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POST comment By BRET CHRISTIAN Some uncomfortable truths exist about sharks that kill humans in the ocean.

Here’s a true story for those who like to ridicule the theory that only a few of the many great white sharks are responsible for human deaths: Some years ago, but this century, WA surfers were being taken by great whites at an alarming rate. Their grieving mates got sick of waiting for government action on the protected species. They accessed a big boat, found and shot a 5m female great white, took photos and towed the carcass way out to sea. The attacks on surfers stopped immediately. The conversation is changing after the fatal attack at Sorrento on September 18, the horror witnessed at close range by dozens of people.

A digger rolls the whale on Wednesday, preparing it to be hauled down City Beach and onto a waiting truck that will take it to the tip. Photo: Ross Swanborough

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By STAFF REPORTERS A Rottnest ferry had to swerve to miss a floating whale carcass on Sunday afternoon before several 5m great white sharks feasted on it as it washed up on City Beach the next morning.

Thousands of onlookers flocked to examine the beached 30-tonne carcass of the female humpback aged about 19 before it was taken to the Red Hill tip on Thursday. Passengers on the Rottnest Fast Ferries service to Hillarys said

the ferry slowed for the crew to examine the whale floating about 7km from shore at 4.30pm on Sunday. “They had detoured slightly to drive right next to it,” a passenger said. “They slowed down and I assumed they were inspecting it as they didn’t

make any announcements to the passengers.” Metropolitan beaches along the coast remained closed as the whale’s oil and odour drew large sharks close to the shore. Fishers used a drone and wire traces to catch a 4m great white at City

Beach on Monday night but released it after taking photographs while wearing masks. Cambridge ratepayers are set to bear the $100,000 cost to remove the carcass and take it to landfill. Mayor Gary Mack said immediate action was • Please turn to page 29

Guards step in over There’s no place demand to mayor like home... By SPENCER ROBERTSON Stirling council security guards have intervened to stop a ratepayer from questioning mayor Mark Irwin over an alleged unpaid gym debt from 2017.

Nicholas Tan used public question time at a Stirling council meeting last month to repeatedly question the gym’s alleged failure to reimburse him $340 over the collapse of the mayor’s Selby Health and Fitness Gym. Mr Irwin and his wife Elise ran the Osborne Park gym for 21 years before it closed suddenly in 2017, leaving scores of members owed $13,000 in refunds. Mr Tan said during question time that in his opinion, it was a question

The now-closed Selby’s health and fitness gym

of trust. He said hundreds of members paid upfront fees and the gym closed soon after. “Despite my efforts at the time, I received no refund or discount for the unused portion of my membership, approxi-

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mately $340 on a pro rata basis, excluding interest. “My attempts to contact Selby’s were [then] unsuccessful.” Mr Irwin said the questions did not refer to a council matter, but he acknowledged the impact the gym’s closure had on members. He said he believed all affected members had been repaid. “It was very public, and certainly I committed at the time that everyone was paid back,” he said. “I certainly can’t understand why a refund wasn’t provided to you. “Everyone else [got one], but I am happy to respond to you in writing.” Mr Tan said the questions were related to council business but was • Please turn to page 29

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Satterley defeat a win for people power In decades past, Peppermint Grove developer Nigel Satterley resolved to develop an urban town in Parkerville on a rural property that was gifted to the Anglican Church more than 100 years ago. Last week, following six years of Satterley applications, amendments, modifications and appeals, the State Administrative Tribunal handed down its final decision once again refusing the development. In this David and Goliath fight, this is a win for people power.

Ferry plans tied up in knots In Lloyd Gorman’s September 19 POST report Rita digs in to defend Matilda ferry, Nedlands MP Jonathan Huston is quoted as saying that the speed limit exemptions sought by the PTA are “generally the difference between 8kmh and 22 to 25kmh”. Mr Huston is in error, vastly underestimating the speed being requested. The current speed limit in Matilda Bay is eight KNOTS (almost 15kmh). The speed exemptions requested as indicated

in the Ferry Operations Development Application refers to speeds up 25 knots (46kmh), a speed greater than councils are seeking for residential streets. Imagine a 100-passenger ferry ripping through the water at such speeds adjacent to half a dozen rowing shells each with n i n e U WA s t u d e n t s just off the Blue Boat House. A collision would be disastrous, but just passing by is equally hazardous. Peter French Kings Park Avenue, Crawley

In the following 20 hours, 1100 “likes” on the Save Perth Hills website proved that the decision was of huge public interest. Since 2020 the volunteer group, SPH, has organised the fight to resist the Satterley plan with logical and validated arguments showing the drastic effects it would have on the unique ecosystem, wildlife and traffic, in this unique Hills environment. Each year since then protest rallies have been attended by up to 2000 concerned community

members and have included representatives from every political party. Ten attempts by the developer for approval were refused by Mundaring Shire, the WA Planning Commission and SAT. Last week’s State Tribunal Report states: “The structure plan put before us and relied upon by Satterley is so flawed as to warrant a refusal to approve it.” The considerable financial cost to defend the Hills in each formal hearing has been born by the community

and taxpayers. SPH and its thousands of supporters from near and far were never going to go away. The Hills community is committed to protecting the unique environment, centuries-old tree canopy, native wildlife, local water courses and threatened species from incongruous development and bushfires. R.D. Walsh Grant Street, Cottesloe • More letters page 12

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A few days after the recent fatal shark attack at Sorrento, I went for my morning swim at Swanbourne, staying close to shore, in the waves, conscious of the risk. As I swam, my thoughts were with the family and friends affected by the tragedy. Two men were also swimming nearby, closer to the surf lifesaving club. When I came out of the water, I noticed them standing on the beach. They appeared ready to leave but were watching me. It dawned on me that they had waited until I was safely ashore. As I walked towards my bag and my waiting

dogs, I looked over. They waved, and I waved back. I hope they understood my gratitude in that simple gesture. We exchanged no words, but their thoughtfulness stayed with me. Two strangers had taken a little extra time out of their morning to look out for someone they did not know. At a time of sadness, that quiet act of kindness gave me hope. There is comfort in knowing that people still care for one another, even without an introduction. To those two men: Thank you. Di Downie Knutsford Street, Swanbourne

I’d love to know what car B.C. Povey drives that hates low speeds (Chop these changes, Letters, September 26) and how he manages parking at Ikea or Karrinyup? All of the cars I’ve driven in the past decade are more than happy at 30kmh (and slower). But he has a point: We could utilise the European standard of just 30kmh and

50kmh limits for urban streets and roads, with the limit being the lower of whatever Main Roads and the local council specifies – a speed that respects both engineering and local land use needs. For example, Cambridge Street near Birkdale and Alexander screams out for the lowest possible limit. Conrad Drake Brix Street, Wembley Downs

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No fear as Bullet fires up Show By JACK MADDERN David Smith is a recordbreaking cannonball.

Known as The Bullet, he has been fired 60m long and 27m high, both world records. “I got kind of sick of breaking distance records,” he said. “We’re starting a new category… so we started setting height records.” The second-generation human cannonball from the USA has been flying across Claremont Showground this week as one of the Perth Royal Show’s main attractions. He defies death twice a day to blaze across the main arena before somersaulting, hopefully, into a carefully-positioned net. “It’s gotten to a very dangerous level,” he said.

“I’ve had close calls in getting to where I am now.” David followed his father David Smith Senior into the cannonball business half a century ago. His daughter, Mackenzie, and son, Maverick, are now involved in the family business and helped him prepare the cannon he redesigned from his father’s original. David’s parents worked in the circus and he said his mother was still swinging on the trapeze when she was four months pregnant with him. His father, meanwhile, was tinkering with an idea to safely shoot a man from a cannon. “He’d start building little parts and figuring it out,” David said. “He went home and built his first human cannon, fired it with a skeleton, and booked his first con-

tract before it was ever completed.” David Senior was still being shot from the cannon when he was 70. “I used to shoot my dad out of the cannon back in the day, and especially when I was older, watching my dad do it when we were both cannonballs,” he said. “I would much rather get shot out of the cannon than watch him do it. “It’s easier to point a gun at your own head than somebody else’s.” He said he was still afraid every time he got in his cannon but was assured by the detailed planning required before every shoot. “It used to be that I didn’t know how to handle months of fear… but one thing that really helps with the fear is preparation,” he said.

Physics and trigonometry calculations were built on wind velocity readings to determine the angle and aim of a shoot. He is in two minds about his children following him down the cannon barrel. “They’re ready, and they want to do it,” he said. “It worries me a little because it’s their personality that they’re going to have to beat dad, which is kind of natural, and I love to see it, but I don’t want to see it either because I know what that is.” David said he expected his highest flight to come this Saturday night. “I’ve started getting more comfortable and been getting dialled in here, so I started pushing it up a little bit,” he said. This is the final act of his tour across Australian royal shows.

Galup fishing ‘horrific cruelty’ By JEN REWELL

A regular Galup walker has said she saw “horrific cruelty” from teens who were fishing for feral carp in the lake.

Julie Atkinson approached six boys who were fishing off the gazebo on the north side of the lake when she was walking on Monday morning. “I told them they could not fish there and showed them the ‘no fishing’ sign,” she said. The boys had small fishing rods and bags of bread

to use as bait. When they caught fish, they handled them roughly and ripped lures from their mouths, she said. “It’s been horrific here today,” she said. “The cruelty is just awful. “They pulled out a bird and stomped on it.” The boardwalk was vandalised, with balusters missing from sections of the bridge. Another walker said it was a council issue to solve. “Last time we con-

fronted a group they did a brown eye at us, took a photo of us and told us we were perverts, held a rude finger at us and called my daughter a Karen,” she said. “It is a Town of Cambridge issue now. They need to be there.” A Cambridge council spokesperson has said people should call the ranger services rather than approaching fishers directly. Members of the Friends of Galup asked the council to increase ranger

David ‘The Bullet’ Smith is the human projectile shot twice a day across Claremont Showground’s main arena this week.

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Rangers were called when these teens were seen fishing at Galup. Photo: Julie Atkinson

patrols at the lake during school holidays. Two boys were fishing from the northern gazebo on Monday. Their mother was with them, knitting. Ms Atkinson said she had asked the council twice, police and RSPCA to attend. She was told no one was available. Cambridge rangers were busy handling whale crowd control at City Beach. “I thought, if nobody’s prepared to do anything then I will stay here and do it myself,” Ms Atkinson said. She stayed at Galup for several hours and took many photos and videos of the teens. She said she was not afraid for her safety and told them she had a black belt in karate. They posed for photographs and shared their social media pages with her as they continued to fish. “I’ve got a love of animals and I can’t stand any kind of cruelty,” Ms Atkinson said. Fishing is not permitted at Galup, according to the Town of Cambridge.

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Icy reception at Glacier Bay

Susan Bosch and her grand-daughter Loxley Wood could not get enough of Alaska and Canada during a recent cruise. The Wembley Downs family’s experiences included a nail-biting 130kmh zip-line adventure in Whistler, a lumberjack show in Ketchikan and a dog-sled ride up a mountain in Skagway. “Shock and horror for one of our fellow passengers on the dog sled trip,” Susan said. “We returned to the coach to find an invader, a squirrel, had chewed his brand-new bag

and his handle was in tatters. “I was so happy I had declined to leave my bag behind in the coach, because it contained all our passports.” Their cruise ship stopped at spectacular Glacier Bay south of Anchorage, a popular destination to catch sight of whales, killer whales and bears, where Loxley hit it off with ranger Cody Oldeen and persuaded him of the merits of the POST.

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Neighbours who objected to a home being built next to them were dismayed to be told by Cambridge council that there was “nothing to be done”.

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Phone signal is a lottery Lotterywest has hired a technology company that specialises in remote mobile phone coverage, to fix poor service at its Subiaco office. The state government Tenders WA website showed Lotterywest has paid Osborne Park tech firm Younifi just over $145,000 to “install IT equipment to improve the mobile coverage in the building” at 38 Station Street. Lotterywest’s offices are in the heart of Subiaco, across the road from Subi train station. Younifi, based in Sarich Court, Osborne Park, promotes its services as being for “businesses off the beaten track”. “We started in mining, solving big connectivity challenges in even bigger landscapes,” the company’s website says. “Now, we bring that

same know-how and nononsense approach to other industries that need a connection where it can be hard to come by. “From the city to the bush, the paddock to the pit, we help businesses stay connected with tech that works where others don’t.” The state-owned Lotterywest moved into Subiaco in 2016 and spent almost $6.5million to fit out two floors of the office block. POST reporter Lloyd Gorman used his phone at the Lotterywest offices this week to test the signal strength. Outside the building the phone had a full service but this dropped to just one bar soon after he walked into the main entrance on the ground floor and took the lift up to reception on the second floor.

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West Leederville residents petitioned councillors to revisit the approval of a home in Woolwich Street, which had been okayed by council staff. The approved house on Woolwich Street backs on to Lesser Street and Kneebone Lane. Neighbours objected to several elements of the design, including heights and setbacks. Cambridge deputy mayor Ben Mayes said the residents had “gone to some trouble” to put the petition together and he did not want to give them “a sense of false hope”. “But I’m cognisant that council, as a body, doesn’t really have any say on how these are dealt with,” he said. Planning director Luke Gibson said councillors did not have a role in decision-making on single houses, because of recent changes to the Act. The decision had been made by the Town’s administration in accordance with its authority to approve, he said. “No decision of council tonight or later will change that,” he said. Even if staff wrote a report about why they had

decided to approve the home, there was no way of revisiting that decision. RP Data shows that the property is owned by Robert Charles McMullen. The council received written objections from four immediate neighbours during a consultation period, which led to revised plans being submitted. Council staff approved the revised plans. “Is there anything the petitioners can do if they’re aggrieved by the DA outcome, outside of this petition?” Mr Mayes asked. “Not particularly, no,” Mr Gibson said. “The decision has been made.” The petition said the “number and magnitude of the approved variations” against the R code set a bad precedent for the council. “It unfairly favours the applicant without fair and reasonable regard for the immediate neighbours,” the petition said.

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By JEN REWELL Golfers who spot a golden ball while perfecting their swing on the driving range have struck it lucky, as they are in the running for a hole lot of fun.

Dozens of shiny golden balls have been released into the hopper of the Wembley Golf Course range and are popping up at random. Anyone who finds one can register to tee off in the Perron Institute Hole in One competition on October 11, which has a prize of $500,000. J i m M u r p h y, f r o m Perron Institute, said he had thought up the golfing event seven years ago. “They’ve raised more than a million dollars, it’s been good,” Jim said. “It’s a wonderful family day.” A handful of top golf pros and celebrities including golf personality Ron Chopper, Joel Innes and Perth Wildcats player Dylan Windler are also vying for the top prize. Strict insurance rules mean the tee will be right at the back of the 18th tee box, and the hole will be almost at the back of the green.

By SPENCER ROBERTSON A deregistered builder has been fined $25,000 for faulty work that resulted in a Scarborough home’s roof blowing off during a 2023 storm.

Jim Murphy and PGA Pro golfer Michael Pentland have their hands full of golden balls at Wembley Golf Course. Jim said Cambridge council, which owns and operates the Wembley Golf Course, was a big supporter of the event. Golf course general manager Nicole Martino said some golden balls may have already been hit into the driving range by accident by people who did not realise what prize was at stake.

mental ill-health among young people was increasing. “The multidisciplinary research team at the Perron Institute is investigating personalised treatments to reduce the trial-and-error process in antidepressant prescribing and improve outcomes for young people,” Prof. Rodger said.

They would be collected, cleaned and reintroduced to the hopper so someone else could have a chance to find them. “It’s a lottery of where they pop up,” she said. All proceeds from the event go to Telethon for Perron Institute research into youth mental health. Professor Jenny Rodger, from Perron, said

Buildsmart WA built the two-storey house without appropriate metal trusses, steel beams and column connections, the State Administrative Tribunal found. The features would have allowed the house to withstand 160kmh winds rather than the 90kmh gusts recorded when parts of its roof blew into a neighbouring property. Building commissioner Phil Payne said the September 2023 incident was a “significant failure” and the builder’s conduct fell short of standards. “This case clearly shows that failure to properly oversee building work and follow approved

plans, particularly involving significant structural elements, is unacceptable and dangerous,” he said. “I urge other builders to take note of this matter and ensure their own practices are exemplary and centred on providing safe and compliant work environments and buildings.” Buildsmart WA was fined $15,000 and its nominated supervisor Michael Adams $10,000 for their negligence. The company’s registration has not been renewed since July after the SAT cancelled it on financial grounds in a separate hearing. Buildsmart WA had been operating since 2014 but was judged to not have the capacity to meet its debts following the incident. Homeowners with defective works provided by the company should contact QBE.

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Huston and Saffioti trade barbs over budget billions By BRET CHRISTIAN

“Minister Saffioti drew down a $2.25billion cash advance as she raced to the airport on the eve of the AFL Grand Final and a long weekend,” Jonathan Huston, member for Nedlands, said this week.

“Why can’t the richest provincial government in the world make ends meet?” he asked, adding that total state borrowings were $50 billion. Rita Saffioti, the state treasurer, responded that $2.25billion borrowings are in line with the program outlined in the 2026-27 Budget papers.

Jonathan Huston and Rita Saffioti “This is just another misguided attempt from the Member for Nedlands to discredit Western Australia’s financial position,” she said. “The 2025-26 Annual Report on State Finances confirms the Cook Labor Government has delivered its eighth consecutive

operating surplus, with a final surplus of $4.2billion. “The borrowing program is being used responsibly to fund a record $44.3billion investment in economic infrastructure across Western Australia. “This includes investment in our hospitals, houses, roads, ports, power and water infrastructure that will benefit Western Australians for decades to come. She said total public sector net debt was $1.1billion lower than projected in the 2026-27 Budget at $33.4billion, and $5.6billion lower than projected in the original 2025-26 Budget.

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Caring for kids is good medicine for Allan By JACK MADDERN Senior pharmacist Allan Jones has been providing medicines to sick kids at Perth Children’s Hospital and the former Princess Margaret Hospital for half a century.

Friends, colleagues, and some children who are regular hospital patients, surprised him with a celebration to mark the 50-year anniversary on Tuesday last week. “It was the best-kept secret in history,” he said. Allan, who is 83, still works fulltime at the hospital pharmacy and said he had no plans to retire. He said he would give it another 50 years in what he dubbed the hospital’s engineroom if given the chance: “Maybe I will cut back to two or three days a week.” His role as hospital pharmacist had been joyful and sad over the years. “We have a lot to do with the families and parents when we dispense prescriptions in the outpatient clinics every day,” he said. “When they present, we hand them out and we do a full counselling. “You get to know these kids a lot over the years; you know them as personal friends, their mums, dads, carers.

“There are parents here with children who I’ve known since they were born.” Some of the children would be dependent on the medicines for the rest of their lives. “I get to know them and watch them grow,” he said. “They stay here for 16 years before they get moved on. “One of the patients I’ve known for a long, long time passed away recently. The mum sent me a lovely memento from the funeral as a keepsake.” Allan said it was the reward of keeping the hospital ticking and caring for the children that had kept him glued to the job for half a century. It was especially rewarding to see children benefit from the advances in medicines over the years, thanks to research. “The drugs are lifesaving, and if they didn’t have them, they wouldn’t be here today,” he said. “There have been huge improvements in drugs; it’s hard to keep up. “The clinical outcomes and the improvements in these kids is just amazing.” Allan was among Curtin University’s first cohort of pharmacy graduates and initially worked in community pharmacy before landing a temporary role at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.

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Allan Jones got a surprise 50-year celebration thrown for him on Tuesday at Perth Children’s Hospital last week. That segued into heading up the pharmacy at Princess Margaret Hospital. When PMH closed, he moved into PCH, where he has worked since. He said another positive change in his career had been seeing doctors go from handwriting scripts

to filling them out on a computer. He said reading a doctor’s handwriting did not require a degree in hieroglyphics, but it was something you had to grow accustomed to. “You get used to it over the years, and most doctors

are pretty good,” he said. “No degree in hieroglyphics, but sometimes you have to ring them for a ‘Please explain’. “E-scripts is the way they are going in community pharmacies, but we haven’t got around to that here, yet.”

Allan also credited his colleagues and a hospital culture built around caring for sick children as reasons he has stayed in the health system as long as he has. “You all have one objective in mind; it’s the sick kids,” he said.

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Man accused of wielding syringe

Swanbourne link to murder trial

The alleged murderers of a Swanbourne-raised mother of one, Tara Morrison, have stood trial for the first time in Perth District Court on Wednesday, maintaining not guilty pleas ahead of the six-week trial. Tara was 38 when she was discovered dead by police in a toddler’s bedroom cupboard. The officers were conducting a welfare check on a home on Bell Drive, Broadwater, in Busselton in April 2024. James Sorgiovanni, 29, and Hannah Glover, 30, were charged by police with Tara’s murder and appeared in court this week as the trial began. The court heard from prosecutor Michael Cvetkoski that Ms Glover was living at the home with her partner, Mr Sorgiovanni, and her 18-month-old child when the attack on her former lover Tara began. He told jurors Tara died from repeated stab wounds to her chest, neck and hands from multiple knives. “The stabbing was sustained with the intention of ending Tara Morrison’s life,” he said. “Tara didn’t have the chance to arm herself because it was two against one; she had her hands to defend herself against blades, and those blades tore her hands up. “Blood made its way

onto the doors, floors, and walls of every room of the house. “Her bloody palm print was identified at the front glass door she was attempting to escape. “As she was being attacked by Ms Glover and Mr Sorgiovanni, her attempts [of escape] were futile; she had, in every sense, no hope. “After meeting her death inside the home, her body found its way into the 18-month-old’s wardrobe. “After the deceased was killed, a somewhat cleanup commenced. “A knife is placed in a washing machine.” Mr Cvetkoski said the pair and the 18-month-old child were seen to leave the home after a haphazard attempt to clean the knives allegedly used in the crime and burn CCTV cameras at the property. “Before leaving the home, the gas was turned on,” he said. “They intended to burn the house down after they murdered the deceased.” The court heard the trio made their way to meet acquaintances in Margaret River who were unaware of the alleged crimes. The couple bounced around acquaintances’ homes in Margaret River before finally going their separate ways, but not before leaving the 18-monthold behind at one of the homes without telling

A 58-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to wielding a syringe filled with meth in Claremont in August.

the homeowners. The home occupants knew the biological father, who was contacted to pick Morgan James Taylor the child up. appeared in Perth Ms Glover’s mother the Swanny Tigers.“Tara Magistrates Court via video called the police to con- had a few ups and downs link from Hakea Prison to duct a welfare check on the in her life but always home after she grew con- came out with a smile on contest one charge of being her face and was always cerned. armed with a dangerous Two officers who at- helping people. instrument, namely an “She has a beautiful son tended the scene at 9pm uncapped syringe filled on April 12 had to jump called Kade that she loved with 0.6mm of meth. the front fence, where dearly and did lots with. His lawyer Matthew they immediately realised She was a good person.” Dowson said there was Tracy said Tara had something was wrong. no dispute over whether Tara’s family were in lived in Swanbourne most or not there was meth in court on Wednesday to of her life until the last the syringe, but his client hear the opening argu- few years when she moved would dispute he was to Mandurah to live with ments and were warned using it to be armed, or the body-cam footage her father. pretending to be armed, in The trial will continue of officers discovering a way that may cause fear. Tara dead would be dis- next week. Mr Taylor pleaded guilty tressing when shown in to eight other charges for court. incidents that took place The footage showed in Perth and Claremont. blood over the glass These were two charges front door, and as officers for possessing drugs, four entered the home, more counts for breaching an blood stains were seen on the white walls, doors and floors. WA Police will target Tara was seen slumped dangerous riding behavlifeless in BRAND the closet, 4448 POST REFRESH STAGE 2 - ARTWORK - POLICE BEATiour, SECTION HEADER illegal eRideables barely covered up. and unlicensed vehicles Some of the family memduring a school holiday bers in court sobbed when campaign. they saw the footage. Operation Meadowbank Tara’s family told the will combine targeted POST that Tara was a enforcement with crime loved sister and treasured prevention and community daughter who grew up in education, with the aim Swanbourne and later atof improving community tended Shenton College. safety over the break. “As a young girl, she Meadowbank will also was a bit of a tomboy,” target the theft of bicycles, her sister Tara said. “Tara scooters and off-road moloved to play sports; she torcycles. played football and was Assistant commissioner one of the first girls to Tara Morrison and her son Martin Haime said more Kade. play on a boys’ team for owners should take simple

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exclusion order, one for giving police false personal details, and one for being disorderly in public. Magistrate Heidi Watson said she would not hear a bail application from Mr Dowson until she heard why a Fremantle Court magistrate had previously rejected it on grounds there was a risk of reoffending. She said she found it particularly difficult to grant bail for the charge of being armed, given it was the most serious charge of its kind. Mr Dowson said he would seek a court transcript from the magistrate in Fremantle and return to court for a bail application. Mr Taylor is due back in court in December for a half-day trial over his charge of being armed with a dangerous instrument.

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Whale beaching an ancient tradition By JEN REWELL

People who gathered at City Beach this week to witness a whale washed ashore unknowingly trod in the footsteps of ancient history.

Aboriginal man Steven Jacobs said there was a Noongar story that told of hundreds of people gathering when a whale beached. The whale carried the spirit of someone who had been buried in ancient grounds in Cockburn Sound which had been underwater for 8000 years, Mr Jacobs said. “Hundreds of our people would be on the beach, having ceremonies, chanting and tapping sticks,” he said. “As the whale cries got louder, our people would get louder. “It would beach itself right in front of them, and a warrior would run down and spear it with a special ceremonial knife on the end of a spear.” “The whale didn’t go to waste, there were ceremonies and dancing and it was cut up and shared with everybody. “This is an old story, ancient.” It has also happened more recently. A 20-tonne blue whale washed up

dead at Cottesloe Beach opposite Sea View Golf Course in 1996. A man with a flensing knife and a chainsaw hacked the whale into pieces – each about the size of a car – which were dragged up a path by a digger and loaded into a truck. People who were there still remember the smell. A remnant gave its name to the annual Whalebone Classic surf contest at the same spot. Australian researchers in 2019 proved that leachate from a whale carcass was unlikely to reach the ocean if buried more than 25m onshore. A 12-tonne male whale fought for its life in the surf at City Beach after washing up in 2009. Crowds gathered to watch it rolling and tailslapping in the rough shallows for about 20 hours before it died. Responsibility for disposing of the carcass wavered between Nedlands and Cambridge as the whale washed in and out on the tide, crossing the invisible council border several times. An excavator eventually dragged the whale through the sand dunes and rolled it onto old cargo nets.

A 12-tonne young male fights for its life in the Swanbourne surf in 2009. Wildlife officers said it was weakened by injuries from an orca attack. Crowds gathered to keep vigil and it died at 3am.

It was lifted, dragged and pushed by a front-end loader, craned onto a giant dump truck and buried at Tamala Park tip. Nedlands paid the $7000 bill. “Otto” is the name given to the skeleton of a 24m-long blue whale that washed

A smelly job… A man wields a flensing knife to cut up a decomposing whale that washed up at Cottesloe Beach in 1996. The spectacle attracted many people to the beach, despite the stench.

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was craned into the new museum before the roof went on. It went into storage for 17 years and now hangs in Hackett Hall, where a commissioned sound and light show called “Otto’s Symphony” plays three times a day.

Otto the blue whale’s skull, estimated at 1600kg, begins its journey from Busselton to Perth, where it now resides in the WA Museum’s Hackett Hall. Photo: WA Museum.

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By JACK MADDERN

Councils say they are under-resourced and uninformed about the polyphagous shot-hole borer response a year after the state government abandoned its eradication strategy.

While Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn announced a $3.3million local government treeplanting project, the grant recipients said there was no clarity about the borer fight. Claremont mayor Peter Telford was a scathing about the government’s lack of response. “The state has just given up,” he said. “They gave us a few freebies, like some money for ground cover and some trees at Mulder Park, but nothing more than that. “We are leading with the $20,000 a month we sink into our response. “We have to do it. We are preserving our tree canopy to the best of our ability. “The question really is what are the other local governments doing because this is not an issue that stops at a council’s boundaries.” The council grants include $100,000 for Subiaco, $124,051 for Peppermint Grove, $130,636 for Cambridge, $64,000 for

Cottesloe and $96,529 for Mosman Park. Stirling did not receive funding in this round but has benefited from a range of state government initiatives, mayor Mark Irwin said. “Additional state government funding would help local governments to manage this impact over the longer term,” he said. “This financial impact is likely to grow over the coming years, making further support from state government essential as local governments try to manage the financial impacts on ratepayers. “While funding is available to help residents with replacement planting, the cost of removing infested trees on private property is generally borne by the landowner and can be substantial.” Mr Irwin said 232 trees had been affected by the borer, with 135 removed and 97 managed. The borer has spread to 102 trees in Gwelup, 45 in Stirling, 25 in Carine and 20 around Herdsman Lake. Mr Irwin said the figures were likely to be conservative since the state government switched its response to containment. Western suburb councils said a statewide strategy was needed rather than

Local governments are taking their borer response into their own hands by treating their trees with anti-PSHB chemicals. Photo: City of Perth. and the farming industry. the councils worst hit by he said. a case-by-case response. “Without adequate “It’s not going to be that the borer and had 250 Department of Primary Industries and Regional long before it gets into trees removed under support, there is a risk of a significant burden Development said the the orchards and, heaven DPIRD orders. It took until last month being passed onto local borer was considered forbid, the vineyards,” he for it plant replacements governments and private established in Perth and said. “We are still in transi- for the five moreton bay landholders, who will not landholders were responsible for managing their tion to management, but figs removed at Mulder all have the resources, expertise or means to trees, similar to other we still don’t know what Park. Subiaco mayor David undertake the necessary existing plant pests or management looks like. “ArbsWest have stepped McMullen said further management, treatment diseases. ArbsWest president up to help form some plans funding was needed to and corrective actions.” DPIRD has engaged Dave Crispin said the for local governments, but continue their managethree universities to reborer was spreading fur- many are still unsure of ment response. “The borer outbreak has search how to improve the ther into WA and would what is in front of them.” Claremont was one of not subsided in Subiaco,” borer response. eventually reach orchards

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Mothers’ milk to be studied Australia’s first human milk biobank has been launched at UWA with the hope that one day women will be able to test their breast milk in the same way they would take a blood test.

Lactation researcher Donna Geddes, who is spearheading the project, said the biobank will help researchers answer the questions mums may have about their milk supply when they are feeding. “We can map their breastfeeding journey, so that they can do the best they can,” she said. “It brings the whole breastfeeding and feeding journey into the medical model. “What we’re trying to do is find the molecule that tells us that (for example) that mother has low supply. “We can measure it, just like we do for a blood test for low iron.”

Scientists at UWA test human milk in the new biobank. The project’s goal is to collect 100,000 samples of breast milk. They currently have around 1000. The samples are sourced from women throughout WA and are made available to researchers on application. They will be used to drive discoveries in breast milk composition, nutrition, maternal and child health, and to help solve problems including low milk production and mastitis. To find out more about the WA Human Milk Biobank, including how to donate breast milk and how to apply for research samples, visit wahumanmilkbiobank.com.

Stirling cleans up By ANNA VAN GENT Stirling council dealt with more than 6000 cases of illegal dumping last year.

A new approach has since cut cases by 14% and helped the council win a local government award at the 2026 WasteSorted Awards. Stirling introduced the strategy at the start of 2025, combining compliance,

education and targeted campaigns after years of failure to curb the problem. It included expanded waste avoidance workshops and awareness campaigns and a new compliance program that tagged dumped items as under investigation. Fines of up to $62,500 can be imposed if the person responsible does not rectify the dumping.

A wooded walkway known as ‘Lover’s Walk’ along the Mt Eliza escarpment in Kings Park was permanently closed last year over concerns about its structural integrity after borer-infested trees were removed there.

Borer claims 100 Kings Park trees By LLOYD GORMAN About 100 Kings Park trees have been chopped down since 2022 in the fight against the polyphagous shot-hole borer.

The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority annual report, tabled in Parliament last week, revealed that at least 20 moreton bay figs on the Mt Eliza escarpment, estimated to be about 120 years old, were re-

moved in response to borer infection. The focus of works during 2025 and 2026 on the limestone scarp focused on stabilisations, restoration and land management, the 2025-26 report said. “Critical locations at the top of the escarpment also experienced significant drainage improvement works to address water pooling and uncontrolled surface runoff, reducing the risk of erosion and downslope sediment

movement,” it said. “The upgraded drainage network is designed to improve long-term water management across the site and support the durability of revegetation efforts.” About 35,000 plants and new trees have been planted in the past two years to help stabilise and revegetate the cliff face. Declining rainfall is also contributing to the tree decline.

“Within parkland areas at Kings Park, modified irrigation regimes in low-profile turf areas, combined with declining rainfall, has resulted in the death and removal of trees within the Broadwalk and Saw Avenue precincts, highlighting the impact of changing climate,” the report said. “These areas will be a focus of future planning and replanting with climate-suitable species.”

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Iwanoff house hou for sale

The former home of the architect who helped shape the aesthetic of the then emerging northern suburbs of Floreat and City Beach is on the market.

Bulgarian-born architect Iwan Iwanoff designed and built the Floreat house for himself and his family in the mid-1960s. It included his studio where he designed his modernist houses that typically featured concrete block construction. The house in Lifford Street, Floreat, last sold in 2022 for $2.75million and is presently listed for offers. Mr Iwanoff died in Perth in 1986, and the Lifford street home, know as Iwanoff House, was added to the State Register of Heritage Places in January 2025.

Iwan Iwanoff’s former residence is one of only 150 homes the famed architect masterminded.

Rocky road to science tribute By JEN REWELL A lifelong interest in rocks has led to Gwelup resident David Groves, 84, being inducted into the WA Science Hall of Fame.

The UWA professor said he was surprised and delighted to receive the honour. “People don’t think of geology as a mainstream science,” he said. “I’m the only economic geologist in the Australian

Academy of Science.” His research has focused on mineral deposits, including gold and other ore systems, and has contributed to the scientific understanding of global metallogeny. He has held many senior leadership roles in the scientific community, authored hundreds of scientific publications, and his work has been recognised through many international awards. But his favourite thing is teaching eager people

about geology. a mentor to my students Prof. Groves has been – they’re young and eninundated with thusiastic,” he congratulations said. from past stu“The simple dents since the definition of a hall of fame anMasters or PhD nouncement. is ‘Tell me some“One has sent thing I didn’t me a photo of know’.” all the pages of His teaching comments I had has taken him made on her to 20 countries, David Groves PhD thesis that from Brazil to she had kept,” he said. Canada. “These sorts of things are He was in high demand lovely.” in the Soviet Union in the “I’ve always tried to be 1980s.

This month he will lecture in China where students are travelling 500km to see him. “This is what I love about my life,” he said. For decades he and his wife Sue have divided their time between Gwelup and Lake Clifton, and now find city life more suitable. His career almost took a different path. As a child he was interested in buildings and structures near his home at Brighton in England.

“I thought I wanted to be an architect, but on the boat coming out to Australia [in 1953], I talked to a geologist and I realised it was the rocks that I was interested in, not the walls,” he said. His favourite rock is malachite. “It’s extremely rare because it only forms on the surface, an oxidation product of copper,” he said. “I have a small collection. And I’ve seen solid pillars of it in a Russian cathedral.”

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Royalties call focuses attention on forest destruction, again

The whale carcass attracts a crowd on land and sharks in the water at City Beach this week. Photo: Jack Maddern.

Why must ratepayers pay to remove a whale carcass? This week’s City Beach whale carcass issue exposes an unfair cost shift onto coastal local governments. The carcass was first seen floating offshore, outside Cambridge’s 200m from low water mark local law jurisdiction, which does not extend the Town’s municipal boundary or general marine jurisdiction. Once the carcass washed ashore, Cambridge became responsible as beach land manager – closing the beach, managing public safety and arranging removal. WA’s Whale Carcass

Management Policy places responsibility on land managers, and authorises the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions to recover removal costs from the land manager. A marine event originating outside a localgovernment jurisdiction can therefore become a bill for local ratepayers simply because tides and currents carry the carcass onto their beach. Removal of the 2014 Scarborough whale cost about $188,000, with the state ultimately contributing half after a dispute over responsibility.

The state’s Marine Wildlife Response arrangements provide a telling contrast: DBCA is the specialist agency responsible for live whale strandings. Why should the financial burden shift to local ratepayers merely because the whale dies and the carcass reaches their beach? The government can change its cost-allocation policy and establish a fair state contribution mechanism without statutory reform. Coastal local government ratepayers already fund substantial beach and coastal responsibili-

ties for all users including visitors and tourists. They should not also absorb unpredictable costs arising from marine events outside their jurisdiction, especially if the carcassremoval cost is not an insurable loss under their ordinary LGIS insurance protections. If the state has responsibility for the marine event, why should local ratepayers pay when nature delivers the carcass to their beach? Sandra Boulter Forrest Street, Cottesloe chair, Local Government Elected Members Association (WA) Inc.

Nedlands MLA Jonathan Huston’s recent call for increased royalties to be paid by Alcoa to the people of WA sparked my interest. The removal of metres of bauxite-rich soil necessitating the destruction of swathes of jarrah forest in an international biodiversity hotspot has been a longstanding concern for those of us who hope to protect an intact jarrah forest for the future. In recent times, it has become clear that the loss of forest sits hand in hand with loss of potential revenue to WA, revenue that could be used to fund services such as health and education. Current royalties are only 1.65% for aluminum. Mr Huston pointed out that increased royalties could also be used to reduce payroll tax for small business.

But the costs to the WA public of bauxite extraction include a risk to Perth drinking water from contamination of water catchment by mining close to dams such as Serpentine. Turbidity is created by soil run-off from cleared areas into the water. The risk has been described by the Water Corporation as a certainty, rather than possible or probable, if mining continues within close proximity to our dams. There is an additional risk from red mud tailings dams in places such as Pinjarra. The mud dam is larger than the town of Pinjarra itself, equivalent to 350 full Optus stadiums worth of toxic mud, and yet the local population have no idea whether there are budgeted plans for a clean-up. And who will pay, Alcoa or WA taxpayers? I love bushwalking on the Bibbulmun Track, and the scars from mining are obvious from anywhere in the Monadnocks, Mt Cook, Mt Cuthbert and Mt Vincent. Mining is planned to continue all the way to Albany Highway. A jarrah forest cannot be rehabilitated once the bauxite is gone.

A tour bus passenger surveys the result of bauxite strip mining near Serpentine Dam.

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Strong start for North Beach bowls

Vo l u n t e e r g u i d e s from Friends of Bold Park Bushland will lead free guided walks in October to show the seasonal changes unfolding throughout the bushland.

The North Beach Bowls Club pulled out all the stops on Sunday when they held their official opening day for the summer bowling season.

More than 80 members and guests were there to enjoy the performance by singer Chelsea Gibson, and the welcome by club president Barry Stribling. The thriving club was also addressed by Stirling mayor Mark Irwin, who was joined on the day by Stirling councillor Tony Krsticevic, and federal Labor MP for Moore Tom French. Mr Stribling said he considered North Beach Bowls Club to be one of the best in the state, with close to the biggest club membership. “We have three wonderful greens and some magnificent clubrooms now,” he said. Mr Irwin paid tribute to the wealth of sporting activity in and around Charles Riley Reserve, saying the bowling club was the backbone of that

At the club’s new season opening day were Mark Irving, left, Tony Krsticevic, Barry Stribling, and Tom French. activity with its social tic job, financially susand competitive bowls. tainable, strong, you’ve There were 10 bowl- got plenty of members, ing clubs in the City of you know what your core Stirling but North Beach business is and you are was one of only three enjoying it. that would host events in “I wish you all the very the upcoming national best for the upcoming championships, he said. season.” It had been pleasing to After the formalities help deliver the upgrade bowlers got stuck into for the club’s facilities, the traditional novelty with more to come start- kick-off event – the spiing November. der, which involves playThe renovations were ers bowling their ball to managed by the City of rest as close as possible Stirling which owns the to a large, hand-crafted premises. spider placed on the “I want to congratulate green. you all,” Mr Irwin said. The prize was $50, “It is one of the most c l a i m e d b y P a m successful clubs in the Connaughton. City of Stirling in terms of For more informayour ongoing administer- tion about North Beach Bowls Club go to nbbc. ing of the sporting club. “You’re doing a fantas- com.au.

Lisa Robson from FOBP said that as the weather warms up, the season of Kambarang brings a burst of new life to Bold Park, with wildflowers providing food for local wildlife and their growing young. “Bees, wasps and butterflies gather around flowers, particularly the long flower spikes of the balga (grasstree),” she said. “You might even spot male flower wasps carrying their flightless female partners from flower to flower!” The increased insect activity provides a feast for local birds, many of which are breeding at this time of year, she said. “Watch for honeyeaters feeding on nectar, gerygones and pardalotes searching for insects among the trees, and goshawks soaring overhead,” Lisa said. “Keep your ears open, too, for the distinctive

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Chat about books as you paint the seascape The Late Night Book Club is going coastal on October 22, for a sunset sip-and-paint evening at Scarboro Surf Life Saving Club.

Book lovers from the Late Night Library pictured at their May meeting at St Brigid wine bar in Doubleview.

The monthly book club, which meets in coastal venues around the Scarborough area and northwards, will add a little artistic activity this month to go with the book-related conversation. Club members this month read the Australian novel The Light Between

Dig up a treasure from the deep Catch the action at the coast Discover underwater treasures washed up on the beach, with a beachcombing session for teens at Mettams Pool next Friday, October 9.

Teenagers aged 14 to 18 are invited to comb the white sands at North Beach after checking out a collection of found shark eggs, seahorses, sea urchins, shells and other curious marine treasures. The activity will be 10 to 11am at Mettams Pool, 276 West Coast Drive, North Beach. Cost $20 includes the use of beachcombing equipment. The event is organised by Blue Crew Australia, which describes itself

Oceans by M.L. Stedman, described as a beautiful novel of love, isolation and moral crossroads set against the West Australian coast. As they chat about the book on October 22, attendees can try their hand at painting the sunset seascape under the step-by-step guidance of a local artist. Whether you haven’t picked up a paintbrush since childhood or are an avid artist, all are welcome and will leave

with your very own canvas to take home. Join in at Scarboro Surf Life Saving Club, 163 The Esplanade, from 6 to 8pm on Thursday October 22. BYO your favourite beverage. Glassware, art materials, painting instruction and ocean views will all be supplied. Tickets $55 per person can be purchased by going to humanitix.com and searching “Late Night Library Sunset Sip & Paint”.

Surfing, skateboarding and BMX action will be at Scarborough Beach for the Groundswell festival next Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11.

Who knows what you might find when you beachcomb at North Beach. as an ocean education for teens”. For more informaorganisation. Bookings are essential t i o n e m a i l w a y n e w by going to humanitix. bluecrew@gmail.com or com/au and searching search for Blue Crew “ B e a c h c o m b i n g j u s t Australia on Facebook.

Catch WA’s leading board riders in the Surf Boardroom Surf League, watch surfers take to the waves in the Groundswell Classic, and see BMX and skateboard competitors put their skills to the test in the Scarborough Beach skate bowl.

BMX bandits will compete at the Scarborough skate bowl, one of the biggest in the state.

Whether you’re an action sports fan or looking for a fun day out, head to Scarborough Beach and enjoy the action and atmosphere.

Groundswell is organised by youth events company Freestyle Now, the Scarborough Beach Association, and the City of Stirling.

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This horse is rocking it

The Claremont Men’s Shed will have something special for Perth Royal Show patrons to see this year.

Shed members will hold a silent auction for a fully restored rocking-horse. Stephen Keenihan from the Men’s Shed said the horse was estimated to be at least 75 years old, and it was hard to say how much it was worth. Mollie O’Leary, who was born in 1905 and lived much of her married life in Nedlands, had acquired it for her children. It was donated to the Shed by Dee House, and restored by Men’s Shed member Don Tregonning. Don said he joined the Shed to try his hand at woodwork, and offered to bring the rocking-horse back to life with help from his brother Ian, a professional puppeteer. Don sanded and filled the original wood and gave it countless coats of paint, with markings in the English rocking-horse tradition. Place your bid for the rocking-horse at t h e C l a r e m o n t M e n ’s Shed location just inside Gate 10 at the Claremont showground, on Ashton Avenue.

An early 20th century illustration of Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight, where children were incarcerated.

Teenage convicts, and apartheid There will be two presentations at the University of the Third Age (U3A) Cambridge branch on October 8.

Don Tregonning with the vintage rocking-horse he restored with his brother Ian. Photo: Ross Swanborough

Meg Roche and Cheryl Lopez will speak about the life of their greatgrandfather, who was one of “The Parkhurst Boys”. Parkhurst was Britain’s first state-run juvenile prison, which incarcerated boys awaiting transportation to the colonies. Meg and Cheryl will outline a short history about the life of their great-grandfather from his time as a teenager, his crime, his time in Parkhurst Prison, his transportation to WA, and how he made a life for himself in the new colony. Sath Moodley’s talk,

titled “Race Relations in Apartheid South Africa” is a memoir which tells of his time growing up in the apartheid regime. Sath grew up and was educated in Cape Town, South Africa. His secondary school instilled a motto in students which Sath says he has tried to live by ever since – Vel Primus Vel Cum Primus, which means “If not the best, among the best”. Sath is proud of his Indian heritage and now describes himself as patriotically Australian. The meeting will be at 1.30pm at Ocean Gardens Retirement Village, Kalinda Drive, City Beach. Admission is $3 including afternoon tea. For more information phone Jim Barns 9448 6432 or email jnjbarns@ bigpond.com.

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Trish is one of the best of the best A Karrinyup nurse has been honoured for her outstanding work with the State Spinal and Scoliosis Service at Royal Perth Hospital.

Trish Connery is one of only four healthcare workers selected as a state finalist for the prestigious Health Heroes award, as part of the 2026 WA Health Excellence Awards. She was nominated by members of the public, and the Health Heroes award is to reflect the impact healthcare professionals have on the lives of the people they care for. The winner will be announced at a gala dinner at Crown Perth on November 4. Trish began her nursing career at the Sir George Bedbrook Spinal Unit in Shenton Park, and moved to Royal Perth in 1999. She is Clinical Nurse Manager and PeriOperative Coordinator for the statewide spinal service, providing critical support to patients aged 14 and over who are undergoing corrective surgery for scoliosis, as well as their families. “We hold their hands from the time we receive their referral through to discharge after surgery,” Trish said.

“I absolutely love what I do. I just hope that something I’ve done makes a difference, because that’s what keeps me there.” The parent who submitted the award nomination spoke very highly of the amazing support their family had received from Trish. “Preparing for my 14year old’s scoliosis surgery was confronting,”

the parent wrote in support of the nomination. “We will always be grateful to Trish for her words of wisdom, her compassion and support throughout this process. “I am so glad that future families embarking on this journey will have Trish by their side, to make it a lot easier than it would otherwise be.” More information go to health.wa.gov.au/Home.

A detail of a photograph from a 1920s Porongurups postcard.

The beauty of the Porongurups Hear about the long, rich history and beauty of the Porongurup Range and national park in a talk at History West on October 27.

Nurse Trish Connery, left, of Karrinyup, is a finalist in the Health Heroes award.

Guest speaker Kingsley Faulkner will discuss the past, the place, and the people who call the Porongurups home. Dr Faulkner will outline the long history

of the ancient mountain range and Great Southern community. He’ll discuss its geology and cultural significance for Noongar inhabitants, colonial presence, tourism, biodiversity, conservation and its future. T h e H i s t o r y We s t Centre is at 109 Stirling Highway, Nedlands.

Arrive at 10am for Dr Faulkner’s talk at 10.30. Cost $10 members or $15 non-members of the Royal WA Historical Society. Bookings essential by phoning the office on 9386 3841, or by going online to histwest.org.au, clicking on Activities, then Meetings and Talks.

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Camel farm inspires on Probus day out The Combined Probus Club of Scarborough Beach members recently enjoyed a day exploring the Avon Valley, which included a visit to the Dromedairy Camel Farm.

Twenty-one club members spent the day discovering some of Toodyay’s treasures. Club member Joy Mazzella said the first stop was the Gidgegannup Bakery for morning tea, followed by a stroll at Noble Falls. The highlight was the

Dromedairy Camel Farm in Morangup, which makes soaps and lotion with its camel milk. Joy said the farm’s owner Dr Max Bergmann was inspirational. “At the farm, we learnt about dromedary camels, their history in Australia and how these fascinating animals are cared for,” Joy said. “The real fun began when we had the opportunity to get up close and feed the herd.” The group then stopped

at the Victoria Hotel in Toodyay for lunch and explored the historic town on foot. “A particular attraction was the secondlargest Christmas store in Australia,” Joy said. “A great day was had by all.” The Combined Probus Club of Scarborough Beach meets every second Wednesday of each month from 10am to noon at the Trigg Island Surf Lifesaving Club, West Coast Drive, Trigg.

On October 21 members and guests will dine at the Bentley TAFE training restaurant. On November 3 the club will hold a Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Odin Tavern in Balcatta, and members will celebrate Christmas together on December 9 with lunch at the Marmion Angling and Aquatic Club, on West Coast Drive in Marmion. For more information phone Joy on 0438 341 110, or email mmazzell@ bigpond.net.au.

Members of the Combined Probus Club of Scarborough Beach at the Dromedairy Camel Farm.

Music’s past, present and future Join the Royal Schools Music Club’s celebration of 100 years of continuous voluntary service to the Perth music community with a gala dinner and performance at Government House Ballroom on October 10 at 6pm.

Honey eaters taking nectar from the flowering spike of a Xanthorrea, or grass tree.

See Kings Park in spring The Kings Park volunteer guides will lead two nature walks in October.

The Rich Bushland Resources guided walk on October 22 will be from 10 to 11.30am, and costs $10. Discover how the banksia woodland plants provided Aboriginal people with so much of what was essential for life, and later provided Europeans with valuable resources. To book, go to Eventbrite. com.au and search “Rich Bushland Resources Guided Walk”. The Treading Softly walk, on October 27 from

9.30 to 11am, is $10 and offers an opportunity for attendees to explore the relationship between humans and nature, and enhance their sense of wellbeing. It includes a silent slow walk through Kings Park bushland and a guided meditation under an ancient peppermint tree. To book, go to Eventbrite.com.au and search “Treading Softly: Mindfully Meeting Nature in Kings Park”. For more information about Kings Park Volunteer Guides and for other walks they offer, go to kingsparkguides.com.au.

The evening will include a three-course sit-down dinner with performances between courses. It will be to acknowledge past club members, the present committee members whose voluntary work supports professional musicians, and the future of young musicians. The program will include the world premiere of Song Be Delight by Iain Grandage, commissioned by the RSMC and performed by Aquinas Schola Cantorum. Pianist Shuan Hern Lee

will play Caprice Espagnol by Moritz Moszkowski, violinist Paul Wright and pianist Anna Sleptsova will play Adagio by Christian A Sinding, and pianist Jeffrey Shield will

perform Islamey by Mily Balakirev. Soprano Naomi Johns, tenor Paul O’Neill and pianist Marilyn Phillips will perform opera arias and the duet from La Boheme.

Bookings close at noon on October 5. Tickets $165 are all inclusive. For more information go to trybooking.com and search “Gala Event – Past, Present, Future”.

The Aquinas Schola Cantorum, pictured, will perform a work composed by Iain Grandage.

Lift an Aussie kid out of poverty

Members of the Western Suburbs VIEW Club (WSVC) are calling on the wider community to join their campaign to make life better for Aussie kids living in poverty.

VIEW stands for the Voice, Interests and Education of Women, and VIEW clubs can be found across Australia. The WSVC supports The

Smith Family’s Learning for Life program, which helps children to stay in school and build the confidence and skills that poverty can steal. Anti-Poverty Week in Australia will be October 11 to 17, to highlight that an estimated one in six Australian kids grow up in poverty. WSVC vice president and publicity officer Kerry

Somerville-Brown said poverty could affect a child’s ability to succeed at school. Even “free” education wasn’t free and could cost a small fortune. “Uniforms, shoes, excursions, supplies, laptops – the list reads like a shopping spree, except it’s survival gear for learning,” she said. Last year VIEW clubs

across Australia raised more than $1.5million for the program. WSVC meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Mt Claremont Community Centre, 105 Montgomery Avenue, at 10am. For more information go to view.org.au, email westernsuburbsviewclub@ gmail.com, or find them on Facebook.

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Dig deep and age well

A free 90-minute workshop is being held to help older adults discover easy and practical ways to keep gardening safely and comfortably.

On Friday October 9 at 9.30am the Dig into Healthy Ageing workshop will be offered by LiveUp, a free Australian service that works to guide people to age well and continue doing the things they enjoy. Gardening is a great way to stay active, connected and engaged as

you get older. Learn about special tools that can help older gardeners continue safely and comfortably, and simple ways to modify tasks and routines to reduce effort and support wellbeing. The session will explore topics such as staying socially connected and maintaining independence. LiveUp is run by the notfor-profit Independent Living Assessment organisation and funded by the federal government’s

Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. The session will be at the Hamersley Habitat Community Garden, 1A Dalwood Court, Hamersley. It is free, but registration is encouraged by going to humanitix.com and searching “Gardening Wo r k s h o p : D i g i n t o Healthy Ageing with LiveUp”. For more information and to register email urbangreening@stirling. wa.gov.au or phone 9205 8180.

From left Alain Migliore, Ravin Parianen, Jacques Guyonnet

Subi to jazz up night market La Maison petanque podiums

Gather your loved ones for a night of jazz in Subiaco.

Four free evenings of live jazz are coming to Market Square Park as the Perth International Jazz Festival comes to the Subi Night Market in October and November.

The series will showcase soulful vocals, fiery improvisation, timeless swing, and Brazilian bossa nova across four Saturday evenings from October 3. Visitors to the Subi Night Market can buy dinner from one of a market food vendors, browse the stalls, and settle into Market Square Park to enjoy

live jazz under the stars. Subiaco mayor David McMullen said the partnership was a natural fit for Subiaco and the Saturday night market. “Subi Night Market is all about bringing people together to eat, explore and enjoy the atmosphere of Market Square Park, and live jazz adds another layer to that experience,” he said. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with the Perth International Jazz Festival to bring such a diverse line-up of talented musicians to Subiaco,

and best of all, these performances are completely free.” This Saturday, October 3, the Laura Igglesden Trio will perform jazz classics, with vocalist Laura Igglesden joined by pianist Austin Salisbury and bassist Zac Grafton. The Chris Foster Trio will take the stage on October 10, blending fiery solos and soulful ballads with original compositions and wellknown favourites. On Saturday October 17, Australian-Brazilian singer-songwriter Juliana Areias and the Bossa Nova Baby Trio will bring the rhythms of Brazil to performing bossa nova classics and original music. Areias has performed at major venues and festivals including the Sydney Opera House, Montreux Jazz Festival, and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London. The series concludes on November 7 with the Josh Gray and Aaron Deacon Trio playing an acoustic take on classic jazz. Josh and Aaron wil play guitar with Finn McKibbin on bass. Performances will be 6.30 to 8.30pm. For more information, visit perthjazzfest.com/ program/subi-nightmarket.

The pros and cons of vaccination

Did you know there is a large outbreak of diphtheria taking place now in Australia?

Find out more when Dr Nick Beeching gives a talk on October 8 to illustrate the history, and the pros and cons of vaccinations. Dr Beeching will be guest speaker at the next meeting of the National Seniors Australia Perth western suburbs branch. He is Emeritus Professor of Tropical and Infectious Diseases at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and former Clinical Director of the regional referral unit for Tropical and Infectious Diseases in Liverpool (UK). At the meeting he will also discuss recent in-

Dr Nick Beeching creases in preventable infections related to vaccine avoidance. He will talk about vaccinations recommended for seniors, and recent findings that indicate the newer vaccines which have wider-thanexpected benefits. National Seniors Australia is a national, notfor-profit organisation with more than 200,000

members in branches in WA and across the country. It advocates for the rights of older Australians. The Perth western suburbs branch meets from 10am to noon on the second Thursday of each month at the Mt Claremont Community Centre, Montgomery Avenue. Members and visitors are welcome from 9.30am onwards for a 10am start. There will be a break from 10.30 to 11am for morning tea, served prior to the presentation. Entry to the meeting is $8 for members and $15 for non-members (either cash or card). Parking is free. For more information and to register for this event phone Marion 0437 115 751.

Last week saw licensed petanque players from La Maison de France take part in the Bayswater Spring Triples.

Club spokesperson Eric Carbonell said there were 14 teams of triples from WA’s six petanque clubs who battled it out in the tournament. The club was proud to see its players make it to the podium.

Bowling Cambridge Monday September 21: 1st Paula Poynter, Phil Werrett; 2nd Geoff Parker, Jeff Irwin. Plate: Alan Wilson, Ken Alford. Wednesday September 23: 1st Geoff Parker, Cliff Racey, Pru Honey; 2nd Derek Gadsden, Terry Gallagher, Elizabeth M o r r i s s e y. F r i d a y September 25: 1st Michael Marsh, Terry Galagher; 2nd Yogi Shah, Carol Marsh, Peter Ewers. Saturday September 26: 1st Geoff Parker, Jay Medhat, Colin Herring; 2nd Ted Delaney, Brian Dick.

Dalkeith Nedlands Thursday September 24 saw 43 players compete in fine weather. 1st Peter Hopper, Geoff Cahif, Peter Wiesner 8-shot margin; 2nd Rob Wood, Bruce Fiegert, Ken Brooke 7-shot margin; 3rd Mike Hatch, Peter Jeanes, Tony Payne, Rob Kelly +4, 11 ends beat Alan Pitman, Gordon Wilson, Brian Burton, Kent Warburton +4, 10 ends. Other winners Rick Camins, Brian Page, John O’Meehan, Ross MacKenzie +3; Ian Freedman, Ivor Davies, David Wood +1. September 26: No bowls. The club held its Opening Day on Sunday with a good attendance. Novelty events included a Spider, won by John McCormack. Club sponsors John and

Eric and fellow LMDF player Prapat Hongthong were joined by Walter Lubtshenko to gain third place. And LMDF player Alain Migliore was on the team with Jacques Guyonnet and Ravin Parianen who took out second place. “We were blessed that the forecast weather held out, giving us a nice spring day to play in,” Eric said. Wendy O’Meehan were present. John put down the traditional first bowl of the season and Wendy delivered one of the late Glennys Moulton’s bowls, in her memory.

Hollywood Thursday September 24 scroungers: Scott Smith, George Savage, Glen Morey defeated Mark Pederson, Mike Basford, Haydn Lowe, Rob Campbell 13-8. Saturday September 26: It was Grand Final day but Phil Hobbs and Billy Gerlach defeated Scot Smith and Mark Wilde 15-9.

Innaloo Tuesday September 22 Winter pennants Series 3: Doubleview won all four matches 40-27 against Innaloo. It completed Doubleview’s sevenround season with seven wins from seven and the Season 3 championship. Innaloo finished third after four wins from seven rounds. Morley won 37-29 over North Beach. Scarborough defeated Quinns Rocks 46-23 for the final weekly prize. Series 3 Week 7 matches: Doubleview def. Innaloo 40-27; Morley defeated North Beach 3729; Scarborough defeated Quinns Rocks 46-23.

Mosman Park The ladies had their open-

“The whole day was a great competitive day and well hosted by Bayswater Petanque Club.” La Maison de France planned a paella night this Friday, October 2, and social petanque at its base at the Lake Monger Recreation Centre at 144 Gregory Street, Wembley. For more information go to lamaisondefranceperth.com/petanqueclub. ing day on Wednesday September 23. A triples competition was organised in the morning, followed by lunch. Organised bowls was disrupted because of ladies’ day and the Grand Final. Pennant practice will be back to normal this week. Put your name on the noticeboard lists.

North Beach Tuesday September 22 mixed social bowls: 1st M Foley, D Bromilow, W Richardson, L Kuipers; 2nd K Hooper, S Olsen, Y May, R Harman; 3rd S Hearl, D Fink, G McLean; 4th J Welman, R Blake, S Johnson. Wednesday September 23 men’s 2-4-2 nominated pairs: 1st G Watson, P Flack; 2nd P Sheedy, C Busch; 3rd K Nazareth, B Eagles; Plate B Wilson, A Howe. Thursday September 24 mixed social bowls: 1st S Olsen (NZ), P Dayman, S Johnson; 2nd K College, C Oriole, B Rogers; K Ross (NZ); 3rd R Pridmore, S Hearl, D Knapton, P Johnson. Friday September 25 mixed twilight bowls: 1st J Anselmi, B Nichols, P Nicol, M Dyzart. 2nd B Hardie, H White, M Scheckel, C Fogliani; 3rd K Scheckel, L Jackson, K Anselmi, P Peeble. Sunday September 27 mixed bowls: 1st E Donegan, J Smith, S Wilson, B Wainwright; 2nd E Stiller, T Brown, W Richardson; 3rd S Hearl, D Stevens, J Alexander, C Holyday; 4th D Skinner, T Smith, I Caporn, J McLaughlin; 5th G Cullen, J Fischer, M Rogers, T Evans.

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Satterley has poached Ben Rosser from Cedar Woods and is making changes to its business structure as it continues to expand into commercial property. The West Perth-based developer has appointed Mr Rosser as its general manager of residential development, a role with a national focus. Satterley, which has about $4billion of projects in WA, Victoria and Queensland, will also make changes to its Victorian operations. Jack Hoffman, who heads Satterley’s Victorian and Queensland portfolio, will focus solely on Victoria. Mr Rosser, who has worked at ASX-listed land developer Cedar Woods Properties for more than 11 years, will oversee Queensland as part of his national role. About two-thirds of Satterley’s business is in WA, where its managing di-

rector Nigel Satterley and chief executive Brendan Acott are based. Mr Acott was brought into the business when Satterley merged with LWP in late 2023, making Satterley the largest private land developer in WA. Bruce McCully joined Satterley from Centuria Capital Group at the start of this year, to head the company’s commercial division. Mr Acott said the recent moves mark part of the company’s move from a residential developer to a medium density and commercial property player. “We’re building a capable team around Bruce, Nigel and I [needed] to have more of a focus on the strategic direction of the business,” he said. “To do that properly, we really needed someone to come in and take overall responsibility for our core business, which is our residential land business, “This is really just an-

Immigration cut to decimate aged care

By Nadia Budihardjo

Ben Rosser. Photo: Michael O’Brien other step in the strategic path of Satterley becoming a diversified national property business from its roots of a traditional residential land developer.” The State Administrative Tribunal this week upheld a decision of the state’s peak planning body to refuse Satterley’s proposed Stoneville residential development. Mr Satterley said it was too early to tell whether the company would pursue the project. “We are waiting for the legal team and senior counsel to read through [the decision],” he said. “We are going to review everything and take advice on Stoneville.”

F o r m e r A M A WA president David Mountain claims aged care will be decimated by the federal government’s migration system changes. A Business News sector briefing at Perth Stadium touched on a wide range of topics, including labour force, workload, and the impact of a reduced immigration on the health industry in WA. Professor Mountain said reduced immigration numbers would be disastrous for the sector, which relied on immigrants for all levels of care. It comes after the federal government announced it would prioritise skilled migrant visas for key sectors while tightening visa rules for others to reduce net migration to 225,000 in 2027-28. “Aged care will be completely decimated if this goes through,” Prof.

Former AMA president David Mountain. Photo: Matt Jelonek Mountain said. “I can’t think of a more stupid, ill-thought-through policy. “[The state’s health system] has deteriorated for the last two years dramatically since the end of COVID, and there is no sign that that is going to improve unless you actually put enough capacity back into the system for people to actually do their jobs properly [and] place people properly. “There’s lots of other people who are at fault here, and until you get the feds in the game, the

Lezer wants sacked Perth CEO back

By Gary Adshead

Perth councillor Catherine Lezer has publicly called for sacked chief executive Michelle Reynolds to be reinstated. “I want her back,” Cr Lezer said. “I’ve been on various board positions and have worked with maybe 15 CEOs. Michelle Reynolds is outstanding. “I can’t understate how good she was for the City of Perth.”

Lord mayor Bruce Reynolds announced last week the council had voted 5-2 to dismiss Ms Reynolds following an inquiry by law firm Mills Oakley into claims made about her. Ms Reynolds, who is no relation to the lord mayor, said her sacking was “disproportionate” given that the complaints, in her opinion, were trivial. Ms Lezer said councillors should never have been able to make the termination decision

because the entire council was currently under investigation by local government inspector Tony Brown. “Deciding any employment matter on a CEO, whether it’s hiring or firing, is possibly the most important thing a council does,” she said. “That should be something not allowed when a council is under investigation.” Ms Lezer and Adam Pacan voted against the sacking.

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long-term solutions are very difficult. “But certainly, shortterm, if you want to actually make the system work again, you’ve got to actually have some rapid capacity growth.” St John of God Subiaco director Frank Daly said the private system has the capacity to take in patients, including through multi-billiondollar investments in health developments. However, Dr Daly said the private sector was also under enormous strain. Healthscope, one of the nation’s biggest private hospital operators, went into receivership in May 2025. Receivers announced last month the 25 hospitals and a centralised service platform under Healthscope would be divided between a consortium of four hospital operators.

She said there wasn’t enough time for her colleagues to properly consider the matter. She said local government law said at least 72 hours was needed. But councilors had received the agenda about the CEO’s future just two hours before the meeting, which was prior to a Councillor Catherine Lezer and lord separate meeting of council. The former CEO said she will mayor Bruce Reynolds have different sue Perth and has hired high- views on sacked CEO Michelle Reynolds. Photo: City of Perth profile lawyer Martin Bennett.

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Fun and ﬁerce focus on burlesque SARAH McNEILL Musicians with the

Leederville burlesque performer and producer Jessica Gough says the Perth International Burlesque Festival has a reputation as one of the most fun and inclusive events around the world. “We celebrate diversity here and put a lot of effort into creating shows that are both fun and progressive,” she said. Jessica performs as The Sugar Duchess and took over running the annual festival eight years ago through her company Tease Industries. Now in its 13th year, the festival is attracting headliners like Raquel Reed, who produces The Jiggle Room and the Sin City Burlesque Festival in Las Vegas. With 15 years of experience dazzling audiences in high-profile Las Vegas shows like Absinthe at Caesars Palace, the burlesque powerhouse was voted one of the top 10 performers in the world.

Australia’s pocket dynamo Kelly Ann Doll is the reigning Miss Viva Las Vegas 2025 and brings nearly two decades of explosive energy, razorsharp musicality and rapidfire footwork to the festival. “Fierce, fat and fAboriginal” trans performer Kitty Obsidian brings an awardwinning brand of ferocious activism to the stage. Jessica said burlesque began as an empowerment movement. “People embraced the art of burlesque because it celebrated every body, no matter what size, age or gender, and now inclusivity is a natural part of the conversation,” she said. “Burlesque reminds us that there is no one kind of beauty and no matter what age or gender we are, burlesque is a beautiful blend of performance artists, cabaret, dance, music and tease.” The Perth International Burlesque Festival has more than 120 performers of burlesque and tease, with showgirls, drag queens, circus and variety acts and musicians coming

from the US, UK and across Australia. The festival begins on Thursday October 9 at The Court in Northbridge, with community event Peep Show. The pre-festival charity showcases community and emerging performers to celebrate the diverse world of burlesque. All proceeds from the event go to Minus18, Australia’s charity improving the lives of LGBTQIA+ youth. The festival’s opening night event is The Tease Factory on Friday October 23 at The Court, featuring the cream of international and local talent. Club Burlesque Gala on Saturday October 24 is at the State Theatre Centre for a powerhouse line-up of burlesque royalty. The festival ends with Glitter Crash – a late night after-party event at Connections Nightclub. ■ For details and tickets go to perthburlesque festival.com/events.

■ Festival headliner Kelly Ann Doll.

Women front and centre in music SARAH McNEILL Musicians with

Chamber music ensemble Mirabilis Collective launches

Australia’s first chamber music festival dedicated entirely to music by women next week. Mirabilis is a family community of women

musicians who have been celebrating female composers and artists across generations since 2023. “Every year we have

■ The Mirabilis Collective celebrates female composers and artists.

held a series of concerts,” said founder and artistic director Stephanie Nicholls, “but this year we ran a regional project, Her Sound, Her Story, in

the Wheatbelt. So instead of concerts, we decided to bring it all together in one big festival of music.” The festival, Hear Her Now, will run for 12 days from October 8, bringing together professional musicians, emerging artists and community performers across a series of concerts, family events and community performances. Stephanie said the program will span more than 900 years of music, from rarely heard historical works to new compositions including four world premieres by WA composers, Katherine Potter, Mia Brine, Rose Russell and Julia Nicholls. Violinist and singer/ songwriter Julia is Stephanie’s daughter, and Julia’s sister soprano Lucinda is also part of Mirabilis’s generational ensemble. “When I started planning the festival I thought we’d have 100 works by 100 female composers, but we’ve already topped 140

and I’ll have to leave so many out,” Stephanie said. She is particularly proud of the community involvement. Music will include a song written by a Taiwanese woman in Narrogin, about being an outsider in a country town. Two other Wheatbelt women, Jan Smith and Kay Weaver, both in their 70s, will come to Perth to perform their original songs created through the regional project. The festival program includes a fun family concert celebrating Australian women composers, and an event of music created and performed by Queer and disabled artists. The festival finale, Hear Us Roar, will support Breast Cancer Care WA. ■ Hear Her Now runs

from October 8 to 19 at various venues in Perth city and UWA. For program details go to mirabiliscollective.com/ hear-her-now/program.

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Make-up fuels new Iranian revolution SARAH McNEILL

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up, hair, synthetic eyelash extensions, copper and silver metal leaf and oil paint are all incorporated into Yasamin Khadembashi’s portrait titled Immoral Warrior. The extraordinary layered and complex work is one of 40 finalists in the Lester Prize for Portraiture. “She is a defiant subject for a free Iran,” said the Karrinyup artist of her portrait which was born out of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. The movement quickly emerged in Iran in 2022 following the death of young Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini who was arrested by the morality police for violating hijab laws and died from severe head injuries in custody. As women in Iran and around the world unite in protesting against Iran’s crushing morality police, Yasamin said that Iranian women were going without the mandatory headcover, cutting their hair and applying make-up. She has incorporated

n Artist Yasamin Khadembashi explores experiences facing migrants in her work.

into her “warrior” woman 10,000 strands of hair, false eyelashes and hundreds of rhinestones. “Make-up has become excessive, almost dragqueen-like as a way of fighting back,” she said. “It becomes more than decoration, it’s a revolution.” Yasamin has grown up in Australia with her Iranian parents, and through her art explores the experiences facing first

and second-generation migrants. Currently completing her Honours in Creative Art at Curtin University, her works examine the abuse of human, women and queer rights in multidisciplinary styles of painting, sculpting, collaging, instillation, textiles and tattooing. “I identify as a queer Iranian,” Yasamin said. “I want my art to represent and reflect the Iranian

community and highlight subjects that are forced to disappear.” Her portrait is one of 40 finalists selected from a record 1177 Lester Prize entries, now Australia’s richest portrait prize with a pool of $140,000. n The Lester Prize exhibition of finalists and winners will be held at WA Museum Boola Bardip from October 9 to November 29.

n Immoral Warrior incorporates 10,000 strands of hair, false eyelashes and hundreds of rhinestones.

Catalyst to shake up Ellington The 18-piece Catalyst

Jazz Orchestra, featuring pianist Jeff Usher, will be playing at the Ellington Jazz Club this month. Jeff, who has been blind since birth, follows in the lineage of great blind pianists such as Ray Charles and George Sharing. He has performed across Australia and internationally and also lectures at the Queensland Conservatorium. His playing is marked by rhythmic authority, expressive nuance and a profound connection to the blues tradition. “It’s always a pleasure and a thrill for me to meet and play with musicians I’ve never met before, especially the next generations to enter this musical universe that is jazz,” Jeff said. Catalyst is an 18-piece youth big band managed by the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra, whose artistic director, Gemma Farell, was one of Jeff’s students

at the Queensland Conservatorium. “He was an incredibly inspiring person to play with and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of jazz,” Gemma said. “He could sit down and play entire transcriptions of great recordings from memory, and his depth of musical knowledge was extraordinary.” Catalyst director Tom Salleo said Jeff was a oneof-a-kind artist. “I’m sure he will have a profound impact on the band members and offer them a unique perspective on jazz and big band music,” he said. The band will have a new set of music to perform that will include Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Thad Jones and Oliver Nelson and will feature some of Jeff’s own compositions. “It’s a challenging program that will push the band to even greater heights than we’ve seen from them yet,” Tom said. Prior to the performance,

Jeff will present a short artist talk Upstairs at The Ellington from 6.10 to 6:30pm. Capacity is limited and entry is first in, first served. n Jeff and the Catalyst Jazz Orchestra will perform at the Ellington Jazz Club on Thursday, October 15. Tickets are $24 to $29 and can be purchased at ellingtonjazz.com.au.

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Two men and a dog, in all sorts of trouble FILM

Heart of the Beast (M) claustrophobic scenes of sweaty soldiers inside a JJJ tank. This film, conversely, is REVIEW: PIER LEACH set in the expansive wilds of Alaska (New Zealand If I had to pick my stands in), breathtakingly favourite survival story filmed by Ayer’s Training about a human and a Day cinematographer dog, it would be Kelly Mauro Fiore. Reichhardt’s understated, And it’s essentially a twoMichelle Williams-starring hander. 2008 heartbreaker Wendy Apart from a wildand Lucy. looking J.K. Simmons Heart of the Beast is the popping up in a cameo, opposite of that film. some brief flashbacks It has the same deep, to dusty combat scenes, unconditional humanand a bookend featuring canine love at its heart, Canadian Inuk actor but whereas Reichardt’s Anna Lambe, it’s just Pitt lowkey drama is about a as former special forces young homeless woman officer James Belmont and surviving her itinerant his german shepherd Odin circumstances, David (Uber), a combat canine Ayer’s Heart of the Beast who’s also retired. is a maximalist wilderness Both are scarred; Odin adventure of peak has a prosthetic leg and testosterone. titanium teeth, James less Written by debut overtly. But he craves screenwriter Cameron solitude in nature, which Alexander, it stars Brad he seeks by way of his Pitt, who Ayer last directed seaplane. in his equally macho Of course, something 2014 World War II film, goes terribly wrong early on, and from there the Fury, memorable for its

n David Ayer’s macho film Heart of the Beast stars Brad Pitt as James Belmont and german shepherd Uber as Odin.

film plays out in much the same way as Robert Redford’s solitary plight at sea in All Is Lost – it’s one wretched thing after another. Only this time

with a dog, and without the moments of almost comic absurdity. No, Ayer’s film is a relentlessly grim, adrenaline-pumping

survival story that checks every box of wilderness obstacles – bears, wolves, ravines, rapids. It’s nervewracking, mostly because you just want the soulful

Odin to be okay. Pitt delivers as a regulation tough guy with an endearing soft spot for his companion. But it’s the dog’s movie.

Verse novel attracts award attention Mt Lawley author Michal

n Short-listed authors David Harris, back left, Jessica Kennedy, Michal Stone and Greg Taylor. Photo: Tashi Hall

Stone wondered whether anybody would ever read her verse novel Torch. It has now been shortlisted for the Hungerford Awards out of 128 manuscripts, the largest entry number in the award’s 35-year history. Ms Stone is one of four WA authors who made the short list this year. Her 90,000 word verse novel took nine years of percolation and seven weeks of writing 10 hours a day on weekends, and before and after work. She describes it as part love letter, part reckoning. “My heart and soul went into Torch,” she said. “There were many dark moments, during the writing and afterwards – when I was querying agents and was knocked back over and over – when I wondered if anyone would ever read it.” Ms Stone is a doctor working in mental health and Torch is her first novel, but she said she has been telling stories for as long as she can remember. Her writing explores mental illness, loss, sexuality and the complexities of human connection.

Torch is a verse novel that spans three decades about an unrequited and fiercely protective love. Sidney Zinman, growing up in a violent home, finds refuge and solace in the company of his cousin, Frankie Woolf, whose own difficult journey the reader will come to experience through the eyes of Sidney. The two cousins are bound by blood and love, as they and their friends grow up through their experiences of long summers, school days and beyond, experimentation, risk-taking and unspoken desire. The other shortlisted authors from WA are David Harris for Moments in the Dust, Jessica Kennedy for The Ridicule and Resurrection of Marija Gimbutas and Greg Taylor’s Wildlife of the Open Eucalyptus Forests. The winner will be announced on Friday October 16 at Walyalup Civic Centre on the final night of the Totally Lit Festival.

n Tickets are free and

available at events. humanitix.com/ hungerfordaward.

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42 Kay Street, Scarborough Offers Peard Real Estate Mandy Bizzaca 0409 915 210

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h, the stories this house could tell if its walls could talk. The Patterson family nested in this Scarborough property 72 years ago and have stayed ever since, building it from the ground up by making memories in every room and hallway of the much-loved twobedroom abode. The hillside home and its inhabitants have been constant against a backdrop of change in the suburb, with new houses rising on each side of its perimeter fence during the past seven decades. In the days before McMansions, three boys, David, Ronald and Dean, grew up in the house, sharing a single bedroom. D e a n ’s w i f e , D e b Patterson, said she hoped the new owners would keep the old house and make

their own memories there. “It really is the end of an era,” she said. “The boys built tunnels in the backyard, staged wars and had ging fights there.” James Patterson bought the block for £275 in 1953 without consulting his wife Margaret, and set about building the family home with help from neighbours. The two-bedroom house they built sits on a generous block and has a sprawling, shady, tree-lined backyard characteristic of homes from the era. It stands preserved from the 1950s, bar an extension added in 1984. A century-old grass tree adds to the sense of history at the cosy house, which is just a short walk from Brighton Beach and the Scarborough Beach entertainment precinct. Its location is premium, sitting within close reach of Hale School, St Mary’s and Newman College. Agent Mandy Bizzaca said the substantial block could still be subdivided to retain the treasured home. “We feel the property

will appeal to a broad cross-section of buyers,” she said. “Given the rarity of substantial landholdings in the area, we feel it will attract buyers looking to capitalise on this exceptional parcel, whether through development or by creating a new home on a significant landholding.” Under its current R30 zoning classification, the property could be divided into four separate dwellings.

■ The home as it stands today and (inset) as a 1950s new build. Offers on the property will close on October 17.

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A ■ With jarrah floors and an original stove the home is ready for a revamp.

■ A large back lawn with views over bushland is a feature of the house.

■ The original laundry sink remains in a room overdue a renovation.

post-war brick and tile home on a good-sized block is an opportunity to secure a starter home in one of the north coast’s most sought-after suburbs. The house in Chrysostom Street, North Beach has been a rental for many years and is offered for sale for the first time since the late 1990s. Selling agent Phil Pope, of Davey Real Estate, said the home retained the features typical of its 1948 build. “It’s built in the late 1940s so it has the 3m-high ceilings, original ceiling roses, a fireplace, and an old Metters oven still in the kitchen,” he said. “The property could

definitely be renovated, so options are to keep it, renovate now and look at building later. “It presents as a great opportunity for young families looking to get entry level buying into North Beach.” The home is a short walk to Mettams Pool and has views out to the rear over Charles Riley playing fields. Mr Pope said the local market was allowing buyers more time to secure a property. “Similar to the rest of Perth, we are seeing a little slowing in activity,” he said. “In some cases, this has allowed buyers to view the property a couple of times before having to place an offer. “There are still very keen buyers wanting to secure property here along the coast, and they are looking to take advantage of a softer market.” The home is marketed at offers from $1.69million.

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n Enjoy a coffee in Subiaco on some of Perth’s most expensive land. n Take a dip with ocean views. Acting out at Whale Beach

Australian acting royalty, Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward, are giving up one of the crown jewels of Australian real estate – a Whale Beach beach house. The home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a pool overlooking the ocean and two living rooms. The actors met when starring in the 1980s television series, The Thorn Birds, and Ward has since moved into directing including the 2009 film, Beautiful Kate. They bought the house for $460,000 in 1993 and it is currently

marketed with a price guide of $5.5million.

Price per square metre

New data has been released showing the Perth suburbs with the priciest value per square metre, and no surprise, the western suburbs feature strongly. Compiled using PropTrack figures, the data shows Cottesloe at the top of the list with residential land in the beachside suburb costing an average of $8900 a square metre. Swanbourne was the next priciest western suburb at $6990. Subiaco was $6760, North Fremantle

one of WA’s oldest country residences is seeking a new owner. Construction of 15-bedroom Faversham House in York began in the late 1830s and its final form was created in four stages over the next 60 years. It was built for John Henry Monger Snr, who arrived in the Swan River Colony in 1829 as a sponsored migrant and built his fortune operating a sawmill near Perth. The house is National Trust-listed and its floorplan offers features such as ballroom, a commercial kitchen, formal dining spaces

to seat 20, a billiard room, library and drawing room. While the original owner of

the property paid £100 for the land in 1838, in 2026 the property is listed for offers.

$6730 and Shenton Park $6017. Peppermint Grove, the suburb with the State’s highest median sale price, did not make the list due to the number of properties sold being too few for the data set. While Cottesloe’s price per square metre is sobering, Sydney’s bay and beachside suburbs dominate the national list with prices starting around $20,000 per square metre for premium water side suburbs and houses in Paddington topping the list at $28,000.

Faversham House

For lovers of history, businesspeople looking to run a tourism operation or simply a buyer looking to live life on a grand scale,

n Life on a grand and historic scale awaits the buyer of this York property.

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(opposite Bunnings)

GUTTERING

ROOFUS • Gutter and Downpipe Replacement • Colorbond Fascia Replacement 37 Years Experience

• Pergolas • Gates • Windows • Doors • Decking / Driveways • Pressure Cleaned • Sealed • MIG Welding ON SITE

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PAINTING

0403 126 970

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landcraftlandscaping perth.com.au

0406 884 145

landcraftlandscaping@gmail.com

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0451 478 078

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Call 0401 191 759 Reg 4934

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131 546

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0420 44

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FLOOR SANDING

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PAINTING

PLUMBING

REMOVALS

ROOFING

NEED A PAINTER

PL9117

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LOCAL ROOFING

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• Interior • Commercial • Exterior • Residential 0423 620 032

PLUMBING AND GAS

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• Domestic • Commercial 24/7 Emergency Competitive Rates Call Jamie on

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+++++

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EST: 1952 Call Paul for ALL quotes!

0412 941 665

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Trusted Family Business Specialising in Traditional, OldFashioned Painting. YOUR WESTERN SUBURBS CRAFTSMAN. 15-Year Written Guarantee Specialist in Federation and Character Homes Quality Craftsman with Attention to Detail No job Too Big or Too Small Renovations and New Homes Interior and Exterior Painting Available, 7 days a week

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NO JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG

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REFRIGERATION

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ZAMBEZI PLUMBING & GAS

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online each week

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• Special sealant for box gutters • Re-roof tiles to tin • Emergency work • Gutters • Speciality Gutters/Downpipes • Valleys & Flashings Replaced • Soakwells • Tin Reroofs • Seniors Rates ALL WORK GUARANTEED LOCAL SINCE 1986

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ROOFING and BUILDING MAINTENANCE • All roof repairs • Gutters and Downpipes • Termite damage • All structural timber work 0400 786 682 Don

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* Western Suburbs * Competitive Rates (Including Tip Fees) * Commercial and Domestic * Prompt Delivery Ph MATT BASSO

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• Sliding Door Repair / Maintenance • Glass Repair and Window Maintenance • Sash Cord Repairs • Flyscreen Re-mesh / New Installation

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- Quality Work - Friendly Service

• Roof Repairs (metal or tile) • Ridge Pointing • Pressure Cleaning • Gutters & Downpipes

Est. 1990

CLEANING CHEMICALS & EQUIPMENT QUALITY OWNER OPERATED COMPLETE POOL SERVICE

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

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• Roof restoration • Gutters • Leaks • Downpipes • Sheeting • Custom flashings • Roof cleaning • PATIO BUILDING

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Call 9384 0355

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9433 1077

TILING

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FULLY INSURED, PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY James 0407 997 624 jamestheaker@mac.com

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• Repairs on Pumps & Reticulation • Irrigation Systems • Commercial & Domestic • Valve Locating & Wire Tracking

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Call Dave

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Over 20 years working in the Western Suburbs means our team knows exactly how to ensure your painting project is completed successfully, with the minimum disruption to you.

SAVE WATER SOLUTIONS

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RETICULATION

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0416 226 434

$0ut

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As members of The Master Painters Association our goal is to ensure you receive only the highest level of industry standards.

We also specialise in antiques

9380 6180, 0411 109 918

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RUBBISH DISPOSAL

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• Level 8, University of Melbourne Qualified Consulting Arborists

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Rodrigo’s

TREE CARE

• TREE REMOVAL • PRUNING • MULCHING • TRIMMING • FULLY INSURED

gardening.rodrigo@gmail.com

0481 433 551

Alex 0412 597 261

ore Tiling

& Bathroom renovation No job too small All aspects of tiling Full bathroom renovation Re-grouting from $250 20 years experience

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• ISA, Aboriculture Australia & Arb West Members

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0450 403 513

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trades & services TV ANTENNA

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0439 635 502

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No longer does everyone believe that every single shark life is sacred. Let’s explode some more shark myths. The first myth is that sharks don’t like eating people. Sharks only bite people accidentally, say academics. Sharks don’t like people. They just take a test bite. Bite and spit, it’s called. Unfortunately, this is wrong. Complete and almost instant disappearances of all trace of fatal shark attack victims, attested to by witness accounts and drone footage put before the coroner, proves it. “A shark bite incident” is a common phrase, as if a poodle nipped someone’s ankle. Sure, some shark attacks are interrupted by outside forces, distracting the shark from its mission. After a major attack, sharks excitedly hang around for many hours – around five hours after the North Cottesloe death of Ken Crew on November 6, 2000, and the same

after Greg O’Neill’s death at Sorrento just two weeks ago. Fisheries and police boats on both occasions arrived in plenty of time to catch the very large untagged great white shark and recover human remains – a top priority for any police investigation and bereaved families. It didn’t happen. Questions from the POST to the Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis a week ago are still unanswered. Academics join others who poo-poo the “rogue shark” theory and campaign heavily against removing sharks for “revenge”, though this would at least eliminate the possibility that the same shark may return and endanger others. People are often killed by sharks, especially off the WA coast with three this year and at least 24 since white sharks were declared protected by law in 1999. An uncomfortable worry is that only very few large, old great white sharks may be

responsible for fatal attacks on humans. This, at least, is the conclusion of a decades-long study of clusters of shark attacks around Sydney, many years apart. Dr Victor Coppleson compiled the stats and theorised that each cluster was caused by a shark close to the end of its life, its human predation dying with the shark. Let’s also revisit the Mad Shark of New York, blamed for killing four people early last century. This shark partly inspired Peter Benchley’s gripping book and film Jaws. Academics sneer at and deride Benchley’s depiction of a serial killer from the deep and say there is no evidence. When the Mad Shark, a great white, was caught its stomach contained human remains. It had killed four swimmers and injured one. The attacks ceased immediately it was caught. Thousands of great white sharks patrol the WA coast, well out

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required once the whale was discovered early on Monday. “We had to move quickly because it is decomposing and because of the odour,” he said. “It was a major shark attractant.” Onlookers questioned why the 13m carcass had not been towed out to sea or sunk before it settled onto the beach. Mr Mack said officials were concerned that towing the carcass would risk it breaking into chunks that would wash up along the coast. Dozens of Cambridge rangers and other council staff, Department o f B i o d i v e r s i t y, Conservation and Attractions officials and contractors took part in a coordinated exercise to deal with the carcass and crowds. A Fisheries officer at the beach said the whale carcass formed a suction with the sand that made it more difficult to remove. The whale’s remains were wrapped in cargo nets on Wednesday and an excavator dragged it about 1km to City Beach. Aboriginal elder Richard Walley performed a smoking cer-

emony on the beach to honour the creature. Contractors took several hours on Thursday to lift the carcass and its separated jaw into the back of a truck. It was estimated to weigh 18 tonnes by then after fluid loss that seeped into the beach. Another whale was taken to Tamala Park in 2009 after coming ashore at the same spot. George Hatcher, from Burswood, heard about the whale and came down to touch its separated jaw. “It was like touching outdoor wooden brush bristles,” he said. “We heard about it and thought we’d come down to check it out and grab some pictures.” People were told not to touch the carcass because of the risk of infection. One man was filmed jumping on its back. Mr Mack said the preliminary removal cost estimate was $60,000 to $100,000 but could be subject to change after the crane operation on Thursday. “For Stirling, it cost a lot more, and that was 12 years ago,” he said. Marine scientists examined the whale on Wednesday and determined it was a female humpback

roughly 15 to 19 years old. The cause of death was still unknown. Officials set out drum lines on Tuesday and tagged 3.7m and 3.1m great whites. Metropolitan beaches as far south as Cottesloe main beach were fully closed from Monday when at least two 5m great whites and large tiger sharks hovered close to shore. Mr Mack said it was not known when the beaches would reopen. “That may be this Friday or a couple of days later on,” he said. He credited the public for being responsible when the beach had to be shut down. “We have put a lot of staff into this, from our parks and garden, library and admin, to help man those [beach path] entrances,” he said. “We will learn from this and prepare and get a more streamlined approach on the off chance it happens again.” Cottesloe’s shark barrier is due to be installed on Wednesday. A 12-tonne whale beached on the same part of City Beach in 2009 cost $7000 to remove, according to Nedlands council chief executive Graham Foster at the

to sea, all the time. Only a tiny minority regularly visit our swimming and surfing beaches. And they are the same few sharks. How do we know this? An expensive study was released in 2016 on the behaviour of tagged sharks after clusters of fatal WA shark attacks. Not highlighted in this report, but buried in the tracking data, was the startling fact thatmost stayed well off shore, the same three tagged great whites regularly returned to the same beaches. Why do the same few sharks keep visiting? What about their untagged mates? Wa s t h e r e p o r t abridged because there would be pressure to remove protected sharks that found reasons to visit our swimming beaches, and that action was too politically risky? These questions were all left hanging, as were a series of related questions the POST asked the Minister for Fisheries in the wake of the Sorrento fatality.

time. The young whale had washed up injured from an attack by killer whales while migrating from the Antarctic. There was a dispute about who would pay, because the whale was beached on the border of Cambridge and the City of Nedlands, opposite the Swanbourne rifle range. A w h a l e c a rcass removed from Scarborough in 2014 cost $188,000, which was split between Stirling and the state government. Fisheries refused to contribute to the cost on the grounds that the animal was a mammal, not a fish. A DBCA spokesperson said the whale carcass, including the bones, was protected fauna under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. “Marine scientists have collected biological samples and data from the whale carcass to contribute to ongoing research and monitoring of whale health and mortality events across Western Australia,” they said. “The whale was deceased when it washed up on City Beach. Samples are being analysed but it is possible the cause of death may not be determined.”

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Wharfie Time docks with disaster THE

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ell’s bells, has a sport marketing gimmick ever backfired with such self-inflicted anguish?

Fremantle had a grand final stinker when it counted most. Ignore the cacophony of satisfied losers proud of the Dockers for trying so hard and being such good sports about their last-minute defeat. They lost. They blew it. They stuffed up. They got to the finish line and failed to step over it. A maiden premiership within their grasp, and four minutes left on a grand final clock bleeding Brisbane’s hopes, Fremantle did the most Fremantle thing in a long and mostly wretched history of Fremantle things. They took their eyes off the ball and paid the ultimate football price. And while their demographic, determination and destiny suggest that the pain of such a disastrous defeat will sharpen their resolve next year, the reality is that it is exceptionally difficult to return to the top of the mountain. They need to start with the most brutal and candid review possible. Fremantle’s leaders need to ask themselves why they allowed a marketing gimmick to overshadow years of planning, endeavour and sweat at the most critical moment in the club’s history. Wharfie Time is a bust. It should never be seen again. It was launched as a premature celebration when Pat Voss extended Fremantle’s grand

final lead to 17 points with 258 seconds left on the MCG clock. Whoever then pushed the Wharfie Time button will have to live with that catastrophic error of judgment. Wharfie Time had been used exclusively as a crowd spark to ignite Fremantle players in their time of greatest need. Its impact was enhanced by the scarcity of its use. It rang out just twice this season, 10 times overall, and only at home where a predominantly partisan crowd was ready to respond with a swelling tide of emotional support. It was so little known before the spruikers and boosters got hold of it this season that the people surrounding me at a match at Perth Stadium early last year had no idea what was happening when the bells rang out and the word “Wharfie Time” strobed on the big screens. Not this year. More publicity was generated around the merits and timing of a gimmick than the make-up and approach of the Fremantle grand final team. Fremantle might have liked that, actually. The club has become a juggernaut whose $83million turnover last year is likely to leap skywards on the back of this September campaign. They are now a big club with big dreams. Yet they need to ask themselves why they also thought so small that they were worried about a newspaper grand final poster portraying a stylised Docker in hyper-masculine fashion. Veteran cartoonist Mark Knight was perplexed that Fremantle ordered him to tone down the most brawny, hairy and robust elements of his image. A wharfie with muscles? A dangerous docker? Not on Fremantle’s

watch. Wharfie Time, like the eventual focus group-approved metrosexual poster, proved to be a call to arms for the opposition. The Brisbane players, said after the match that they had prepared for the gimmick and resolved to use it to lift their own performance. You can believe that if you like. It was more likely that the frozen coaches box, where no move was made to shore up the defence in the dying minutes, the absence of injured captain Alex Pearce and the fickle bounce of the ball were bigger factors in determining the result. But that doesn’t change the fact that Wharfie Time will forever be associated with the worst premiership-losing moment in Fremantle history.

Wharfie Time is a bust … It should never appear again, but Brisbane’s captains and coach Chris Fagon did not mind it, left.

BBL should be saved, not sold Wally Edwards was chairman of Cricket Australia when the Big Bash League was introduced 15 years ago.

The new league immediately grew the sport in a fashion unmatched since Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket revolution half a century ago. Edwards is as invested in the concept as any Australian cricket person. So when he says the push to privatise the BBL is the most foolish and self-defeating development in that half-century, it pays to listen to him. Edwards made an impas-

sioned speech at the recent WACA annual general meeting, urging that body, and others around the country, to abandon the proposed sell-off. The rationale for the sale is simple – CA and the state associations believe they are running out of money and need a fire sale to remain buoyant. Short-sighted? It’s legally blind. They rationalise this by saying BBL privatisation would allow them to buy the loyalty of millionaire Australian cricketers rather than have them drift off to other lucrative leagues around the world. Yet who cares if Travis Head

Time to cancel ocean freebies surfing with cameron bedford-brown

Trigg Point Boardrider Isi Campbell on fire during the recent Australian Boardriders Battle. Photo: Surfing WA/SaltDiaries

The ocean is a woke, lefty, greenie, commie conspiracy encouraged by lazy liberal surfers getting a free ride. Most people think the ocean is just an immense body of water occupying a large amount of the planet providing food, waves, sharks and a place to store our discarded plastic. But I’ve begun recently to suspect the ocean is a lot more sinister than that and may well have a woke agenda. For starters, the ocean ignores national sovereignty altogether and moves freely around the planet crossing borders without a passport, international treaties or having to declare anything to customs. A wave can form in the Southern Ocean, travel thousands of kilometres and arrive on the shores of Cottesloe or Scarborough without filling out a single immigration form or carry a visa. This is queue jumping of the highest order and threat to the Australian way of life. Even worse, the ocean believes in sharing its watery wealth. Evaporation takes water from the sea, sends it into the atmosphere and drops somewhere

else as rain without profit, private ownership or shareholder dividends. Rain falling from the sky and nourishing the land free of charge is basically socialism encouraged by clouds. Then there are the tides that move in and out twice a day due to the gravitational influence of the Moon. The ocean doesn’t ask for permission, consult stakeholders or hold an AGM. It just comes in and goes out with no regard for the rules of free market capitalism. The ocean has also developed a worrying relationship with environmentalism. It absorbs carbon dioxide, stores heat and produces oxygen with the relentless effort of some climate change, just stop oil, Scott Reef protestor. Frankly, it’s just showing off. Surfers are complicit in this by receiving waves without paying for them which is obviously unsustainable. Especially goofy footers who prefer going left. Worst of all, it treats equally everyone from billionaire to grom and will happily drown you regardless of your net worth or gender. In the eyes of the ocean every-one is equally wet and in the current political climate that should be enough to get it cancelled.

plays in South Africa rather than with the Adelaide Strikers? Pick Will Bosisto in his place and the Strikers and BBL at large would barely notice the difference. Edwards saw through the BBL furphy with the clarity that helped him negotiate so successfully with ruthless Indian powerbrokers and cunning English manipulators. “I am advised the sale needs to happen because the game needs the money,” he said at the WACA meeting. “How can this be so? The game has never been more popular. If we are running short of cash then this has to be a problem caused by poor management. “Finance is pretty simple – don’t spend more than you earn, and put a little away for a rainy day. “If CA and the states are going broke then they must reduce spending. The one thing you don’t do is sell your best asset.” The turmoil has just cost CA chairman Mike Baird his position, with belligerent antiprivatisation NSW forcing his resignation. Other senior administrators are also in the firing line. The WACA is more in favour of privatisation than not, and is likely to welcome any short-term cash advance given its ground redevelopment debt is about to hit $20million. Chair Gail McGowan and CEO John Stephenson might have to explain the association’s stance sooner rather than later, but could do with some of Edwards’ clarity when they do. Until then, they remain perched uncomfortably on the fence, with the pickets getting sharper.

Wally Edwards and the columnist at a cricket function.

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