POST Newspaper 27 September 2025 by POST Newspapers

Our mistake but pay up

Cancer patient shock

By JACK MADDERN

Mosman Park council will pursue a dying woman for $11,250 in unpaid rates despite admitting it told her that she did not owe any money on a house she had just sold.

But Suzanne Lemmey, 73, who is booked in for cancer surgery next month, said dealing with the terminal disease had left her with no money to pay the bill. She said she had no recollection of deferring rates on the Glenn Avenue property she sold in 2022 and was shocked last week when a stranger appeared

at her North Fremantle house and served her with a letter of demand.

Ms Lemmey, her lawyer, the buyer and the settlement agents all received statements from Mosman Park council in 2022 saying there were no unpaid rates for 6A Glenn Avenue prior to settlement.

The council has admitted it made an error three years ago but now demands Ms Lemmey pay the outstanding rates and fees.

“A limitation in the system meant that deferred rates were not captured on the statement of rates issued at settlement,” Mosman Park CEO Natalie Martin Goode wrote to Ms

Lemmey on Monday.

“We acknowledge the errors in the settlement documentation.

“However, as the outstanding debt has not yet been resolved, we are unable to proceed with the withdrawal of the general procedure claim at this stage.”

“We understand this situation has caused you distress and sincerely regret the manner in which the claim was served.”

Mayor Paul Shaw defended the council demand after being questioned by councillor Andrew Maurice.

Mr Shaw said it would be unfair to other ratepayers for a debt not to be pursued.

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New suburb tick for stink zone

By BEN DICKINSON

Thousands of new homes could be built in Mt Claremont’s no-man’s-land if authorities ﬁgure out how to de-stink the local sewage plant.

The land earmarked for homes is an odour buffer zone around the Lemnos Street site.

Nedlands council commissioners last week approved a master plan for the sprawling area between Underwood Avenue and Karrakatta Station that could see as many as 6142 new dwellings built over 74 hectares of possible development sites.

But the plan relies on shrinking or eliminating the odour buffer zone around the Subiaco

Wastewater Treatment Plan, where “sensitive uses” – including houses and apartments – are currently banned.

Land at the CSIRO site, UWA’s Shenton Park Field Station and the western side of Bedbrook Place – totalling 27.6ha – could be unlocked for development if a technical solution to the stench is found.

Developers are counting on new European technology to take the smell out of the sewage treatment process.

Property developer Hesperia in 2021 proposed an unspeciﬁed “odour management and solar power solution” for the wastewater plant as part of its proposal to redevelop part of the Graylands Hospital site,

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Phony school phone ban

By BEN DICKINSON

Local students are outsmarting school phone bans to shop online and watch video clips instead of doing class work.

Some western suburb schools are only “pretending” to enforce their mobile phone bans, Education Minister Sabine Winton was told last week.

Ms Winton was the guest of honour at a symposium on teen mobile phone and social media use at Hale School, where journalist Ros Thomas pleaded with her to impose an “outright” ban on mobile phones in schools.

“Please, Minister Winton, make this your legacy,” Ms Thomas told the crowd, which included school principals and teachers from around Perth.

“Do not let smartphones destroy the education of a generation.”

Ms Thomas, a journalist, restrictions are doing a good job of protecting kids,” she told the

symposium.

“I’m sorry to tell you they’re

Ms Thomas said she interviewed a Year 8 boy at a private school with a supposedly strict phone ban who told her “We all watch YouTube in class”, and a 15-year-old girl had said: “I sat behind a girl in class last week who shopped online at LuluLemon for the whole of maths.”

A teacher at a boys school told her the school’s “strictly phone-free” mandate was “total bollocks”.

“Our English marks are in freefall,” the teacher said.

“They pretend they’re doing classwork while the ones at the back are all on their phones.”

Ms Thomas told the symposium she spent nine months interviewing Australian teenagers

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■ Phones at the beach – page 32

Ros Thomas, left, Sabine Winton and Hale School principal Dean Dell’Oro.

In a letter, top, to Suzanne Lemmey the Town admits it made an error but will still insist she pays a $11,258.41 claim on 6A Glenn Avenue, above.

Fairytale ending

I bitch a bit to Cottesloe council about things that could be improved, so I thought I’d give credit where it’s due, too! Here goes:

The first warm day in September brought crowds to Cottesloe beach last Sunday.

The bins were soon filled with the usual signs of a great day out – fish-and-chips wrappings, ice-cream containers, coffee cups etcetera, and by evening rubbish had overflowed everywhere.

But fear not, by early Monday morning some rubbish-collecting fairies had been hard at work, and the beach was spotless once more.

Many thanks to the team at Cottesloe council for their great work in keeping our beachfront clean. It is truly appreciated.

C. Giele

Deane Street, Cottesloe

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Take care of our money

I note none of the candidates restanding for seats on Cottesloe council are spruiking their part in the delivery of the Eric Street bike path.

Small wonder. I traverse Eric Street on most days and it’s extremely rare to spot a cyclist using the hotchpotch of a solution that cost ratepayers $700,000, not to mention half a million in wasted grants.

I call on council members and prospective members to be more careful with our money and to tell us in their campaign material how they intend to do so.

Peter Robinson Marmion Street, Cottesloe

Please

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Side swipes in Herbert Road

David Beaton’s letter No action on road dangers (September 6) about hooning and speeding in Herbert Road, Shenton Park, was very close to home for me.

I have had my car’s wing mirror ripped clean off this year (twice) by speeding cars on this road, where I live.

The new electronic speed signs are a step in the right direction, but I believe we need

actual trafﬁc calming devices in Herbert Road.

Our street is used by many pedestrians, especially around school time, who are at risk of being hit by dangerous drivers.

I am currently running for the South ward on Subi council, and this issue has been brought up by multiple people to me.

Trains, ferries and NRL – just what is going on with planning

Rita Safﬁoti might think she is doing a good job as Minister for Transport, but the residents of Daglish do not agree with that, and neither do the thousands of people that use Matilda Bay.

The latter has been a favourite spot on the Swan for sport and recreation for well over a hundred years, and Ms Safﬁ insistence on putting a ferry terminal there will go down in history as a massive failure in her job as Minister of Sport and Recreation.

The upgraded rail turnback at Daglish is creating screeching noises that must be close to illegal, and the added blazing lights will be affecting residents’ mental health, comfort, and property values.

It is obviously too late to move the turnback, so at least build a wall to block sound and light, and pay residents some compensation.

The Minister for Sport and Recreation is depriving at least 10 known groups that use Matilda Bay.

There are hundreds of members active in sailing, boating, rowing, canoeing, kayaking, swim-through and triathlons, not to mention all those walking,

Positive culture seen at Cottesloe council

Cottesloe currently enjoys a positive and well-functioning council culture, and this is something worth protecting.

Good leadership is more than ideas; it’s about maintaining that healthy culture so decisions are made in the community’s best interests.

When councils fall into ﬁxed mindsets, misinformation and obstructive behaviours, they become dysfunctional – and the community suffers.

We’ve seen this in other local governments, where poor cul-

ture stalled progress and wasted opportunities.

During the past two years as a councillor, I’ve seen ﬁrsthand how constructive leadership fosters collaboration and practical outcomes.

Respectful debate, evidencebased decisions, and a focus on solutions are the foundation of good governance. These qualities ensure that improvements which matter to the community can be delivered.

As voters, we all have a role in ensuring this positive culture

continues.

Let’s choose leadership that values respect, collaboration, and integrity – because Cottesloe deserves nothing less.

Michael Thomas Jarrad Street, Cottesloe

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cycling and picnicking.

All of these activities are immensely important for physical and mental health.

Ms Saffioti has ruled the proposed alternative site of JoJo’s jetty unsuitable, due to other water users and the primary flow of water traffic.

That’s what a ferry also is, so it would not make much difference.

Millions of dollars are to be spent also on bringing a dud National Rugby League team to Perth when international soccer, especially the women’s game, has a motivational effect on the young and will eventually create a need for extra facilities.

I have spent my life involved in every level of sport, health and recreation and I am hoping commonsense will prevail so that my grandchildren and great-grandchildren will have the appropriate environment to enable the same opportunities.

Stuart Gray Hopetoun Terrace, Shenton Park

Luca Muir Anderson Herbert Road, Shenton Park

Independent. Local

An official impression of the ferry

Saffioti.

Boats join ferry protest

By LLOYD GORMAN

Dozens of rowers and boating groups took to the water in Matilda Bay, Crawley, last Sunday and crowds gathered on the foreshore to ﬁght the

members of the community demonstrated at the proposed terminal site last Sunday – with an even bigger protest planned for Sunday November 16. Consultation about the development application (DA) for a ferry terminal to service UWA – with another at Applecross –

The Department of Planning said DAs under the Metropolitan Region Scheme were normally

“The three-week comment period will provide ample time for interested parties to make submissions,” a department spokesperson told the POST.

The timing of the advertising period was criticised by Rebecca Coghlan, who was a Nedlands councillor until the

She said the Planning and Development Act prevented DAs from being advertised at certain times of the year such

“People are going to miss it,

“It is heartbreaking to see Matilda Bay altered for ever

and a day by this ferry terminal with toilets and battery recharging.”

She urged members of the community to act now by looking up the related information on the PTA website and checking the Safety on Swan website and Friends of Matilda Bay site.

“Please stay alert to the time period to make objections,” she said.

“The day of action on November 16 is a fantastic idea but it is after the planning submission period closes.”

Local twist on road to 000

By BRET CHRISTIAN

A serial killer who attacked a young woman alone in her Swanbourne home led to the 000 emergency number being rushed into service in WA.

Australia did not have a national emergency phone number until 1969, a system that catastrophically broke down last week resulting in four deaths, two of them in WA. But in April 1961 a frightened WA public, learned of the new service.

It was sparked by the case of a 24-year-old married woman who was reading in bed in her Wright Street house at 9.30pm when she heard the mains power switch click and all her lights went out.

In darkness, she hurried to the phone in the hallway and dialled what she thought was

that

her father’s number, but made a one-digit mistake.

The call went through to a ship’s captain living in Dalkeith, who heard the woman scream as she dropped the receiver while trying to ﬂee her attacker, who had entered through an unlocked back door.

The protesters are ﬁghting to convince the State Government to move the ferry terminal and jetty to Jo Jo’s jetty in Nedlands, one kilometre away.

Greens MP Brad Pettitt and Nedlands MP Jonathan Huston addressed the protest.

Mr Huston – who moved a grievance about the issue in parliament last week – said there were 11 community groups and clubs that would be affected including Sailability and Fishability, which would close as a result.

Mr Huston said Matilda Bay was not the right place for the ferry to land and would not work.

“A student who lives in Bullcreek, for example, and goes to UWA would need to get on the train they already take, get off at Canning Bridge, walk across Canning Bridge, go in front of the Rafﬂes, wait for a ferry that might be 15 minutes away to come here,” he said.

“Why wouldn’t they stay on

The man had his hands around the throat of the slightly-built woman.

She lost consciousness for a short time on her lounge-room floor, finally recovering enough to remember self-defence moves taught to her by her husband. She kicked the man in the testicles, and he fled the way he had come.

Just days later the Postmaster General’s Department announced that it was rushing out the Triple-0 emergency number in WA.

Although the UK had 999 and the US had 911, the 000 number was chosen for Australia because it was technically easier and the 0 was at the bottom of the old rotary dial phone, easy to locate in dark or in smoke-ﬁlled buildings.

A rotary dial phone. Zero is next to the finger-stop, so

000 could be dialled by feel.

Protesters flocked to Matilda Bay to oppose a ferry terminal at the site.

Nedlands MP Jonathon Huston got his message across.

Swanning about … This family of swans made it safely across Stirling Highway, with some human help. Helping hands for highway hazard

A family of swans caused a flap on Stirling Highway in Claremont on Sunday morning.

Mum, dad and their quartet of cygnets wanted to cross to the river side of the highway at the Stirling Road intersection – a treacherous journey that traverses six lanes of traffic.

Luckily for the new parents, they had some help.

A Claremont council ranger, a

woman on a bicycle and a group of walkers formed an entourage to shepherd the family across the highway while drivers waited patiently.

Onlooker William Parkinson said he thought the birds were migrating from Lake Claremont to the Swan River.

“They could not have chosen a better time and day to do it,” he said.

Grand Tour of Europe 2025, with the POST in tow

The Grand Tour was a grand 19th Century tradition for the offspring of British aristocrats who would polish their education by swanning through Europe for an extended period. It was designed to open their eyes to matters of culture, while making the contacts that would aid their future endeavours.

The tradition continues for our own western suburb university graduates.

West Leederville law graduate Scarlett Townsend celebrated the end of her student life with a jaunt across the Continent that took in several of the great sights and sites of Europe.

Her trip included a mandatory Tuscan wedding, took in nine capitals though the modern version of Eurail – budget flight aggregator Skyscanner – and ensured the POST experienced its own Grand Tour.

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A king on the wing. Photo: Sandra Chetwynd Swooping in for the thrill ... tips for dealing with the magpie menace Magpie swooping season is here, a short but stressful time according to Bill Bateman.

“It only happens when chicks are in the nest, and 100% of the time it’s the male,” he said.

New research shows that magpies can recognise up to 100 people.

“It’s always a good idea to stay on the right side of magpies,” Prof. Bateman said.

The “zone of aggression” was about 10 to 20 metres if on foot, but expanded to 100m if on a bike, so it was best to “get off and push”.

“Dig them a few earthworms, they’ll appreciate that.”

Former POST sport columnist Austin Robertson used an age-old method to keep magpies at bay when he circumnavigated Galup on his bike every day – long aerials bristled from his helmet.

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Teachers step in

By JACK MADDERN

Mosman Park Primary

School parents are calling for urgent action to make roads around the school safe for their children.

A group of parents have compiled a report listing every incident in the past three years in which children or adults were hit by a car, bike or escooter near the school, or had a near miss.

But it also includes an incident on May 2, 2023 in which a teacher on a bike fractured his spine after he was hit by a car at the Wellington Street and Solomon Street roundabout.

On October 16 in the same year two teenage girls were hit by a car in Wellington Street.

It lists an incident in 2024 in which a Year 5 boy was knocked off his bike by a reversing car, and a near miss between kids on the crossing with a speeding verge collection truck in 2025.

It also records two incidents in which dogs were killed – one in 2024 and one in 2025.

The report records cars speeding through the crosswalk at 60 to 70kmh during school hours.

The parents were asked to compile the list by the Town of Mosman Park.

School parent and Parents and Citizens secretary Emily Orrell said: “I ﬁnd it really strange that we live a stone’s throw from a school and my kids can’t walk there safely.

“We just want to apply some pressure on decision makers to say everyone agrees that something needs to be done.”

Ms Orrell is also running to be elected as a councillor.

“What more do you need from us as a community?” she said.

“Is it for a child to get hit?

That’s honestly what it feels like.”

She said the primary school community had been campaigning for safer streets around the

Safety

efforts after the school’s designated trafﬁc warden for their main pedestrian crossing on Victoria Street was reassigned 18 months ago and was yet to be replaced.

“The teaching staff have been

Three against one

By JACK MADDERN

Town of Mosman Park election candidates Andrew Maurice, Emily Orrell and Nick Lonie are presenting a united front to a fourth controversial candidate.

Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley and extremism expert Ben Rich have urged voters to do their research and not be complacent.

Ms Beazley told State Parliament it was “disappointing and concerning” that several candi-

are being delivered across the state and I urge every eligible voter to do their research and vote.”

The fourth candidate, Samuel Croll, disputes that he is an extremist for exercising his right to freedom of speech.

Dr Rich said he believed candidates representing an extreme political ideology should not be underestimated, especially in local elections where voter participation was not mandatory.

“People need to be vigilant and not remain complacent,”

tremist views were more likely to vote, and more likely to be elected if fewer people voted.

“The compulsory voting model used in our national elections insulates us a bit from the more extreme actors and ideologies, with higher voter turnout tending to moderate extremism,” he said.

Dr Rich questioned if extremist candidates were genuine in their pursuit of government positions.

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“They often run on ﬁxing government corruption and hold a lot of distrust for the positions they want to ﬁll,” he said.

“They don’t fundamentally believe in the liberal democratic model of debate and democracy.”

Dr Rich said the recent rise of extremist candidates could be a result of years of ineffective action and protests.

Extremists were changing their “game plan” to more grassroots strategies such as running for local government.

He said they hoped that such a role would normalise their ideologies and enable them to push their agenda.

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acting as a crossing guard for almost two years, so you have the principal and vice-principal swapping every day,” she said.

“I’m really grateful to them for doing it, because they don’t have to and they’re putting themselves at risk. But that shouldn’t be their job.”

She said the parents hoped the report would serve as hard evidence that the trafﬁc warden needed to be reinstated.

Parents also submitted a petition to the council in July calling for traffic calming measures to improve safety around the school.

Councillors have allotted money in this year’s budget for an integrated trafﬁc plan to look into addressing some of the road dangers.

Mayor Paul Shaw said he agreed there was a trafﬁc problem that was being made worse by increasing school numbers.

“There are more kids going to school, so more kids are crossing over, and more trafﬁc is coming down, so it’s all exacerbated,” he said.

Mr Shaw and Ms Orrell each said they supported relocating the Victoria Street pedestrian crossing and speed-reducing measures such as speed bumps and raised platforms.

“[Mosman Park CEO] Natalie [Martin Goode] and Paul came down and met with us, and everyone agrees it’s not good enough at the moment,” Ms Orrell said. The report would shortly be submitted to the Mosman Park, she said.

Mosman Park councillor candidates Andrew Maurice, Emily Orrell and Nick Lonie are presenting a united front ahead of the

A member of the primary teaching staff stepping in to help kids cross the road safely. Photo: Paul McGovern

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End of a romantic Dalkeith dream

By BEN DICKINSON

Valdarno owners Enzo and Rosa Strangia will call last orders at their beloved Dalkeith restaurant next month, 26 years after they arrived in Waratah Avenue.

The casual Italian eatery, which is regularly ﬁlled by a loyal crowd of locals, has been ordered out by its building’s new owner to make way for a four-storey medical centre development.

“We’ve had people who ﬁrst came in as babies drinking milk from a bottle, and now they come in and drink beer,” Rosa said this week.

“People bring their wine in, and they bring their dog, and they sit on the veranda and they have a really good time. It’s gorgeous.”

The restaurant’s impending closure is the end of a dream for Rosa, a second-generation ItalianAustralian, and chef Enzo, who emigrated from Tuscany in 1988.

But that dream would never have come to pass were it not for the quirks of an airline’s ticketing system.

Rosa, then 22, was ﬂying home to Perth after visiting family in Italy while Enzo, then 26, was en route to visit his sister in Sydney.

“He was the person sitting next to me on the plane,” Rosa said.

They fell in love, married, and settled in Perth.

Enzo, who had worked as a

glassblower in the old country, knew he wanted to turn his passion for Italian cooking into a career.

He worked in the kitchens at Spaghi in South Perth and Mario’s Reef and Beef in Northbridge, before the couple decided to open their own restaurant named in honour of his hometown, San Giovanni Valdarno.

They heard that a juice shop in Waratah Avenue was closing down, and snapped up the lease in 2001.

“Back then council approval was really easy, there was not a lot of regulations compared to now,” Rosa said.

The restaurant rode out COVID lockdowns thanks to the support of their regulars, who placed so many takeaway orders that business improved.

“We were actually busier,”

Rosa said.

“We had to work it ourselves, because nobody could come to work, so it was just Enzo and me, and sometimes our children would come in to help out.”

Rosa, now 59, and Enzo, 63, haven’t completely ruled out reopening in a new location, but parking restrictions, noise rules and other red tape have narrowed their ﬁeld of options.

“Now our customers are telling us ‘You should go here, you should go there’, but it’s not that simple,” Rosa said.

“You need to do a lot of homework now before you even think

about opening up somewhere.”

If next month is the end of Valdarno, Enzo and Rosa will have no regrets.

“We’ve been blessed here because everyone is so beautiful, and the families are all just lovely,” Rosa said.

“We’ve had the parents, we’ve had their children, and now we’ve got the grandchildren. “It’s pretty special.”

Double bogey for golf parker

By NEALE PRIOR PEOPLE

A Wembley golf course visitor aggrieved at the size of a ﬁne for parking in a disabled bay will have to pay double the original amount.

Wembley Downs pensioner Dennis John Gillespie has been lobbying Cambridge council for months to have the $500 ﬁne reduced.

He told Perth Magistrates Court last week that the ﬁne was excessive.

Mr Gillespie received an infringement in April after parking his Land Rover in a disabled bay without an ACROD permit.

He pleaded guilty last week but told the court there were no other bays available in the crowded carpark when he vis-

ited on April 17.

But magistrate Justin Geoghegan said the “substantial” ﬁne was to deter people from parking in the limited number of disabled bays in public carparks.

“The penalty is black and white – the penalty is $500,” Mr Geoghegan said.

He ordered Mr Gillespie to pay the ﬁne and the council’s legal costs of $500.

Pretty special … Rosa and Enzo Strangia toast their Dalkeith restaurant Valdarno which wil close next month. Photo: Paul McGovern

How our old phones could save lives

By JACK MADDERN

Mobile phones are a double-edged sword for victims of domestic violence.

They provide essential contact but also provide a means for an abuser to track or control their victim.

Ashton Wood is attempting to disrupt that relationship by providing phones to domestic violence survivors that give them the chance of a relatively normal life.

Mr Wood is the founder and CEO of charity DV Safe Phone and is trying to add to the 42,000 phones already collected for his project.

“A safe phone is literally a lifesaver,” he said. “It allows them to maintain contact with a support network or help

Beach path danger fear

Cottesloe mayor Lorraine Young has moved to allay fears that a $4million upgrade to the popular beachfront path will put walkers in conﬂict with speeding cyclists.

Many locals are confused, believing the council wants to widen the path to accommodate cyclists and e-scooters at any speed.

Plans for the 4km path have become an issue in the October elections for the mayor and four Cottesloe councillors.

“Principal shared paths of the sort that has been constructed along the railway line are unsafe as cyclists move too fast,” the latest critic, architect Simon Rodrigues of Curtin Avenue, wrote to the POST this week.

“It is likely that the project will be ‘railroaded’ much like the Forrest and Eric Street examples.

‘These were built without community consultation and in contradiction to the wishes of the community as expressed in the survey.”

He said the beach path upgrade was a signiﬁcant visual infrastructure project with safety an important consideration.

As an urban element it

should be designed with aesthetics in mind by a landscape architect, not an engineer, he said.

His letter to the POST is the latest in a series from readers puzzled or dissatisﬁed with the lack of hard information about the project.

One said it appeared the path would be doubled in width and function as a Principal Shared Path like the one next to the railway line, typically 4m wide with red bitumen, fences and a forest of light poles.

This path was not generally used by pedestrians because of the danger from speeding cyclists, Mr Rodrigues said.

guish between cycling for pleasure which occurs at low speeds and travelling at velocity, individually, or as part of a peloton,” he wrote in his submission to the council.

“The path should be limited to the requirements for a local route.”

The objectives of the bike lobby should be balanced against the needs and aspirations of the wider community.

Cottesloe council has accepted $4million from the federal government but is on a tight time-line to complete it to keep the money.

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them when they try to escape.

“In domestic violence, one of the ﬁrst things to get taken or tracked is the phone.

“It’s a form of coercive control that allows perpetrators to see where their victims are or stop them from reaching out to critical support networks.”

The charity collects, repairs and distributes mobiles and is supported by Curtin MP Kate Chaney whose Floreat ofﬁce has become one of 1200 mobile donation points around the country.

“MPs like Kate are fantastic at raising awareness and getting the word out,” Mr Wood said.

Ms Chaney’s ofﬁce on the corner of The Boulevard and Floreat Avenue will have a box for old phones to be deposited.

“I’m pleased to support this

important initiative,” she said.

“Not only are old phones being reused to connect and empower women and children in need, but it’s also a sustainable technology solution.”

The charity will take any second-hand phone, no matter the condition nor model.

DV Safe Phone will wipe phone data unless the previous owner has already done so.

Mr Wood said he started the charity almost by accident when he was clearing out his house in 2020 and asked a police sergeant friend where he could donate his things.

“They said, ‘Ashton, what I need most right now are mobile phones’,” he said.

He was shocked to hear that there were two million victims of domestic violence in Australia.

Kate Chaney with the DV Safe Phone operation.

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Cyclists weave through pedestrians on the existing beach path.

Photo: Paul McGovern

World-class jazz in Subiaco this spring

This spring, Subiaco is set to be transformed into a hub of lively jazz music as part of a partnership between See Subiaco and the Perth International Jazz Festival. There will be opportunities to catch jazz gigs at the Regal Theatre, Subi Night Market, and a few top-secret pop-up locations around Subiaco.

The Subi Night Market is set to welcome a series of jazz musicians, including the Steve Hensby Trio on Saturday 4 October, Shameem on Saturday 15 November, and the Jazz Tupi Trio on Saturday 22 November. All market jazz sets will take place from 6pm to 8pm at the market, on every Saturday night in Market Square Park.

Three internationally acclaimed acts are coming to the Regal Theatre, including Gregory Porter (sold out), Samara Joy, and the Bill Frissell Trio.

There will also be two pop-up jazz performances in Subiaco during the festival. Keep an eye on www.seesubiaco.com.au for more details.

Mayor David McMullen said, “The Perth International Jazz Festival brings world-class talent to our corner of the world – and this partnership will bring vibrant music to our suburb.

“This year’s festival line-up offers something for everyone, and afﬁrms the City’s commitment to investing in culture and the arts. If you’re a jazz fan coming to Subiaco for a gig, make a night of it and enjoy our great bars and restaurants while you’re here.”

Innocent but in a living hell

investigated by the Child Abuse Squad and forced to defend himself in Perth

“Yes, I’ve been cleared – but that doesn’t erase what happened to me and

“For more than two years, I was treated like I was the most

Const. Smith’s son, a premature baby, was being treated at the hospital for oral ulcers in August 2023 when he was

observed bleeding from the mouth while being bottle fed by the new father.

Doctors alerted the hospital’s child protection unit months later when the boy’s twin sister, who also suffered from oral ulcers, also presented with a mouth bleed.

The children were placed in the custody of the Department of Communities while both parents were investigated.

Speaking publicly for the ﬁrst time, Const. Smith said staff at

Subi election begins with ballot bungles

She got a message from the WAEC an hour later to say a ballot box had been installed.

Ms Pine returned later that day and dropped off her vote.

“I think I must have been the rst person who tried to do it,”

“It was not a good start for

Mr Fyffe, one of three candidates in South ward, discovered cial envelope for his ballot papers was already

were sent to electors.

Ms Pine, an East ward candidate, attempted to lodge her vote in person at the council ofﬁces on Hay Street on Monday.

“There was no box or place where ballot papers could be dropped,” she said.

She spoke with staff and then rang, texted and emailed the

“I got my ballot papers and ﬁlled everything out and then tried to put it into the envelope but it was sealed tight,” he said.

“You’ve only got 30% of people voting and here’s a disincentive to ﬁnish the deal, because it’s a pain in the neck, you’ve got to tear it open and stick it back together again.

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the hospital “cried with us when our babies were taken”.

“Some still reach out to us now, saying they can’t believe this happened to a family like ours,” he said.

Magistrate Donna Webb ruled a laceration to the boy’s lip was an accident and awarded Const. Smith $50,000 towards his $66,000 legal bill.

“The injury was not intended and further would not have been

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Mr Fyffe suspected the WAEC used old envelopes that absorbed moisture while in storage.

Speaking on ABC on Thursday, WA’s acting electoral commissioner Dennis O’Reilly said some

and some of them were already sealed,” Mr O’Reilly said.

“The glue in the seal was already closed, so we’ve resolved those and provided replacements or other options.”

Bunnings build has COVID help

Bunnings will press ahead with a controversial $28million store in Jolimont – courtesy of Mark McGowan and COVID-19. The hardware giant got permission in 2021 to build an outlet at 616 Hay Street despite strong opposition from many of the 300 residents at the neighbouring St Ives retirement home.

Bunnings had four years to make a substantial start on developing the 1ha site before the approval was due to expire two weeks ago.

A tractor mowing the vacant block has been the only regular activity in the past four years.

But the Wesfarmers-owned chain conﬁrmed to the POST this week it would progress the project in the near future, conﬁrming the development application was valid until 2027.

The tender process for construction was advanced and the company was expecting to appoint a builder before the end of the year.

But the hardware retailer conﬁrmed it was still alive because of a two-year extension for all development applications introduced by the McGowan government during the pandemic.

Missing ballot box and stuck envelopes … Brigitte Pine manages a smile after the Subiaco ballot box finally turns up.

Scrappy spring start

Cottesloe beach got caught by Spring’s ﬁrst warm weekend, with overﬂowing bins of food scraps and drink containers.

“The council spends a fortune killing rats on the beach, and now this,” one angry local wrote to the POST.

Cottesloe council normally ramps up its contract beach rubbish collections at the start of the September school holidays to seven a week.

The ﬁrst extra collections are due from this Sunday.

But it was still on its four-day cycle when thousands of people ﬂocked to Cottesloe last Sunday.

“We do occasionally get caught out by an early start to the ﬁner weather,” said mayor Lorraine Young.

“We will be keeping an eye out to see if our increased service levels are adequate to meet the expectations of the community and the many visitors to Cottesloe, and welcome feedback from residents on how we are doing.”

Wally set for a good time at his first Show

By JEN REWELL

Wally may be only ﬁve months old, but he arrived at the Perth Royal Show on Wednesday ready for a good time.

Wally is a ﬁve-month-old Limousin calf and he’s not competing for ribbons.

He’s in town to support his mum, Rio, who is owned by cattle farmer Penny Terpstra.

“He’s here for the milk, the fun and the fairy ﬂoss,” Penny said.

“Having a calf on site is a lot of work but he needs to be with his mum.”

The prep for Rio’s ﬁrst show began months ago with a 120-

day feeding regime, clipping and halter training.

Penny said she and her mum Pat have been exhibiting cattle at the Show for 30 years.

They and handler Emily Tolland are staying on site to look after the seven Limousin cattle they have brought from Waroona, where they have a herd of about 100.

While the cattle were settling in on Wednesday, elsewhere on the Showground workers were erecting scaffolding for tents, unbagging piles of stuffed toys for prizes, and calibrating colourful rides.

Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia CEO Robyn Sermon said the Show

was a way to connect city kids with country life and celebrate the role agriculture plays in people’s lives.

“Farming is a whole lot more than just a man in a wheat ﬁeld,” Robyn said.

She said while everyone enjoyed the traditional aspects of the Show, her vision was to “change up” about 20% of the Show every year so people found new things to look at and experience.

For this year, RASWA had invested in a new Smart Farms interactive exhibit to show kids how technology is used in farming, including in computer-guided harvesters and robots.

“A few generations ago,

everyone had an aunty or an uncle on a farm but that’s not the case now,” she said.

“There are kids who have never held a chicken, or touched a pig.

“Last year we had 60,000 people come to the Show for the very ﬁrst time, so we know people are interested.”

In the new Cattle Corner exhibit in the cattle show yards, there are VR experiences as well as real animals to touch.

The Perth Royal Show runs from September 27 to October 4 at Claremont Showground. Tickets are on sale online at perthroyalshow.com.au and include a discounted After Dark ticket for entry after 5pm.

Cottesloe’s overflowing bins signalled a busy start to the beach season. Photo: Jane Wishaw

Royal Show CEO Robyn Sermon with five-month-old Wally who has come to the Show for a good time and to be close to his mother.

Photo: Paul McGovern

Please email your letter to letters@postnewspapers.com.au, lodge online at postnewspapers.com.au or snail mail to: The Editor, 276 Onslow Rd, Shenton Park 6008. All letters must include writer’s full name, address and daytime phone no. for veriﬁcation. Boring letters or those over 300 words will be cut. Deadline: Noon Wednesdays.

Hospice misinformation

I have no need to castigate American journalists and media for bias and inaccurate reporting. We have our very own variety here in Perth.

A local weekly publication, not the POST, displayed grossly incorrect details of the outcome of a WA Legislative Council meeting held last week to consider a government process to acquire additional land from the Allen Park A-Class reserve.

Anyone reading only the front page could be forgiven for thinking the actual children’s hospice land excision was under threat, when that is clearly “done and dusted” and construction is well under way.

We trust Parliament to examine and consider in good faith all proposals put to it.

False statements posing as reported factual information weaken that process and our democratic rights.

Neville Hills Mooro Drive, Mt Claremont

Bush setting … The Allen Park Swanbourne site of the hospice was settled long ago, and the hospice is now half-built, with one storey to go. The $34million building for seven patients was said to mirror Bear Cottage hospice at Manly in Sydney. It was associated “playground land” that was before Parliament last week.

NOMINATIONS

The Town of Cottesloe is calling for nominations from community members for our committees, advisory and working groups:

•Audit Committee

•Active Transport Working Group

•Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan Steering Committee

•Foreshore Precinct Advisory Committee

•Public Open Space Working Group

•Universal Access and Inclusion Community Reference Group

•Design Review Panel

•Reconciliation Action Working Group

Information about the Town’s committees, advisory and working groups can be found on the Town’s website at www.cottesloe.wa.gov.au/news. Nomination Forms can be accessed, completed and submitted from here also. Hard copy Nomination Forms are available from the Town’s Administration Office at, 109 Broome Street, Cottesloe, during office hours 8:30am-4:30pm.

Nominations close at 5:00pm on Wednesday, 15 October 2025.

Mark Newman Chief Executive Officer

Different side to Claremont safety story

I was surprised to read Ryan Fernandes’s letter It’s just criminal how unsafe Claremont is (September 20).

Mr Fernandes is a candidate in the coming election and his comments should be read in that context. The facts tell a different story. Crime in Claremont has actually fallen and we already have some of the highest CCTV coverage in the western suburbs, along with community safety ofﬁcers and well-lit public spaces such as the train station.

Like many locals, I feel safe walking through Claremont day or night.

I have served as a councillor for the past four years, and in that time I’ve seen how well the council operates to support a safe, welcoming town. I’m proud to be part of a team that collaborates, listens to residents and acts without party inﬂuence. I will continue to put residents ﬁrst, with decisions that protect what we value most about Claremont.

Shelley Hatton Claremont councillor and candidate for re-election

Building a beaver dam

I have been beavering away at the planning system mess since the middle of 2020 when the Chellingworth towers ﬁrst appeared as a project. Since then the wealth stream has been ﬂowing downhill, along with the integrity of the system.

This little beaver may have stacked a few logs across the stream, and a few others have joined in.

But now we have a huge log on the banks –the Legislative Council Select Committee on Planning.

If this falls in the right direction we can dam the stream and damn the undeserved ﬂow of wealth.

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Scheme to avert bridge chaos

By JEN REWELL

Students at three western suburb girls schools will be urged to use special bus services next year to combat extra congestion when the Fremantle Trafﬁc Bridge is closed.

Reducing peak-hour traffic and improving pedestrian safety will be a priority for both sides of politics when the bridge is closed for 12 months.

Three riverside schools – Iona, PLC and St Hilda’s – contribute to much of the congestion with three new Stirling Highway bus services to be introduced to keep trafﬁc moving.

“Car movements to and from these schools represented a significant amount of traffic using the Stirling Bridge during morning and afternoon peak,” a government statement said.

Cottesloe MP Sandra Brewer told state Parliament that the bridge closure would pose a threat to pedestrian safety along Curtin Avenue.

She told Transport Minister Rita Safﬁoti that “small improvements would make a world of difference” to people trying to cross the busy road.

Simplifying pedestrian access to the beach at North Fremantle station would be a huge win for beachgoers across Perth, she said.

“Locals tell me that engineering solutions have been proposed, and a more direct route from the train station platform to the pedestrian crossing lights at Curtin Avenue is feasible and would not be at a great cost,” she said. She also said there should

be pedestrian-activated trafﬁc signals at the Mosman Park and Victoria Street train stations, and a safety barrier for pedestrians crossing Curtin Avenue at MacArthur Street.

Ms Safﬁoti said the bridge closure would cause signiﬁcant disruption on both sides of the river.

“We have a team that is working on how we can mitigate some of those impacts, whether it be usage of public transport, better support of active travel or changes to the road layout,” she said.

A community survey in the area had received about 1200 responses.

“We will go through them and analyse whether local governments in particular have raised proposals and see what work has been done in the context of the closure of the trafﬁc bridge,”

she said.

Ms Brewer said it was a positive outcome.

“The minister has acknowl-

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This is quite a win and what I set out to achieve

edged community concerns and has offered to refer some of the proposals put forward to the cross-government team,” she said.

“This is quite a win, and what I set out to achieve.”

She said businesses and residents in North Fremantle were very supportive of the bridge project and were “patiently tolerating” the disruption.

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I seek your support to Keep Claremont in safe hands.

The position of Mayor requires a leader with local experience, transparency and unwavering commitment to the Claremont Community. Using this approach has seen your council evolve to be the highest rated local government organization in Western Australia.

COMMUNICATION

Great things are only achievable when there is harmony and a collective sense of working together with common goals. I am proud of the way your council team works for you.

Kings Park credit due

Two Kings Park workers racked up $1960 of “minor personal purchases” on a company credit card, the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority annual report has revealed.

A section of the 2024-25 report tabled in the WA parliament last week dealt with unauthorised use of credit cards.

BGPA has 147 employees and staff whose jobs require the use of credit cards.

Employees issued with credit cards are “regularly reminded of their obligations” under the authority’s card policy.

“Two employees inadvertently used their corporate credit cards for minor personal purchases,” the annual report said.

“These incidents were not referred for disciplinary action as the chief ﬁnance ofﬁcer noted prompt advice and settlement.”

The total amount of personal spending was $1960.

The workers repaid $161 within five working days of notification with the balance of $1799 handed back after five workings days.

Jock BARKER

TOWN OF CLAREMONT

It has been an honour to serve as your Mayor and I am seeking your support to continue to serve the Claremont Community.

COMMUNITY FIRST

My priority has always been to listen, plan and execute in the best interests of our community– supporting local business – supporting sporting groups – supporting community events and supporting environmental initiatives.

INFASTRUCTURE

Significant projects like Underground Power, Drainage, new Pavilions, Museum renovation, Bayview Community Centre and Library and Aquatic Centre upgrades are some of the many successes of your council under my leadership.

VOTING – Only a small percentage of ratepayers exercise their right to vote, and I urge you to be involved and work with us to continue the good work of your council.

Sandra Brewer says small changes at train stations could make a big difference to safety.

The new Fremantle Traffic Bridge is on schedule, with towers in place at all four corners. The current bridge will close to traffic early next year. Photo: Paul McGovern

Happy event at Lake Jualbup

Spot on with the beginning of Spring (September 21), the coots nesting at Lake Jualbup, just west of the outﬂow and just before the park bench, celebrated with their own happy event – four tiny hatchlings with mum and dad in close attendance (see picture), with two still to come (inset)..

The location is unusually close to the footpath, is unusually visible and is now rarely without an attentive audience of park visitors.

Photographs that include the whole coot family may require much patience.

There are ﬁve sub-species of coot. So be sure to specify “Australian coot” when Googling, to make sure you have the right one.

Geoffrey Dean Nicholson Road, Subiaco

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Mayor’s view of Marine Parade shared path

I write to correct misleading claims about the Town of Cottesloe’s Marine Parade shared path project.

This is a $4million federal government investment to renew and upgrade a popular but degraded foreshore promenade.

It is not a railway-line style commuter bike path; it is a recreational shared path for all users, all ages and all abilities.

The design is consistent with Cottesloe’s foreshore masterplan and will enhance east-west connections across Marine Parade.

The path’s width will be limited to a maximum of three metres. Some sections are already 3m wide, while others

are constrained and will remain narrower. Overall, hard surface along the foreshore will increase by no more than 10%.

Council has engaged a placemaking design consultant to ensure the path is targeted at recreational use, with low speeds and safe transitions through key activity areas.

Pedestrians and non-riding users are prioritised through safe design and speed limits where required.

Lighting will be low-level and safety-focused, using bollards wherever possible, with poles only at intersections. It will be demand-responsive, as is the case in similar foreshore

projects. This approach has been repeatedly rated as high priority by the community and minimises the loss of parking bays, compared with the 260 bays that would be lost if a dedicated onroad bike path were pursued.

Council is committed to delivering the best outcomes for all users of our foreshore. Like many residents, your councillors are regular path users – for me, often dog walking. I know how important it is that this path continues to be safe, welcoming and enjoyable for everyone.

Lorraine Young Mayor, Town of Cottesloe

Traffic woes dog Subi’s South ward

As a councillor candidate for South ward in Subiaco, I have quickly come to understand residents’ heightened concerns regarding the level of trafﬁc and parking in South ward streets from and including Derby Road and going west to Railway Road. There are many contributing factors to the mounting stress people are feeling:

• Through trafﬁc that does not originate from or have a destination in the area;

• People in a hurry on the roads looking for shortcuts and speeding;

• The unregulated footpath use of e-scooters;

• Increased hospitality venues with limited parking in the area, and

• The prohibitive cost of parking at QEII Medical Centre. Wet weather no doubt has meant higher numbers of car users, exacerbating the problems.

The state Government’s strokeof-the-pen decision ﬁve years ago to up-code parts of South ward close to Shenton Park station as R100 will only add to the problems in years to come. It is a complex and worsening issue and will require cooperation between several agencies. Subiaco council has an important and signiﬁcant role to play in this planning going forward and I look forward to being part of the solution.

Danny Fyffe Gloster Street, Subiaco

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Chapel rises from the ashes

A Karrakatta Cemetery chapel gutted in an arson attack last year has reopened after an extensive restoration.

Norfolk Chapel, the cemetery’s largest, suffered around $1million worth of damage in October last year when it was set alight by 28-yearold Mandurah woman Tianna Diodato-Day.

Ms Diodato-Day is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to criminal damage by ﬁre.

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The restored chapel held its ﬁrst funeral services last week after it was ofﬁcially reopened by Metropolitan Cemeteries Board chief executive Kathlene Oliver.

“The Norfolk Chapel holds deep signiﬁcance

for many families,” she said.

“Its renewal ensures we continue to provide spaces that are digniﬁed, accessible, and comforting for those commemorating the lives of their loved ones.”

Seating, lighting, and audio-visual systems were upgraded as part of the restoration, and the condolence lounge was redesigned.

The chapel seats 96 people, with standing room for another 114.

Home detention over car assault on pregnant woman in Wembley

A 40-year-old man who allegedly backed his car into his pregnant partner in Wembley has been granted home detention bail.

Scott Gregory Murray is charged with one count of endangering life, health or safety over the May 2 incident, which led to him being on remand in Casuarina Prison.

The woman suffered abrasions and bruises from the incident, which police allege was deliberate.

A police prosecutor told Magistrate Donna Webb on Tuesday that the woman, who is due to give birth in November, was “not supportive” of the prosecution.

Legal Aid lawyer Mark Cuomo asked Ms Webb to

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• Community safety

• Traffic and parking management

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• Protect the foreshore and Lake Claremont precinct for wildlife,recreation & residents

• Maintain village & heritage character with sensitive development

• Enhance streetscapes, planting & tree retention

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• Responsible budgeting to minimise rates

• Better communication with residents

• Open, accountable decision-making

• Improved administrative efficiency

allow Mr Murray to serve home detention bail at an address in Armadale.

The bail hearing was bogged down because a home assessment report by Community Corrections had the wrong address.

“I have no doubt that it’s been cut and pasted, and it hasn’t been properly proof read,” Ms Webb said.

After the correct address

was conﬁrmed, Ms Webb granted bail on condition that Mr Murray wear electronic monitoring equipment and not communicate with his partner.

“She’s been visiting him in prison,” Mr Cuomo said.

“It’s about the integrity of the matter,” Ms Webb said.

Mr Murray is due back in court on November 24.

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Early morning ebike thief strikes

A man stole a fat-tyred ebike worth $4690 from a house in Dalkeith during an early-morning burglary last weekend.

Police say the burglar entered a house on Watkins Road around 5.40am on Saturday, September 20, then left

He is described as 35 to 45 years old, about 175cm tall, of medium build, with short, dark hair.

Perth detectives have asked anyone with relevant CCTV or dashcam footage of the area between 4.30 and 6.30am to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Police are searching for a burglar who stole an ebike in Dalkeith.

434 charges, $825k stolen

A woman accused of stealing more than $825,000 from her Subiaco employer over a nine-year period will face court on Friday.

Detectives from the Financial Crimes Squad charged the 48-year-old Bertram woman with more than 400 counts of stealing as a servant.

The woman, who worked as the company’s bookkeeper, was arrested in August after a police investigation.

Police allege she made 338 unauthorised trans-

actions totalling over $556,000 between July 2018 and May this year. She has since been hit with a further 96 charges dating back to November 2016, covering thefts of an estimated $268,000. The woman is on bail until her appearance on Friday.

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AI: Cheat tool or study guide?

By JOHN BARRINGTON

If you were a student, would you do the hard yards writing essays or let ChatGPT do it in seconds? Too many prefer the shortcut.

Cheats using artiﬁcial intelligence in higher education today are hard to detect. They threaten the worth of a degree to both themselves and their academy.

But the issue for educators now is less about defeating the cheats than incorporating proper use of AI into courses, so that students graduate trained for work and able to harness AI constructively.

At Curtin University, Professor Julia Richardson, Head of School of Management and Marketing, says Curtin has moved from a guarded approach to one that helps students harness AI.

The focus is shifting from catching cheats to authentic assessment, which tests real understanding rather than rote facts.

Curtin students interview an AI-generated, simulated CEO and are graded on the quality of their questions and how they probe answers.

Misuse of AI accounts for less than half of all plagiarism cases in Australian universities. And fewer than 2% of all students are caught using AI.

Traditional misconduct included contract cheating, where students pay someone to write their assignments; impersonation, with someone else sitting

Curtin students interview an AI-generated, simulated CEO and are graded on the quality of their questions and how they probe answers

a test; and e-cheating – smuggling devices into the exam hall. These could all be combated with a little detective work.

Lecturers once relied on software like Turnitin to catch cheats. It still ﬂ with 98% accuracy, but accuracy can drop to 40% once the text is paraphrased. It’s now an arms race between the AI writing tools and AI detectors.

In a way, universities have a case to answer. A 2024 survey of 8000 students from University of Queensland, Monash University, Deakin University and University of Technology Sydney found 80% of them improperly using AI in their assignments.

But when asked why, one student countered: “It is increasingly rare to get any targeted feedback at all from teaching staff on your learning progress, and when it is provided, it is often too late to have any sort of impact.”

The students surveyed also admitted copying AI-generated text into their assignments.

Even more telling is that less

than a quarter of those surveyed believe their university “provides enough guidance to use AI effectively in my future profession”.

Curtin’s Prof. Richardson told me: “Industry leaders and future employers have been very clear that they want young people who can use AI.

“So we’ve pivoted completely … it’s incumbent on us to help our students run AI appropriately so that when they go into the workforce, they’re using it responsibly.”

AI is not going away. In universities, it is Jekyll and Hyde, both a threat to integrity and a chance for more authentic learning.

John Barrington has been at the forefront of technology innovation for three decades and co-founded AI medtech company Artrya Ltd. He is chair of Curtin University’s School of Management.

AI is not going away and can be harnessed for authentic leaning. Image: Courtesy GeeksforGeeks

Greener than you think

I wonder how many of the 59,000 objectors (Massive pushback tells Alcoa where to get off, Letters, September 20) even realised that they were driving through rehabilitated forests completed by Alcoa.

The early forests you can identify only because Alcoa were mandated to put in plantation timber – the recent areas you can hardly tell at all.

Forests are renewable and the short-term minor loss of trees during the mining operation are well worth the value we derive – especially since aluminium is potentially the only “green” metal because its production from the oxide is accomplished by electricity.

Unfortunately the rush to expensive renewable electricity is driving the aluminium business out of Australia.

Brian C. Povey Lakeside Road, Churchlands

Politics at council level

Ryan Fernandes, one of the candidates in the impending local elections, appears to be either wittingly or unwittingly seeking to introduce party politics into Claremont council.

In his election brochure Mr Fernandes clearly aligns himself with Cottesloe MLA Sandra Brewer. In the 10 years I was on the council, four of them as deputy mayor, I never saw politics playing any part in decision-making.

Decisions were made with the best interest of the ratepayers in mind.

Party politics does nothing at local level but divide and wreck well-functioning councils.

Peter Browne Stirling Road, Claremont

Notice of Intention to Review Thoroughfares and Public Places Local Law

Section 3.16 of the Local Government Act 1995

The City of Stirling hereby gives notice in accordance with Section 3.16 of the Local Government Act 1995, of the intention to review the Thoroughfares and Public Places Local Law 2009.

As part of this review, the City is seeking community feedback to help identify whether the local law, and the provisions within it, require amendment or repeal.

Copies of this local law may be inspected or obtained from the City’s Administration Centre, 25 Cedric Street, Stirling or from the City’s website at www.stirling.wa.gov.au/LocalLaws

Submissions must be made online or in writing by 5pm, Thursday 6 November 2025 to:

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containing the infrastucture for charging the electric ferries.

Swan River ferry plans are a terminal mistake

Matilda Bay or JoJo’s for a ferry terminal – neither is suitable. This isn’t a choice between viable options; it’s a distraction from the real solution.

A ferry stop (not a “terminal”) could be discreetly placed on any Department of Transport public jetty without major development. In Venice, ferry stops are ﬂoating platforms with minimal footprint, proof that infrastructure needn’t compromise heritage or amenity.

JoJo’s is the old Nedlands Baths, once a popular restaurant, now mothballed under lease to foreign developer Sevens Group.

That site is under threat from a far worse proposal – demolition of the heritage-listed baths for a fourstorey hotel, marina and helicopter

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pad. Calls to relocate the terminal there play directly into the developer’s hands, undermining years of community opposition to protect the baths and foreshore.

JoJo’s is not closer to QEII or UWA, as claimed; it’s closer to the Pelican Point A-Class reserve, a vital bird sanctuary.

It shares the river with vulnerable users just like Matilda Bay and has similarly limited access and parking.

A ferry stop might beneﬁt hospitality businesses on Broadway, but a terminal would severely detract from the area.

The elected representative for Nedlands must stop kicking the can down the river to impact a different community of his constituents (Save

at postnewspapers.com.au/feedback-policy/

the bay campaign stranded, POST, September 20).

The Swan River is a priceless public space. Commercialising it for ferry operators and developers is inappropriate.

As former premier Richard Court wisely said in opposing the excessive Tawarri Hot Springs proposal: Limit development to the footprint of existing structures and leave public open space for the community.

That principle still holds, and our representative must stop shepherding the community into a false choice that serves commercial interests instead of protecting what Nedlands holds dear. Fergus Bennett Broadway, Nedlands

Mounting pressure from over-development

Community concerns in Nedlands continue to be ignored regarding poor quality over-development and loss of public and private tree canopy, privacy and amenity.

With the latest approval of four dwellings at each of 14 and 22 Tyrell Street, cumulatively there are six approved developments out of seven properties in a row from numbers 10 to 22, with a total of 20 new dwellings.

These did not meet R-Code or Precinct Plan requirements and several were nonetheless approved by council staff despite community objections.

Of the 20 new and proposed dwellings, there is provision for one visitor carpark in a street with no parking on that side and heavy use by Tresillian patrons.

Only two properties are occupied to date and one alone has three cars plus one truck parked outside Tresillian Centre.

Developers for 10, 16, 18 and 20 Tyrell Street have clear-felled multiple established trees and killed, removed or seriously damaged seven of eight verge trees,

with the only one replaced by the City removed again for a second driveway that does not meet code. In addition, one resident recently reported to council an attempt to “salt” a remaining verge tree. It is expected that all other properties with approved developments will be similarly clear-felled and established verge trees killed. Council staff have previously told concerned residents that verge trees were “sick” (untrue, there are photos available) or that it was “none of our business” if trees were removed.

Responsible development and inﬁll in Nedlands is to be applauded, but this is not occurring, and rules to protect the community are being ignored.

Recent approvals by the newly appointed commissioners are not cause for hope in protecting interests of the Nedlands community. Please withhold my name, because residents in our street have experienced difﬁculties after speaking out.

Outraged resident Tyrell Street, Nedlands

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Barbershop joy endures

By JEN REWELL

Forty years of ringing harmonies and a capella joy are being celebrated by Men in Harmony this year.

Subiaco resident Peter Burns, 81, joined the choir when he retired at 70.

“I’d never done anything like this before, but I’ve found I get such joy out of singing.” he said.

“I don’t pretend I’m Pavarotti, but the camaraderie of the group is fantastic and ﬁnding a new hobby has been terriﬁc.”

The all-male singing group has been meeting every week for four decades to learn tight four-part harmonies, with numbers ﬂuctuating over the years.

Barbershop has its own par-

ticular repertoire, with some standards known as “polecats”, from the old fashioned red and white striped barbershop pole. These standards are learned by all barbershop singers and sung en masse at international barbershop conventions, singer David Tout said.

“When you get 700 people all singing ‘Let Me Call You Sweetheart’, it’s an amazing experience,” he said.

Other polecats included Heart of My Heart, Sweet and Lovely, and Wait Til the Sun Shines, Nellie.

Barbershop singing is a very disciplined choir form, with a strong focus on precise tuning to “lock and ring”, which highlights natural harmonics in voices and creates a resonate, ringing sound.

Everett blasts Shannon hearing process

By BEN DICKINSON

Former Cambridge councillor Ian Everett says he was concerned about then-mayor Keri Shannon’s “treatment of staff” when he told her to “back off” during a dispute over a childcare centre development in Floreat.

The 2020 exchange is at the centre of a fight at the State Administrative Tribunal, where Ms Shannon – now CEO of Nedlands council – has appealed ﬁve misconduct findings by the Local Government Standards Panel.

Mr Everett, who was not called to give evidence to the SAT, blasted its handling of the case.

“It is unfortunate that the

appeal process precluded from the hearing those parties variously impacted by Ms Shannon’s evidence,” he said.

“They could have aided the better understanding of events by giving their side of the story.”

Ms Shannon is fighting an order that she publicly apologise to Mr Everett, a town planner, after she named him in a letter to the POST that called for town planners to be banned from serving as councillors.

“On the Brookdale daycare centre there were more than 60 contacts with staff by the proponent’s planners,” her letter read.

State Solicitor’s Ofﬁce lawyer Zachary Clifford said in the SAT that Ms Shannon had raised

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conduct” and linked it to Mr Everett.

“You’re suggesting that Councillor Everett should be excluded from eligibility as an elected member,” he said to Ms Shannon, which she denied.

“I’m saying that there are some people in the development industry in key roles, and how do you manage that conﬂict of interest?” she told the hearing.

ment assessment panel.

“He was very unhappy that I was still trying to x the Brookdale issue,” she said.

Ms Shannon told the hearing that Mr Everett and then-councillor Kate McKerracher invited her to an 8pm meeting at Beecroft Park in City Beach, where Mr Everett told her to “back off”.

“Perhaps you exclude them.”

But she also said that Mr Everett was “furious” with her for continuing to ﬁght the developer’s efforts to build the controversial childcare centre in Brookdale Street after it was

“I was a bit taken aback by that,” she said.

Mr Everett roundly rejected that version of events calling Ms Shannon’s testimony “surprising.”

“The fact is the CEO [John Giorgi] asked both Councillor

ask Ms Shannon to ‘back off’ on her treatment of staff,” he said.

“He was very concerned at the impact on morale. I agreed.”

Mr Everett’s account is consistent with what Mr Giorgi told a state government inquiry at the time.

On 14 February 2020, the inquiry report said, Mr Giorg had held a meeting with several of the Town’s employees, telling them he had asked Mr Everett and councillor Kate McKerracher to tell the mayor to “back off” as it would not be good if employees took stress leave during the inquiry. The tribunal is yet to deliver a decision.

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Golden castle provides retro fun

By JANE WISHAW

Three close friends, 15-yearold boarders at MLC, took a look around Peter’s Pool beach on Sunday and didn’t like what they saw.

They saw a beach full of teenagers staring at their phones, prompting them to have some retro fun.

The result was a sandcastle so spectacular that it tore other beachgoers’ eyes away from their electronic devices.

Many came by to chat, and children brought them seashells to decorate their masterpiece.

Year 10 student Florence Rogers said they were all country girls with different backgrounds.

“We are the best of friends and have been boarding together at MLC between two and four years,” she said.

special way to celebrate spring. It’s a day we’ll never forget.”

They told the children contributing shells to never forget the little pleasurable things in life.

“This made us very nostalgic about our own childhoods growing up differently and still enjoying the little things,”

Florence said.

“We’re from different country towns – Sienna comes from Boyup Brook, Lucy from Kojonup and I’m from Albany.”

The five-hour project was topped off when the sun turned the castle to gold.

“It was a such a stunning golden sunset; it was a golden moment,” Florence said.

“We couldn’t have been smiling more as we marvelled at what we created together, symbolic of our friendship. Super special, a day we’ll always treasure.”

Proposed Draft Local Planning Policy 211 – Tree Retention

The Town of Claremont is seeking comment on proposed draft Local Planning Policy 211 –Tree Retention. The draft Policy proposes:

•Circumstances in which development involving a tree may require an application for development approval.

•The retention and ongoing maintenance of trees deﬁned as “Regulated Trees” in the policy.

•Information to be submitted as part of an application in support of a “Tree Damaging Activity”.

•To be applicable to the whole district.

The Town invites submissions as part of this proposal in writing by no later than 5pm, Monday 27 October 2025.

The draft Policy may be viewed at claremont.wa.gov. au/community/community-consultation/ (online) or at the Town’s Administration Building located at 308 Stirling Highway, Claremont, WA, 6010 (hard copy).

Submissions should be marked “Draft Local Planning Policy 211 – Tree Retention” and addressed to the Chief Executive Ofﬁcer, PO Box 54, Claremont WA 6910. Submissions may also be emailed to toc@claremont.wa.gov.au or made online at claremont.wa.gov.au/community/ community-consultation/.

For more information, contact the Town of Claremont Planning Department, on 9285 4300 or toc@claremont.wa.gov.au.

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Subi’s

Don’t rubbish rubbish.

That was the message when Subiaco produced two winners in the 2025 WasteSorted Awards this month.

Earthwise in Bagot Road came out on top in the Community Waste category.

The Western Metropolitan Regional Council in Churchill Avenue scooped the Community Events and Engagement award for its Re(love) Your Stuff campaign.

Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn said those and other winners had made an

Join a Committee –Call for Nominations

The Town of Claremont invites nominations from interested community members for a two-year term expiring in October 2027 for the below Committees of Council.

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Up to 5 Claremont Town Centre Business Representatives

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Up to 2 Community Representatives

Nomination forms can be obtained from www.claremont.wa.gov.au or from the Administration Building at 308 Stirling Highway, Claremont.

For further information please visit https://www. claremont.wa.gov.au/council/committees/ or contact the Town’s Governance Team on 08 9285 4300 or at governance@claremont.wa.gov.au.

Applications close at 5.00pm on Wednesday 15 October 2025

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top of the pile

outstanding contribution to WA’s “circular economy”.

“Their projects highlight what can be achieved when we all work together,” he said.

“These awards offer a meaningful opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the efforts of individuals and organisations dedicated to cutting waste, recovering valuable materials and safeguarding the environment.

“A circular economy also delivers both social and economic value by creating jobs and inspiring greater community involvement.”

More than 30 years old, Earthwise has one of the cheapest and best op shops in Perth, communal gardens and a wide range of other activities aimed at fostering community, reducing waste and encouraging recycling.

Coordinator Jen Korab thanked founder Peg Davies and everyone involved, including the nearly 60 volunteers who turn up regularly to help out.

“It’s a real team effort,” Jen said. “We wouldn’t be here without our volunteers so it was with great appreciation and thanks for their time and effort to help us keep minimising waste that we accepted this award.”

As well as handling waste disposal for most western suburb councils, the WMRC runs community based events to help people repair, relove and reuse clothing and make fashion more sustainable.

It says each Australian buys about 56 new items of clothing a year and an estimated six tonnes of textiles are dumped in landﬁll every 10 minutes.

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Yes, we need Heritage!

Yes, we need Progress!

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We need an ear that listens, we need a voice that holds the room, knows the Law, feels the vibe, knows the scene, hears the lament, sees the crime, the drugs, the theft, the sinister side!

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Peg Davies, centre, and Earthwise volunteers celebrate the win in their WasteSorted awards.

AI boosts cancer fight

By JACK MADDERN

Researchers on the front line in the ﬁght against cancer were celebrated at the Cancer Council awards, with rounds of

information but also to predict a patient’s response to treatment.

“It was extremely humbling to get an award from the Cancer Council, and I couldn’t be happier with the support and associated funding, which will really help in the next step for clinical trials,”

New honour for old heroes

By LLOYD GORMAN

Park man Luca Muir Anderson has been hailed in state parliament as “a young leader” and “inspiration”.

Nedlands MP Jonathan Huston said Mr Anderson had displayed a passion to honour a forgotten WA battalion.

And he said the aspiring Subiaco councillor could have a future in state or federal politics.

Mr Huston retired as an army major before a business career took him into

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politics.

He said the 44th Battalion was one of ﬁve WA infantry battalions to serve in both world wars but was the only one not to have its own war memorial because it was disbanded in 1960.

“Last year, at the age of 18 years, Luca Muir Anderson, who is in the gallery, a trooper in the 10th Light Horse Regiment, who stood guard for us in the opening of this Parliament ... and the great-grandson of one of the men of the 44th, has created a charity and raised $40,000 towards the goal of establishing this war memorial for the 44th Battalion,” Mr Huston told the House.

Dr Kendrick’s story tracks back rst years at university, where he found a love for physics and medicine helped him segue into medical physics, a niche ﬁeld of study that applies maths and equations to health care.

More recently, the field has been dominated by how to use AI technology to better diagnose

Dr Kendrick recognised that AI could drastically reduce the time it takes doctors to analyse patient scans and better inform them in their clinical decision-making.

“Doctors can rest easy, this is not a tool to take over their jobs; rather it is a tool for clinicians to use,” he said. “It still requires doctors

His research focused mainly on prostate cancer, but he said it could be applicable to many other types,

Cancer Council WA CEO Ashley Reid said Dr Kendrick’s work combined clinical expertise with powerful new technology, and cantly improve survival outcomes for men living with

Bush Fires Act 1954

Town

of Cambridge Firebreak

Notice

“Luca’s initiative is spearheaded by a new generation who still honour the sacriﬁces of the old.

2025/2026 to all property Owners and Occupiers

Pursuant to Section 33 of the Bush Fires Act 1954, you are hereby required, on or before 30 September 2025 or within 14 days of becoming the owner or occupier after 30 September 2024, to remove from the land owned or occupied by you, all flammable material and/or clear firebreaks in accordance with the following land areas and thereafter to maintain that land or firebreak(s), up to and including, 31 March 2026:

Where the area of the land is less than 2,000 square metres:

Slash/mow all grass to a height no greater than five (5) centimetres and remove all slashed materials and other flammable matter from the land. This standard must be maintained until 31 March 2026.

Where the area of the land is greater than 2,000 square metres:

Slash/mow all grass to a height no greater than five (5) centimetres and remove all slashed materials and/or install a firebreak of three (3) metres wide, clear of all bush and flammable material along all external boundaries of the land. This standard must be maintained until 31 March 2026.

If it is considered impracticable to clear a firebreak or to remove flammable material from the land as required by this Notice, an application to the Town of Cambridge in writing may be made prior to 13 October 2025, for permission to provide firebreaks in alternative positions, or to take alternative action to mitigate the fire hazard. Until written permission is received from the Town, compliance with this Notice is required. Burning off is strictly prohibited within the Town of Cambridge. The penalty for failing to comply with this Notice is a fine of up to $5,000. If the works are not carried out by the date required in this Notice, the owner of the land is liable, whether prosecuted or not, to pay all costs for performing the works directed in this Notice.

LISA CLACK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

“Recently, over 400 young, mostly teenage, honour guards commemorated the 44th Battalion in a 14-hour overnight service at the Perth War Cemetery.

“To think that this was designed, conducted and hosted in incredible detail by Luca ... is remarkable.”

He was “amazed” that Mr Anderson was “only 20 years old” now.

“You are an inspiration to your generation,” he told Mr Anderson from the ﬂoor of the House.

Research by Dr Francois Rwandamuriye from UWA and the Kids Institute, investigating how an immunotherapy gel mixed with mRNA can reduce the resurgence of cancer after surgery, was another strand of promising research recognised

Dr Rwandamuriye’s team previously developed a world-ﬁrst gel that, when applied inside a wound after cancer surgery, will activate immune cells to mop up

They are now looking into adding mRNA to their gel, which they believe will instruct cancerous tumours to be more vulnerable to immunotherapy treatments.

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Matthew Lynch

Bush Fire Control Officers

LISA

In accordance with Section 38 of the Bush Fires Act 1954 the following officers have been appointed Bush Fire Control Officers:

Susan Stevens, David Drodskie, Robert Kirkham, Hayden Challinor, John Jamieson, Andrew Chai, Laurence Yap, Shane Nicholls, Isaac Riecken. All previous appointments are hereby cancelled. Enquiries in relation to this notice may be directed to the Town’s Ranger Services and Community Safety Team during

hours at (08) 9347 6000 or via email mail@cambridge.wa.gov.au.

Nathaniel Barry, left, Dr Jake Kendrick and Brani Rusanov have been using artificial intelligence to fast-track cancer research.

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Early dementia a looming catastrophe

The Dementia Foundation, WA’s ﬁrst organisation dedicated to young onset dementia support and advocacy, launched this week.

Unlike dementia in older adults, early onset dementia strikes people under 65 during their peak earning and family years, with catastrophic ﬁnancial and emotional impacts.

The condition affects almost 30,000 Australians under 65 nationally, with WA numbers expected to rise 47% by 2054.

The Dementia Foundation was born from the experiences of the team at 2Flourish, an established NDIS provider that witnessed ﬁrsthand the challenges facing younger people diagnosed with dementia.

destroys lives in ways that many aged care services simply don’t understand or address,” executive director Holly Meijer said.

lies completely overwhelmed because existing services are designed for people in their 80s, not someone who’s 52 with

Young onset dementia destroys lives in ways that many aged care services simply don’t understand ’ ‘

teenage children and a mortgage.”

The Dementia Foundation will now offer comprehensive WA-based services including in-home daily care, supported independent living accommodation, support coordination, family respite, advocacy and policy responses to government.

For more information go to www.tdfwa.org.au.

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Sergeant Casey on the case

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or almost 20 years, Casey Beros’s job was to ask the world’s brightest minds how to live a happier, healthier life. When the TV presenter and health journalist learned her dad was terminally ill, she moved her family back to Perth to become his full-

As a carer, she was forced to explore the multi-

faceted layers of Australia’s health system and became “Drill Sergeant Casey” to navigate the many layers of aged care, NDIS, welfare and allied health care, as well as preparing for the death of her beloved father.

“In an ideal world, some helpful fairy godmother would assemble a team around you, brief you (like in the movies) and then give you some kind of lanyard, whistle or at least an official-looking hat,” Casey wrote.

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While it is not a deﬁnitive guide, she said she wanted to offer “a light on the path to illuminate the darkness and keep you company.”

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similar to the inner lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus.

It often affects the ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining the pelvis.

The Endometriosis Coalition recently released the National Endometriosis Roundtable Report, which conservatively estimates that 156,640 women in WA have the condition.

The Endometriosis Coalition, the peak body for endometriosis and pelvic pain in Australia, aims to

Men’s Sheds have been proved to boost men’s mental health by allowing them to feel valued, encourage regular participation, build social networks and create a sense of purpose, comfort and companionship.

Lead researcher Peter McEvoy from Curtin’s School of Population Health said the research ﬁndings demonstrated the importance of supportive community environments.

“Our research shows that when people feel included in settings like Men’s Sheds, they’re more likely to engage – and that engagement can have pro-

found mental health beneﬁts,” Professor McEvoy said.

“Staying connected and involved can be lifechanging.”

Fremantle Men’s Shed founding member Bill Johnstone, 78, said: “The great thing about Men’s Sheds isn’t just the woodwork, metalwork and other activities – it’s the way they bring people together.

“They provide a safe, welcoming space where people can connect, share ideas and build stronger, more supportive communities. The positive impact on our members’ lives is clear to see.”

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Developed by Curtin and supported by Healthway and the WA Mental Health Commission, Act Belong Commit has launched a campaign to encourage people to protect their mental wellbeing by staying active, connected and involved in meaningful pursuits.

“This campaign shows that being part of something – whether it’s a community garden, a local football club or a Men’s Shed is not only good for individuals but also strengthens communities,” Prof. McEvoy said.

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Kings Park was made for walks

Take your beloved dog for some exercise as you learn about the beautiful ﬂora and fauna of Kings Park during a walk led by volunteers.

The “Paws and Plants” walk in November will be one of several in coming months.

Listen for the birds on a walk called “Finding Our Fabulous Feathered Friends” on September 30 and October 13. Learn more about the creator of the gumnut babies Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, at “May Gibbs – Her Life and Stories of Kings Park” on October 11.

Or relax mind and body with “A Walk on the Quiet Side” on October 18.

Three other walks, named

“Wildﬂowers and Bushland”, “Waterviews and Wilderness”, and “Heart of the Park”, continue to the end of October.

Free 90-minute guided walks called “Discover Kings Park” will continue every day at 10am and 1pm.

All walks can be booked by going online and searching the names of the walks.

Themed walks are $10. Other walks are free but online registrations are essential.

For more information go to kingsparkguides.com.au, follow Kings Park Volunteer Guides on Eventbrite.com. au, or contact the Kings Park Information Centre by phoning 9480 3600 or emailing enquiries@bgpa.wa.gov.au.

Zoos are a dirty business

A memoir by a zookeeper of many years experience will be launched at Subiaco Library on October 6 at 6.15pm.

Rhonda Barbut and Mike Cranley will ofﬁcially launch Rhonda’s book, The Dirty Business of Being a Zookeeper, with help from a host of feathered, furry or slithering friends.

The two run a business called Meet the Animals which educates children and adults about animals by taking them to be viewed at community, school and corporate events.

Visiting creatures can include native pythons, frogs, stick insects, an axolotl, a tarantula, a bobtail and a barn owl.

Rhonda said she and Mike had more than 40 years experience between them working in zoos.

At the book launch she and Mike will talk about what being a zookeeper entails, and offer advice for anyone thinking of becoming one.

The author talk is free but registrations are essential. Go to Eventbrite.com.au and search “Rhonda and Mike”.

Curtain raised on backstage gossip

Anecdotes from a lifetime in the theatre will be part of the fun on Tuesday when actor Ivan King gives a talk. Ivan has been a stage performer all his life, on stage and backstage in Australia and overseas, with a vast array of actors and directors. He is also founder of the Museum of Performing Arts at His Majesty’s Theatre in Perth.

His reminiscences at the Royal WA Historical Society at 109 Stirling Highway, Nedlands, will be drawn from all aspects of his career. Cost $15. Bookings essential by phoning 9386 3841 or emailing admin@histwest. org.au.

Rhonda Barbut and Mike Cranley.

Look for red-tailed black cockatoos and purple-backed fairy wrens in Kings Park. FAR LEFT: A Paws and Plants walk will be in November.

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School treasures an ocean of art

The art room at Swanbourne Primary School was transformed into a treasure trove of ocean-themed art when the school held its parents’ open day and evening.

Almost the entire room was covered in art created by the school’s talented students.

Art teacher Delia Bullock said students from Years 1 to 6 had contributed works to the

display – close to 400 students from 15 classrooms.

As much as she had tried, she couldn’t ﬁt everything in.

“I ran out of space,” she said.

“We put on show as much as we could and the room was so full.

“We couldn’t believe the transformation of the room.”

All pieces had an ocean theme, such as a big blue groper and a lighthouse Year 6 students

Shady activity at the lake

Volunteers of all ages have been pulling on the gardening gloves to plant seedlings at Lake Claremont in honour of National Tree Day.

The new plants will provide shade and wildlife habitat and enhance the park’s vital role as an ecological link for wildlife between the Swan River and nearby remnant bushlands.

Claremont resident Liz Borthwick attended with her family.

“We had a great time planting trees as a family,” she said.

“I grew up playing here. We planted trees with the local school and it’s great to see this continue with my own children.

“They came back a few days later to get photos next to the trees they planted so they can track their growth.”

Liz and her family were among a host of people who have planted seedlings at Lake

made from papier mache, works inspired by Tim Winton’s novel Blueback.

Other students had created pieces in terracotta clay, ﬁred in the school’s own kiln.

Ms Bullock said many of the students took particular care with how their art looked and had taken a long time to ﬁnish it.

They were very proud to see it on show for the open day.

Claremont across 12 planting sessions.

Volunteers have revegetated a former pathway on the lake’s north side and the area left bare on the lake’s east side where mature moreton bay ﬁg trees were cut down after they were infected with the polyphagous shot hole borer.

See some of the new plantings on a walking tour led by Friends of Lake Claremont volunteers.

There will be walks of about 45 minutes along the lake’s eastern side on Thursday October 2 and Monday October 27, and a 90-minute walk around the lake on Saturday October 18.

Walks are free and start at 10am at the Tree of Wonder statue near the Tee Box Cafe, Lapsley Road, Claremont.

There is no need to book, just turn up.

For more information email Friends of Lake Claremont at

So much to sea ... Benji Couanis, left, Laurie Gibson, Judd Rocca, Miles Hayat and Delia Bullock. Photo: Paul McGovern

Liz Borthwick (second from right) with her mother Marj Borthwick, husband Tim Reynolds, and their children Winifred, Wills and Meg, at Lake Claremont. Photo: Nick Cook

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Play tennis at Kings Park – and bring the kids

Royal Kings Park Tennis Club is about to turn 126 years old, celebrating with a new level of membership for those who just want to play tennis.

The club is also offering creche care for children while mums and dads are on the courts.

Club secretary and treasurer Katherine Kohan said everyone was invited to the club’s open day on October 11 to celebrate the anniversary milestone.

And players could take out the new annual membership with access for tennis only, for $650.

Previously, Royal Kings Park memberships included access to other facilities such as the gym and swimming pool. But after two decades this was a return to also offering a tennis-only membership level.

Katherine said there were about 30 tennis clubs within 15km of the Perth CBD, and

competition for members was ﬁerce.

She said Royal Kings Park offered a real sense of community in a family-friendly, fun environment.

“We think we’re the only tennis club that’s able to offer creche on request,” she said.

“We are trying to make it really accessible for people who may not have family in the area.”

She said the club offered Perth’s best grass courts and reciprocal playing privileges at clubs around the world. It also boasts Perth’s widest range of racquet sports, with tennis, pickleball, racquetball, squash and table tennis, she said.

Royal Kings Park Tennis Club is at Jorang Grove in the Kings Park and Botanic Garden.

For more information go to rkptc.com.au, email admin@ rkptc.com.au, or just turn up for social tennis.

Fifteen years of beautiful music

Grove Classics will celebrate 15 years of musical excellence with a series of Sunday recitals in October.

Four concerts will be held, on October 5, 12, 19 and 26.

The ﬁrst will include canapes and a glass of Vasse Felix wine on arrival, starting with a preconcert talk at 5pm.

The program will feature acclaimed soprano Sara Macliver,

joined by the Cygnus Arioso String Orchestra, and include pieces by Handel, Puccini, Richard Strauss and Bottesini.

Tickets to the gala 15th anniversary concert are $49 or $45 and can be purchased by going to trybooking.com and searching “Grove Classics concert 1”.

A subscription to the four October concerts is $181 or $164

and can be purchased by going to trybooking.com and searching “Spring Grove Classics 2025 Subscription”.

Grove Classics are held at the Grove Library, 1 Leake Street, Peppermint Grove.

For more information go to Eventbrite.com.au and search “Grove Classics”, phone 0406 633 822, or email info@cappuccino-concerts.com.

From left Katherine Kohan, Olivia Langensiepen, Georgia McInerney, Shaneen Trevor-Roberts, Oksana Hernandez and Kerry Marfleet. Photo: Paul McGovern

Sara Macliver will perform at Grove Classics on October 5.

Bowling

Cambridge

Saturday September 20

Ladies: 1st Ann Ruzich, Elizabeth Morrissey and Dina Shah.

Saturday Men: 1st Cliff Racey, Ted Downey; 2nd Jay Medhat, Rob Stevenson and David Heath; 3rd Colin Henry, Andy Jenkins and Geoff Parker; 4th Pat Lee and Ross Williams.

Bookings now open for the Melbourne Cup. The St Ives weekend went off well despite the rain causing several stoppages. The Good Grocer did a great job cutting up 46 chickens for the club.

As usual, the Kitchen Angels did a great job preparing and serving the food, and it was great to have two young gentlemen to do the washing-up.

Garry Dare and team now have a new role as sausage kings because they cooked 200 sausages with no trouble.

Hollywood Subiaco

The ladies played their last game of the winter carnival at Innaloo on Tuesday September 16,

against Perth Tatts. Betsy Tapley, Margaret McHugh, Nada Boney and David Leeson had a draw 12-12. Dot Leeson, Usha Nigam, Lesley Langley and Ron Palmer lost 9-20. In the pairs competition on Thursday September 18

Allan Evans and Milton Byass were too strong for Richard Keeves and David Allport 20-5; and Mike Basford and Mike Hatch beat Paula Hatch and Rob Campbell 15-8. Last Saturday was three bowls pairs and triples. In the pairs Billy Gerlach and Rob Campbell overcame David Allport and Glen Morey 24-14, and in the triples Mike Basford, Ray Fells and Jim West had a comfortable win over John Horsfall, Haydn Lowe and Wally Graham 14-8.

Mosman Park

Pennant practice has begun with the new open gender format. Last Saturday’s practice was won by Ron Kop, Melissa Kouzinas, Loretta Faneco and Con Kouzinas. Sunday was the club’s opening day, organised by captains Cathie Smith and Mark Bright. All bowlers had a great afternoon in warm weather. First were

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John Clarke, Ron Kop and Del Adams; runnersup Con Kouzinas, Bruce Neaves, and Mark Bright.

At the AGM Jeff Adams was awarded life membership. Congratulations to Jeff, who has done a lot of work for the club over the years, much of it behind the scenes.

This week also sees the opening for the lady bowlers, with bowls followed by lunch.

Dinner is available on Mondays. Book at the ofﬁce.

This Saturday, come along and enjoy the AFL Grand Final on the large screen.

The Ladies Consistency Championship concluded on Monday at Mt Lawley and the winner was Lisa Featherby, a very popular member of our premier ladies bowling team.

Subiaco Pétanque

After several competition days were lost due to wet weather, 30 players enjoyed another round of the President’s Cup in the sunshine last Saturday, Sylvia Baatard won the day with Marion Meacock a close second. Other successful players were Ian Russell-Brown, Peter Cheyne, John Exeter, and Suren Appadoo.

The club will have social play this Saturday.

Visitors are welcome on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Consult our website petanque-subiaco. com for details.

Awesome Rory shows the Kiwis how it’s done

City of Perth Surf Life Saving Club’s Rory Wallace is taking the world by storm.

Recently he shone at the 2025 Surf Life Saving Championships, bringing home top honours for WA in the under-19s beach ﬂag, sprint and relay competitions.

As a result he was selected for the Australian Pathways Youth Team to compete in the Battle of the Tasman.

The Australians went into battle against New Zealand – recognised as one of the strongest lifesaving countries in the world – on the Gold Coast at the end of August.

Rory returned with gold and silver medals.

He earned ﬁrst place in the Pathway Male Beach Flags category and second in the Pathway Male Beach Sprint against New Zealand.

Asked to sum up what it was like to

Proposed Permanent Road

Closure – Road Reserve on the Western Side of Davies Road at the Links Court Intersection, Adjacent to 1 and 10 Links Court, Claremont, 6010

The Town of Claremont hereby provides notice in accordance with section 58 of the Land Administration Act 1997 and regulation 9 of the Land Administration Regulations 1998, of the proposed permanent closure of:

•The road reserve on the western side of Davies Road at the Links Court intersection, adjacent to 1 and 10 Links Court, Claremont, 6010.

The Town invites submissions as part of this proposal in writing by no later than 5pm, Monday 3 November 2025.

Details of the proposal are available to the public at: claremont.wa.gov.au/community/communityconsultation/ (online) or at the Town’s Administration Building located at 308 Stirling Highway, Claremont, WA, 6010 (hard copy).

represent Australia in the Battle of the Tasman, his reply was “Awesome!” Rory started out in the City of Perth Nippers program for kids, and went on to compete at club, state and national levels.

A City of Perth SLSC spokeswoman said it was coach Brett Slocombe’s task to prepare him for the Battle of the Tasman with full support from the City Sprint Squad and ﬁnancial assistance from the club.

The City of Perth SLSC is calling on new members to join for the coming summer season.

All ages are welcome with teams for Under-17s, Under-19s, Open and Masters.

The sprint squad caters for ages 16 to 60.

For more information go to cityofperthslsc.com.au, phone 6183 3843 or email reception@cityofperthslsc.com.au.

Six Cambridge players recently brought home a win in a B grade croquet competition at Mandurah.

Submissions should be marked “Proposal for Permanent Road Closure: Links Court and Davies Road Intersection” and addressed to the Chief Executive Ofﬁcer, PO Box 54, Claremont WA 6910. Submissions may also be emailed to toc@claremont.wa.gov.au or made online at claremont.wa.gov.au/community/ community-consultation/.

For more information, contact the Town of Claremont Planning Department, on 9285 4300 or toc@claremont.wa.gov.au.

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Club member Stephen Barnes said six Cambridge members had travelled to Mandurah where 11 pairs entered, eight clubs were represented, and the outright winners were Cambridge’s Mark and Cate Johnson.

Play has now resumed on home turf in Floreat after the council’s recent replacement of the lights.

Stephen said two out of four lawns were now open for play, and work on new lights was almost complete.

“The remaining two lawns have

suffered some minor damage from the necessary use of the heavy transport used to replace the lights,” he said.

“Larry Hurt, who looks after our lawns, is a man of action and has the situation in hand. I hope we will be able to report that we are back in full swing soon.”

Players had remained active while the club premises were temporarily closed.

“Croquet clubs throughout the state welcome members from other clubs to play,” Stephen said.

“The croquet fraternity is another reason to play the game. You can get a game in most parts of Australia.”

From left: Jenny Wilmot, Mark Johnson, Cate Johnson, Cheryl Saul, Larry Hurt and Amanda Hurt, ready for action at Mandurah.

City of Perth SLSC’s Rory Wallace in action in the Battle of the Tasman.

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Hockings turns around at PYC

By Justin Fris

been reappointed managing director of Perth-based PYC Therapeutics ﬁ after he quit the biotech company.

ment, and other board changes to its board, were designed to “support the company deliver its nearterm growth ambitions”.

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… will resume responsibility for progressing the company’s pipeline of drug candidates with disease-modifying potential through critical nearterm human safety and efficacy read-outs,” the company said.

There was no reason given for his decision to resign then reverse that move.

He will assume managing director responsibilities from chair Alan Tribe while Ian Constable will join the board.

US-based board mem-

bers Michael Rosenblatt and Jason Haddock have resigned.

The market responded positively to the news, with PYC shares up 14 per cent

to $1.02 on Monday. The company said it intends to “build out” its board and management as it progresses the pipeline of drug candidates.

The company in June signed a strategic agreement with Indonesian ﬁrm PT IKN to introduce its aircraft to the country. It was the ﬁrst move into the region.

Archer raised $US850million in June

Donald Trump signing an executive order to set in motion an eVTOL integration pilot program.

Archer has also been named the ofﬁcial air taxi provider for the 2028 LA Olympics and Paralympics and will use its Midnight They are considered among the leaders of the nascent eVTOL industry.

Revo and Wildcats extend partnership

By Justin Fris

Revo Fitness has extended its sponsorship commitment to the fth season.

The Andrew Holder-led company will remain as a gold partner of the Mark Arena-owned Wildcats, along with being its

The agreement also provides a boost to on-court activations during games, along with signage and digital-based infrastructure.

“Community is at the heart of everything we do – just like the Wildcats, we believe in building strong connections, uplifting those around us, and creating spaces where people feel empowered to thrive,” Mr Holder said.

“As Revo Fitness continues to grow nationwide, we’re excited to carry the Wildcats’ energy with us and showcase WA’s strength and spirit on the national stage.”

Revo announced last month that it had extended its deal with

fellow NBL team Adelaide 36ers.

Mr Holder said South Australia had welcomed Revo and the gym company was happy to back one of the state’s ﬂagship sporting teams.

Mr Holder started Revo in a corner of the family ﬁtness centre in Shenton Park and last month opened its 66th location, at Woodbridge in Perth’s eastern suburbs.

The company is aiming for 100 locations by 2027.

“I’m excited to share that I’m joining Archer as the GM of Asia-Paciﬁc,” Mr White said on LinkedIn.

“Archer’s mission (is) to unlock the skies by designing and developing a fully electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft called Midnight.

“My personal mission is to help the business establish and grow its presence across the APAC region, adding a new dimension to urban mobility in some of the world’s largest cities in the process.”

Mr White headed Uber in Japan for three years between 2018 and 2021 after his two years as general manager in WA and South Australia.

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Rohan Hockings has been appointed managing director of PYC. Photo: David Henry

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Former Liberal candidate for Curtin Tom White has been named Archer’s Asia Pacific manager. Photo: Michael O’Brien

The art of stories and self

‘It has never been more important to tell stories through the art of burlesque, says Jessica Gough, producer of the Perth International Burlesque Festival, now in its 12th year.

The Leederville burlesque performer and producer said: “It is particularly important this year for people of colour and diversity and for indigenous artists to be a part of the festival. We want to show solidarity and share their perspectives.”

The healthy burlesque scene in Perth has always been about inclusivity

and empowerment for performers of all ages, sizes, diverse and LGBTQI+ backgrounds.

The festival, with more than 120 performers in burlesque, tease, drag, circus and music, creates a space where stories can be told through unapologetic self-expression.

And at a time when the transgender community are being targeted in the US

and UK, Jessica said the festival was a place to be political, fabulous and fun.

““This is a positive way to start conversations,” she said.

“As a producer I’m honoured to welcome artists from the US, UK, Japan and Singapore, along with our ﬁrst First Nations artist.”

Joining headliners, reigning Queen of Burlesque Honey Bee Rose (US) and international burlesque superstar Evana De Lune is Dale WoodbridgeBrown, an award-winning Kamilaroi circus artist from Mugindi who performs with popular

Lester Prize winners

Victorian artist Jenny Rodgerson won the $50,000 main Lester Prize for Portraiture with her self-portrait. Judges said it demonstrated an impressive duality of strength and vulnerability. The Emerging Artist Prize went to Sue Eva for Sue’s Space (featured on the

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front of Lester’s program). Minderoo Foundation Spirit Prize was awarded to indigenous artist Sylvia Wilson for her naive portrait, My Daughter (Great Grandmother), and the Barton Family Foundation Installer’s Prize went to Gene Hart-Smith for his family portrait, Family on Dangar Island.

Fringe show Briefs Factory.

The festival begins with Charity Teaser, a fundraiser on October 3 for Black Rainbow, which supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or any other gender identity.

The festival features The Tease Factory at Court Hotel, burlesque royalty at a gala event in the State Theatre Centre and a Glitter Crash party at Connections on October 17 and 18.

■ Book through perthburlesquefestival. com.

120 performers in burlesque, tease, drag, circus and music’ Circe - Witch, Woman, Goddess

■ Jennifer Rodgerson won the main Lester Prize for her vulnerable and honest selfportrait.

Ebony Russell (NSW) + Shana James (WA) Sunday 28 Sep – Saturday 25 Oct

11 Southport Street, West Leederville Wed-Sat 10am-4pm

■ Producer Jessica Gough’s dog Honey is the burlesque festival mascot and “pawsitive vibes adviser”.

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New eyes, new technique, ancient mythology

In Greek mythology Circe, daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid Perse, was an enchantress who through her vast knowledge of plants, herbs and magic potions could transform her enemies into animals.

American author Madeline Miller reimagined Homer’s “boys own adventure” The Odyssey through the eyes of Circe.

“I wanted to give her the epic scope that women are usually denied,” said the author of the magical woman who turned Odysseus’s men into pigs.

It was Miller’s reframing of Circe as a woman of power, privilege, wisdom and transformation that has inspired a new exhibition, Circe – Witch, Woman, Goddess.

Shana James and Sydneybased sculptor Ebony Russell have been friends for a decade, often meeting in Ubud, Bali, to run

AROUND

THE galleries hanging

Lago is the latest exhibition by acclaimed abstract artist Rob Forlani Lago, meaning “lake” in Italian, is a personal body of work inspired by

Rob’s time spent between Perth and Lake Como in Italy. He has developed a distinctive voice in abstract painting and is internationally recognised for his use of bold textures and saturated colour. Lago is now open at Gallows Gallery in Mosman Park and runs to October 12.

the Ceramics Triennale staged in Fremantle this October, the two artists decided it was the perfect time to collaborate.

Offmarket Gallery steps out of its architect-designed Claremont home and into Lawson Flats in Perth city for a special exhibition of works by the late Andrew Sayers, titled Ovals and Fields.

Andrew, inaugural director of the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, was a celebrated art historian

They began by exploring sgrafﬁto, a technique that bridges Shana’s linocuts and Ebony’s ceramics through its surface scratched-on imagemaking. It led them to exploring ancient Greek pottery, including a vase depicting Circe.

Madeline Miller’s version of Circe became the ﬁgure through which they could examine themes of female identity and agency, and delve into the representations of women in Greek mythology.

Since studying porcelain with Italian artists in “Circe’s country”, Ebony’s elaborate, intricate porcelain designs have added an epic Homeric quality to the sculptural work.

“Ebony also has strong feminist undertones, and my work is narrative based,” said Shana of her

and curator who returned to his own art more than a decade ago. Inspired by Melbourne’s sporting culture, he painted sports ﬁelds – not the games, but the goalposts, the fences and the muddy turf. Ovals and Fields is on show in the lobby of Lawson Flats, 4 Sherwood Court, until October 11.

drawings, linocuts and prints.

She went to Sydney to work with Ebony to learn the art of sgrafﬁto on ceramics.

“I thought I could easily transfer my skill but it turned out to be very challenging,” Shana said. “The image-making is the same but the technique so different, it has really expanded my idea of my own art.”

Their collaboration, which has evolved across the country for the past year, becomes a meeting of materials, processes, fresh perspectives and feminist reinterpretation.

I am 24 and my boyfriend is 25. We were best friends for eight years. He broke up with a woman a year ago. He and I have been together for nine months but they are still in contact with each other.

She thinks I am the devil in disguise, and he knows it bothers me when they talk. A while back he got a phone call from her and told me it was his mother. I exploded at him for lying to me. We agreed he would tell me if and when they talked, just to ease my mind.

■ Circe – Witch, Woman, Goddess is on show at Stala Contemporary, 11 Southport Street, West Leederville, as part of Wedge, Australian Ceramics Triennale. It opens this Sunday at 5pm and runs to October 25.

about what is being said. I trusted him but now I am doubting if I should. Brigitte

I thought there was no more contact, but the other day I checked my email, and when he opened the window, his email popped up. It was only a split second before he closed the window, but enough time for me to see about 10 recent messages to and from her.

I pretended not to notice. I can’t deal with all these thoughts running through my head

Brigitte, dream relationships are not built on “He’s secretly in contact with another woman”. In a true relationship you don’t feel unable to say, “Hey, what’s going on here? I know that’s not your mother.” His ex-girlfriend sees you as the devil in disguise. Why? Has she sensed you have always been waiting in the wings, trying to win him? Does she believe you wanted to be his girlfriend for the eight years you were “best friends”? When you are with the right person, they so express your idea of the ideal mate, you cannot conceive of being with anyone else.

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■ Circe and the Lion combines Shana James’s linocut with Ebony Russell’s ceramic frame.

■ Rob Forlani’s painting Aperitivo is inspired by his time at Lake Como.

High-concept malarkey

people asking them.

A decade ago, New York Times published an article in the Modern Love section headlined To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This.

It made an experiment of a 1997 psychological study involving 36 questions devised to accelerate intimacy between the two

A Big, Bold Beautiful Journey is like a timetravelling, road-tripping, wish-fulﬁlment fantasy ﬁlm version of the love questionnaire. Only a little less intriguing.

Written by Seth Reiss (The Menu), it’s directed by Korean American ﬁlmmaker Kogonada (After Yang), and stars Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell as two attractive commitmentphobes who are swept up

in a fantasy dreamscape to revisit formative moments from their pasts.

Sarah (Robbie) and David (Farrell) meet at a wedding, ﬂirt, and then disconnect. But when the next day Sarah’s rental car won’t start, she climbs into David’s and its mystical, interactive GPS system –upsold by the rental agency’s oddball staff (Kevin Kline and Phoebe WallerBridge) – leads them to a series of doors that are

portals to the past.

What follows is their very own fast-track to intimacy and therapeutic healing.

Grenache the golden secret

A prominent Australian wine writer recently said that if you didn’t understand that grenache was Australia’s greatest international wine grape, then you didn’t understand wine.

Several other wine writers are saying similar things.

The Hardy Wine Company released an atypical slightly sweet Seigersdorf riesling in 1975 which was awarded most of the major wine show trophies that year.

Other producers followed suit with sweeter rieslings, but demand collapsed over the next few years.

In the 1980s green bean, leafy and eucalyptus cabernets were loved by some judges.

In the 1990s chardonnays were made to be huge, fat and blowsy following the style that won trophies. That market collapsed as well.

A decade or so ago, a group of Victorian judges decided that Australian chardonnay should be leaner and picked earlier. The market rejected that too, with a UK wine website mentioning “… those anorexic in-vogue Yarra Valley chardonnays”.

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Is it being manipulated and artificially inflated by a few?

In each of these instances, a few opinionated show

The quality and appeal of Australian grenache has increased over the past 10 years.

It has been named the James Halliday Wine Companion’s Wine of the Year in 2024 and 2026 with the Yangarra Old Vine 2021 and the Thistledown Charming Man Grenaches 2024 respectively.

James Suckling’s wine website lists Australia’s Top 100 Wines with Ned Goodwin ranking grenache as Australia’s best wine and three of his top six.

From Sardinia, Italy, the tiny Antonella Corda produces a wonderful old vine grenache (Cannonau Di Sardegna) that at $55 is

South Australian grenaches such as Alkina and Bekkers are expensive and very good, but the more reasonable priced Swan Valley is very competitive.

The most highly rated include Mandoon Estate, Bella Ridge, and the best reviewed of all, the 2021 and 2022 Sitella Golden Mile releases at $45. Make up your own mind.

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A Big, Bold, Beautiful Journey has tried to emulate author Dave Eggers’ superb memoir

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,

by making its own title a warm review. It doesn’t work. It is high-concept malarkey that’s fun in theory but shy of throwing any real zest into its kooky framework.

And while Robbie and Farrell bring natural charm, Reiss’s episodic

screenplay loads them with clunky dialogue.

Worse, despite its dream comic pairing of Kline (A Fish Called Wanda) and Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), it is a ﬁlm that’s almost entirely bereft of humour. Trying to fall in love? Maybe don’t see this.

Get ready to UnWined

Subiaco’s wine festival, UnWined, returns for its 15th year next month.

More than 50 local wineries will pour more than 300 wines to taste and purchase, along with locally crafted boutique beers, ciders and spirits.

Among the local wineries is relative newcomer Greenskin Wines. Forget the old “goon bag” experience, Greenskin promises premium wines sourced from Margaret River and the Great Southern, in a lightweight and recyclable 750ml pouch. Winemakers Mike Davies and Kim McKee are avid sailors and wine lovers and after years of dealing with the hassle of storing heavy and breakable glass bottles onboard, they created a product that was better suited to outdoor adventures and kinder on the planet.

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Mike said a lightweight and compact Greenskin pouch took 82% less energy to produce than an equivalent glass bottle.

“To put this in perspective, when we transport one truckload of empty pouches to a winery to be ﬁlled, transporting the same volume of empty glass bottles would take 26 trucks.”

Greenskin will be at UnWined Subiaco along with popular Margaret River wineries Juniper,

Stella Bella, Miles From Nowhere and Capel Vale, and Great Southern’s Plantagenet and Frankland Estate, among others. UnWined Subiaco is the perfect time to sip and celebrate WA’s best, with three ticketed sessions to choose from: Saturday October 25 from 11am to 3.30pm or 5 to 9.30pm, and Sunday October 26 from noon to 5pm. Book through humanitix.com/ unwined-subiaco.

■ Sitella’s senior winemaker Yuri Berns is making a splash with grenache.

■ Charm-ﬁlled duo Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell are trapped in a humourless time-travelling fantasy dreamscape of romance.

Bagels - traditional gluten freeplain or poppyseed.

Fresh Bread, Rolls, Cakes, Hot Pies, Doughnuts, Tarts, Coffee and more.

■ Get away from all in this one-bedroom dwelling surrounded by forest or rent it out for short-stay accommodation.

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Sustainability rules in south coast bush retreat

What began as a humble shed in the bush has morphed into an award-winning retreat for design duo Kim and Jeff Swinyard.

The designers from Studio Atelier spent three years looking for the right block to build their onebedroom dwelling called Stillwood Retreat.

They faced many challenges when planning, designing and building the short-stay dwelling about ﬁve minutes from Denmark.

“A big priority was to be able to reutilise the shed in its current form, including the slab base, to minimise the need for new materials and in turn the environmental impacts a new build has,” Kim said.

“There were also significant bushfire considerations given the BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) of the site, which needed a fair amount of investigation and required engaging a local consultant and a contractor who understood the sensibilities of the site.”

Double-glazing and a high level of insulation are among the sustainable features.

The house has what they call the “trifecta” of cosy cabin requirements – a pot-bellied woodburning stove, a stylish double-height living area and a mural of Denmark’s

misty karri forests created by WA artist Desmond Sweeney.

The outside has a modern, clean look that belies what is inside, a warm interior with forest-green walls, marine-grade ply ceilings, timber features and earthy-coloured tiles to blend with the natural surroundings.

A spiral staircase leads up to the mezzanine bedroom where a picture window frames the view of treetops.

The owner has upgraded the heritage-listed All Saints Church in the northeastern Wheatbelt township about 150km from Northam, but there is scope to enhance it further.

Keith Reiger of Morgan Sudlow 0428 831 111.

The living area, kitchen and bathroom are on the ground floor, and each space maximises the view.

There are two baths to choose from, one in the forest and the other inside.

Kim said that since opening in 2022, Stillwood Retreat has won design awards and has featured in publications including Qantas Magazine, The Design Files and Australian Traveller.

Airbnb has the secluded, luxury retreat listed for $600 a night in October.

2360 Burma Road

An environment scientist owns this 103.34ha property about 20km from Gidgegannup.

Kerrie-lee Marrapodi 0415 472 838.

■ A spiral staircase leads from the living area to the mezzanine bedroom.

Superblock in the making?

Could this be the final piece of the puzzle to create one of Australia’s most spectacular superblocks?

RP Data shows 3 Chine Place, Mosman Park, has been sold to an undisclosed buyer for $15.3million

3 Chine Place has just sold for $15.3million to an undisclosed buyer

The Marshalls paid $22million for 3 Owston Street last year

Tudor charm on Stirling Highway

One of the most treasured Tudorstyle buildings in Nedlands has hit the market for the first time since property developer Wietze Renkema bought it in 1986. His surname is proudly displayed on the front of the building on the corner of Stirling Highway and Doonan Road

Architect Edwin Summerhayes designed the 1936 decorative building with similar features to London Court. The State Heritage Register described the Renkema Buildings as a unique place built in the Old English style erected in the Inter-War period. Mr Renkema converted it into three separate strata titles with seven commercial, retail and residential tenancies that generate an annual income of about $210,000. For more details, phone Mark Hay on 0418 953 742.

The 1070sq.m property, owned by property developer and Hawaiian chair Chiu Chi Wen and his wife Mei, is expected to settle at the end of next month. The couple paid $15million for the clifftop property in 2018. The two properties on either side are owned by another shopping centre magnate and property developer, Arthur Marshall, and his wife Jeanette They bought 1 Chine Place in 2002, and last year they paid $22million for the next adjoining property, 3 Owston Street. If combined,

Freshwater Bay and Perth city would be 4714sq.m. Agent Mack Hall brokered the deal to sell 3 Chine Place but declined to discuss it. The POST has approached the Marshalls for comment.

Not at all like pulling teeth

Matthew Yap always thought he would follow in the footsteps of his

dentist. He completed a biomedical science degree at UWA but decided to switch to real estate and work alongside his mother, Vivien, at Ray White Dalkeith Claremont.

Luckily his brother is doing dentistry so there is a foot in both camps.

Matthew has been flying solo as a Ray White agent since July and held his first auction last weekend.

“It was very exciting,” he said. A crowd of about 80 watched 3B Erica Street, Mt Claremont, go under the hammer for $2.36million The auction kicked off at $1.8million, and 13 bids later, the 4x3 was sold. The buyer “bowled everyone over” when he increased the bidding from $1.9million to $2.2million. The 2013 home is on a 412sq.m site near Zamia Park.

• In other auction news, 7 Cobea Court, Mt Claremont, is scheduled to go under the hammer this Saturday, September 27, at 11am.

For more details, phone Mareena Weston on 0422 406 199.

Guess who just bought your house!

A WA woman kept her identity secret when bidding over the phone for a friend’s house near Melbourne

“She didn’t want the sellers to know she was bidding, because she wanted to give them the best result,” agent Sue-Kelly Brown said. “It was such a beautiful gesture.” The woman paid $2.49million for the modest house at 4 Park Lane, Mt Waverley. “The buyer went there as a kid and has fond memories of the home,” she said. “She’s planning to move back to Melbourne, cosmetically renovate the house, and live in it herself.” The four-bedroom and three-bathroom house had been in the same family for 71 years. The seller’s son, Andy, said he got a huge surprise when the phone was handed to him after the auction. “It was our friend Susie on the other end!” Andy said. “We are so happy for her. Our families go way back.”

■ A slice of Tudor-style history is for sale at 134 Stirling Highway, Nedlands.

■ A crowd of about 80 people watched as this Mt Claremont home went under the hammer for $2.36million.

Arthur and Jeanette Marshall bought 1 Chine Place, Mosman Park, in 2002

Full suite of ensuites

Remember the days when kids shared your bathroom?

In my family, ﬁve children and two parents shared one bathroom – with a toilet inside.

You can imagine what that was like.

A bathroom for every bedroom is the new luxury must-have, according to Katrina Burroughs from the UK’s Sunday Times.

“The golden ratio, for those who can afford it, is 1:1; one bathroom for each bed,” she wrote.

Local builders and designers Giorgi used the ratio when drawing up the plans for this 2022 house.

Each of the five bedrooms, including the guest suite on the ground ﬂoor, has an ensuite.

The ﬁrst ofﬁcial home open last Saturday attract-

ed buyers looking for an “all done, move-in ready” house for their family.

“People want a ﬁnished product,” Ray White agent Candie Italiano said.

“They are saying the quotes to build are double what they expect, and they also don’t want to spend three or four years waiting for it to ﬁnish.”

There have been inquiries from the east coast and London for this property as families get their ducks in a row before the start of the 2026 school year.

No price has been set, but Ms Italiano said it would cost about $4million to replace the house and about $3million to buy the block.

“One of the many things I love about the house is the indoor-outdoor connection,” she said. “That is how we like to live in Australia.”

In the living area, industrial-style concrete walls

and ceilings are softened with oak ﬂoors and other features.

Commercial-grade sliding doors open to a large outdoor living area with a built-in barbecue, party lights and a pool.

The 688sq.m property is three doors from the roundabout opposite Daisies cafe.

Set atop the exclusive Regent building at Taskers, this luxurious 3 bed, 2 bath penthouse with a dedicated study captures sweeping ocean views from Fremantle Harbour to Cottesloe.

Premium ﬁnishes include travertine and timber ﬂooring, a Caesarstone kitchen with Gaggenau appliances, and integrated smart home features. All bedrooms open to expansive balconies, enhancing the connection to the coastal surrounds. Enjoy resort-style amenities including a 25m lagoon pool, fully equipped gym, sauna, and landscaped gardens.

The residence also includes a secure storeroom, two car bays and the assurance of controlled access with advanced security systems. Just 200m from the Swan River and under 1km to Leighton Beach, this is a rare opportunity to secure a private sanctuary in one of Perth’s most coveted coastal locations.

■ Growing families have room to spread out in this home with a pool, lawn, alfresco area, five bedrooms and five bathrooms.

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Scheme to avert bridge chaos

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“Major congestion and disruption is inevitable when the existing bridge is removed, and I know the best scenario for managing the situation is to encourage people to use public transport,” she said.

Ms Safﬁoti said the principal shared path on Curtin Avenue had received positive feedback when it was opened.

The 2.8km path between Grant and Victoria streets opened in 2019, and the 2.1km section from Victoria Street to North Fremantle in 2021.

“We saw average daily bike activity increase by 179%, with the biggest growth during weekday peaks, and riding along Curtin Avenue surged by 258%,” she said

“I have to say that when we look at the projects we have delivered, they have really changed the dial on walking and cycling activity, and the Curtin Avenue bike path is one of them.”

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Beach path danger fear

“It’s a shared path, not a principal shared path,” Ms Young said.

Cyclists and e-bikers can use the existing path up to 25kmh, as long as it is safe.

Installing a dedicated bike lane along Marine Parade would result in the loss of 260 beach parking bays, Ms Young said.

“We will be working with Main Roads to ensure that appropriate speed restrictions are incorporated into the design where needed for safety.”

Planned measures include rumble strips on blind corners and widening at the tops of beach stairways to slow down wheeled

vehicles.

She said the route was not a railway-line style commuter bike path.

“It is a recreational shared path for all users, all ages and all abilities,” she said.

She said the path’s width would be restricted to 3m.

Some sections of the 4km long path are already 3m, while other sections will remain narrower.

Pedestrians and non-riding users are prioritised through safe design and speed limits where required.

“Lighting will be low-level and safety-focused, using bollards wherever possible, with poles only at intersections,” Ms Young said.

Our mistake but pay up

legacy issues from probably three years ago, and we’ve got a new system here implemented since then,” Mr Shaw told the council this week.

Ms Lemmey said dealing with terminal cancer has left her with no money to pay the claim.

She received a bill for $4000 this week to have a cancer removed from her nose.

“What am I supposed to do?” she said.

“I haven’t got any money, it’s so bizarre and so unfair.

“Council’s own enquiry at settlement conﬁrmed no liability existed.

“I was entitled to rely upon that representation, and did so to my detriment when ﬁnalising the sale and purchase of another property.

“To now attempt to retrospectively impose liability is contrary to the statutory framework and principles of fairness, certainty and good administration.”

Ms Lemmey said she did not recall ever deferring rates and said she had always paid them on time.

It is the second time Mosman Park has issued an erroneous settlement statement after failing to register deferred rates.

Staff recommended last September that the council write off two rate debts that it had failed to recover at settlement. One is understood to have been Ms Lemmey’s.

“Debt recovery is not recom-

mended as the Town may face criticism for seeking to recover costs due to its own error in not recognising the rates at settlement,” the staff report said.

“The Local Government Act does not provide instruction for rates lost if not disclosed in a rates settlement.”

Ms Lemmey’s settlement agent Elizabeth Reiss said she always double-checked for outstanding rates before settling a property.

“When Suzanne rang me and said ‘I got an invoice to pay for the rates that weren’t paid at settlement’, I said no, that is not right, we have the settlement statement that says it’s not, and we could not have sold the house if that were the case,” she said.

“The ﬁrst thing we do is check to see if there’s any interest, legal fees or payments made, and if it’s got an amount payable on it, that triggers a phone call to the council.

“We check conﬁrming payments and all other fees.”

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Boats join ferry protest

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the train and go into the city and catch a bus here?

“I just don’t see it happening particularly if it’s a 42 degree day, or a wet day.”

City of Perth Western Residents Association president Anna Vanderbom said Matilda Bay had been left “untouched” by the traditional owners and since settlement because of its “beauty”.

“After World War II the federal government wanted to retain this area for defence but the state government insisted on it being returned and maintained as a place of beauty and pleasure for all the people of WA,” she said.

“Are we going to let one politician destroy thousands of years of this special place being respected and preserved?

“The massive four-berth terminal and the charging station do not belong here. This is the wrong location. It’s for us and the waterbirds to enjoy.”

Responding to Mr Huston’s grievance last week Deputy Premier Rita Safﬁoti – who was invited to attend the event but did not – said she would not change the location of the terminal (Save the bay campaign stranded, POST, September 20).

Innocent but in a living hell

reasonably foreseen,” Ms Webb told the court.

Though his name has been cleared, Const. Smith said he and his family were now left to pick up the “wreckage”, including “debt, lost careers, trauma treatment, and two little kids who spent their ﬁrst years without their mum and dad”.

The children’s mother was forced to choose between living with her partner or her children because of Const. Smith’s bail conditions.

She stayed with Const. Smith, and the children were placed in the care of their grandparents.

“She was never accused of anything, yet she lost her babies for over a year while they were in foster care,” Const. Smith said.

“She missed their ﬁrst cuddles, their milestones, the chance to just be a mum when her kids needed her most.

“The system punished her too, for nothing.”

Const. Smith said he missed his children’s first birthdays, first steps and first words.

“Those moments are gone,” he said.

“I’ll never get them back, and that breaks me every single day.”

He said case workers “jumped at the sound of my voice, like I was a threat just for being in the room”.

“But the people who actually sat with me, who supervised my time with my kids, told me again and again that they didn’t believe I had done anything wrong,” he said.

“They said we were one of the most caring families they worked with.

“Still, none of that mattered. No one listened.”

Lawyer Katherine London told the court Const. Smith had “lost his house” to pay for his legal defence and was “sensationally denounced by the media”.

Despite being cleared, Const Smith remains suspended from

Twist on road to 000

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The Swanbourne offender’s description released by police exactly matched that of a man who had committed many other home invasions, two of which involved the murder of young women in their beds.

That man, Eric Edgar Cooke, remained at large and went on to murder six more people in their homes in the western suburbs before he was caught and subsequently hanged for his crimes.

In the Swanbourne case, police had suspected a local young deaf man named Alan, who in no way matched the offender that the victim had described.

A detective coerced a confession from Alan and organised a bogus “identification parade” in which the victim identified him. He was persuaded to plead guilty and was sentenced to indefinite imprisonment.

The framing of Alan, first exposed in POST editor Bret Christian’s book Presumed Guilty, was crucial to the same detective’s arrest and charging with murder of another deaf neighbour and Alan’s close friend, Darryl Beamish.

Mr Beamish was then wrongfully convicted of the murder of

the second of Cooke’s murder victims, Cottesloe heiress Jillian Brewer, 22, in 1959.

Mr Beamish’s murder conviction was overturned in 2005. Cooke had confessed in 1963 to that murder and 19 other serious crimes, including eight murders.

Alan was suddenly released after two years in jail, but was not told why. His supporters suspect it was because by then Cooke had also confessed to the Swanbourne home invasion, but there is no public record of the reason.

He was never exonerated for the crime, and because he did not want his daughters to know he had been to jail, did not attempt to have his conviction overturned when new evidence came to light many years later.

His daughters became aware of their father’s past when they saw a TV documentary After the Night, part of which told Alan’s story under a pseudonym.

By then Alan had lost his sight as well as his hearing.

He lived to age 85, carrying the shame of wrongly served time in jail, and died in May this year.

• Presumed Guilty: When Cops Get It Wrong and Courts Seal The Deal; Bret Christian, published by Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2013.

Phony phone ban

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across three states, hoping to understand the impact of phones and social media on their education and development.

“It’s what teenagers are telling me about how much they used their phones during school that I found breathtaking, and you should ﬁnd mortifying,” she said.

City Beach mum Anita McSweeney told the POST last month that leaders of some elite schools had “neglected youth mental health and wellbeing of students by not mandating no phones on school grounds for any age during education”.

“I am incredulous that my children’s school bus has wiﬁ,” she said.

Ms McSweeney is the author of Macy’s First Phone, a children’s book written to encourage kids to develop healthy phone habits.

Ms Thomas urged Ms Winton to follow the lead of New York governor Kathy Hochul, who championed a blanket ban on student mobile phone use from

the police force pending the outcome of an internal disciplinary process.

Police would not say this week whether he would be paid for his two-year suspension.

A Mosman Park mother told the POST this month her family was still “reeling” after her two children were taken into state custody in a strikingly similar case at Perth Children’s Hospital last year.

“Although in an incredibly loving family who would never harm anyone, the baby and sibling were deemed ‘at risk’ and removed from parental care,” said the mother, who did not want to be identiﬁed for fear of “the stigma of child abuse”.

“It took almost a year for Child Protection to cease managing this case.

“We were labelled guilty of child abuse within two hours post-admission.

“The consequences have been devastating.”

“bell to bell” that took effect last week.

Students at most schools in the US state are now required to store their phones in a lockbox or locked pouch until the end of each day.

Hale principal Dean Dell’Oro announced a new policy last year to delay students’ phone ownership.

“The school’s expectation is that students in the junior school and Year 7 should not own a smartphone or smartwatch,” read the policy, which has since been expanded to include Year 8.

“In the 1980s, many schools turned a blind eye to cigarette smoking, and knowing what we do now, that is shocking,” Mr Dell’Oro said at the time.

“I feel like we are reaching a similar point with smart devices and social media.

“We know about the potential harm and we know parents are concerned – so let’s do something about it.”

Three against one

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campaign of candidate Samuel Croll, nor heard from him directly.

Mr Croll has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of performing a nazi salute in public, and engaging in conduct intended to racially harass.

“I always respond to emails quickly and encourage anyone with questions to reach out,” he told the POST via email.

“Unfortunately, the courts have taken away my right to use social media, which makes campaigning in the modern age much more difﬁcult.

“I’ve always been a free speech advocate as I believe unbridled expression and speech is one of the pillars of the western world.

“I don’t hate anyone, rather I love my people and my country so much that I don’t care who

I offend to defend them.” He wanted to reduce the cost of living and make Mosman Park more secure with more street lighting and mobile security cameras.

“You deserve to be able to lock your car and see it there when you come back in the morning,” he said.

His next court appearance will be shortly after the election.

Mr Maurice, Ms Orrell and Mr Lonie met locals last Saturday to share their ideas and hear from residents.

Mayor Paul Shaw said he was conﬁdent the trio would join the council next month.

“Deputy mayor Andrew Maurice is an experienced councillor and Nick Lonie has done a fantastic job in stepping up when we were a councillor down,” he said.

“Emily is already serving the community (and) is a perfect candidate.”

New suburb tick for stink zone

(Graylands takes another step towards housing, POST, June 19, 2021).

Closed-door negotiations between Hesperia and the state government have not yet resulted in an agreement.

The council’s master plan for the wider area has no legal status, but is intended to guide future negotiations with the government and landowners over how the area is developed.

It envisions a series of Montario Quarter-style housing developments linked by new roads, including a north-south link on the western edge of Underwood Bushland.

Council planners estimate the developments would yield somewhere between 1329 and 6142 new homes, including the 1100 expected in Montario Quarter when it is completed.

The higher ﬁgure assumes the Army would build defence housing in the southern portion of the Irwin Barracks site, and the odour buffer zone would be eliminated.

Former deputy mayor Kerry Smyth, who lobbied for the master plan in her time on the council, called it “such an opportunity

for Perth” when it was released for public comment last year.

“It’s the most signiﬁcant strategic document I’ve seen come out of our council,” she said at the time.

The first draft of the plan alarmed some residents, who lodged 34 objections.

Trafﬁc impacts and a threat to remnant bushland were the

two biggest concerns. Council staff said in a report they included proposed intersection upgrades and additional “greenways” in response to public feedback.

Nedlands commissioners David Caddy, Bianca Sandri and Cath Hart approved the master plan without discussion at a meeting on September 17.

The POST targets 112,000 local people each week.

Football dynasty the target for repeat winners

Dynasty. It was once the world’s highest-ranking soap opera, that peaked around the same time as Hawthorn were establishing the hottest football dynasty of the modern era.

And despite all the equalisation methods football codes have introduced in a bid to level the playing ﬁeld for all teams, the best are still trying to create their own dynasties.

The deﬁnition is somewhat rubbery, but a dynasty has several fundamental elements.

It requires sustained excellence, it needs a superstar or two to shine brighter than the best of the sporting galaxy, it needs to be associated with identities who tower above the game, and it needs to last beyond a simple burst of elite performance.

A dynasty, just like the soap opera, needs to last for multiple years – ﬁve at a minimum – and earn natural recognition for its impact on history.

The outstanding Richmond

team of last decade that won three ﬂags in four seasons while playing exhilarating football was not a dynasty.

No matter how good the Tigers were for several brilliant years, that team arrived too rapidly in 2017 and departed too quickly after 2020.

The Hawthorn team of the 1980s that played in seven consecutive grand ﬁnals, winning in 1983, 1986 and 1988-89, before adding a bonus premiership in 1991, was the last undisputed dynasty in the Australian football landscape.

Football socialism has since been designed to homogenise the national competition with drafts, salary cap restrictions and other levers to handicap the strongest and give a leg-up to the weakest. Supposedly, at least, though reality hasn’t worked out that way.

There are two national teams at the moment vying to achieve dynasty status.

The first is in Sydney where Ivan Cleary’s Penrith Panthers are trying to become the first rugby league team since 1966 to win five consecutive premierships.

Last on the ladder after Round 12, with their remarkable streak appearing to have run aground as gravity imposed its inevitable burden, Penrith have

since produced one of the most remarkable comebacks of the modern era.

Margaret River Boardriders Club claimed victory at the Australian Boardriders Battle at Trigg Beach recently.

It was the South-West highflyers’ first win in the event since 2021 and they have booked their place at the grand final in Burleigh Heads.

Margaret River defeated Trigg Point in the dying moments to secure their win while Scarborough were third.

Margaret River captain Jerome Forrest said the team’s consistency in the ﬁnal made all the difference.

“Everyone surfed really well and today paid off,” Forrest said.

“It’s such a tricky event where it often comes down to the last surfer, but we all managed to post above-average scores and that was enough to get us across the line.

“That ﬁnal was nerve-wracking though.

final against Brisbane on Sunday after last week’s semifinal win included a record six straight tries in the first half on the way to a 36-8 lead and 46-26 win over the Bulldogs.

Cleary, whose charges include his son Nathan whose selfdiscipline, commitment and stardom preclude any suggestion of nepotism, has introduced themes every year to provide his players with a focus beyond the week-to-week grind.

Everest was his ﬁrst theme in 2021, followed by Top Gun, Hunting History in 2023 then Legacy last year.

“Legacy is more than rings or more than premierships,” Cleary explained after last year’s grand ﬁnal victory.

praised the level of surﬁng and team spirit on display.

player, who provoked a riot when he sent off Fremantle’s best player during a tight match against his old team.

“It is an individual and a team thing. It is who you play for and

The 2025 theme will only be revealed after Penrith’s ﬁnal match this season, but don’t be surprised if it is Dynasty.

Five consecutive grand ﬁnals and the prospect of a sixth, for ﬁve NRL trophies, would guarantee the description is apt.

Geelong are the closest AFL version, whose ability to defy gravity is unmatched this century and throughout virtually any previous age.

The devil’s advocate would argue that the Cats have not won a sequence of premierships during their golden era, with flags in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2022 to go with grand final appearances in 2008 and 2020, but their strength has been in finishing at or near the top in 14 of the past 19 seasons.

But victory today when they take on Brisbane, a team seeking to approach its own dynastic history with a second consecutive flag from three straight grand ﬁnals, would certainly strengthen their credentials.

There was a clear dynasty in WA in the 1890s when Unions, who changed their name to Fremantle after their first few seasons and had the benefit of recruiting numerous Victorians flocking to join the local gold rushes, won nine premierships in 10 seasons.

It would have been 10 but for the club’s high dudgeon in 1891 when it repeatedly forfeited

My great-grandfather Frank Townsend was Fremantle’s delegate at the time and it is somewhat frustrating that his notes have not survived and that family lore does not include details of his weekly argument to the governing body about why Croft would be better off umpiring another team.

Fremantle were a genuine dynasty, a team that rose above all others based on lustrous players like Albert “The Great” Thurgood, a brilliant player at Essendon and an even better one in the West.

His 14-goal bag for Fremantle in 1895 was the ﬁrst occasion when any WA footballer kicked double figures, and he was an inaugural member of the Australian and WA halls of fame.

East Perth established WA’s next dynasty under Phil Matson, a nine-time premiership coach at that club and at Subiaco, whose supreme tactical and motivational prowess was given full rein in an environment with limited recruiting restrictions.

East Perth won ﬁve straight ﬂags from 1919 to 1923, dipped for two years when Matson was head-hunted to coach in Victoria and then won another two in 1926 and 1927 when he returned to Perth.

The Matson dynasty probably would have extended further but for the truck crash in Hampden Road, Nedlands, in 1928 that claimed his life at just 43.

It was a different age with different rules and dynamics at play, but one other thing about dynasties is that they last the test of time.

The challenge is now before Penrith and Geelong. History awaits.

“The suspense is why we do this sport.

“We’ve got a really solid team this year and we’ll carry this momentum to Burleigh.”

Surfing WA regional operations manager Kim Clift

“When the clock is at 30 seconds and you’re wondering if a wave will even come, then to come out on top was epic.

“Surﬁng is usually an individual pursuit, but the ABB brings out something bigger,” he said.

“It’s about club pride, teamwork and community.

“Congratulations to Margaret River, Trigg Point and Scarborough for qualifying through to the national ﬁnal.

“We know they’ll do WA proud on the big stage.”

Margaret River Boardriders Club captain Jerome Forrest leading the charge during the Australian Boardriders Battle at Trigg.

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Penrith coach Ivan Cleary and his superstar son Nathan are seeking their fifth consecutive premiership. RIGHT: Chris Fagan has Brisbane on song.

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Geelong coach Chris Scott will attempt to keep Brisbane at bay today while winning his third flag at the Cats.

Use this shape to make a drawing. The best two entries will win.

How to enter:

Do your best Doodlebug drawing in the box above, and fill in the entry form. Cut out the drawing and entry form and ask an adult to email it to sarah@postnewspapers.com.au, with “Doodlebug” in the subject heading. Or drop your entry off to our office at 276 Onslow Road, Shenton Park 6008, during normal business hours, or mail it to POST Kids at that address. For artists up to the age of 12. ENTRIES MUST ARRIVE BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY.

Name: .........................................................................Age ............................

Address ...........................................................................................................

Suburb ........................................................................Postcode ....................

Phone number: ..............................................................................................

What have you drawn?:

Bit of a lean wee k

There were lots of falling buildings and sliding sandcastles this week, which is why I could not go past the winning drawing of the most famous building on a lean, The Leaning Tower of Pisa, by Austin Jewkes, 7, from Nedlands. Our other main winner this week is Chloe Mills, 9, from Subiaco, who made me smile with a great drawing of a dancing denim jumpsuit in a greenhouse. I love all the pretty plants and

butterflies surrounding a happy, cartoonish figure. There were lots of other drawings to love, such as Amelia’s jumping giraffe, Ilyssa’s lovely spring flower, Ema’s sliding castle and Lola’s H is for Happy.

I hope you all have a lovely, sunny Spring holiday.

You can’t buy it in a shop. It’s delivered to your house. You use it every day. What is it?

Riddle

Answer: Electricity

School FUN

Almost 90 years ago, the Russian composer Prokofiev wrote a children’s musical symphony to introduce young people to each instrument in the orchestra. It was called Peter and the Wolf. Perth Symphony Orchestra has put an Aussie

spin on the old Russian fairytale, with Caity and the Crocodile.

Performed as part of Awesome Festival, it follows adventurous Caity on a journey through the Kimberley in search of a crocodile. Along the way, learn about all the orchestral instruments while celebrating Australia’s unique culture and biodiversity.

Awesome also has a special Teddy Bears Garden precinct, with free storytelling, circus and crafts. The Teddy Bear’s Garden is in the Urban Orchard (near Art Gallery of WA) where you can paint giant teddies or make your own teddy from clay or textiles. It’s free from this Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 3pm. Catch up with your favourite Awesome

author at the State Library. Craig Silvey, Deb Fitzpatrick, Katie Stewart, Jayden Boundry, Renae Hayward and James Foley will all be running workshops and story sessions.

Q. What do you get when two plants kiss?

A. Tulips!

Q. Who is an herb’s favourite singer?

A. Elvis Parsley!

Q. What is the best ﬂower for a boy to give his mother?

A. A son-ﬂower!

Q. Why is the letter A like a ﬂower?

A. Because a B comes after it!

Q. Name a bow that can’t be tied. A. A rainbow!

w e tied

Q. What is a spring chicken after it is ﬁve months old?

A. Six months old!

ABOVE: Enjoy Indian food, dancing, games and celebrations next weekend at the Festival of India. LEFT: PSO musicians prepare to hunt crocodiles.

Diwali Mela, the Festival of India, is on next weekend, October 4 and 5 on Langley Park.

The free festival includes heaps of children’s activities including a robotics exhibition, hop-on train ride, BMX stunt bike displays and Indian games.

The whole family can meet West Coast Eagles players and kick a footy, explore Indian clothing and jewellery stalls and enjoy Bollywood-styled performances. The festival opens at 3pm and will end at 9.30 on both days with a fireworks display.