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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.

TOASTOn 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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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 COLLECTIONBen Arnold, vocals/guitarIt 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 CLUBBSwamp 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

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