of Qantas’ then-new Airbus A380, which he’d retrofitted with robotics.“It had the whole shooting match,” McNaught smiles over lunch. “The engines, doors, flaps and landing gear all wo..

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• Veteran Etheridge shines once security relaxes

  

  Sinead McKeough - The West Australian on April 2, 2016, 10:42 am Melissa Etheridge. MELISSA ETHERIDGERiverside TheatreFriday, April 14.5 starsReview: Sinead McKeough-With everything from Grammys to an Academy Award under her belt, American rock veteran Melissa Etheridge knows how to put on a show.Touring in the wake of 2014 offering This Is M.E., Etheridge lit up Riverside Theatre on Friday night backed by a skilled four-piece band.Riverside has struggled to prove itself as a concer..

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• Perth fantasy fans embrace Oz Comic-Con showcase

  

  Perth fantasy fans embrace Oz Comic-Con showcase Updated April 01, 2016 20:42:28 "They pull people out of one place and put them in another and allow them to participate in the adventures."That is how American actor Jim Beaver explains why the worldwide fan base he acquired from his role as Bobby Singer on the fantasy TV series Supernatural continued their deep obsession with the show and others in the fantasy genre."There is something mysterious about these genre shows..

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• $100000 bail for pilot on sex counts

  

  Tim Clarke - The West Australian on April 2, 2016, 6:27 am Man police say committed a shocking sex attack in Perth 20 years ago is an AirAsia pilot. Picture: File. The man police say committed a shocking sex attack in Perth 20 years ago is an AirAsia pilot - who a magistrate said yesterday should be granted bail because he was not a flight risk.Alfred Gerard Eravelly, 49, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court yesterday charged with six rapes, burglary, deprivation of liberty and unlaw..

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• The Numbers Guy: can Gary Ablett grab his AFL crown back off Nat ...

  

  Gary Ablett was back and firing in round one. Photo: Getty Images In round one, in his first game back since July, Gary Ablett received a handpass from Alex Sexton on the defensive side of the centre square.He drilled a 30-metre pass to Sam Day who dropped the ball, but that didn't matter. Ablett followed up and received a handpass again from Sexton about 60 metres out, did a little shimmy to avoid Brendon Goddard and then nailed the goal from outside 50 on t..

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