FRANCE PHOTOS AT NYISZTOR STUDIO
My colleague VICTOR FRANCE has been around for a while and is well known in the Perth art and photography community. We’ve got the opportunity to see his latest fine art photos at the Ron Nyisztor Studio. New Work 2010-2012 will run from June 1 to 18 and is at 391 Canning Highway, Melville.
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PROTEST AGAINST PERTH WATERFRON PROJECT
The Perth Gatekeepers remain busy protesting against the Perth Waterfront Project, one of Western Australia’s Premier Colin Barnett‘s monuments for his own grandeur, so here a message from architect Linley Lutton about the next action this Saturday:
Dear Supporters,
We are starting our campaign to re-empower the community by demanding a better waterfront plan.
Our first public gathering will be held this coming Saturday morning.
The aim is to let this government know that our community does not support their plan and they continue at their peril
We will all meet in the Supreme Court Gardens near Riverside Drive at 10.00 a.m. We only have a short walk to the target site where we will be for 1 – 2 hours. We will be sitting on grass. I will advise the media the day before.
There will be no speeches. We will walk in silence, not obstructing the traffic and if the police ask us to move on we will do so. We will not be breaking the law so this can be a family gathering. We will be making our point simply by our presence in large numbers.
You are welcome to bring your own banners and placards. We will have some large banners announcing our major community rally at Parliament House in June and inviting people to join our fight. Please make sure you wear your red T shirt, jumper or jacket.
If it is raining heavily, then assume the gathering is cancelled.
We also have a further gathering planned for the week after but in a different and very strategic location in the city.
I am convinced we can get this government to stop and rethink this awful plan but we need numbers to show that the majority do not support their actions. Our numbers will grow from the publicity we gain from these gatherings.
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ONLINE PETITION AGAINST PERTH FORESHORE DEVELOPMENT
If you don’t want the Perth foreshore development on the Esplanade to go ahead, there is an on line petition going.
There is a poll being conducted by the Institute of Public Administration Australia http://www.wa.ipaa.org.au/default.aspx
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COTTESLOE BEACH ART PHOTOS
It was amazing to see how many people already were on Cottesloe Beach just after 8 a.m. this morning, when I went to have a second look at the Sculptures by the Sea exhibition there.
One would hope Planning Minister John Day and Premier Colin Barnett will go to the beach one morning soon and see for themselves how shadows impact on it. The beach would have been much darker and far less appealing had highrise buildings along Marine Parade cast their shadows over it. This will happen if the Western Australian state government implements the new Coastal Planning Policy, which will get rid of limited heights between 5-8 storeys along the coast.
Here some impressions of a gorgeous morning at Cottesloe.
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LONG WEEKEND FAMILY FUN
Hey Fremantle people. Want to have a bit of fun over the long weekend?
The free POINT WALTER FAMILY CONCERT is on this Sunday from 5.30 to 9.30. Proud Mary will be playing and there will be fireworks and roving entertainers, fire twirlers, face painters, etc. More info at: www.melville.com.au
If you are the adventurous ones and dare to cross the mighty wild Swan River, the Hyde Park Community Fair is on all day in Perth on Sunday and Monday.
And don’t forget the great Zydecats evening session from 7 pm on Sunday at Clancys Fish Pub at Princess May Park. It’s a tradition!
Have fun!
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SCULPTURES BY THE SEA
Although the SCULPTURES BY THE SEA in Cottesloe officially only opens tomorrow, I wanted to do a sneak preview this afternoon, as I’ll be volunteering at the Round House tomorrow. Not all sculptures had been installed so I’ll go back again in a few days to do it more justice.
What was up today did not inspire me much, but for a few pieces, and I believe last year’s artworks were of a higher creative standard.
Judge for yourself by visiting the event over the Labour Day long weekend.
Roel Loopers
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RALLY AGAINST PERTH FORESHORE DEVELOPMENT!
Now that the fight for sane and sensible development in Fremantle has been lost, we can try to get sanity back in the Perth foreshore development, by demanding the Barnett government changes the plans for that part of the city.
Join the rally against the foreshore development tomorrow, Sunday February 26 at 11 am on the Perth Esplanade!
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PEOPLE’S RALLY AGAINST CRAP DEVELOPMENT!!
Join the People’s Rally against the Perth foreshore development this Sunday February 26 at 11 am on the Perth Esplanade Reserve. organised by the CITY GATEKEEPERS, a group of prominent Perth architects and city planners.
We in Fremantle know all about crap planning, which is what our council is doing at present by trying to force Planning Scheme 49 down our throats, although the majority of Fremantle residents are against it. So much for democracy!
The People’s Rally is not only against the Perth foreshore plans, but against all the unacceptable development plans by our State and Local Governments. Too much of it is proposed and too much of it will destroy the character of our suburbs and cities. It needs to be stopped!!
Please join me and members of the Fremantle Society at the rally!!
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ZAMIA DAMPER
I had not seen the stunning red seeds of the Zamia palm before they were pointed out to me in Perth Kings Park during an Aboriginal Heritage Tour by Greg Nannup.
The seeds of the palm were an important food source for the Noongar people and were used to celebrate the initiation of the young men. While the men were doing men’s business north of the Swan river at Claremont Bay, women and children would collect the Zamia seeds, put them in large baskets and submerge them in the river near what is now called Blackwall Reach. When the men crossed the river after the ceremony, the seeds would be pulled out of the water and ground into a paste that would make delicious bread. If not treated that way, the seeds are highly poisonous and many early settlers got pretty sick from eating them without having soaked them in water for a long time.
It is fascinating to listen to the knowledge that Aboriginal people have of the country. Greg does the Aboriginal Heritage Tours in Kings Park and also in Fremantle on Arthur Head. They are well worth joining. Book them through the website: www.indigenouswa.com
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