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CHINESE NEW YEAR will be celebrated for the fi rst time with a street festival in Perth next

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Head to James Street, between Lake and William Streets, between noon and 9pm Sunday January 29.

There will be traditional drinks and food to enjoy this most important of Chinese holidays.

The Dragon (fi fth sign of the Chinese zodiac) presides this year, from January 23, 2012 to February 10, 2013, replacing the Rabbit.

The Dragon is the only legendary animal in Chinese astrology, which traditionally symbolises auspicious powers such as control of water, strength, good luck and imperial power.

A Dragon year is considered to be the best time to have babies!

The year promises to be fl amboyant and full of surprises, particularly for Dragon sign people, who get along well with Monkeys and Rats but have to be careful of Dogs!

This inaugural Chinese New Year street carnival was initiated by the Chung Wah Association, WA Fujian Association and WA Chinese Women’s Federation and involves more than 30 Chinese organisations.

The festival will also be commemorating the Year of Chinese Culture in Australia.

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by DAVID BELL

PERTH’S Scottish population will be rolling out in their kilts to celebrate Robert Burns day this Sunday.

Regarded as Scotland’s national poet, Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne and Address to a Haggis in the 1700s.

Entertainer, former Perth city councillor and kilt devotee Max Kay will lead the supper at St Georges Cathedral, recite Address to a Haggis and cut open the dish (traditionally boiled sheep’s gut stuffed with grain, offal and blood).

“It’s very signifi cant, it will be celebrated throughout the world, almost in every city where Scots have gone and even where they have not,” Mr Kay says in his deep brogue (though when he goes back to Scotland they tell him he’s

by STEPHEN POLLOCK

ALANNAH MacTIERNAN has fi nally won a building licence for her Swallow bar in Maylands, nearly six months after fi rst submitting her application to Bayswater city council.

The mayor of neighbouring Vincent lodged her application in August: The average time to process a building licence application at Bayswater is 18 days.

Mayor Terry Kenyon says approval was delayed because the plan didn’t meet building code requirements.

“This was not a straight-forward application and a number of heritage and planning issues combined to delay the process,” he said.

“The initial building licence

got an Australian accent).“It’s just one of those things:

if you come from Scotland or if you have Scottish ancestors you celebrate the birth of Robert Burns.

“He was a poet, a humanitarian, a womaniser, a great socialist... in the 1700s he was the darling of the upper set, they all knew his stuff, he was known far and wide. He was even known by French writers and French philosophers as one of these very special people who wrote good work and wanted equality.”

Mr Kay, who now chairs the National Trust in WA, says there’s a big Scottish population in Perth but even non-Scots are welcome at Burns Suppers.

“Of course non-Scottish are welcome. They wonder what you’re saying, of course,” he says (the address is in somewhat archaic language).

A Burnsing desire for haggis

The Burns Supper at the cathedral is booked out but you can head along beforehand at 5pm to hear the free traditional Scottish church music and Burns’ sacred verse set to music by assistant organist Stewart Smith of Ayshire.

An extract from the address:“Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,Great chieftain o’ the puddin-race,Aboon them a’ ye tak your placePainch, tripe, or thairm:Weel are ye wordy o’ a graceAs lang’s my arm.”

• Rev Graeme Napier, piper Tim McNamara,

Theresa Harvey and Max Kay prepare for Robert Burns Day by tucking

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application did not match the planning approval given and needed changes to comply with Building Code of Australia requirements.

“This meant there was a necessary delay before it could go before the Heritage Council of WA for their consideration.”

Ms MacTiernan’s small bar will be built in a heritage-listed shopfront on Whatley Crescent.

Refurbishments will include a new kitchen, toilet block and fi t-out. The former Labor planning minister was reluctant to put a timeframe on opening, but is confi dent the bar will open before July.

Hopefully“Hopefully we will be getting

the builders in next week to start putting up some walls,” she told the Voice.

“We have been busy buying shop equipment, while the licence was being processed.”

Police commissioner Karl O’Callaghan had opposed the application, claiming another liquor outlet could cause “public disorder”.

But liquor licensing director Barry Sargeant disagreed, ruling the bar would be in the public interest. He granted the venue a liquor licence in August.

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It will open 7am to midnight Monday to Saturday and 10am to 10pm Sundays.

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SYLVAN ALBERT wants to run for the Liberals in Maylands against Labor MP Lisa Baker at the next state election.

The Bayswater city councillor, businessman and Maylands Business Association chair says he wants to take the electorate “to the next level”.

Arriving in Maylands in 1988 he recalls the place being rundown and suffering a poor reputation. These days it’s known for unique shops and cafes, especially along Eighth Avenue, and draws in trade from far and wide.

“We need to harness that and take it up to that next level, and we need all levels of government to be involved,” he told the Voice.

He’s not put off by Ms Baker’s hold on the seat, which she won in 2008 with 59 per cent of the two-party preferred vote.

by STEPHEN POLLOCK

BAYSWATER deputy mayor Barry McKenna wants to be Labor’s next candidate for the state seat of Bassendean.

Party insiders say he faces next to no chance with United Voice union leader Dave Kelly said to be keen to represent the safe Labor seat.

Last week incumbent Martin Whitely announced his retirement from parliament at the next election, avoiding a potentially bloody preselection showdown with Mr Kelly, a powerful leader of Labor’s Left faction.

Cr McKenna had told the Voice fi ve days before Mr Whitely’s announcement that he was keen to put his hand up. It’s believed that at that stage Mr Kelly might have been contemplating federal politics,

“I guess from the surface it makes sense as I am a local resident, councillor and business owner within this area,” he says. “I have lived, worked and served in the Maylands community for nearly 25 years.

“But more than that I have always been passionate about the future of the area and its historical value.”

He believes being a local will help his chances, noting Ms Baker lives outside the electorate, but stresses he’ll have to win the approval of his family before defi nitely committing.

Meanwhile, new Bayswater councillor Chris Cornish has rejected rumours he’s also interested in running for the Liberals.

• Sylvan Albert

Albert hints at Maylands run

most likely in the Senate, but that he has since fi rmed up his resolve to run for Bassendean.

“People in the party know I

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want to run for Bassendean and I will be making more phone calls over the next few weeks,” Cr McKenna said.

“I have a lot of respect for Dave [Kelly] and we see each other on a fairly regular basis. We have both been board members of Bayswater Community Financial Services for over 10 years.”

If Bassendean is out of the picture, Cr McKenna says he’d be keen to take on Liberal-held Morley, where he’d helped establish a Labor branch.

Labor’s tea-leaf readers believe the seat is winnable and put Ian Britza’s win three years ago down to Labor voters protesting the party’s treatment of the late John D’Orazio, who’d been dumped following his appearance before the CCC. They believe many will return to the fold given cost-of-living pressures under Colin Barnett.

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by DAVID BELL

A CANADIAN tourist says iconic Hyde Park’s public toilets are “third world”.

Organic farmer Frank O’Brien says the toilets in prosperous Perth are worse than anything he’s seen in Greece or Mexico.

“Their toilets aren’t beautiful but they’ve got a sanitation station,” he says.

“Nothing has been close to these toilets... it’s like walking into the third world.”

Mr O’Brien lived around North Perth for almost 30 years before moving to Vancouver Island. On his short visit back to WA he describes the famous park’s loos as “abominable” with poo everywhere, blocked cisterns and an absence of soap.

When the Voice met with Mr O’Brien in the men’s toilets this week we found the eastern block’s needle disposal bin entirely missing—syringes dropped into a slot simply fall to the fl oor—while in the western block all three toilets—including the stall for people with disabilities—were missing their seats. There was no soap in either.

In reply to a complaint, Vincent city council health services manager Scott Teymant said there’s no obligation to provide toilets at all and, “in most instances washing of hands thoroughly with water is considered adequate”.

Mr O’Brien’s host Greg Smith, a former council planner, told the council it had a “public health responsibility to provide soap [or alternative] for cleaning hands after using the toilet in public places like Hyde Park”.

“And this is most important when food is being consumed, that is, before, during and after use of barbecue facilities.”

He says, “vandalism does not abrogate this responsibility”.

Mr Teymant acknowledged most people would “share the view/expectation that soap

should be provided”.“The city is currently

in discussions with a local entrepreneur who has claimed to have developed a hand-washing system for public facilities which, if successful, will overcome the vandalism and wastage factors involved with providing such consumables in public settings,” he advised.

“Due to intellectual property constraints, I can’t go into any further details. However, rest assured this issue is something the city is currently working on.”

Hyde Park loos ‘third world’

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by STEPHEN POLLOCK

A RECENT case of animal cruelty has shocked even hardened Cat Haven staff.

A six-month-old kitten was rescued by passers-by after they saw a woman burning its eyebrows with a cigarette and swinging it by its tail in Perth’s CBD.

The woman had taken the young cat to Central Law Courts in Hay Street where she had been due to attend a hearing.

A group of girls rescued the animal and it later appeared at Cat Haven’s doorstep in Shenton Park.

Haven chief Roz Robinson was appalled at its treatment.

“I just can’t understand why someone would do this to an innocent young animal,” she said.

Staffer Alyson Handfi eld says the kitten—now named Chance—was traumatised when brought in.

“But when I took him home he just jumped out of the crate and went crazy.

“I hope Chance will get all the love and attention he deserves.”

Chance i s ava i lab le for adoption at the Cat Haven on Lemnos Street in Shenton Park. • Chance with Alyson Handfi eld. Photo courtesy of Cat Haven

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voice mailSave the treesOUR new mayor was recently carrying on about preservation of signifi cant trees in the City of Vincent, and the cost, some $80,000 for a survey, etc.

The answer, as usual, is quite simple. Do as they have done for some time in NSW and Queensland. Ban the removal of all trees without council approval. Perth in general is way behind on this subject.

Robert HartMt Hawthorn

Greedy developers get in wayI HAVE just watched an old ABC 7.30 Report story that illustrated an ecological living project that housed 45 people on land the same size as three suburban blocks that would usually house at most 10 people in three houses.

These were not excessive

high-rise but three and four-storey buildings.

Such experimental, well-planned apartment developments in inner cities are affordable and successful, with a very low carbon footprint. Residents can walk to work, entertainment and shops. A bicycle or two feet, and being built near train stations or buses take care of transport.

The main impediments to such sustainable developments are developers. They build houses with black roofs surrounded by concrete, with no room for trees or vegetable gardens, lawns that use too much water, with too few solar panels and water tanks.

Families without cars are isolated and those with them cause gridlock on roads to schools, shops and work, and are forced to share them with trucks. No cyclist would be safe on Cockburn roads. It is even becoming unsafe for cars as trucks take over our suburban roads.

High-rise blocks being built along the coast look more like a prison than a friendly community hub. These Lego block McMansions that developers build will be useless to an ageing population.

Planners seem to be trained in the ‘60s not trained for the reality of future communities.

Who is to blame for this debacle in planning? The community voice is silenced and those who attempt alternative sustainable living are ignored under false economic assumptions that ignore what the future brings: Unaffordable houses, escalating food, power and water costs. Inevitable shortages of infrastructure in unsustainable buildings, not to mention the huge waste at every level of work, home and play.

What are the three level of government doing? The federal government sidelines important issues and wastes time on personality-driven and moral issues that should be personal, not political choices. The state government is more interested in corporate boom partnerships and local government in preserving its expensive and outdated status quo method of operations. All politicians practice self preservation—protectionism!

It is time to understand the basic demographic reality of the needs of the next generation before it is too late.

Mary JenkinsSpearwood

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THE best game developers in Perth will lock themselves in a room for 48 hours to code a computer game from scratch, with no interruptions.

Eggheads will turn up armed with a laptop, sleeping bag and teddy bear.

The programming marathon, known as the Global Game Jam, will see developers across the world meet locally to brain-storm 1s and 0s.

Jam organiser Anthony Sweet says some code-monkeys try to stay up the full 48 hours.

“It’s pretty intense and some hardcore guys try and push through with no sleep, but they end up crashing out at some point,” he says.

“We usually have Maccas’ runs and soft drinks to keep our energy up, but no alcohol—that would be fatal given we only have 48 hours to create something,” he laughs.

On the morning of the event, coders are split into teams and given a game theme by the GGJ keynote speaker via the internet.

Previous themes include journey and co-operation.

Thirty-six developers have signed up for the Perth GGJ, including people from software houses RocketHands, Lets Make Games and Gnomic Studios.

Mr Sweet says prototypes developed at the GGJ do develop into fully-fl edged games.

Participants can use any programming language, with many favouring fast prototyping

• Scott Millar and Aranda Morrison (and friend) are getting ready for a marathon programming session. Photo by Matthew Dwyer

software tools like Construct.Gnomic Studios founders

Aranda Morrison and Scott Millar are planning to attend.

Their Perth studio, founded in 2009, developed the best-selling Xbox game Square Off—a quirky old school shoot ‘em up (full of luminous green aliens and disfi gured baseballs).

“It will be a good opportunity to bounce ideas off other people and sometimes the pressure of time can produce unexpected and great results,” Mr Morrison said.

Perth’s GGJ will be held at Edith Cowan Uni on January 27. Developers can register at www.globalgamejam.org.

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In October the national chain started posting its average delivery times to Facebook.

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Around 20 WA stores have delivery times below the average, including Voiceland’s Inglewood (22.61) and Leederville (23.58).

The fastest WA deliverer is Morley (21.45).

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THERE is a dearth of restaurants offering free-range options in Perth.

It’s been a couple of months since I decided I was only going to eat free-range animal products. I’d been thinking about taking the leap for a while but it was a reader’s letter to the Voice laying bare grim truths about factory farming, particularly the conditions of pigs and chickens that never see the outdoors, that spurred me into action.

At most Perth restaurants trying to eat free-range relegates you to the lowly status of wan vegetarian.

Lee McCosker is a free-range pig farmer and heads Humane Choice, a free-range accreditation system. She’s based in Sydney and says while many restaurants over east have made the ethical shift, WA is falling behind the curve. It’s hard to estimate numbers but it’s probably fewer than one in 10 places over here that offer free-range.

She’s certain that if more people knew the realities of factory pork farming, which can see pigs spend all their short, grim lives on a concrete fl oor, most of us would cut factory meat from our diet.

She says the difference in an animal’s experience being raised free-range versus a factory is “chalk and cheese”.

“An intensively farmed pig...will be born on cement or grated fl ooring. It will be moved to another area on cement, it won’t get a chance to exercise. It will lay in its excrement its whole life, its short life.

“When I’m talking free-range, I’m talking pasture-raised animals. . .robust l i t t le animals that are born outside.

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• Ben Morris and staff at free-range friendly Source Foods. Bottom: A free-ranger.

environment. They have access to fresh air and sunlight, and are able to graze and run and forage and wallow and interact with their herd mates. It’s not just their environment, it’s the psychological aspect as well for the pigs.

“Whether you believe in animal welfare rights, we all know that stress equates to poor-quality meat.”

Meat qualityMs McCosker concedes

she was drawn to free-range farming from sheer humanity but many chefs are making the choice simply based on what makes the best meat, and she’s ok with that.

“When people tried the product they found there was an incredible difference,” she said.

“It’s the fl avour, it’s the texture, it’s the fat... a much more tasty meat than something that’s allowed to lay in its own excrement in a cement pen.

“A free-range pig is free to exercise and run around. It doesn’t require growth promotors to lay down muscle, therefore the meat texture is very different.

“It’s much darker than that horrible greyish pink stuff you see in the supermarket.”

Ben Morris runs Source Foods on Beaufort Street and is one of the few restaurants in town offering free-range meat.

For him meat quality is a big factor in being willing to pony up the extra cash for free-range products.

Prices between free-range and factory-farmed meat is dropping, he says, depending on the animal. Free-range pork can cost double supermarket-bought factory-farmed meat but free-range chicken costs about 20 per cent more, or $12 compared to $10 for a whole bird.

“It’s getting better in comparison to what we label battery farming,” he says.

“The big difference we notice is taste. The chicken... just holds its moisture a lot nicer, you seem to have more fl avour.”

He sources his chickens from Jaurdi Toomey, who runs about 12,000 chooks on her Baldivis farm.

“I know for a fact they’re allowed to roam free in a paddock all day long,” Mr Morris says.

LabellingA b i g h u r d l e f o r

consumers willing to pay a little more for genuine free-range is weak labelling laws that govern free-range meat in WA. Ms McCosker says unless customers know the farm their meat is coming from, they can’t know for sure it’s genuinely humane.

Her organisation Humane Choice recently lodged a complaint about the RSPCA’s labelling system, saying its “Paw of Approval” is given to farms with a very low standard of animal welfare. For example, a 35kg pig needs just 0.51 of one square metre of outdoor space to qualify for its seal of approval. She notes the RSPCA pockets two per cent of sales proceeds from products that carry the

stamp, so there’s a clear confl ict of interest between animal welfare and raising funds.

Maylands Labor MP Lisa Baker—a well-known supporter of animal welfare—says labelling laws are in urgent need of reform.

“Free-range is a term that is currently not defi ned in law here,” she says. “This is the problem.

“Labelling could be improved if WA followed Queensland and NSW by enforcing the Australian Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals—Domestic Poultry. Then we need to improve the labelling of all animal products.”

She says the Gillard government needs to step in to federalise labelling laws so they are consistent nationwide.

“Without the clear, consistent, trustworthy and regulated labelling of humanely produced foods, consumers are unable to make informed choices,” Ms Baker says.

The industryProducers defend factory

farming as humane and affordable.Andreas Dubs is executive

director of the Australian Chicken Meat Federation, an organisation being investigated by the Australian C o m p e t i t i o n & C o n s u m e r

Commission for claiming its chickens are “free to roam”. The ACCC argues that packing chickens into barns at up to 10 birds per square metre makes “free to roam” misleading.

Mr Dubs told the Voice, “we are quite confident that the sorts of density that we use are fi ne from an animal welfare perspective”.

“When the animals are stressed they don’t grow as well.”

He says tight densities and living in an enclosed barn 24/7 does not worry the chickens, especially as they’ve been bred over many generations for their sociability and ability to live in such environments.

“There are people who look and measure cortisol levels as a proxy for stress,” he says. “Unhappiness is—without going into human unhappiness—is really linked to stress levels. For example one of the big stressors of birds is heat. If they get too hot, that tends to have more impact than space.”

By contrast, he reckons free-range birds are chicken of the wide open expanse of outdoor life.

“Many of the birds are not that comfortable initially going outside because they feel scared,” he says. “There are other birds out there and it’s a less secure environment for them so they actually have to be enticed to go out. It’s not like you open a fl ap and they all go out.”

The futureLong-term, Ms McCosker is

confident the free-range sector will grow. While it’s unlikely to ever muscle out factory-farming completely, as it requires more land and work, she thinks consumer demand will push more farmers into free-range production.

“I know it’s growing. I do pork training now, and I do two-day workshops where I try to save people new to the industry a lot of heartache, and I show them how to grow a marketable pig.

“We get an amazing amount of people from WA. It is starting to grow. [WA] is just a little bit behind.”

“Our market is moving,” Ms Baker agrees, sounding hopeful. “The good news is that as more of us demand humanely produced food and products, competition increases and the prices must come down.

“In Australia the sale of free-range eggs has jumped from around 15 per cent to 28 per cent in just a couple of years, demonstrating a huge consumer swing towards the free-range sector.”

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ACTIVIST Alex Bainbridge is refusing to pay $625 that Perth city council fi ned him for protesting without a permit.

The Socialist Alliance party leader wants to face the PCC in court, saying his right to free speech has been impinged.

On December 17 his group had gathered in the Murray Street Mall to raise awareness about Bradley Manning, the former US serviceman held in solitary confi nement on suspicion of leaking classifi ed material to Wikileaks.

Shortly after the group had set up, council rangers appeared to say the stalls breached PCC bylaws. The rangers called police and seized badges, literature, and a pen. “They say the pen is mightier than the sword,” Mr Bainbridge commented upon the return of the seized materials.

This week three fi nes turned up in the mail: $400 for setting up a stall without a permit, $125 for causing an obstruction in a thoroughfare and $100 for failing to obey the direction of an authorised person.

“I think it’s defi nitely an attack on free speech,” the Maylands resident says.

“I don’t care if there’s a bylaw that says people can’t set up a table. If there’s a bylaw

See you in courtBainbridge fi ghts for freedom to protest

that says that, it’s a bylaw that prevents free speech.”

He says the bylaw is a crock because any application to set up a stall can be turned down for no reason, and it prevents speedy protest action.

“You have to pay a fee, you have to wait and give advance notice which basically presents a lot of practical diffi culties,” he says.

“If you make an application and it’s denied you still have to pay.”

The PCC is already pursuing Mr Bainbridge for displaying a protest sign during CHOGM. He was fi ned for that too but has elected to fi ght it in court.

He says the case appears to have hit a roadblock with the PCC having no prosecutor. But the stalling hasn’t stopped the PCC continually sending him “late notice fees” on the fi ne.

Last Thursday he set up another unauthorised stall—to protest being fi ned for his previous unauthorised stall.

He’s collecting a petition that seeks to overturn the requirement for offi cial approval and says so far he has about 80 signatures.

PCC CEO Frank Edwards replied in writing to the Voice’s questions:

“City rangers explained to Mr Bainbridge

that they considered an offence was being committed and that infringements would be issues if banners and tables were not removed.

“Other members of the group then became agitated and police were requested to attend.

“Despite the police and rangers explaining the situation to Mr Bainbridge and other members of the group, they refused to comply. Some items were confi scated and subsequently returned to Mr Bainbridge.

“The City is considering its options should Mr Bainbridge choose not to pay the fi nes.”

Mr Edwards says the application fee is $60, plus $140 a day per stall. He says PCC staff generally seek to liaise with prospective applicants to ensure the stall is likely to pass muster before they hand over their money.

Notre Dame politics lecturer Martin Drum says everyone should have a right to protest without paying a fee but understands why councils get antsy when protestors “occupy” public space.

“In normal circumstances you shouldn’t be charging people to protest... it’s only the occupying part that raises hackles. That’s why the council has bylaws to prevent parties from occupying space.

“I imagine what the council has a problem with is the occupation of space like that for an extended period of time, because that’s impinging on other people’s right to use it.

“Everyone has the right to protest, the only thing that would be concerning is if one group’s occupation of a public space was occurring to the detriment of other people.

“I wouldn’t have thought that was the case for one stall.”

• Alex Bainbridge is collecting signatures in a bid to overturn the PCC’s requirement that people apply to protest.

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TONY BLAIR confesses in his autobiography to downing a gin and

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His “hard-drinking” admission was met with derision, especially in Scotland where veteran Labour MP John Reid quipped, “in Glasgow we give more than that to our budgie”.

Given Perth’s extortionate bar prices, I’m guessing that even Boozy Blair would have the DTs if he sojourned here.

Indeed, it wasn’t long ago that The Garden in Leederville was charging $18 for a pint of Hoegaarden, so I shied away, but ‘er indoors was desperate to go and frog-marched me there over Christmas.

The Garden’s bar menu was a mix of tapas (chorizo, porcini), pizzas (blue cheese, confi t duck), salads and “bigger things” (sirloin steak, red duck curry and gnocchi).

It was a nice calibre of menu that didn’t overwhelm the reader.

The good lady felt like grazing, so we ordered chicken paprika meatballs ($10), kingfi sh ceviche ($14), baby squid ($18) and fries ($9.5).

Ordering squid in a bar is a lottery—are you going to get rubber bands or ocean manna?

Thankfully, these baby squid were lightly fried, in a subtle mix of spices, and were amongst the best I’ve ever devoured in a bar setting.

Accompanying the generous mound of seafood was the ubiquitous bowl of aioli and a competent side salad.

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‘Er indoors was now wading through a bowl of chicken meatballs, semi-submerged in a rich tomato sauce.

She enjoyed the infusion of smoked paprika and the creamy queso manchego (Spanish cheese made from sheep’s milk).

The use of minced chicken was a pleasant detour from meat and pork.

Meanwhile, the slices of raw kingfi sh tasted incredibly fresh and were complemented by a zesty guacamole—this ceviche was piquant and had the perfect union of fl avours.

In between the urbane dishes, we topped up our cholesterol with a silo of fl uffy chips that were sheer and well-seasoned.

The Garden’s interior toyed with the horticultural theme: Cutlery was handed over in brightly coloured buckets, food was deposited on spangled camping plates and there was plenty of fl ora to perpetuate the illusion of eating in a swish plot.

Glancing around, the bar was packed with that rare species that congregates at Leedy watering holes—the skinny blonde. Leggy coquettes were hunched over bottles of chardonnay discussing the existence of the Higgs boson particle.

Throughout lunch the service was impeccable, with both bar staff and waiters wearing wide grins.

I was pleasantly surprised by The Garden: Portions were benevolent, produce excellent and service top-drawer.

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Lynch, originally from California, wrestled as alter ego “The American Nightmare” in Australia’s explosive pro-wrestling league from 2001-6.

“The crowds used to love booing me—the nasty foreigner,” he laughs.

During Lucha Royale he acts as ringmaster, but still pitches in with the odd atomic splash and single nelson in the show’s climax.

Partner Stella Hui, known to the drooling masses as burlesque dancer “Vita Flame”, also features, strutting around the ring in fi shnets. She is a kinky maven and a former judge at Miss Burlesque Australia.

Characters in Lucha Royale include El Loco Homo (a gay wrestler who tries to kiss other competitors) and Pandita (a sweet-tempered warrior who keeps getting beat-up). The show employs professional wrestlers who perform in high-profile matches worldwide.

Lynch says they’re all uber-fi t and he nearly threw-up after participating in their 300 sit-ups warm-up.

Hollywood actor Jack Black famously lampooned Mexican wrestling in his 2006 comedy Nacho Libre: the story of a real-life Mexican Catholic priest who had a 23-year career as a masked luchador.

Black’s film portrayed the colourful S&M style masks, high-fl ying manoeuvres and punishing holds that defi ne the sport.

The loser of a sweaty bout is often forced to permanently remove his mask as a shameful forfeit.

“It’s a lot easier to follow than conventional WWF—you don’t need to know about the characters and their feuds with other wrestlers,” Lynch says.

“It’s a bit more freestyle and is a lot of fun to watch.”

The shows fi nale is the Lucha Royale: Marx brothers’-style mania when all the acts tear around the ring grabbing opponents, cavorting and causing general mayhem. “They won’t admit it publicly, but all the pro wrestlers involved love it and says it’s more fun than conventional wrestling,” Lynch says.

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WE’RE standing in the midst of a dusty work site, carefully walking across

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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20)There’s a restlessness in the bones. You might be looking far afi eld. The

hunt for the distant, the different and the exotic, is really a hunt for truth. Follow it anyway. You are moving relatively carefully these days, so you will stay on track. Simple and natural is best.

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GEMINI (May 21 – June 21)To go forward you will have to look back. Wherever you’ve got

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CANCER (June 22 – July 22)The truth doesn’t always make things easier. Generally it’s regarded as an

annoying distraction. Keep your eye on what’s on the other side of people’s reactions. It will feel so much better to be on a path that sits well in your heart. Any tough bits ahead will soon pass.

LEO (July 23 – Aug 22)As the Sun moves into your opposite, Aquarius, so you get to

explore parts of your nature that aren’t always easy to see. The great Leo/Aquarius dilemma is how to balance egoism with altruism and come out with something bigger than both. Synthesise them well.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22)Mars is driving you. Mercury is ensuring that your perception is on solid ground.

He’s hoofi ng it up some Capricorn mountains. Put the two together and it would suggest you are in a purple patch. The omens are good. Energy is available. Effective action will culminate.

LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 23)Venus is in Pisces, putting a sweet ache in your soul. This is the kind of

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SCORPIO (Oct 24 – Nov 21)Our calling is a mysterious thing. Life is giving you oodles of time

alone to consider what it might be. It might be your day job. It might not have anything to do with what is normally considered work at all. The nagging ache in your soul is demanding satisfaction.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21)It’s natural that there should be a moment of fear before we plunge into changes

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SutherlandDonnaFaragher MLA for

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by STEPHEN POLLOCK

BAYSWATER city council

has approved an increase

in student numbers for St

Columba’s primary school.

The approval—which went

against staff advice for rejection—

means the Catholic school can

now double stream and secure a

$3 million federal grant.

Staff recommended the council

block the expansion, citing the

impact of increased traf c on

surrounding streets.

At a special council meeting

held in late December, councillors

narrowly voted (5/3) that the

school be allowed to increase

student numbers from 240 to 490.

The school has agreed to

provide extra parking, including

six bays on Almondbury Street, 17

bays on Milne Street and 35 bays

on-site.Cr Marlene Robinson, who

voted against the expansion,

tabled a letter from Alison and

Geoff Ruhen of Leake Street,

opposing the expansion.

Principal Greg Martin says

the Roberts Street school spent

$12,000 on an independent report

to address traf c issues.

St Columba’s wins expansion

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MID-NORTH REGION U3A (UWA) Members of the U3A region who meet in the Church of Christ venue

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THE STIRLING BRANCH of the Taoist Tai Chi Society will hold an open house on Sunday 29 January from

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THE SWEET THURSDAY Community Choir resumes singing on Tuesday 31st January at the Highgate Primary

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THE winner of the Amazing Drumming Monkeys tickets (and much sought-after too) was MICHAELA MEYER of North Perth (well done MM) while DOROTHY MATTHEWS of Coolbinia will be smelling a whole lot better, taking home the Bosistos pack.

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Four Seasons—one Maestro and Musos

HERE’S your chance to experience all four seasons in just one day—without fl ying to Melbourne!

The Voice and Fremantle Chamber Orchestra are giving away wonderful prizes to lovers of great music.

Internationally renowned Dutch violinist Rudolf Koelman is the soloist in two performances of Vivaldi’s famous Four Seasons, accompanied by the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra.

Antonio Vivaldi, born in Venice, composed the Four Seasons “le quattro stagioni” in 1723. It has become one of the most famous pieces of classical music, recorded more than any other piece and appeals to lovers of classical music as well as people who don’t usually listen to it.

The Four Seasons is also one of the earliest examples of “program music”. This means the four concertos—entitled Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter—involve melodies that imitate a clear description: Barking dog, storm, harvest, drunken farmers, etc.

To illustrate and explain the music, there will be a speaker and pictures of European landscapes. The concerts will be held in both Perth and Fremantle and are bound to appeal to all, including children.

Rudolf Koelman is a recent winner of the prestigious Edison Classic Music Award and is one of maestro Jascha

Heifetz’s last students. Koelman performs, gives master classes and records world-wide. He will be in WA

for just one weekend, with two concerts: 3pm Saturday February 18 at the Fremantle Town

Hall and 3pm Sunday February 19 at the Perth Town Hall. The event is proudly sponsored by the Perth Voice. Don’t miss it!

On your entry please specify whether you prefer a double pass (two tickets) or a family ticket (two adults, two children).

Send your entries to: Perth Voice Four Seasons Comp, PO Box 85 North Fremantle 6159. Comp closes Tuesday Feb 7 and we will notify the winners.

If you miss out on a prize, but would still like to get along to the concert, you can purchase tickets at the door or via BOCS. Adult: $35, Concession: $30, under-18: $15, family (2 adults, 2 children): $80. For information please email [email protected] or call Hans on 9335 6980.

CONGRATS to TALEESHA CONLAN of Coolbinia who spotted the Funeral Notice for Kodak Eastman as last week’s fake ad. Taleesha joins the venerable Adbuster Hall of Fame but more importantly wins a free nosh-up at Siena’s. There’s a fake ad hidden in this week’s Voice, folks. Find it and get your entry to us by Tuesday 5pm (address details on page 4) and you too could join the Adbuster Hall of Fame (and win some great pizza).

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