You're invited to our house this weekend | | | | The forecast for this weekend is warm and sunny - perfect weather to get out and about for the Open House Perth weekend! ABC Perth unlocks its doors and welcomes you to explore behind the scenes this Saturday 16 November. We're taking you on an extended tour of ABC TV drama, The Heights set. Plus, meet your favourite ABC Perth TV and radio presenters! Here's the schedule.
Behind the scenes: ABC Chairwoman Ita Buttrose recently visited Perth. Check her out on The Heights set here. | | | | | | |
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Cockburn CEO takes leave, citing 'unsafe workplace' | | | | Mystery surrounds the temporary departure of City of Cockburn CEO Stephen Cain, who took leave a fortnight ago claiming the council was 'not providing him with a safe working place'. Mayor Logan Howlett (pictured) spoke to Russell Woolf and Nadia Mitsopoulos on Breakfast. | | | | | | |
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How to stop slaters in their tracks | | | | Sabrina Hahn turns to simple measures to eliminate slaters from her vegetable patch. Listen to this for a 30-second lesson in her easy method for getting rid of these annoying creatures. | | | | | | |
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Geoff Hutchison sings rewritten version of Baby it's Cold Outside | | | | In the wake of the #metoo movement, musician John Legend has rewritten the controversial Christmas song 'Baby It's Cold Outside'. It hasn't been released yet, so Geoff Hutchison recruited ABC producer Molly Schmidt to sing the new lyrics with him. | | | | | | |
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How an 84 year old Perth woman and her daughter became celebrities in Japan | | | | Ever ridden on the fastest train in the world? Well, if you have, Donna Burke's voice might sound familiar. She makes the English announcements on the Japanese Shinkansen and her mother Marg couldn't be more proud.
Marg has just returned from visiting Donna in Japan, where a video of her reaction to hearing her daughter's voice on the train went viral. | | | | | | |
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Perth butcher defends his right to sell horse meat | | | | A planned protest by vegan activist group Direct Action Everywhere prompted a Perth butcher to defend his right to sell horse meat to customers. Vince Garreffa is the owner of Mondo Butchers. He has sold horse meat since getting a licence in 2010. Listen to his discussion with Nadia Mitsopoulos and Russell Woolf on Breakfast. | | | | | | |
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Behind the scenes at ABC Perth |
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| One of the new ABC Open House additions this year is our Bluey wall. When Bluey arrived last week, ABC parents with young kids went canine crazy for Bluey, the latest ABC superstar in many households across Australia.
Here are some of the ABC presenters who couldn't resist a photo! From left to right: Ben Cameron, Clint Wheeldon, Geoff Hutchison, Briana Shepherd, Russell Woolf and Nadia Mitsopoulos.
Come and get a photo with our Bluey wall at ABC Open House this Saturday!  | | |
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