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What acts are you most looking forward
to seeing?
I’m really excited for Koi Child; I
haven’t seen those guys play in ages and
they’re all good company so it’s all good.
Looking ahead, what musical plans are
afoot for you?
We’re gonna play some shows in
Perth and then some shows on the East
coast and then finally release an EP called
Open Plan Living. Then I’m going to go to
Bali for a holiday, probably.
TOAST
On Friday night head for Grand Lane in
the city for a goodbye/hello art event
(5.30-9.30pm, May 20), as kinetic artwork
TOAST finishes its run, and new work
by Ruby Smedley, Sioux Tempestt, The
Welcome Collective, Steve Finch and
Michelle Wells hit the City of Perth’s Light
Locker Art Space. The event includes
music from Assembly Line DJs and free
toasted sandwiches from Toastface Grillah.
REVEALED
Haven’t checked out the annual Revealed
exhibition at Fremantle Arts Centre?
Make time this weekend. With the work
of dozens of Aboriginal artists on show
from all over the state (established
and emerging), the work spans both
contemporary and traditional mediums,
like video, photography, painting, and
textiles.
TRIMAPOLINE!
The Southern Star Trampoline Academy in
Fremantle has a free family fun open day
(10am-2pm) on Sunday May 22. Expect
dazzling demonstrations from extremely
skilled athletes, and a whole heap of fun
stuff for little kids, and big ones.
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make some faster planes.
What’s it mean to you that you’re
playing at an event such as State Of The
Art?
It means having a great day out
in the sun with all ma favourite boys.
KATE MOIR
A True Survivor
Kate Moir knows all too
well about survival - she
escaped from Perth serial
killers David and Catherine
Birnie, which eventually
led to their capture.
The Birnies went on a
murderous rampage raping and
killing four women in the southern suburb of
Willagee in 1986 before the then 17-year-
old Moir escaped the deadly couple and
told police of her ordeal at the hands of her
captors.
David Birnie hung himself in his
cell in 2005 but Catherine Birnie remains
behind bars as WA’s longest serving female
prisoner and she recently came up for parole,
something Moir wants changed.
The 46-year-old mother of three
is petitioning WA Attorney General Michael
VERGE
COLLECTION
Ben Arnold, vocals/
guitar
It seems that WA, more than any other
state, takes a real pride in the music and
musicians who come from here. Do you
agree and if so why is it?
Yeah I do. I think a lot of people
in Perth are really proud, and so when
they are really proud of something they
take a lot of pride in it, and really just get
behind it and let people know how proud
they are.
For many years the old phrase ‘the
tyranny of distance’ was applied to the
ups-and-downs of being a Perth band
trying to give it a crack. Is that phrase
now completely a thing of the past?
No, I think that it still rings
true. Live shows are pretty essential to
establishing yourself as a band so it’d be
SWAMP CLUBB
Swamp Clubb starts at 9.30am on Saturday
May 21, and wraps just after lunch. This
includes free breakfast in the Urban
Orchard and a short distance walking tour
reconnecting people with Perth’s wetlands
history (drained 1830-1880, great if you’re
curious about ecology and history). The
event is commissioned by the City of Perth
for TRANSART: TRANSITION 2016
PERTH
VEGAN
YOGA
PICNIC
Outdoor yoga, vegan snacks, and
a picnic blanket: what more could
you want on a mellow Saturday?
Rather than fitness fads that fall
by the wayside when the shiny new factor
wears off, yoga has become a healthy living
mainstay, rejuvenating the mind and the spirit
as much as the body.
As a workout, yoga goes with the
flow: not particular to an age group or fitness
level, it can be enjoyed indoors or outdoors,
alone or with a group, in a class or a casual
environment.
Truth is yoga is cool AF because it
doesn’t require new fangled toys, has been
popular for centuries, and offers myriad
health benefits.
With winter weather beginning to roll in
but not cancelling out the sunny days just
yet, now is a great time to enjoy yoga in an
outdoors setting.
The Perth Vegan Yoga Picnics are
where it’s at, combining a love of vegan eats
with yoga sessions. The idea is anyone can
rock up, regardless of skill level, and enjoy a
morning of yoga with a group of likeminded
people. Turn up alone or in a group, in
whatever you want to wear, with or without a
yoga mat. Everyone’s welcome. Breezy-as.
First up is a 9.30am yoga session,
followed by Acroyoga and onwards from then
it’s picnic time, so you can lay back and chill.
And eat!
Bring a serve of vegan food to share, and take
the opportunity to get a few recipe tips and
the lowdown on awesome vegan snacks. A lot
of people prefer a vegan diet these days, but
you don’t need to be vegan to enjoy vegan
eats: shaking up your food habits can lead to
unexpected new faves. (Here’s looking at you,
raw cacao mint pie).
Besides, vegan cuisine is so good
now that a lot of the time meat eaters are
chowing down on vegan menu choices
without the choice really registering.
If your mellow weekend mornings
consist of mostly Netflix, or coffee catch-ups,
maybe consider a yoga session and vegan
picnic for a bit of a change of pace.
Those heading down should keep
one thing in mind: don’t push it. Only do yoga
to the level you’re capable of, and enjoy the
fresh air and company.
The next Perth Vegan Yoga Picnic
is on Saturday, May 21, from 9am at South
Beach in Fremantle. The first session is at
9.30am. For full details check out Perth Vegan
Yoga Picnics on Facebook.
GILLIAN O’MEAGHER
Mischin to reform parole legislation, including
the removal of mandatory parole hearings
every three years for self-confessed killers like
Birnie.
Moir decided to
speak out about her
ordeal six weeks
ago in order to put
pressure on WA’s
Attorney General
and to bring to the
public’s attention
the issue of
mandatory parole
hearings.
“It is not just me, it is also for other
people who have been murdered and every
three years these killers come up for parole,”
Moir says.
“It you gives you the shits, it is like
a constant reminder when you want it to
go away - it gives you righteous fury. They
murdered four girls, should they be up for
parole after 20 years?”
Since launching her campaign
through social media and other networks,
Moir says the support has been amazing.
“I have over 10,500 supporters and
13,000 signatures in five weeks, since the
campaign began.
“I have been using Facebook so
you can join the group through my name
Kate Moir and the petition is at change.org.
It is called the Attorney General’s Parole
Reformation Petition. The group ‘We Support
Kate’ is a virtual political rally and we get
counted, then the more people we get the
more we can show to the Attorney General.”
Moir says she has spoken to Mr
Mischin, who has put some submissions into
the State Solicitor’s Office, but says this isn’t
going far enough.
“It is not what we are after - he is
tip-toeing around the tulips whereas we want
no parole for murder with intent.
“I have had outpourings of support
and people are organising fundraisers to
sponsor me. Hou can sponsor the petition
and we are about go face-to-face and hand
out petitions in person.”
Kate Moir, circa 1986
Perth Yoga Vegans