POST 20 April 2024

Picnic attack

Blue line too thin – Honey

By JANE WISHAW and JEN REWELL

An unprovoked attack and violent citizen’s arrest on the Cottesloe foreshore has exposed the dangers of the western suburbs’ thinly spread police presence.

Fremantle police officers arrived 20 minutes after at least three desperate calls for assistance as three men fought on the grass terraces on Thursday evening last week.

Two of them eventually subdued the third, who was arrested and handcuffed when police arrived.

Cottesloe MP David Honey was aghast at the time required for police to respond to the violent incident.

“It is extremely disturbing that people are having to put themselves in harm’s way because it takes so long for police to respond to serious incidents,” he said.

Dr Honey said the consolidation of police resources to major centres was supposed to allow them to respond more rapidly.

The western suburbs had seven stations and about 200 officers two decades ago but now the only presence between Wembley and Fremantle stations was an 8am to 4pm “front-counter” service based on Curtin Avenue (Cop shop

with few cops, POST, April 13). The sole police officer is restricted to the station.

“There has been ample time to see if this policing model is working and it is clear that it has not resulted in any significant improvement in response times,” Dr Honey said.

Police were consumed by administrative duties or there were not enough officers to match the workload.

Cottesloe woman Sam said the beach commotion began when a man approached her group of friends picnicking after watching the sun set on April 11.

He spoke to one of the girls, saying she looked like she was “under-age”.

“The man then lunged at one of my male friends in the group with his fists and punched him in the face, smashing his nose,” Sam said.

“It was a completely unprovoked attack.”

One of the men in the group wrestled the attacker to the ground.

The girls called for help from other people in the area but their pleas were ignored.

“We were all in shock,” Sam

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Cambridge 400 revolt

By LLOYD GORMAN

Hundreds of Cambridge residents – including Perth lord mayor and Churchlands Liberal

Mack had ruled could not be dealt with at a special electors meeting on Wednesday. The council’s chambers were full for the meeting called over contentious proposals to rede-

centre on behalf of the town.

Petitioner Melanie Foley, from Floreat, put forward two motions but Mr Mack rejected the second one which recommended the creation of an oversight committee, made up of the mayor and three councillors, who would attend every meeting and have access to all PSP emails to and from the mayor.

The motion also instructed the mayor, CEO and Town staff not to meet APIL – who own Floreat Forum shopping centre and who have proposed a major redevelopment around it – the WAPC or the department of planning without the committee members being present.

The validity of the motion was debated for more than an hour but Mr Mack insisted it could not be put to the meeting.

“The transparency is that not everyone in our community has got notice of these motions,” he said.

“We haven’t advertised them.

“What about the people who are not here?

Police escort a man to a paddy wagon after the tense beachfront incident. Right: A bleeding man is interviewed by police on the balcony of Indigo Oscar. The original incident occurred in the grassed terraces well away from the bar/restaurant. Photos: Jane Wishaw

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Quenda quest, where to? Hospice, trail can co-exist

The report that three quendas have been killed by vehicles on the roads around Lake Claremont (Look left, look right, look quenda, POST, April 13) again raises the question of the suitability of Lake Claremont for the quenda relocation program initiated by the Friends of Lake Claremont (FOLC) and guided by the department of biodiversity, conservation and attractions in 2022.

The report quotes a Town of Claremont spokesman as saying the quendas are naturally spreading to new territory as the population settles and grows.”

Are they? Where to? To Bold Park or Cottesloe Golf Course via a number of busy roads and avoiding predation by cats, dogs and foxes?

It would be good to hear from the FOLC regarding the methodology of the quenda program, population increases/declines, and mortality rate assessment.

I agree with Paul Thompson, quoted in the April 13 article as saying: “The quendas are under pressure from other man-made risks, dying on a road should not be happening.”

Mark Davies North Street, Swanbourne

Neds sending good money after bad?

It’s amusing to see that the aggregate of funds allegedly the subject of the failed audit in the City of Nedlands’ accounts approximate the cost of installing underground power to the Coastal ward, viz. $25million.

I’d suggest there are two chances

of ratepayers voting in favour of incurring costs up to $9000. The first is Buckley’s, the second is sweet Foxtrot Alpha.

Roy Stall

Rochdale Road, Mt Claremont

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With the greatest respect and compassion for Shelley Carulli and her family (Hospice roadblocks show lack of compassion, Letters, April 13) I feel compelled to inform the readership that Ms Carulli has somehow been misinformed about the City of Nedlands’ decision regarding the construction of the Norn Bidi Trail in Allen Park, Swanbourne.

To state that the City is using the Norn Bidi project as a “stumbling block to the progression of the hospice” is absolutely incorrect.

In fact, councillors voted to work collaboratively with the developer to create a construction access plan that enables both these important projects to proceed in harmony.

Ms Carulli’s husband is a board member of the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation (PCHF), the hospice proponent, so it is perplexing that she is not aware of this.

The issue is about access to surrounding A-Class reserves during the construction of the hospice.

It is disrespectful to describe those who wish to proceed with the City’s trail project as “naysayers of a hospice”. That is simply not the case and name-calling does not help anyone.

The wheelchair-accessible trail will be enjoyed by patients, families and staff of the hospital as well as all other users of Allen Park, adding to the ambience of the facility.

The City and community have been working on this project for a considerable time.

It is not a new project created to block the construction of the hospice. It is on separate A-Class reserve over which the developer has no control, which is why the hospice project managers should embrace the collaborative approach instigated by the City of Nedlands at its March council meeting.

Perhaps Ms Carulli could encourage PCHF to work positively with the City of Nedlands to achieve a great outcome for all. It is possible.

Tracy McLaren Friends of Allen Park

David hunts honour for lost Anzacs

By LLOYD GORMAN

A 106-year-old injustice to fallen local Anzacs is set to be fixed, thanks to discoveries by a local history sleuth.

The names of five Jolimont diggers killed at Gallipoli and France during World War I are missing from local war memorials, David Murray has discovered.

The Jolimont resident wants to right the wrong by having the five local men added to the memorial clock tower at Rankin Gardens in Rokeby Road and a memorial plaque at Jolimont Primary School.

Mr Murray, the author of A History of Jolimont – The Jewel in the Crown of Subiaco – found inconsistencies in the recognition of the men killed during World War I.

Some were recognised at one or the other of the Subiaco memorials, or none at all.

The five men were Corporal John David Plummer and privates Henry Henley, Percy William Taylor, Sid Lester and Arthur William Bennett.

Subiaco Shenton Park RSL sub-branch president Peter Hopper, who was instrumental in having a plaque naming 20 unrecognised diggers added to the Subiaco memorial in 2008, supported Mr Murray’s push.

“It’s strange that some of the Jolimont diggers who died during the First World War have their names on the Subiaco War Memorial and some don’t,” Mr Hopper said.

“It was up to the relatives to make it known that their sons and fathers were killed.

“Perhaps some of the Jolimont residents didn’t want their sons and/or fathers’ names on the Subiaco War Memorial.

“In any case I agree that something needs to be done about it.

“I had a plaque added to the memorial in 2008.

“It is possible for a new Jolimont plaque to be added to include these missing Jolimont diggers.”

Mr Murray was inspired to research the missing diggers after he found recently that a historic plaque for “The Honoured Dead of Jolimont who fell in the Great War 19141918” was incomplete.

The names of 19 dead diggers are listed on the plaque inside the office of Jolimont Primary School principal Barbara Iffla, but the list was incomplete.

Mr Murray found a message in the Western Mail newspaper that was placed by the wife and children of John David Plummer, formerly of 50 Cardigan Terrace, Jolimont.

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Solo Mangano V legal heavies

By JEN REWELL

Lopsided legal firepower was on show when the case of a former Nedlands councillor being sued by a Dalkeith couple went before the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

On one side was Andrew Mangano, an engineer who was representing himself. On the other was a team of highpowered lawyers.

Mr Mangano, of Dalkeith, is being sued by Paul and Meredith McGarry, who are building a large waterfront mansion on Jutland Parade, Dalkeith.

The McGarrys were represented in court by Queensland bar-

rister Rob Anderson

KC, Perth lawyer Nick Stagg and an associate.

Mr Mangano is alleged to have defamed the couple when, as a councillor, he raised issues about sand allegedly being dumped on the Jutland Parade verge during construction of the McGarry house.

In his defence he said he made the statements in his role as a councillor by raising concerns that had been expressed to him by neighbouring ratepayers. At a hearing last July, justice Paul Tottle urged Mr Mangano

to get a lawyer and not to “underestimate the culty” pleading his

Mr Mangano was told this week that because he had posted on Facebook about legal advice he had received, that advice could now be admitted

“You appear to have disclosed the substance of the legal advice you have received,” Justice Tottle said. “That advice is no longer legally protected.”

In 2023, Nedlands council’s insurance company, LGIS, appointed DLA Piper to represent

Mr Mangano in the defamation suit but withdrew from the action after Mr Mangano declined a settlement offer from the McGarrys.

Justice Tottle said this week he was encouraged by Mr Mangano’s reference to lawyers.

“Are you likely to be represented at the trial?” he asked.

“Yes, most definitely,” Mr Mangano said. “That’s where the big dollars are going to be spent and I’d rather spend it there.”

Justice Tottle set a trial date for March 2025 and asked Mr Mangano: “Is there anything that you don’t understand or want me to explain to you?”

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Man injured on highway

A 63-year-old man was seriously injured when he was struck by a car as he tried to cross Stirling Highway in Cottesloe on Wednesday.

Police said a Nissan Patrol station wagon driven by a 57-year-old man struck the pedestrian near Presbyterian Ladies’ College about 4pm. The driver stopped to assist the pedestrian, who received serious leg injuries.

Police said members of the public, including someone who may have been a doctor, assisted the victim until paramedics from St John Ambulance arrived.     The man was taken by ambulance to hospital.

Peter Hopper, left, and David Murray will attempt to have the names of several World War I diggers added to the Subiaco War Memorial. Photo: Paul McGovern

In court … Andrew Mangano

THE listening

Pussyfooting around our suburbs?

A striking cat is missing after being caught up in Perth’s rental crisis.

Namora’s owners hope she can still bank on some of her leftover lives after using one up soon after she was born in Broome.

“Namora was not slated for a long life,” owner Kate said. “As an unwanted kitten in Broome she was to be euthanised but at the last minute a caring northern soul booked her on a flight to Perth, where she was to be put up for adoption at the Cat Haven.”

Kate and her partner Flavio put their hands up to foster her, but she quickly became a part of their family.

They named her after one of the Elves of Light in J.R.R Tolkien’s The Silmarillion stories, because of her silver fur and green eyes.

Kate and Flavio said they were recently “caught up in Perth’s rental crisis” and while they temporarily moved from East Fremantle to North Fremantle, gave Namora to a family member in Claremont to look after. She escaped through a

Have you seen this kitty? Rescue cat Namora may be trying to find her way “home” from Claremont to East Fremantle.

“We have been frantically searching high and low for her and we are as desperate as she must be,” she said. “Our current heartache and sense of loss is near unbearable.” She said Namora is skittish but “goes mental for raw egg.”

If you spot Namora, please contact the POST on 9381 3088 or take her to the local vet to have her microchip scanned.

Patient cockies wait their turn

A tremendous squawking woke several West Leederville residents early one recent morning.

About 30 Carnaby’s black cockatoos had started a noisy breakfast feast in the olive trees in the front yard while a further dozen or so lined up patiently on a wall to wait their turn at the nearby bird bath.

Two by two, the cockies would splash and drink before making way for the next pair.

The householder said it was difficult to tell if any birds jumped the queue, but most of them appeared very orderly as they waited their turn.

After a brush with traffic, how many of Mishka’s nine lives are left?

Mishka the cat is using up her nine lives. The West Leederville matriarch, who shares her time between four St Leonards Avenue homes when she

is not holding court at Piccolo’s cafe (Nine lives but several homes, POST, January 6), was hit by a car this week.

“She was slowly crossing

This service terminates

Commuters on the Perth-Fremantle line this week were taken aback by the announcement that accompanied the Perthbound train’s arrival at each station.

Most consternation was at Claremont station where several people followed instructions to the letter when the voice piped: “This is Claremont. This service terminates here.”

The same commuters were left bemused when the

where?

train then left without them.

“The next station is Claremont where this service terminates,” the mellifluous voice purred as the train approached Swanbourne, then Grant Street, then Cottesloe …

Perhaps the most concerning element, from Transperth’s point of view at least, was that the vast majority of people on board paid no attention to the announcements and simply remained glued to their phones.

the road and walked right into the wheel of a moving car,” a local told a West Leederville residents social media group.

“She bounced off the wheel, back onto the kerb, unfazed, immediately trying to cross again. It was very frightening to see.”

Mishka is often seen strolling regally though the area but, at 18, is not as nimble as she once was.

One of her servants, who has provided free board and lodging for several years, was reluctant to adhere to a suggestion to keep Mishka safe by locking her indoors.

“She is 18 years old and living her best life,” Mark Harris said. “To deny this in her twilight

rather take her chances with the traffic than be locked up 24/7.”

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Black cockatoos lined up on a West Leederville wall before diving in for a dip.

Mishka at her recent birthday party.

Art to turn the tide on plastic

By BRET CHRISTIAN

This striking artwork was created “entirely from stuff that is killing the ocean”, says City Beach artist John Major.

John collected his mixed media, many bags of single-use plastics, on 6am walks along his local beach.

He said the shark’s head blended with a reef of rubbish joins the dots between ocean plastic pollution and its effect on sea life: “With 53 trillion tiny pieces of plastic littering the world’s oceans, by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the seas.”

Awed By The Uncanny Coincidence is the title of his

work that is soon to go on show in a Subiaco studio shopfront.

An accomplished artist and deep-sea diver who has encountered many sharks and dived on many dangerous shipwrecks, John is acutely aware of the crisis in plastics pollution, fearing for the future of sea life.

“The painting is the result of my yearning to reconnect how humanity can make our globe clean again,” he said.

“Record, replace, refuse, refill, rethink, for a practical art tool to make decisive change.

“The aim is to have the day when kids everywhere can return to a carefree state and enjoy the great outdoor swim without worrying about the

plastic pandemic.

“We all love and hope there is a beach clean in our future where we struggle together to find even a single bag of waste.

“That is when we will know that we have truly turned the tide in the ocean.”

The 160 by 125cm Coincidence, and another of John’s nautical works, The Wandering Ocean Declares, will go on show from May 11 to 25 at Jackson’s Art Store, 103 Rokeby Road, Subiaco.

The last time the POST featured one of John’s 3D paintings, a birdseye view of the start of the Port to Pub swim at Leighton, it sold for $17,000, with all proceeds going to Perth Children’s Hospital.

Deadly fire panels could close QEII

By LLOYD GORMAN

The state government has known for three years that QEII Medical Centre is at risk of a catastrophic shutdown after fireprone cladding was identified at its central power plant. But work to replace the cladding has not started despite the government recognising that a fire at the power plant could stop the entire medical precinct. Aluminium composite panels similar to those involved in the Grenfell Tower inferno which

killed 72 people in London in 2017 were identified at QEII in 2021.

Work to replace them was due to start a year later but a tender was only issued this month.

A health department spokesman said complex planning and the need for the hospital to remain in action explained the delay.

“Given the unique nature of each site, and the need for normal hospital operations to continue unimpeded throughout remediation, extensive planning Workers test the QEII panels.

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Surf club upgrade gets a lift

A nine-year wait to upgrade

Floreat surf club is almost over.

A lift for the disabled will be installed at the 43-year-old facility as part of $655,000 funding provided by the state government.

Club members and users have been lobbying for the upgrade for much of the past decade, with improving access to the first-floor function area the most critical issue.

“This grant marks a transformative moment for our club and the entire community,” president Cathy McIntyre said.

“It empowers us to elevate our facilities, ensuring they are inclusive and fully equipped to serve our diverse members and visitors.”

The upgrade will include the “accessible front door”, universal

access toilets, changerooms and kitchen, servery and bar while a new function room is also planned.

Club members with mobility issues have been waiting for the new toilets and facilities for nine years (Cambridge wheels into action, POST, April 16, 2022).

The surf club was designed by City Beach architect Noel Chrystal and constructed in 1981.

It is in good condition but restricted by its outdated facilities.

“This upgrade signifies more than just a refurbishment of the (surf club) premises,” Cambridge mayor Gary Mack said.

“It is a leap forward in fortifying community ties.”

The project works are awaiting council approval.

This stark artwork was made from plastic collected from City Beach by John Major, inset.

Steadying the Liberal ship

By BRET CHRISTIAN

Tom White says he is one of a new breed of local Liberals who will help “right the ship” – a badly-listing Liberal Party spectacularly out of office locally and nationally.

His pre-selection to contest the federal western suburb seat of Curtin was confirmed recently.

Four state seats that sit within Curtin also have new Liberal candidates from the business sector, all, like himself, “people with practical real world business experience needed in politics”, he says.

He is under no illusion that winning back the previously safe Liberal seat of Curtin from independent Kate Chaney will be an easy task.

Mr White, 36 and single of Claremont, has taken a selffinanced year off work to campaign, and has begun running Chaney-like informal local catch-ups while working to corral younger Liberal Party members to the cause.

He worked as a staffer for local MP Peter Collier, before being hired by Uber at the age of 27 to establish the ride-share business in WA out of an office in Subiaco.

He later ran Uber Japan, Vietnam and South Korea.

Mr White sat down with the POST this week for this exchange:

Why politics?

“When I’m looking back on my life decades from now, am I going to be proud of the choices I

made? And what is going to give me a sense of fulfilment?

When I looked at it in those terms, it became an obvious choice to me that I needed to be the one to stand up to help right the ship.

What federal issues are voters raising?

Inflationary pressures resulting from excessive government spending are biting people in many ways. People have to make trade-offs in their day-to-day lives, with much less discretionary spending.

We’re literally in a per capita recession; for the first time in a long time, living standards are actually going backwards.

Housing

The situation particularly for renters in Perth is diabolical. This is affecting my friends, my age. Look at the listings, sometimes it’s close to a blank map.

Immigration

The housing crisis is being underwritten by immigration.

It’s certainly putting pressure on housing prices. We’re bringing people in at four times the rate that we’re building houses. There is mismatch between who is being welcomed to Australia and where the skills are needed. That needs to be addressed. The economy requires immigrants to fulfil all sorts of activities in various sectors.

Boat people

The methods of people smugglers appear to be changing,

because people are managing to get into the country, drop people off in the northwest of the country, and leave without being detected.

The number of hours that have been spent surveilling the coast has actually fallen in the past couple of years.

Nuclear power

There’s been a fixation on intermittent renewables as the path to achieving net zero targets. There needs to be less religiosity in this debate and just more rational deliberation.

Nuclear energy has to be part of the mix. We need to be considering a whole host of different sources of energy, nuclear being emissions-free.

Religious freedom

There’s worry that any changes that are made to religious discrimination legislation in Canberra will restrict the ability of religious schools to essentially practise their faith actively.

Uber

QGiven the massive recent payout Uber has had to make to Australian taxi drivers, including in WA, do you expect there will be questions for you about what the taxi industry calls piracy and blatant law-breaking in establishing Uber in Perth?

AIt’s no secret that I’m not on the Christmas-card list for the taxi industry.

It was a dysfunctional and sclerotic industry that had been getting worse and worse for decades. Drivers in the taxi industry were being squeezed.

Service standards are now unquestionably higher, prices are better.

We no longer have young kids standing on the side of the road, or others walking several kilometres to get home after they’ve been drinking late at night, because they simply couldn’t get a taxi. We had strikes and protests

and court cases. I had the Transport Workers Union breathing down my neck saying very nasty things about me. I developed a sense of resilience and critical thinking and problem solving through that period that has held me in good stead since.

I look back on my time at Uber with nothing but pride.

Respite Care in Mosman Park

If you are caring for an older person at home, there may

Tom White is vying for the federal seat of Curtin. Photo: Paul McGovern

People poo and rubbish choke park

By EMMA BLADEN

Erin Pawle says her dog

Bunji has rolled in human excrement twice at Allen Park in Swanbourne.

The local resident is urging others to have more respect for the park and other people, and to better appreciate how lucky they are to have use of such a facility.

Ms Pawle said that every day she picks up rubbish left by people at Allen Park – such as blue lids from water bottles and black plastic tape from sports players’ armbands.

She worried a dog or child would choke.

“I took my dog to the park yesterday afternoon and he rolled in human faeces,” she said on Monday.

People had defecated on the grass behind the club house on the lower oval –three metres from a stand of dog-poo bags, she said.

“Why wouldn’t they pick it up?” she said.

Her dog Bunji, a young male groodle, wasn’t the only dog to roll in the poo that day.

“There were two other dogs down the park who had rolled in and eaten it,” she said about Sunday’s experience.

But dog poo was a continuing issue at Allen Park because a lot of people were still not picking up after their pets, she said.

The problem would be worse over winter when

it was dark for longer and harder for early morning dog walkers to see what their pets were doing.

Ms Pawle said she had written to the City of Nedlands to ask it to switch on the Allen Park lights earlier over winter.

“I put a light on my dog so I can see when he’s stopped, which means he’s going to the toilet,” she said.

Ms Pawle said she and her dog-owning friends who walked their pets early picked up any dog poo they came across.

“Don’t walk past someone else’s poo, pick it up,” she urged others. “If I miss one, I pick up two or three.”

She said litter also was a big problem at Allen Park.

She regularly picked up rubbish including water bottles, clothing items and plastic waste that children and dogs were capable of swallowing.

Caps from water bottles and discarded armbands made from plastic tape could choke a child or a dog, she said.

we’ve got this facility. Blessed and not entitled.

“I am asking people to have some respect for others at Allen Park.”

She also often found human vomit – and fetched bags of sand to cover it.

“On Sunday mornings after Saturday night celebrations there is food, tissues, boxes and tins,” she said.

“We pick up bags of rubbish.

“We need to reflect that we are privileged and that we should all feel blessed that

A City of Nedlands spokeswoman said Allen Park lighting was designed to be used as sports floodlighting and was not suitable for general community lighting purposes. Where required, the City would undertake community consultation before making changes that may affect nearby residents, she said.

Barchetta lease costs $24K

Legal costs in sorting out the new lease for the Barchetta cafe site at north Cottesloe cost local ratepayers $24,318.

CEO Matthew Scott revealed the figure in answer to questions from ratepayer Stephen Mellor after last month’s council meeting. Mr Scott said the figure included legal advice for developing the commercial terms of the lease, drafting the lease, the tender document review and lease due diligence.

The building has remained closed and empty since last May, when the previous tenants were told their lease would not be extended.

Kailis Hospitality Group plans to spend more than $1million on the building and reopen it as Magic Apple Wholefoods (Sour taste over Magic Apple delay, POST, April 6), Cottesloe mayor Lorraine Young told the meeting that the delay was caused by the WA Planning Commission.

The lease agreement means that Magic Apple does not have to start paying rent until the owners have fitted out the building (New Barchetta to miss summer? POST, August 26).

The previous lessees paid monthly rent of $11,000 plus $27,000 a year council rates.

Erin Pawle and her (cleanedup) pup Bunji enjoying Allen Park. Photo: Paul McGovern

Cambridge joins the scooter revolution

Purple e-scooters will be zooming around in City Beach from next week.

Up to 120 of them will be available for hire 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Cambridge mayor Gary Mack said: “The electric scooters will improve connectivity within our town and foster greater accessibility to neighbouring areas such as the City of Stirling. It’s a win-win for our community.”

Mr Mack said the scooters were on a 12 month trial to make sure

they integrated well into the town’s transportation network.

E-scooters have been touted as a solution to the “last mile problem”, which refers to the distance between a person’s destination and its closest public transport stop.

Powered scooters are not allowed on Transperth buses unless they are folded to smaller than 120cm.

The purple e-scooters, supplied by Singaporean micromobility company Beam, will be parked at

different points along the coast, including Peasholm dog beach, Hale Road and bus stops on West Coast Highway.

There will also be 12 hire stations along the City Beach foreshore, and two at the oval.

The scooters will cost $1 to unlock and from 45c a minute to ride, and can be accessed via the Beam app.

Already there are 750 beam e-scooters in use in coastal suburbs, including Scarborough, Trigg and Innaloo.

Sanur could trump Subiaco soon

By LLOYD GORMAN

A protracted battle between a property developer and Subiaco council over a strip of historic single storey shops in Hay Street could come to a head this week.

Sanur – owned by Barry Le Pley – is currently fighting on two fronts at the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) to get the right to demolish the row of early 20th Century shopfronts between 424 and 440 Hay Street – and go ahead with a $140million redevelopment.

Lawyers for Sanur and Subiaco were at the SAT last Friday (April 12) for the latest directions hearing in the twoyear-long standoff after the council refused a demolition application and ordered the developer to do repairs.

Sanur argues the buildings are dangerous and should be knocked down for public safety, exempt from the need for a permit.

But it emerged at the SAT

last week that this legal challenge could be overtaken – even made redundant – by events on Friday and in the near future.

A second mediation session between Sanur and the development assessment panel (DAP) – which five months ago failed to approve Sanur’s latest redevelopment bid for a $3.6million project – will be held on Friday.

If the SAT does not find in favour of Sanur, Mr Skinner, said his client would continue to appeal.

Senior SAT member Patricia Le Miere asked how the outcome of the case between Sanur and Subiaco would be affected either way.

Subiaco lawyer Tim Beckett

“Coming out of that mediation conference … it is likely there is going to be a reconsideration of [Sanur’s] application for planning approval,” Mr Skinner said. It was possible the tribunal would order the DAP to reconsider its December 21 decision – to defer a decision to get more information – and approve the plans.

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Mia Onorato-Sartari from Beam and Cambridge mayor Gary Mack try the beachfront electric scooters.

These Hay Street shops have languished during a two-year battle over what to do with them.

Rain fall leads to water drop drop

By EMMA BLADEN

The amount of recharge to Perth’s underground water supply from rain has dropped 70% in 50 years, scientists report.

UWA School of Engineering research associate Dr Simone Gelsinari led a team of scientists which found that the groundwater supply called the Gnangara system had experienced a significant drop in the recharge that usually came from rain.

The study, published in the Journal of Hydrology, also re-

dropped

ported that Perth winters had become shorter since the 1960s, with fewer and weaker storms.

This meant less rain trickled into the aquifer because soil had to be saturated before that could happen.

The study found that the Gnangara system had experienced a “threefold” drop in the amount of rain that recharged it.

“Our findings suggest groundwater aquifers in climates like Perth’s are particularly vulnerable to climate change and may see larger recharge declines,” Dr Gelsinari said.

“The long-term data enabled us

to take a significant step forward in understanding groundwater recharge and we look forward to continuing our research with this nation-leading, collaborative monitoring network,” he said.

Dr Gelsinari said the study was ongoing.

“What we’re doing now is installing different monitoring stations to estimate the recharge,” he said.

“We will compare different characteristics depending on where they are so we can understand the system much better and manage the water in a sustainable way.”

Night fever hits Bold Park

By JEN REWELL

Fears of a forest collapse due to a hot, dry summer have led to some people taking the preservation of bushland pockets into their own hands.

A Nedlands resident said she had seen an “old man with a bucket” doing his best to water native trees in the Hollywood Reserve.

Questions were raised at Cambridge council this week as councillors worried about how the long summer was affecting local bushland.

But Bold Park volunteers said the 442 hectares of coastal bush had handled the summer well.

Steve Lofthouse, secretary of Friends of Bold Park Bushland, said the bushland was in rea-

and very healthy and they have survived hot, dry summers in the past,” Mr Lofthouse said.

Hot nights were worse than hot days for plants, according to Sergey Shabala, UWA’s head of plant physiology.

“In the day-time, at 45 degrees, if they have enough water, they can transpire and cool off,” he said.

“The leaf can be eight to 10 degrees cooler than the air around it,”

Tiny pores called stomata open on each leaf and allow water vapour to evaporate, acting as the plant’s personal air conditioner.

But the stomata close at night and in times of drought, shutting down the cooling system.

The warmest night this summer was 28.7 degrees at Seasonal rainfall totals were

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A study led by scientist Simone Gelsinari has found the amount of rain which replenishes our underground aquifer has

dramatically in recent years.

Walk the talk with Heather

It was a pleasure to read that the naming of a walkway in honour of former Subiaco mayor Heather Henderson has been marked by the unveiling of a plaque (Heather’s hard yards turn into a walk in the park, POST, April 13) and signage for Heather’s Walk.

It is indeed a fitting tribute to her work and vision for Subi Centro.

It would be fitting also to extend the Walk through an avenue of trees across the old depot site as far as Bishop Street.

This could and should be a condition for the potential sale to Cedar Woods (Developer offers $15m for Subi depot, POST, April 13) or whoever makes the successful bid for the site.

Increasing our tree canopy is crucial to maintain the liveability of our urban areas in the face of climate change, and needs at least the same priority that is being given to inner urban infill.

Several large blocks, likely to be filled by more apartment buildings, are still to be developed in the vicinity and it seems that six storeys has become the new “normal” rather than the five envisioned for Subi Centro, putting even more pressure on the green recreational space available.

Geoff Dobb Mere View Way, Subiaco

Confusing? ... Colourful artwork on the Swanbourne Village footpath. Watch your step

I’m not a fan of the footpath art that has appeared recently in Swanbourne. All it has done is mask the (very real) tripping hazards along that stretch of footpath. The swirling and changing colours distract one’s eyes from the hazardous, uneven surface. With an aged-care facility

I receive the POST every week and generally put it straight in the bin and re-use the elastic band.

(Don’t be offended, I would do that to any newspaper, and I don’t listen to news or watch television.)

When I picked up last week’s (April 13) edition the article about homelessness caught my

nearby, this has now added to residents’ current challenges of navigating shop deliveries, dogs tied to signposts, tables and chairs, school cyclists and the stacks of produce that are placed along this pathway. What an obstacle course!

Pauline Bunce Reeve Street, Swanbourne

eye and I read it in detail.

The article brings about awareness, good feelings and an increased desire to help people in need.

The point of my email is to thank you and encourage articles that do create more hope and a sense of community and less fear in society.

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It got me thinking, with two agonis flexuosa already on my verge, and having recently requested a third to build green canopy, as we all should, will I be up for a $25,000 fee to “pro-

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Girls’ night out, counting the cockies

“Not-in-Service” buses were turning at the corner, heading for the bus-roosting place in Lemnos Street.

However, we three women were not at the corner to count buses; we were there on Sunday night to count how many Carnaby’s cockatoos were going to spend the night in that corner’s trees.

Hundreds of volunteers in WA’s southwest were out at roost sites at the same time.

Conditions were right for nearly all the Carnaby’s in the surrounding suburbs to fly to the corner of Underwood Avenue and Brockway Road to claim their bit of branch for the night.

We counted 440 individuals, an exciting number.

But this does not necessarily mean that the population of Carnaby’s is going well. Other sites might have had low numbers, and some sites would have been deserted.

Now is the time for the clever analysts to learn what the numbers reveal. It will take time before the report from the 2024 Great Cocky Count is published. It seems to me that Carnaby’s are having to search hard for food, because we see them on our verges and in our gardens. Protect the bush we have and make it better by linking patches together.

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Boost for independents in parliament

A group called Voices of Moore is hoping to field an independent candidate for the northern suburbs electorate in next year’s federal election (Let’s have Moore like Chaney, POST, April 13).

Group spokesperson Shannon Ziegelaar was quoted as saying: “People are disengaged with the current political landscape … (We) feel disempowered when we see politicians more focused on their own careers and political games than on addressing major issues for the community…”

It appears the voters of Curtin and Moore are no longer “rustedon” Liberal clones who mindlessly give their blind allegiance to that party’s anachronistic and

As current president of the Conservation Council WA, and a doctor myself, I wonder what Harry Cohen (Dr Harry is sorely missed, POST people, April 13) would be thinking now about the health of our environment.

I imagine he would have been proud that WA finally moved to ban native forest logging.

But looking out on our waterstarved bush right now, from Kings Park through to the Albany coast, I think he would be dismayed by the impact of this prolonged dry spell and horrified by the state government’s lack of action on climate change.

To give Harry once again the last word: “We are on this Earth for only a speck of time. It is absurd, really to think we own

divisive world view.

Independents such as Kate Chaney have brought a sense of calm, decency and respect back into our parliamentary debates.

Listening closely to their community’s needs, they have displayed originality, creativity and an intellectual capacity  to engage in policy debates that require patient, subtle and nuanced consideration in order to arrive at workable policies for all.

No doubt in 2025, the freshly re-elected Ms Chaney will have much to mag about over the electoral back fence with her newly minted  independent neighbour from Moore.

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For Holly the eyes have it

By JEN REWELL

Her bags are barely unpacked from her interstate move, but Holly Chinnery is already hard at work at the Lions Eye Institute in Nedlands.

Associate professor Chinnery has been awarded the inaugural Ian Constable Research Fellowship at the Institute and will be teaching at the UWA Optometry School.

The Lions Eye Institute has bought a rare $100,000 in vivo confocal microscope (IVCM) to help with her research.

After a person has had anaesthetising eyedrops, the IVCM is placed directly on the cornea and magnifies the cells within the eye.

“You can see the immune cells dancing and swimming through the eye,” Prof. Chinnery said.

How the immune system works in the eye is very different to how it works in the rest of the body.

“For a long time, it was thought

there was not much of an immune system in the eye,” she said.

But the discovery of eye-specific immune cells has sparked a whole new area of research, looking at how the cells keep the eye healthy while making sure the cornea stays clear and functional.

Elsewhere in the body the immune system might produce a scab, pus or inflammation, but if this happened in the eye it would mean vision was impaired.

It is these differences which are being examined by Prof. Chinnery.

Her first steps will be to plan experiments with students and staff, and work on the protocols and ethics to allow research to be conducted on patients at the Lions Eye Institute.

“It’s such a privilege to work here, in a place with amazing infrastructure and staff,” she said. Understanding how the corneal immunological systems worked in the context of inflammation, injury, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s would lead to more discoveries.

Ultimately, the aim was new treatments for patients whose sight has been lost to corneal disease, surface diseases, dry eyes and allied conjunctival pain syndromes. The corneal inflammation expert is no stranger to Perth, having grown up in WA and lived in Shenton Park while completing her PhD at UWA.

She headed east for 14 years to work at several Melbourne universities and has become well-known in international research circles for her expertise and knowledge of the eye’s immune system.

Mack builds bridge to City of Vincent

By LLOYD GORMAN

Subiaco appears to be low on the pecking order of priorities for Cambridge mayor Gary Mack. He revealed at a special council meeting last week that he met the Vincent mayor and CEO shortly after his election last October.

“It was done fairly early in my election as mayor, and given the CEO of that time was still fairly new the objective was to introduce ourselves,” Mr Mack said.

But he confirmed he had not met Subiaco mayor David McMullen despite the two councils sharing a border and having a common interest in things like the Subi East redevelopment.

Responding to resident questions at the meeting, he said he and Vincent mayor Alison Xamon had discussed a range of issues, including the redevelopment of the pedestrian bridge at Leederville train station.

He said he wrote to the premier and transport and planning ministers after that meeting and Ms Xamon confirmed the two councils were “very keen” to see the state government upgrade the train station.

He confirmed he had not met Mr McMullen but said he intended to do so when time permitted. He was trying to meet every community, sporting and cultural group in Cambridge, as well as other councils and government ministers.

“It’s a colossal list, I might add, it’s a huge spreadsheet,” he said.

“We are working our way through (but) it’s not that easy, we have to try to line people up, their diaries and so on.

“Our intention was to get this done in six months but it’ll be more like nine months before we get to everyone.”

Mr McMullen was open to meeting his counterpart.

“I have not received a request to meet with the mayor of Cambridge, but I would suggest nothing be read into this,” he said.

“There are many competing things that vie for a newly elected mayor’s time.

“I routinely meet with stakeholders about issues relevant to Subiaco; and a meeting with the mayor and CEO of Cambridge will happen in due course if there is business of mutual interest to discuss.”

Holly Chinnery. Photo: Paul McGovern

Gary Mack

Demand drives Ronald McDonald expansion

By LLOYD GORMAN

Ronald McDonald House charities opened its third home away from home this week and has plans to triple the number of rooms at its main premises in Nedlands.

Twelve rooms have been opened at St Catherine’s residential college in Crawley and will increase to 50 with the help of a $1.2million Lotterywest handout (Hospital families to stay at St Cat’s, POST, February 3).

The 47-bedroom main QEII facility on Monash Avenue and a 14-bed unit inside Perth Children’s Hospital are at bursting point with strong demand from regional families.

About $2.5million will be set aside in the 2024-25 state budget to develop a business case to extend and upgrade another 100 rooms at QEII.

“With more families needing our essential services, the open-

ing of Ronald McDonald House on Park comes at a crucial time,” CEO Peter King said.

“This critical funding from the state government, Stan Perron Charitable Foundation and Lotterywest will enable us to move WA families with ill or injured children from our waitlist and into supported accommodation close to the medical care they need.

“At no cost, Ronald McDonald House Charities WA provides –24/7, 365 days a year – supported accommodation, educational services that keep children connected to their education and opportunities for family respite.”

The original RMH opened in 1989 as an 18-bed property in Subiaco close to the former Princess Margaret Hospital. It was replaced by the Monash Avenue facility in 2015, to be close to the new children’s hospital, which did not open until 2018.

Borer may be targeted by traps

The state government will consider using log traps at Lake Claremont to help control the spread of an exotic pest.

The polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB), a beetle the size of a sesame seed, has brought down scores of trees at the lake in the past 12 months.

Pruning or removal of infested trees is the only way to stop the spread of the beetles, which could have disastrous economic impacts if they spread south or east to food crops.

The department of primary industries and regional develop-

ment (DPIRD) said it had started using log traps around Perth as part of efforts to contain the borer.

“Log traps are being trialled at several metropolitan locations,” the department said.

“Log traps are made using wood material from a preferred PSHB host tree, like the box elder maple, and placed in areas where trees have previously been removed, to attract any PSHB which may remain.

“While there are currently no log traps in the Claremont area, DPIRD is considering their use at Lake Claremont as tree treatments continue.”

Residents fight for local post office

By BONNIE CHRISTIAN

The closure of the post office in Mt Claremont will be a huge blow for local residents who have started a petition to keep it open.

Lisle Village resident Michéle Drouart has doorknocked her neighbours and collected almost 100 signatures.

“For years this post office has been vital to the health and wellbeing of many local residents, especially those in the two over-55s retirement villages,” she said.

“Many depend on this post

office for mailing, paying bills and banking.

“The post office is within a short walk that older residents can manage.

“If it closed, most would not be able to walk to the remaining nearest post offices.

“A number of the residents no longer drive cars and some do not have computers.

“Without this post office, they would be stranded, particularly since the recent closure of their banks, which has left them relying on the post office to obtain money.”

Australia Post said the owners of the post office had

agreed to a voluntary buyback program; the owners have said previously they did not want to close and have been distressed by the situation.

Owners of the local shops at the village have said it will be devastating for their businesses (Post office delivers bad news, POST, March 30).

Banks are also closing their branches and ATMs, directing people to use their local post offices for day-to-day services.

Ms Drouart said she and others are writing to local MPs, senators, Australia Post CEO Paul Graham and the commonwealth ombudsman.

Michele Drouart, centre, and her neighbours at Lisle Villages, Barbara Dawes, left, Judith Obbard, Luba McMaugh, Kate Sargood and Jennifer Safe are devastated the Mt Claremont post office is closing.

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Man bites dog beach

By JEN REWELL

An extra 300m of South Cottesloe’s pristine white sands should be gazetted as a dog-free swimming beach, according to some local residents.

“A child being attacked by a dog on this section of beach is 100% avoidable,” said local man Michael, who did not want his surname published.

“I am calling for a 300m section of beach to be dog free because I think that children’s safety is the immediate imperative.”

Michael said that more of the sandy part of the beach south of Dutch Inn groyne should be exclusively for swimmers.

He said that the part of the beach where dogs are prohibited was not suitable for swimmnig, because of submerged rocks.

“Certainly it is not suitable for swimming and probably not suitable for dogs either,” he said.

“There’s nowhere to swim without being bothered by dogs.”.

The move would extend approximately 2.6km of dog-free Cottesloe foreshore between North and Beach streets.

Another man said he did not feel safe taking his grandchildren to the beach, where his wife had been attacked by dogs several times.

“Some dogs are really quite threatening,” he said. “It’s not a safe place.”

Dogs are allowed on the southern end of the South Cottesloe beach, which stretches south from Dutch Inn to the boundary of Mosman Park.

“Times have changed and the demographic has changed,” he said.

“It’s time to rethink how we use public open space. The beach is for everybody.”

He said he had brought the idea up several times over the past 15 months to Cottesloe staff and had been told to raise a petition to council.

Theatre contemplates another stage

The Harbour Theatre group is on the hunt for new premises even though its long-term home, Camelot, is finally undergoing repairs.

President Jarrod Buttery said it was encouraging that the ceiling of the heritage building would be patched up, but Mosman Park staff had told him it still could be “a few more months” before the theatre was signed off for use.

“There’s no way we can hold auditions, plan a play and start rehearsals unless we know exactly when we can

present the show,” he said.

“It could drag out forever –working on repairs next week, they might find something serious, like asbestos or structural failure.

“Harbour Theatre has been looking at alternative venues because we can’t just twiddle our thumbs forever.

“We love Mosman Park, all our stuff is there and so are the seats and the lights and the speakers and the stage, which belong to us.

“But if we can’t use it, we need to

start thinking about alternatives.”

Last week the Town of Mosman Park told the POST they had approval to fix the ceiling, part of which crashed into Row G last September, and were hoping it would be finished within two weeks (Treadingtheboardsagain at Camelot, POST, April 13).

Mr Buttery said the group had not needed to pay rent on the theatre since September.

He added that the Perth arts scene had rallied around and had been supporting the group’s members.

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Michael said the beach was first gazetted as a dog exercise area in 1974.

A map showing where dogs can and cannot exercise along the Cottesloe foreshore.

The Dutch Inn groyne creates a border between the dog beach to the south and people-only beach to the north.

Claremont bonus to need quality build

By BONNIE CHRISTIAN

Claremont wants high-quality new buildings in its town centre and is willing to give bonus storeys to developers who meet particular standards.

At a special meeting on Monday, councillors will consider an amendment to the draft town centre precinct structure plan.

It does away with handing out bonus storeys for “community benefits” and instead requires developers to meet a minimum number of high-quality design standards.

The present draft lists community benefits as a cash in lieu contribution, publicly accessible private open space, free-to-use community facilities, upgrading the streetscape, upgrading the transport network and/or “place making initiatives.”

A staff report to be presented to councillors on Monday proposes this be changed.

“Analysis of the requirements indicated that the proposed draft would not deliver the community benefit outcomes without considerable additional development yield, well above that contemplated under the draft PSP,” it says.

The requirements apply to the so-called landmark and gateway developments within the plan.

The gateway sites must meet at least two quality design standards. They include both corners of Gugeri Street and Leura Avenue, where six storeys plus two bonus storeys are allowed, the western corner of Stirling

Highway and Leura Avenue, where nine storeys and up to 11 are allowed, and the corner of Stirling Road and Gugeri Street, where six storeys and up to 11 are allowed.

Two landmark sites on either side of Church Lane and bordered by St Quentin Avenue and Stirling Highway allow for nine storeys, with bonus height up to 13 storeys.

They must meet at least four of the quality design criteria.

These include tree canopy and deep soil areas, communal open space, car and bicycle parking including electric vehicle charging points, natural ventilation for at least 70% of apartments, private open space for all apartments, separate storage space

ABOVE: The proposed design for an eight storey hotel at the top of Bay View Terrace.

Fare Farewell to Nelly, 100

Subiaco and Shenton Park stalwart Nelly James died peacefully this week, aged 100, after a short battle with cancer. Nelly was known to many locals, shop owners and churchgoers in the Subiaco and Shenton Park area and was catching buses to do her shopping and get to appointments well into her 100th year.

She would walk from her Shenton Park home to the POST’s office each Friday morning to collect her copy of the paper, which she would read from cover to cover until her failing eyesight made this impossible.

Centenarian Nelly James, who has been a fixture in Subiaco and Shenton Park since 1958.

Nelly arrived in Perth in 1958 as an immigrant from post-war Holland’s

hardship and austerity.

She settled in Subiaco with husband Horace and daughter Yvonne, who attended Hollywood High School.

Nelly’s Subiaco neighbours rallied around her after Yvonne was killed in a traffic accident in 1973.

Keeping physically active and mentally engaged in the world, Nelly withstood the pandemic and even managed to travel back and forth to visit family in Holland twice in the past two years.

A funeral will be held by Purslowe & Chipper in Subiaco. Contact them for details.

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A West Leederville resident restrained a potential car thief until police arrived last week.

The Bernard Street resident responded quickly when the car was broken into during the early hours last Friday.

The car owner nabbed the man and held him until police got there.

A 24-year-old man has been charged with stealing from a motor vehicle. He was released on bail and is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on May 10.

nity order, as well as disorderly conduct and stealing.

Mr Pintaudi has a long history of causing disturbances in Tarongo Way.

ager James Miller rushed out to the dark grassed terrace, where they saw one man covered in blood and two other men wrestling on a lower terrace.

Mosman man injured on Buckland

A man in his 40s was taken to hospital with a head wound after an incident on Buckland Avenue, Mosman Park on Sunday afternoon.

Police were called to the address at about 2pm and found

the man had been wounded with a blunt object. They said the man was taken to Royal Perth Hospital for medical treatment.

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Mr Miller said three police officers arrived after about 20 minutes and handcuffed the man.

A 41-year-old man was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm. He is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Monday.

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Pip and Lucie paddle for poverty

pair have joined forces to bring a popular fundraising event, Paddle Against Poverty, to Perth

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Saturday May 11. They were inspired by meeting Paddle Against Poverty founder Sandon Groves at a surf event in Tasmania.

Sandon runs Paddle Against Poverty events up and down the east coast, raising funds for three charities SurfAid, Mercy Huts and Tear Fund.

“These three charities all help less-fortunate kids and their communities in Rote Island and the Solomon Islands, whose waves and surfing communities many of us surfers enjoy,” Pip said.

Paddle Against Poverty has been running on the east coast for 22 years, but not previously in Perth.

“Lucie and I jumped on board and decided to start Paddle Against Poverty here,” Pip said.

The pair hope people of all

Labilities will sign up for the event and get sponsored by family, friends and work mates.

“It is a community event, so all abilities are welcome, be it on a paddle board, kayak, SUP or any other non-powered watercraft,” Pip said.

Paddle Against Poverty will start at Leighton Beach at 8am with participants paddling 10 to 12km up to City Beach.

There will be a barbecue on the grassed area in front of the City Beach surf club from 11am.

To sign up go to paddleagainstpovertyaus.raiselysite.com.

From Russia with fear

What started out as a great adventure turned into a terrifying nightmare when Nick Stride and his family had to flee for their lives from one of the richest, most powerful men in the world.

Nick Stride moved to Russia from Britain in 1998 to help build the British Embassy in Moscow, but ended up on the run with his Russian wife and two children after leaking financial information about Vladimir Putin’s one-time deputy, Igor Shuvalov.

They went back to the UK in 2010 but, still fearing for their safety, they moved halfway around the world and hid off-grid on Australia’s remotest beaches on the Dampier Peninsula of the far north Kimberley coast.

They faced crocodiles, sharks, snakes, raging bushfires and Cyclone Yvette, and survived by catching fish and crabs and learning how to kill wild animals.

It was a life-or-death move, but Nick said he felt he had no choice.

They were refused asylum in Australia in 2019.

Now, the family are ready to share their story.

Hosted by Lane Book Shop, Nick Stride and his family will be interviewed by freelance journalist Bron Sibree and

former UK intelligence officer Vic Grant at the Christ Church Grammar School Chapel on Tuesday, April 30 at 6pm. Nick and his family will talk to Bron and Vic virtually from a location outside Australia. The talk will focus on the recently published book Run For Your Life, by award winning author and journalist Sue Williams. The conversation will touch on the complexities of life in Russia, Igor Shuvalov and Russia’s new oligarchs, surviving in the Kimberley, and the ongoing challenges of pursuing immigration and political asylum. Book through trybooking.com/ lane-events.

Pip Joyce and Lucie Thorpe are encouraging the local community to join them in paddling to counter poverty. Photo: Paul McGovern Surfer and paddle boarder Pip Joyce spends most of her free time on the water with her friend Lucie Thorpe. The

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how and where they perished.

All plaques are privately donated and those eligible to be remembered qualify provided they had an association with Western Australia and they died while serving with Australian or allied forces during the qualifying period determined by the Australian War Memorial for inclusion on the National Roll

Members of recognised organisations who supported the troops in the field but were not in the military are also eligible, such as the armed forces of allied countries, philanthropic organisations, official historians, the Merchant Navy and cial war correspondents, photographers or artists.

Deputy Chair of the Honour Avenues Group Ian Petkoff and other volunteers from the group have spent years researching the history of the plaques, which are placed in Lovekin Drive, May Drive, May Circle and Marri Walk.

“Originally it cost the family 10 shillings and sixpence to purchase a plaque for their loved one in Kings Park, 5 shillings of which funded the procurement and planting of the tree,” Ian said.

“The family were also required to maintain the tree and These days the maintenance

as well as the considerable administration associated with the plaques is handled by the diligent volunteers from the Honour Avenues Group.

“After an event in the park like a music concert, there is always extra maintenance to be done with damaged plaques and posts that need straightening due to visitors parking alongside the trees and plaques,” Ian said.

“They weren’t originally positioned with thousands of visitors and cars in mind, so they are quite vulnerable to accidental damage.”

In the lead up to Anzac Day, the maintenance program is suspended to ensure all plaques are in position on April 2.

Additional volunteers assist with placing a flag next to each plaque.

The Anzac Day Dawn Service takes place at Kings Park State War Memorial from 5.30 to 7am on April 25.

Uniting women through strength

The Country Women’s Association (CWA) of WA might be famous for tea and scones, but it’s also done much to unite women and strengthen communities across the state.

As part of its 100th anniversary celebrations, the CWA will host an open day this Sunday, April 21, from 10am to 4pm, at its headquarters at 1176 Hay Street, West Perth

Learn more about the organisation’s important contribution to WA.

There will also be craft and cooking demonstrations and, of course, tea and homemade scones.

The open day is part of Boorloo Heritage Festival with events throughout the city and beyond this month.

ABOVE: Volunteers work year-round on Kings Park’s 2000 memorial plaques from its honour avenues, left, including those in Lovekin Drive.

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Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation (PCHF) hosted an in-hospital pizza-making session for some of the foundation’s “ambassador” kids.

PCHF ambassadors Charlie (who lives with cystic fibrosis), Hailey (who has Type 1 diabetes), and Luca (who is in remission after treatment for neuroblastoma) all took part in the pizza party with their families, getting messy making pizzas in the Little Lion Cafe kitchen.

They then headed out into the new Waalbiirniny Waabiny Boodja nature-space for a play session while the pizzas cooked.

The pizza party was to mark the launch of a two-week national fundraising appeal for PCHF, in partnership with Coles and Hospitals United for Sick Kids.

Until this Tuesday, April 23, Coles customers can buy a $2 card at the checkout to help raise funds for PCHF, and 50c from every packet of Cucina Matese pasta bought in-store or online in WA goes to the foundation.

In addition, 50c from every Mum’s Sause pizza and pasta sauce sold in WA year-round supports PCHF.

Funds raised in WA will help to boost the transformation of Waalbiirniny Waabiny Boodja - the new nature-space outside

Perth Children’s Hospital funded by PCHF. For PCHF ambassador kids such as Luca, who was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma just before his second birthday, the new play space makes a life better.

High-risk neuroblastoma is a form of cancer that grows in the body’s nerve cells and

is most common in children under the age of five years.

Luca’s mum Di, a Kalgoorlie based nurse, knew something wasn’t right when he began getting black eyes.

Luca and his family relocated to Perth so he could undergo 15 months of life-saving treatment at PCH, including surgery, chemotherapy, stem cell rescues, radiotherapy and immunotherapy.

“This nature-space right on the doorstep of the hospital is something so many oncology families and others going through treatment really appreciate,” said Di.  “When you’re having a really tough time, when anyone is getting a little bit emotional, you go outside into nature and it’s instant relief.”

Library renos nearly complete plete

The wait is almost over for Subiaco booklovers and library patrons as the Evelyn H. Parker Library soon reopens after months of renovations.

The library is set to reopen at 9.30am on Monday May 13.

It was closed for renovations in September last year, with a temporary “pop-up” library operating for the seven months since.

The Subiaco Pop-up Library at 241 Rokeby Road will close its doors at 7pm this Wednesday, April 24, to allow for the transition of books, equipment, and other resources back into the Subiaco Library building.

The library’s after-hours chute will be open 24/7 for returns from 9.30am next Friday, April 26, and entries for the 2024 Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists will be accepted via the door to the Children’s Library (entry via Bagot Road) from Monday April 29.

Full library programs and services will resume from Monday May 13.

Soon to be unwrapped ... Subiaco’s Evelyn H. Parker Library will reopen on Monday May 13.

During the transition back to the library building, library patrons are encouraged to make use of the library’s variety of free online resources, which include audiobooks, films, online magazines, e-books and more.

That’s amore … Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation child ambassador Luca and his family enjoyed a pizza-and-play day. INSET LEFT: Charlie Blackwood enjoys pizza making.

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Cameleer, businessman, exile

Learn about the life and times of Faiz Mahomet, Afghan cameleer/businessman, at the next talk hosted by the Royal Western Australian Historical Society (RWAHS).

On Wednesday, April 24, from 10.30am, researcher Criena Fitzgerald will deliver the presentation on one of the most important “Afghans” in WA.

Until 1906 when he left WA, never to return, Faiz’s business had been hugely successful.

In 1896 the firm of Faiz and Tagh Mahomet had branches throughout WA and employed five accountants and managers, some of them Anglo/Australian.

The firm was worth £50,000 in 1896, and many of the camel drivers and camel owners working in the colony had been first employed by Faiz Mahomet.

Despite living and working in Australia for almost 30 years, Faiz was refused Australian citizenship and by the time he left he was almost penniless. There is a plaque to Faiz and his brother Tagh in St Georges Terrace.

Cost is $15 and bookings are essential. Phone 9386 3841 or email admin@histwest.org.au.

The talk will be held at the RWAHS headquarters, 49 Broadway, Nedlands.

How cooked are our coral reefs?

A free public lecture hosted by the University of Western Australia’s Oceans Institute will examine the findings of a coral reef geochemistry expert who found global warming had already exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius.

At the WA Maritime Museum on Monday, April 22, Emeritus Professor Malcolm McCulloch from UWA’s Oceans Institute will share findings from his recent study published in Nature Climate Change.

Researchers extracted 300 years of ocean temperature records preserved in the calcium carbonate skeletons of marine sponges and discovered global

warming had increased by 0.5C more than previously estimated.

The study found industrialera warming began in the mid1860s, consistent with that expected from historical records, but more than 70 years earlier than suggested by records from ship-based measurements of sea surface temperatures.

“This work wasn’t easy and new approaches to interpreting the temperature information were required,” Prof. McCulloch said.

“We are still in the process of convincing traditionalists that there are other smart ways to get past records of surface ocean temperature, prior to our now highly advanced sampling and measurement platforms.”

UWA Oceans Institute director Christophe Gaudin said the public lecture would be followed by a Q&A session.

Prof. Gaudin will be joined by panel members Curtin MP Kate Chaney, Prof. Petra Tschakert from Geography and Global Futures at Curtin University, and Dr Bryson Bates, former chief research scientist at CSIRO.

The session in the NWS Theatre at WA Maritime Museum on Victoria Quay, Fremantle, is from 6pm to 7.30pm.

For more information and to register for tickets go to humanitix.com and search for “hottest year”.

A study by UWA scientists looked at the ocean temperature record preserved in the calcium carbonate skeletons of marine sponges.

Afghan cameleer and businessman Faiz Mahomet.

Curtin’s up for girls in sport

Western suburb girls’ and women’s sporting clubs have until midday on April 29 to apply for Play Our Way program grants.

Up to $200million is being spent on the program by the federal government to boost women’s and girls’ sports nationally.

Funding can be sought for new or upgraded facilities or to improve participation and equipment.

“With the rising popularity of AFLW, Big Bash League and of course the Matildas, Curtin has seen a surge in women and girls registering for sports like these,” Curtin MP Kate Chaney said.

“This is a pivotal moment for sporting clubs across the electorate to ensure the future sustainability of their women’s and girls’ teams through new or upgraded facilities, and improved programs and equipment. I encourage all sports teams to apply.”

To find out more about Play Our Way Grants, visit katechaney.com.au, head to the Helping You section and click on General Grants.

This page also has a direct link to the grant application.

For further help, call the office of Kate Chaney to speak to grants officer Pippa, who has been helping clubs locally to navigate the application process.

The number to call is 9388 0288.

Subi gets behind Lords’

Two longstanding staff members at Subiaco’s Lords Recreation Centre have their hopes set on running out on the hockey field as part of the Australian women’s team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Hockeyroos squad members Greta Hayes and Aleisha Power are training and preparing for the coming months of selection process, hoping to be one of the 16 selected players plus two reserves.

Greta, a customer service officer, and duty manager Aleisha have worked together at Lords for the past two years, and train at the centre before and after their shifts.

Aleisha said: “Olympic year is always a busy time which takes a lot of commitment physically and mentally, but it’s a highly rewarding process to be a part of.

“It’s nice to have support through friends and family as well as our Lords work colleagues who provide us opportunities to support ourselves fi nancially as well as good laughs and an outlet away from sport.”

Greta said: “Lords is an awesome workplace, accommodating our training and meeting schedules as we prepare for Olympic selection.”

Subiaco mayor David McMullen wished Greta and

for the

selection process.

ongoing, with final selections only about a month before the Olympics.

Curtin MP Kate Chaney, right, at Mosman Park Football Club.

Lords Recreation Centre staff members and professional hockey players Greta Hayes and Aleisha Power are ready

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Girls’ teams such as the Mosman Park Redbacks can apply for the Play Our Way program grants through Curtin MP Kate Chaney’s office.

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Wednesday winners last week were Brian Dick, Phil Werrett, Geoff Boyd and Paula Poynton. Runners-up were Steve Parsons, Elizabeth Arrow and Audrey Belotte.

First Round ladies trip winners were Zoe Hewitt-Dutton, Rosemary Goddard and Ann Strack, and runners up Joan Sadleir, Rona Morrison and Faye Peake.

Friday winners were Elizabeth Arrow, Carol Marsh, Denise Davis and Paula Poynton.

RAC winners were Geoff Boyd and Cliff Racey; second, Jay Medhat and Peter Kanganas; third, Ross Williams, Frank Honey and Rob Stevenson with Warren Smith, Phil Werrett and Frank Oliver.

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With mixed social bowls in full swing, it was good to see 30 players do battle on Thursday and 36 on Saturday.

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The best result, from Thursday’s three bowl triples, was from Alan Pitman, Richard Verco and Chris Biris with an 11-shot

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margin. Other winners were Ron Stapleton, Ross MacKenzie and Ron Day + 8, David Wood, Win Jones and Bruce Fiegert + 7 (after an eight on the first end), Alek Gryta, Gwenda McIntosh and Geoff Cahif + 5, Chris Scovell, Alan Rowe and Tony Payne + 3. Three games of fours and two of triples were the order of the day on Saturday when, with a 20-shot margin, Martin Saunders, Gwenda McIntosh, Brian Burton and Jeff Irwin were the overall winners. Others were Gof Bowles, Ken Brooke and Helen Gray + 11, Alek Gryta, Pat Clohessy, Alan Rowe and Rob Wood, + 2, David Broadfoot, Ross MacKenzie, Ivor Davies and Tony Payne + 1, Peter Prout, David Wood and Tom James + 1.

It was a very busy weekend at Mosman Park, when the club hosted the Inter Regional Round Robin for lady bowlers, a big gathering from all four regions of the metro area.

After three rounds, the best bowlers from each region played off on Sunday afternoon.

Some great bowling was seen, and the winners were Northern region.

it was a great weekend with great bowls, lovely food and good fellowship.

There was a good turnout for Wednesday scroungers, with a full green in perfect weather. The winner was Bruce Neaves, and the runners-up were Alida Pope, Celine, Trish des Beuvre and Bob Willco.

Mahjong is played on Thursday mornings with a 9am start. All welcome.

Subiaco Pétanque

Social pétanque was enjoy by club members last Saturday, April 13.

At Subiaco this Saturday, April 20, another round of the President’s Cup will be played.

Visitors are welcome on Saturdays and Wednesdays.  Consult the club’s website, www.petanquesubiaco.com, or Facebook pages for details.

Morning tea for a cause

The Friends of Cancer Council will host the 2024 Biggest Morning Tea on Wednesday May 1 at Claremont Football Club’s Moss Room.

Tickets for the morning tea cost $70 and include delicious food and a chance to listen to guest speakers

Ashley Reid, CEO of Cancer Council, and researcher Professor Archa Fox, who will speak about how RNA and biotechnology is being used to treat aggressive cancers.

Keynote speaker Dr Craig Challen,

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Drivers needed for choir’s big year ahead

VoiceworksPLUS choir is looking for volunteer drivers for transport assistance for their weekly theatre group for people with special needs in Shenton Park.

Qualified drivers are needed to transport choir members by car or VoiceworksPLUS mini bus to and from weekly evening rehearsals at Shenton Park Community Centre in Onslow Road.

Rehearsals take place on Wednesdays from 4.30pm to 6.30pm during school term.

Artistic director Joanna Worthington said: “Voice-worksPLUS relies heavily on a variety of volunteers for assistance with rehearsals, shows, costuming, fundraising and also driver support.

“Some of our members need reliable

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There will also be a raffle with first prize a fi night stay for four people in the luxury accommodation villas Rumah Putih, Nusa Lembongan, Bali.

The Biggest Morning Tea will run from 10am to 12.30pm.

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transport assistance for their weekly rehearsals.

“This year is going to be a huge year with heaps of fun and creative excellence, so we don’t want our choir members to miss out.”

Potential volunteers can send contact details, with a little bit about their background and availability, plus the contact details of two referees, to info@ voiceworks.org.au or call Kristin on 0421 762 940 for an informal chat.

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All about Alzheimer’s

Learn more about how Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain at a talk by Professor Ralph Martins this Wednesday, April 24. The Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay is hosting the internationally respected Alzheimer’s expert, who has spent more than 40 years researching how the disease affects the brain and body.

The next meeting of the U3A (University of the Third Age) western suburbs branch will be at the Grove Library on Monday, April 22.

At 1pm John Fender, a recent arrival from London, will talk about the development of the world’s “mongrel” language, English, over 2000 years.

After afternoon tea at 2.30pm, Stewart Farley will talk about Gobekli Tepe – one of the world’s oldest archaeological ruins and temples.

Thousands of years before the Egyptian pyramids and predating Stonehenge by 6000 years, the ruins were only discovered in 1995 and have perplexed archaeologists because they don’t fit into any previously recognised timeline of world history.

The site, in central Turkey, is still being unearthed.

There is a $3 charge for the U3A meeting, and visitors are welcome.

There was a vibrant spirit of friendly competition at the WA Mahjong Festival on Saturday April 6, as 88 players from around WA showcased their skills and camaraderie.

Among them 13-year-old Oliver Tran from Shenton Park and 15-year-old Scarlet James from Floreat, demonstrating that age is no barrier to the game.

Oliver said: “I enjoy playing at my school, Shenton College’s Mahjong Club, and was thrilled when the City of Subiaco provided a grant to cover my entry fee for the festival.”

Scarlett was joined by her mother Rikki James, and her grandmother Lyn Corrigan who taught both of them the game on Saturday visits.

“Our family mahjong tradition is a lively affair,” Rikki said.

At the other end of the seniority spectrum, 88-yearold Ronald Day from Wembley and 87-year-old Esther Finkelstein from Mt Lawley brought decades of experience to the table.

The winner and inaugural WA Mahjong Champion was Cindy Livshitz from Bedford, with an impressive overall score of 52 points.

Professor Martins is currently leading a push by the Alzheimer’s Research Australia to develop a low-cost blood test that would allow for early diagnosis of the disease, well before symptoms begin to show.

Rajah Senathirajah, president of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, said the talk would be interesting for a wide range of people.

“The new focus on early detection, treatment and prevention is very interesting,” said Rajah. The cost is $15, and proceeds will support Rotary Club activities. The talk will be from 6pm to 7.30pm at the Adam Armstrong Pavilion at 84 Beatrice Road, Dalkeith. To book, visit  www.trybooking.com/CQTSG or call 0411 093 035.

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Mahjong players Rikki James, left, Lyn Corrigan and Scarlett James.

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Get ready for a giggle at the Regal

Lube up your laughing gear to get ready for Perth Comedy Festival, which returns on Monday, April 22, until May 19 at a range of venues including the Regal Theatre in Subiaco. The festival galas will be May 1, 8 and 15 at the Regal, and showcase returns to Freo Social on May 2, 9 and 16.

South Africa’s Schalk Bezuidenhout will perform Keeping Up at Mt Lawley’s Astor Theatre on May 3.

New Zealand’s Melanie Bracewell will perform punchline-heavy stand-up at the Regal on May 16 in Attack of the Melanie Bracewell.

Nazeem Hussain will be at the Regal on May

■ Melanie Bracewell and Nazeem Hussain will be performing at the Regal for the Perth Comedy Festival.

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Rhys Nicholson, winner of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show 2022, will bring astute satire to the Regal Theatre with Huge Party Big Congratulations on May 10. Tickets are on sale now.

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Disunited States

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English author-turnedscreenwriter-director Alex Garland makes a return to form after his 2022 misfire, Men, revisiting the dystopian near-future for which he is best known – his directorial debut Ex Machina, screenplays

Never Let Me Go, 28 Days Later, and novel The Beach before it.

This time, harnessing the maxim that the best speculative fictions are only a small leap from reality, he turns his attention to America – and with a pending presidential election that already looks like a bin fire, the imagined future of the title is just that. A small leap from reality, a MAGA fever dream.

Well, not if you care to examine the details, which weirdly aligns California with Texas, obscuring the traditional blue and red states. Notwithstanding imagining the US at war with itself and a thirdterm president (Nick Offerman), political commentary isn’t Garland’s priority.

The director, whose films always look amazing (British cinematographer Rob Hardy is his regular collaborator), is more focused on delivering an edge-of-your-seat thriller from the apparently impartial perspective of war-hardened Reuters photojournalist Lee (Kirsten Dunst), and her colleague

■ Kirsten Dunst

Joel (Wagner Moura).

They want to interview the president, who is spouting propaganda from Washington DC, and by the time they hit the road from a grim, war-torn New York City, they’ve been joined by a rookie photographer Jessie (Cailee Spaeny, recently Priscilla), who shoots anachronistically on film, and veteran journo Sammy (Stephen

McKinley Henderson).

What they encounter en route is the stuff of nightmares, exemplified by Jesse Plemons’s horrifying cameo as a gun-toting crazoid ready to shoot just about anyone. And that seems to be Garland’s slightly defanged point –the carnage of war is terrifying, no matter what your politics.

He’s also interested in

desensitisation – whether that of Lee, whom Dunst portrays from behind heavy-lidded eyes anaesthetised by shock overload, or us, blithely scrolling the images journalists like her make from the apparent refuge of our couches. Civil War is transfixing and propulsive, even if it’s simple entertainment rather than a clever insight into right now.

My ex-husband and I divorced 10 years ago. He remarried and is in the process of divorcing again. I have found peace in my life with my grown children, grandchildren, animals, home, and work.

He, on the other hand, seems to thrive on chaos and criticism of others. His behaviour towards others simply appals me. He contacted me again and says he wants me in his life. My family is totally against us having a relationship. They all think he is arrogant. I think I still love him, but I don’t really think much of his character.

What do you think? Linda

Linda, who doesn’t love puppies? Their antics are spellbinding. But they also mess on the carpet and chew on the furniture. If you take this “puppy” home again, you’re apt to remember why you don’t really like dogs.

Wayne & Tamara

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in Disunited States portrays a seasoned photojournalist anaesthetised by shock overload.

The Perth Comedy Festival is bringing side-splitting laughter to Subiaco.

Footy play hits the nail on the head

Andrea Gibbs says that when two years ago she sat in the audience for the first performance of her play Barracking for the Umpire, she was so scared she thought she might throw up.

She needn’t have worried. With her deft touch at bringing together heart and humour into a play about this country’s greatest love, football, she had a hit on her hands.

The play begins a return season in Perth this week before embarking on an extensive regional tour. And it will be a topic every regional town with a local footy team will relate to.

Andrea, an actor, podcaster and producer of Barefaced Stories, wrote about a typical footballmad family in a country town.

Inspired by her own Donnybrook family, the title is taken from a

family joke, that, after her father had to stop playing footy due to too many head knocks, he took up umpiring, and Andrea’s mum was the only one barracking for the umpire.

Andrea’s story revolves around Doug Williams (Steve Le Marquand), the greatest footballer Donnybrook has ever seen. The family has gathered because the club want to honour Doug with a lifetime achievement award, but they quickly become aware that something is very wrong. From the moment Andrea began hearing about head trauma and the condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), she knew it was an important topic.

“Players are getting concussed in every game and. even though they are more aware of it now, there are thousands of games being played in the community every

weekend,” she said.

This year the AFL has introduced more stringent rules about concussion, and more than 70 former players are suing the league for knowing the risks and failing to act.

The play explores the result of the game’s hard knocks and its impact on a close-knit family.

“I love telling stories about vulnerable people and emotional moments, and how we deal with it with such typical Aussie humour,” Andrea said.

She is now in the early stages of working with screenwriters to adapt the play for the screen: “On film a lot more can happen so there is a lot of scope to expand the story, but it still celebrates a rural community.”

■ Produced by Black Swan Theatre, Barracking

Shaun Tan would give anything to be a young artist again.

An Academy Awardwinner and remarkably high achiever in his field, Tan nonetheless envies the freedom available to those

expressing themselves was simple.

“Not for praise, grades, approval, prizes or cash – a trap for many of us adults – but for a pure love of drawing and painting, and most of all, discovering by doing,” he said. “And finishing.”

The 21-year-old award has attracted some remarkable artwork for the annual exhibition at Subiaco library.

When playwright Shakara Walley needed songs for her play Songbird, there was no shortage of inspiration from within her family.

“The play is set in a pub at a gig, so I realised I needed a few songs for that gig,” Shakara said, so she got together with her sisters Ricki-Lee and Desiray, and her dad, musician George Walley, to put a song list together.

“I asked Desiray to compose the title song, Songbird, about a caged bird wanting to break free and she came up with it in about 10 minutes,” Shakara said.

The family have been playing together their whole lives: “We all grew up on stage as Mum [Rosemary] and Dad played festivals and then we all played festivals together. It was how we earned our pocket-money.”

These days Shakara is better known for writing TV documentaries such as Aussie Rangers and Gold Diggers, but she honed her writing skills at Yirra Yaakin.

Songbird was written in 2015 for Blue Room Theatre as part of Yirra Yaakin’s Yirra Yarnz, supporting emerging indigenous writers.

Songbird is the story of Brooke, who is at a pub gig when an old friend, Leon, turns up. Brooke wants to leave the past where it is.

Shakara said she wanted to explore reconciliation when one wants it and the other doesn’t: “Usually it is women who are the reconcilers and peacemakers, so I wanted to flip the story and make it the man who seeks closure.”

■ Songbird opens at Subiaco Arts Centre this weekend, performing to May 4, with post-show Q&A on May 3.

“Someone who simply wishes strongly enough to express something visually that they are willing to put aside all other responsibilities and distractions – of which there are a ton every day –to do so with a pure heart and a singular purpose.”

Tan has clear but perhaps surprising advice for the numerous student artists expected to submit their work for Subiaco’s 2024 Shaun Tan Award.

“Finish your work.” He said. “It’s the only way you’ll know if it’s good or not.”

Mayor David McMullen said the award always uncovered a wealth of talent and presented an opportunity to young artists no matter where they were in WA.

Songbird, second time around Pure love drives Tan award

“I look forward to seeing the fantastic artworks that will come in as part of this year’s award,” he said. Entrants are invited to submit an original, twodimensional visual art creation.

The top 50 artworks will be shown at Subiaco Library.

Entries open on Monday, April 29 and close on Monday, May 20 at 5.30pm.

■ For details, visit www. subiaco.wa.gov.au and search Shaun Tan Award.

SARAH McNEILL

■ Steve Le Marquand, left, and Joel Jackson in Black Swan Theatre Company’s Barracking for the Umpire.

SARAH McNEILL

■ Playwright Shakara Walley invited her musical family to write the song list for Songbird. Photo: Paul McGovern

Suburban sanctuary

With a bridge over a babbling stream, a waterfall, pool, spa and a soaring canopy of foliage, the back garden of this 1743s.qm property is like a sanctuary in suburbia.

You could be forgiven for imagining you are in the Perth Hills rather than one door from the Christ Church Grammar playing fields in Mt Claremont.

From the front, it looks like one large, moderniststyle house that blends in beautifully with its natural surroundings. the elevated location so much she bought the house next door and reconfigured the design to create one sprawling abode with two separate wings. There are two kitchens,

in 2012, after living on a large riverfront property in Bassendean.

“My husband said ‘I’m not buying unless it’s fabulous’,” she said.

“We could see it had the potential to be fabulous.”

makeover so they could be used in every season.

“In summer, the cabana is great for entertaining,” the owner said.

The clever design would suit a range of buyers, including those looking for a multi-generational house where different members of the family could live under the same roof but still have their own privacy

Ideal for young adults, a guest suite in the west wing has its own entrance, intercom and lounge.

This looks out to what the current owners call the “pebble terrace”, a pavilion-style alfresco area with treetop views.

Almost every corner of the house has been updated to give it a contemporary look and make it more liveable.

A new front door, lighting, heavy stacker doors, curtains, blinds, gas fire-

“We fire up the barbecue, turn on the speakers, open up the screens and have a jolly good time.

“It’s such a beautiful house to live in, with so much space and light.

“Almost every room looks out to greenery.”

■ Take your pick from multiple living areas, including this one with a big new fireplace.

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April 20, 10am

COTTESLOE

94 Railway Street

If you’re looking for a renovation project, this 1920s house opposite the Grant Street train station could be it.

AGENT: Chris Shellabear, Shellabears Real Estate.

April 20, 10am

DALKEITH

86A Waratah Avenue

Willow Tree Villa is the name of this two-bedroom and two-bathroom abode on a 257sq.m site opposite the shops.

AGENTS: Thomas Jefferson Wedge and Vivien Yap, Ray White Dalkeith Claremont.

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April 27, noon

WEMBLEY

79 Pangbourne Street

This five-bedroom and two-bathroom house near Monsterella Pizza is being sold on behalf of the Public Trustee.

AGENTS: Craig Gaspar and Decland Turner, DUET

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April 27, 1.30pm

COTTESLOE

1/246 Broome Street

There is bound to be interest in who buys this groundfloor unit because the other three units are owned by the same person/company.

AGENT: Richard Young, Caporn Young.

Neighbours snap up movie-set house

The Floreat house where The Shark Net mini-series was filmed has sold for $2.92million to neighbours who were familiar with it after walking past it many times. “They’re going to renovate it and have a spare house,” agent Hamish Laidlaw, of Xceed Real Estate, said. It was an irresistible cash offer without building and pest inspections plus a three-week settlement. “It was like buying a candy bar,” Mr Laidlaw said. There were five offers for 7 Lifford Road, which is on a 1212sq.m corner site opposite Donegal Park. The 1962 house had been styled with modernist furniture – and the buyers liked it so much they bought it. The sellers were delighted their much-loved family home went to a couple who appreciated its design heritage as well as the gardens.

■ Buy a share of this island near Tampa, Florida.

Public ownership plan for Florida island

About $1500 will get you a slice of Beer Can Island, also known as Pine Key, off the Florida coast. The nickname came from the number of empty cans that are collected after boaties descend on the popular party spot. The owners tried to auction the 3.6ha island earlier this month but had no takers, so they have listed it for $21.5million, in crypto or cash. A prospective buyer has announced a “Save Beer Can Island” project. A $1500 share

entitles owners to vote on issues such as opening it to the public. “I don’t think too many people are gonna go out and purchase an island, so there’s an opportunity for all of us to own an island together, which is a pretty neat opportunity,” Nick Lipidarov reportedly said. Money pledged will be held in an escrow account and returned if his group fails to buy the island. Australian trees were planted on the island to help with erosion so you may feel at home. For more details, go to savebeercanisland.com

PG home sold on the QT, for $11.45m

■ “We’ll take the furniture too,” said the buyers of The Shark Net house that sold in a quick, three-week settlement.

rest of us,” one local said. Agent Olivia Porteous, of William Porteous Properties International, was the selling agent but she declined to comment. When the penthouse was listed for sale in June last year, the sellers told the POST they had first choice of all the apartments in the Mirvac development (Twostorey house in the sky, 17, 2023). The penthouse, on the southwest corner, has its own private

■ Andy Nye, of Shellabears, sold this Peppermint Grove house off-market for $11.45million. POST

There has always been a tug-of-war between a desire for privacy and a display of wealth in Peppermint Grove, and that’s why some high-net worth people in the “village” are choosing to sell off-market to avoid having a sign out the front and home opens. A three-level trophy home at 39 Keane Street changed hands recently without any fanfare. Andy Nye, of Shellabears, brokered the $11.45million deal for the threestorey house on a 1818sq.m site “At this end of the market people often want a little bit discretion,” Mr Nye said. “Sometimes a buyer will come to me with a price range and what they’re looking for and I go on a shopping trip. It sounds easy but it’s not; a lot of work is done in the background. It can happen the other way around too, with a vendor wanting to sell off-market and access my database. Home opens can be a lot of work, and by selling off-market you avoid tyre-kickers.”

Leighton penthouse fetches $9m

A two-storey Leighton penthouse that sold off-the-plan for $8.95million in January 2008 has sold again for $9million. The sale of the 4x3 at 3/1 Freeman Loop, North Fremantle, has delighted some of the residents at the Kerry Hilldesigned complex. “It’s good for the

pool and lift. The sellers bought the apartment shortly before the global financial crisis in 2008 when property prices dived.

■ This penthouse in Beachside Leighton has finally sold after hitting the market last June

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Mediterranean style

■ The wrought-iron staircase was built on site to emulate the traditional style of craftmanship.

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Ray White Cottesloe Mosman Park

Farandole is a lively Provencal dance, often performed at weddings, where people hold hands, form a chain and follow a leader through a serpentine course.

It’s also the name of this French-inspired house overlooking the eighth hole of Lake Claremont Golf Course.

The sellers, keen

■ Egg-blue shutters and balconies are among the many Mediterranean-style features in this north-facing home on a 622sq.m site.

the occasional game of golf, were thrilled when they bought the house at auction in 2003.

They have enjoyed the lifestyle and the location, within easy walking distance of the golf course, Claremont Aquatic Centre, Claremont Tennis Club, the local shops and one of their favourite dining spots, the TeeBox Cafe.

The house has the feel of a rural retreat thanks to

quiet cul-de-sac with just three houses.

Blush-coloured limestone, duck-egg blue shutters and antique front doors set the tone for all things French.

There is nothing cookiecutter about the home, with features sourced from around the world. including the antique doors in the living area.

The etched and leadlight doors came from St Remy

agent Deb Brady, of Ray White Cottesloe Mosman Park.

“This home is an authentic celebration of Mediterranean style,” Ms Brady said.

There is so much that catches the eye in the living area, but winning the tussle for attention is the sweeping view of the golf course.

■ The cylindrical, one-person lift topped by a glass dome looks like something out of Star Wars.

■ Two project managers with international experience designed this extraordinary home near the river.

■ Open the front gate and you’ll be on the eighth hole of Lake Claremont Golf Course.

■ Get your dancing shoes on and buy Mas Farandole, a French-inspired house named after a Provencal jig.

The front of the house faces north so the living area and terrace have a sun-kissed look, especially at twilight.

The attention to detail is evident in the farmhousestyle kitchen with a butler’s sink, vintage cup-pull handles, deep drawers and a pine benchtop that came from a shop in France.

Things you will love

Direct access to golf course

North-facing front Beautiful leadlights

CONTACT: Deb Brady

A dramatic wrought-iron staircase leads up to four bedrooms, three of which have balconies overlooking the golf course. The house is on a 622sq.m site.

0405 570 903.

Sails of the century

budget to design and build their dream home in 2013.

“O

ur home is a cross between Sydney Opera House and the sails of the dhow, a traditional Arabian sailing ship,” the owners said.

“The style concept came from living in Abu Dhabi in the 1990s.”

After working on major international developments, the two project managers finally had a spare hand and a healthy

■ The home is a celebration of curves, inside and out.

“I built this house for my wife,” the husband said. “It’s been a wonderful house to live in and we are selling reluctantly, to downsize.”

The house is on a 478sq.m site opposite a reserve that adjoins St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls junior school.

The futuristic exterior, with a curved copper roof that wraps around a zincclad cylinder, sets the tone for a unique design.

The front door opens to a view of the home’s most extraordinary feature – a spiral staircase with a cylindrical one-person lift that uses pneumatic technology. It looks like an inner lighthouse topped by a glass dome that gives a view of the stars by night.

“In the construction phase it was dubbed the Jupiter Space Station,” the husband said.

Builders prefer straight lines because they are

easier and cheaper to construct, but this house is filled with curves, even in the basement garage. A mix of convex and concave curves on windows, walls, stairs and in paving catch the eye.

“A delightful but unintended consequence of the massive, curved roof is the ability to capture the sounds and activities of the river in quasi-stereo quality,” the husband said.

“This is because the sound waves captured under the curved roof produce a megaphone effect.”

One of the many things the owners say they will miss is the sweeping river view from the main bedroom. A big picture window and balcony look out to Bicton Baths and East Fremantle Yacht Club.

Let your local tradie know you saw their ad in the

David hunts honour for lost Anzacs

• From page 3

The newspaper notice said: “Killed in action on May 3 1917 (previously reported missing), Corporal Plummer, late employee Locomotive Department, West Perth. Dearly beloved husband of Florence Plummer, loving father of Gertie, Mavis, Edna.”

Further research showed Cpl Plummer was killed in France and buried at Bullecourt.

“Plummer does appear on the Subiaco memorial in Rankin Gardens but he is not included on the Jolimont Honour Cross,” Mr Murray said.

His investigation discovered that Plummer was not an isolated case and that four other men were not recognised.

Pte Henley was killed at Gallipoli with Australian War Memorial records showing his hometown was Jolimont.

Pte Henley is named on the Lone Pine memorial at Gallipoli but not on the Jolimont or Subiaco memorials.

Pte Taylor gave his address as 59 Jersey Street Jolimont when he enlisted in 1915.

He was killed on September 20, 1917 and does not appear on either of Subiaco’s memorials.

Pte Lester, was linked to Roseberry Street, and died of wounds in April 2017.

He is on the Jolimont Honours Cross and the State War Memorial in Kings Park, but not on the clock tower in Rankin Gardens.

Pte Bennett is also on the Jolimont roll, but not on the Subiaco one.

He gave Jolimont as his hometown but died of tuberculosis in Perth and was buried at Wooroloo.

Mr Hopper’s research found 20 unrecognised servicemen who were added to the Subiaco War Memorial.

They included Andrew Christie, a Subiaco football club captain, who was killed at Gallipoli.

A passionate local his-

tory and footy enthusiast, Mr Murray was instrumental in the reinstatement of missing turnstiles inside Subiaco Oval’s heritage-listed ticket gates in Haydn Bunton Drive (Oval gates get another turn, POST, December 12, 2020).

He also unearthed a secret WWII torpedo factory in Hay Street, Jolimont (How Subiaco’s secret torpedo workshop helped win the war, POST, March 19, 2023).

“With yet another magnificent find to add to our Subiaco heritage I hope the mayor and councillors and community will take this on board,” he said.

In response to questions from the POST, Subiaco council indicated it would be happy to work with Mr Murray to validate the new names.

Installing a new plaque, or any proposal to make changes to the heritage-listed war memorial, would have to go to the Heritage Council of WA.

Solo Mangano V legal heavies

• From page 3

Mr Mangano was ordered to pay $1518 for the McGarrys costs for the 90-minute hearing.

“The amount is vastly less than what I estimate it has cost the plaintiff,” Justice Tottle said.

Nedlands councillor Noel Youngman was also subpoenaed to produce documents for the case.

Mr Mangano was told to provide private emails, texts and WhatsApp messages about the issue.

Mr Mangano said in court: “The City of Nedlands is holding back information from me

as well as from the other side. “I would also like to see discovery of any and all documents which are unreasonably being withheld from me by the City of Nedlands, including a large number which have been redacted, seriously redacted blank pages.”

The McGarrys, both apartment developers, are suing Mr Mangano over comments he made at two council meetings in 2022.

Mr Mangano alleged at those meetings that sand had been illegally dumped on the verge of 52 Jutland Parade. “The view that the plaintiffs

have is that the issues in the case…are much broader than that,” Mr Anderson said via video.

The 1959sq.m riverside block is owned by Ms McGarry, who bought it for $12.4million in 2021.

The McGarrys won approval in April 2023 to build a fivelevel house on the site, which slopes down to the river.

Plans show the home will have a car lift to two five-car garages, a dramatic central curved stairway, two lifts, home cinema, wine cellar, five bedrooms, garden pavilion and a pool court looking out over the river.

Sparks fly over Electric concert

By JANE WISHAW

The Electric Island concert that closed Cottesloe beach two weeks ago has been hailed as a big success – but not everyone is happy. A petition is circulating in Cottesloe calling for a ban on ticketed concerts that restrict public access to the beach and the closure of the main street, Marine Parade, to visitors and locals

More than 500 east coast live music fans flew to Cottesloe from Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide for the star-studded concert.

Many stayed locally and attended both Saturday and Sunday night concerts, joining thousands of local fans at a time when music festivals around the world are shutting up shop.

Most of Cottesloe’s main beach and Marine Parade were closed for the two-night beach concerts with four topbilling artists.

The event created more than 300 local jobs, according to Damian Gelle, a veteran music promoter born and raised in Floreat Park.

Cottesloe mayor Lorraine Young was taken with the event.

“Feedback from our community on the Electric Island event earlier this month has been fabulous,” she said.

“The relaxed Cottesloe lifestyle is perfect for this type of beachside event.

“The start and finish times ensured that our residents were not unduly inconvenienced.

“Our local businesses benefitted from the extra trade, with a very well-behaved crowd flocking to our beach.”

The fireworks were a bonus.

Mr Gelle said the stunning beach location was key to luring the world’s biggest acts to Australia.

“Armand van Helden lives in Miami and tours the world,” he said.

“He is very expensive and also limits the number of shows he performs around the globe each year.

“When I showed our show reel from Electric Island 2023 and he saw Cottesloe Beach

The relaxed Cottesloe lifestyle is perfect for this type of beachside event.

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Cambridge 400 revolt

• From page 1

118 yes votes and no objections.

That motion proposed $500,000 be budgeted for the Town to prepare its own PSP in line with

The council administration would also have to hold a regular monthly public meeting in the council chambers to report back to the community on the Floreat

Ms Foley said there was no

Deadly panels could close QEII

• From page 5

is undertaken prior to a tender application going live for each identified site,” a spokesman said.

The chimney of the central energy plant built for $226million in 2012 was one of several QEII buildings found to be clad in combustible cladding.

The department identifi 97 sites across the state that needed flammable cladding removed. It had finished work at 93 of them.

“Fire risks associated with this building involve the potential for campus-wide energy failures if the energy plant was impacted by fire,” say new tender documents to remove and replace the cladding.

Unlike the other hospital blocks wrapped in the fl mable material (Fire hazard cladding rife at QEII, April 13), including the Cancer

Sanur to trump Subi?

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responded: “If the applicant is successful in those proceedings these proceedings become redundant because there’ll be a development approval [including for demolition].”

In the case of a refusal, Ms Le Miere favoured combining the two related cases.

The parties agreed to hold the next directions hearing after the April 26 mediation, to consider what came out of it.

Mr Beckett told the tribunal he intended to write to the State Solicitors Office (SSO) –the lawyers for the planning department – to make them aware of the new date, and asked if they could be invited to take part.

Mr Beckett asked if a longerthan-normal slot could be allocated for the directions hearing because there would be three parties.

The SSO is defending the DAP decision at the tribunal.

Subiaco’s legal team and planners were invited to join the first mediation session on February 19 between Sanur and the SSO – but were then booted out of the room.

While Subiaco was “somewhat engaged” in those matters it wasn’t directly a party to those proceedings which meant “we don’t have the benefit of knowing everything going on there”, Mr Beckett added.

All of the negotiations and talks between the SSO and Sanur are taking place behind

a veil of secrecy.

No directions hearing –which are open to the public – was held after Sanur appealed the DAP decision, and the February 19 mediation was held behind closed doors. A POST reporter sat in the hallway near the room where the mediation was held. Among those taking part on the day were DAP chair Francesca Lefante and Mr Le Pley with his planning consultant and former DAP member Malcolm MacKay. Sanur lodged plans late last year for a $3.6million demolition and rebuild of the shops.

Those plans are the latest in a long line of attempts by Sanur over the course of more than a decade to redevelop the site.

requirement to advertise a motion at an electors meeting and questioned why Mr Mack wanted to gag her.

“My understanding is I have quite frankly every right to raise any motion I choose and I’d like to talk about,” she said.

Mr Mack said the motions were different to the wording on the form she had submitted in the petition for the meeting.

“I am using broad discretion to accept motion 1. I’m treating that as an amendment to the one you put on Form 1 but I can’t accept motion 2 because it’s entirely different,” he said.

Ms Foley argued it was substantially related to the other motion and should be allowed.

“I can’t believe that we are standing here having a debate over a technicality,” she said.

“It feels like you are trying to stop this and I’m really discouraged about that. I strongly suggest

you let me put motion 2 up.

“I’m going to move motion 1 now and try to get some legal advice because this is extraordinary, really extraordinary you are taking this position with the community.”

A string of locals spoke passionately about their love of their garden suburb and were applauded for arguing for transparency over the Floreat Forum matter.

The deadline for a tender for firms to develop the Town’s PSP closed earlier that day, with two bids received.

Planning director Luke Gibson said the tenders had not been assessed but he expected a draft to be ready by about September or October, ready for advertising around March next year and completed by December 2025.

He expected APIL would lodge its own PSP with the WA Planning Commission “in coming weeks”.

Night fever hits Bold Park

• From page 11

less than 10mm, 80 to 99 percent below the summer average rainfall.

“The native eco-system is pretty resilient,” Prof. Shabala said.

“The plants are designed to survive, they have evolved to cope. But it all comes down to the duration and extent of the stress.”

He said lack of water would cause a plant to sacrifice 80 percent of its leaves.

“They get by by surviving rather

than growing. Once the stress is over, they might come back,” Prof. Shabala said.

Mr Lofthouse said that when the Friends planted natives in areas that they required rehabilitation, they did not follow up with watering.

“The survival rates are pretty low, but the ones that do survive are able to get through the hot summers from their natural variation,” he said.

A panel from the CEP chimney was removed for testing in 2021.

Kings of the big game

How will our players develop better by joining a lesser competition in another state?

That is the only question West Coast need to ask themselves as they weigh up a tectonic shift in the management and development of their emerging and second-tier players.

The Eagles have until the end of the month to decide whether to keep their reserves team in the WAFL, the 139-year-old league that was the genesis of the club’s existence, or opt for a lose-lose move to the shallow and distant VFL.

It is lose-lose because West Coast would be only one of the losers in such a decision.

The other would be the WAFL itself, and the clubs within it who would lose 1. the important $600,000 licence fee provided by West Coast to field a team in the

top-up cohort, and 3. the status and credibility earned over more than a century.

It could also lead to the WAFL, once the premier football competition in this state, becoming a fourth-tier entity behind the AFL, AFLW and VFL.

That is only one step away from complete irrelevance.

The WA Football Commission, the overseer of football in this state and the ultimate arbiter given that it owns the licences used by West Coast and Fremantle to take part in the AFL, will be surveyed for its views on the matter.

The response should be clear and simple: West Australian football requires the biggest and most influential West Australian football organisation to remain part of it. Anything else could cause irreversible damage to the sport.

The issue that is causing the Eagles to contemplate a move to the VFL to join the “know-alls and wise men from the east” targeted so effectively in the original 1987 (and best) club song, is player development.

For nearly four decades, the club has been challenged by what to do with its excess players, the emerging juniors, returning seniors and those out of form or unable to win a senior spot.

The first model was the most successful.

Players remained with or were allocated to WAFL clubs where they might have played in a different system but were invariably part of a competitive environment and often had senior team-mates and club gures to guide and nurture their progress.

West Coast premiership defender Will Schofield has recently written several compelling articles about his personal experience of the individual and team benefits of that system.

West Coast won three senior ags and played in five grand

Monarch no longer on his throne

No discounting the gravitas and weight of history when the reign of Kelly Slater, the King of Surfing, came to an end at the Margaret River Pro.

That momentous, unimaginable moment, the critical crux and ultimate climax to the greatest surfing career ever, had finally come. Yet it didn’t feel real.

Who out there in the surfing world was not moved as the mightiest warrior ever to grace a surfboard said: “This feels like the end”?

Forget the cut, forget the surfers out in the water fighting for their careers, this was a monumental point in time that justifies the word “epic” and the phrase “things will never be the same again”.

It doesn’t get any bigger than this and it all happened at the MR Pro, in West Oz, what a privilege for the comp and the fans.

The king’s feet should never touch the sand and Slater was fittingly chaired up the beach after his loss.

When asked to say some words to his family and friends in the post-heats interview, Slater took a long pause and

finals under that method. Adelaide and Port Adelaide won three flags between them with the same approach in the SANFL.

But the players were spread out, it was inconvenient to assess them across multiple matches, West Coast could not control the coaching message and so a different approach was tried.

That involved WAFL host clubs who fielded the spare

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clenched his lips, holding his welling emotions in check least the magnitude of the moment get the better of him.

“I’m kind of avoiding that emotion, it’s almost hitting me, it’s all right there, bubbling up,” he said. “It’s been an incredible lifetime of memories.

“It’s just so much emotion for so long, so much dedication, it’s not all roses but it’s been the best times of my life.

“I couldn’t quite pull a miracle off this week but I’ve pulled a few off over the years and I still had that hope out there.

“It is what it is, everything

comes to an end and if you don’t adapt you don’t survive and my motivation hasn’t quite been there to really put in that 100 percent.”

“I’ve never even really had a good result here and the crowds have just been so supportive of me.

“I’ve had a fight with this wave my whole career so it’s not necessarily the wave I want to end on.

“I have put in for a wildcard for Fiji so we’ll see how that goes.”

Bad news for WA rookie Jacob Willcox who was cut from the tour after losing in the round of 32.

Full wrap-up next week.

record 28 matches, COVID and a horrific AFL injury list ravaged its depth while top-ups have been, mostly, little more than reserve or amateur level players.

West Coast, the state’s biggest sporting juggernaut, with friends in the highest places, have bleated repeatedly about the need for more concessions to get better top-ups.

Yet why would any capable footballer want to join a reserves team where premierships are a low priority and their own place is always vulnerable to the return of a listed player?

But the wheel is turning, which may make further concessions obsolete and strengthen the case to retain the status quo.

The Eagles beat reigning premier East Fremantle last Sunday to end their record winless streak while the return of AFL premiership stars Liam Ryan and Dom Sheed, the presence of several other seasoned campaigners and the impact of some highly promising rookies made the team far more competitive.

players. This created its own tensions, given that the two partners often had different goals.

The AFL club wanted to develop players, the WAFL club wanted to win games and premierships. Compatible ambitions in theory, but chaos-makers in real life. Though, funnily enough, it seems to work for Fremantle and Peel.

This led to the third model – a reserves team playing under the West Coast banner with the coach and support staff part of the AFL club and top-up players recruited to fill the team when necessary. That team has been a basketcase.

Wooden-spooners for the past three years, and winless for a

West Coast already get the smallest AFL distribution of all 18 clubs with their $15million share last year significantly below foreign market pioneers Gold Coast ($33m) and GWS ($32m) while increasingly irrelevant Melbourne clubs St Kilda ($24m), North Melbourne ($24m) and Western Bulldogs ($22m) also get much bigger handouts.

It is one thing for the Eagles to be forced to prop up their financially fragile rivals, but there is no excuse for falling for the illusion of better player development that would weaken WA football while enhancing the VFL.

As the song goes, “For years we learned the lessons, and we learned them very well.” Maybe it is time to apply them.

WACA debacle over … but at what cost?

One of the biggest debacles in WACA history has finally come to an end but at a substantial cost to WA cricket’s bank balance and reputation.

In January, the WACA board made the petty, short-sighted and ultimately erroneous decision to suspend director Paul Collins.

It was driven by his fallingout with some board members and senior management who branded him a “psycho-social hazard” over his intense scrutiny and concerns about the $180million ground redevelopment.

The WACA last week announced it had rescinded the suspension and Collins received a public apology from chair Avril Fahey.

It is an indictment of the board members who voted in favour of the original decision that the suspension was rescinded – not revoked – which meant that it effectively never happened.

In other words, the WACA acknowledged that it did not have cause to suspend Collins.

The timing of the announcement was significant because it came just before a deadline issued by Collins to start defamation action against Fahey and deputy Michael Gannon over the announcement to members of his wrongful suspension. Did I say debacle? Add farce, fiasco and shambles to the list.

And one thing not announced in the apology was the size of the WACA’s legal costs over the embarrassing affair.

Estimated to have reached $300,000 last month and still rising, it could eventually top the WACA’s legal bill when it tried unsuccessfully 40 years ago to stop South Africa-bound rebel tourist Kim Hughes playing pennant cricket. Collins set up a GoFundMe page to help fight the suspension, but did not call on the $10,000 raised and will now donate it to cricket charity Lord’s Taverners.

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West Coast have ended their WAFL record 28-game winless streak.

Will Schofield credits his early days at Peel for helping him become an AFL premiership player, right.

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