walking
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A Conversation in the Casuarinas
It is a winter night on Wadjemup. I am walking through the back blocks of Thompson Bay, alongside the vintage bungalows and weatherboard staff accommodations that make up the forgotten side of the island’s main settlement. Here there is no view of the ocean, nor do the houses look out upon each other to create… Continue reading
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Seaward Village: No Map Completion
Each time I return to Perth’s Western Suburbs, I’m saddened to see iconic, older homes replaced with yet more square, glass-fronted mansions that have zero congruence with the natural beauty of the area. Entire streets are steadily being filled with oversized concrete boxes; houses that are at pains to appear striking and ‘contemporary’, but look… Continue reading