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Kooka bombs Top Gun

By BRET CHRISTIAN

Cottesloe resident Adrian Wilson was used to bird strikes in his previous life as an airline pilot but never anything like his bizarre experience on Monday afternoon.

Adrian was driving in Forrest Street when a kookaburra carrying a live mouse in its beak suddenly ﬂew in through his open window.

The bird hit him in the chest and dropped the wriggling mouse on his lap before his reﬂexes, honed in training on Skyhawk navy jets and as an airline captain, kicked in.

“I’ve had quite a few bird strikes in my life, that’s an occupational hazard, but I’ve never had a mouse strike,” he said.

He then described the extraordinary incident.“I ﬁ of the corner of my eye, a bird coming towards me.

“It had a live mouse in its mouth.

“It was incredible how big the bird was”

at the same time concentrating on keeping the car on the road.

“And then I felt something on my lap, looked down, there’s a bloody mouse, wriggling.”

The young kookaburra, which can grow to 400grams, struck Adrian in the chest but he managed to keep steering his car at 40kmh.

His left hand whipped out to grab the bird and pin it to the front passenger seat to stop it biting him.

“You instinctively know if a big bird like that bites you, it can really hurt,” he said.

“I put it on its back and gently held its head between my thumb and foreﬁnger,

Adrian jammed his knees together to trap the mouse, drove home one-handed for a couple of blocks and summoned his wife, Sally, who recorded what happened next on her phone camera.

“I sort of manhandled the kooka and got the mouse out, holding it by the tail,” he said.

Then the hungry bird lunged.

“That’s when it grabbed the mouse. It’s got some power in that beak, that put the mouse out of its misery when it squeezed it. That was the end of the mouse.”

Adrian opened his car door and the kookaburra ew off, leaving its lunch behind.

He said it was not the ﬁrst time he had been under assault from birds.

“The worst bird strike ever was in Japan,” he said.

“There was an osprey on the runway with a really large ﬁsh its talons, and it was taking off as I was landing.

“The end result was it got sucked into the bloody engine where the air conditioning comes from, the poor thing.

“All of a sudden we had this smell of ﬁsh and bird going through the aeroplane.”

In some Aboriginal cultures, encountering a kookaburra can symbolise good luck, positive change or the arrival of good news.

Gang trashes 90 cars

By BEN DICKINSON

Police are hunting a gang of vandals who left a trail of broken glass from Mosman Park to Dalkeith then Wembley when they damaged more than 90 cars across the western suburbs in the early hours of Wednesday.

Nedlands councillor Noel Youngman said he came face to face with three vandals outside his Dalkeith home shortly after midnight, when he heard a “sawing noise” outside.

“There were these three boys smashing my son’s car window,” Mr Youngman said.

“I yelled at them and they yelled something back at me and ran off.”

Mr Youngman phoned police, and three police cars arrived while he was still on the call.

“They were already out looking for them,” he said.

Mr Youngman said the boys looked to be in their late teens, were wearing dark pants and long-sleeved shirts, and had used “some kind of rake” to puncture the car window and pull it out of the door.

A nearby resident said her

CCTV showed one of the boys jumping her fence and peering into her family’s cars, before running away.

Reports of more vandalism flooded in from Peppermint Grove, Mosman Park, Crawley, Wembley and Fremantle in the following hours.

A Peppermint Grove resident said “almost every car” parked in Forrest Street had a window smashed.

Cars in Keane and Leake streets suffered similar fates.

Most victims who spoke to the POST reported nothing had been stolen from their vehicles.

Police believe the vandals committed the offences on foot before getting into a car and driving to the next suburb.

It is not clear if there was only one group of vandals, or several working simultaneously.

Police have released four maps of the approximate routes they believe the vandals took, one stretching from Minim Close in Mosman Park to UWA, and another looping around Dalkeith.

Detectives from the forensic unit swarmed the suburbs on Wednesday to gather evidence.

Police inspector Geoff DeSanges told a news conference on Wednesday that the criminals had caused “monumental” inconvenience to residents.

“This was wanton damage without rhyme or reason,” he said.

The spree came days after a string of reports of thefts and vandalism across the western suburbs over the weekend.

One Nedlands resident said he and his wife were woken up

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Power in the beak: The kookaburra makes a lunge to retrieve its wriggling lunch, left, still hungry after its bizarre encounter with Adrian Wilson. Photo: Sally Pyvis

This Mosman Park car was among 90 vandalised in the western suburbs on Wednesday.

Wanton damage without rhyme or reason

Previous ‘first lady’ back in the limelight

One of the most popular puzzle games being played in the electorate of Curtin over the past few months has not been “Where’s Wally?” but rather “Where’s Julie?”

So it was refreshing and relieving to see the happy picture of Julie Bishop visiting the ofﬁces of the POST (Bishop caught in shake-up, POST, April 5).

The article referred to Ms Bishop simply as a former foreign affairs minister and “Cottesloe resident.”

It did not mention her impressive 20-year-plus stint as federal MP for Curtin during which time, most observers would agree, she was an outstanding ambassador for all the

values and behaviours embodied in Bob Menzies’ original idea of the Liberal Party.

So one has to ask: “Why have Peter Dutton and Tom White not used Julie Bishop as a mouthpiece and role model for all that the Liberal Party stands for today?”

Instead, Mr White seconded right-wing conservative ﬁ brand Peta Credlin, Murdoch columnist Janet Albrechtsen and Senator Michaela Cash to be the female faces of Curtin.

Back in 2018 Ms Bishop was on the wrong end of a vicious and treacherous leadership battle between herself, Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton.

The usually covert misogyny and chauvinism of the current Liberal Party was on display for all to see.

Her silence on the lead-up to next month’s federal election has been deafening. Something

not be involved in party politics.

‘Electors-first is Liberal principle, dating back to Menzies’

Kate Chaney is quick to mount the stage of morality and honesty to suit her political purpose (‘Sneaky’ Libs accused of tricking

But like many “holier than thou” politicians before her, she is caught out by her own conduct.

Ms Chaney repeatedly advertises emphasising her “independence” and asserting that she serves the people of her electorate, not a political party.

This principle was established by Robert Menzies when he founded the Liberal Party in the 1940s. It is in sharp contrast to the Labor Party’s insistence on its MPs following the party line, on pain of expulsion.

Perhaps she can claim ignorance because she was once a member of the Labor Party, but she ought to know that a basic Liberal principle, enshrined in all that the Liberal Party does, is the belief that MPs are answerable to their electors,

Ms Chaney might also tell us fully what written or oral understandings or undertakings she gave to Climate 200 as a requirement to run as a “Teal”, and receive Holmes a Court funding. And does she not think it a bit tricky to operate as a team with the Teals but fail to have that group register as a political party as required of other groupings?

Bill Hassell

Loneragan Street, Nedlands

Drops in the ocean

M.E. Ward (Pathways to a secure energy future, Letters, March 29), having “listened to the science”, asserts that the effect on climate change of any move towards renewable energy production in Australia would be almost too small to calculate.

That same assertion could be made about a similar move by Taiwan, for example, or Gansu province of China, or anywhere with a population similar to Australia’s. Why should they bother to reduce emissions? The contribution of each of those countries individually to a reduction in global emissions would be negligible.

If this reasoning was correct, then I would decide not to pay taxes – my contribution to the national revenue would be negligible. And I would not vote, because my vote is only one in 18 million – a drop in the ocean. But then, what else is the ocean made of, but drops?

Mike Gregson Webb Street, Cottesloe

Trusted. Independent. Local

Kate Chaney

Julie Bishop visited

CURTIN ELECTION

Grove bans political signs

Peppermint Grove has banned federal election signs as other councils in Curtin wrestle with unenforceable rules and candidates’ rights to political expression, Cambridge allows no signs on public land but says it has chosen not to police election signage.

Candidates for the seat of Curtin must apply for a permit to erect election signs in

Peppermint Grove, and will have no any success if they do.

“We have advised campaign managers that no permits will be issued,” CEO Don Burnett said.

He said some signs went up and those that were not removed after a warning were seized and taken to the Shire’s depot for collection.

In Cottesloe, mayor Lorraine Young warned that all Curtin candidates were in breach of local laws that restrict election signs.

Ms Young said safety reasons were behind local laws prohibiting signs on public land less

than 30m from an intersection.

“They are all getting sent a letter to tell them to rectify their breaches,” she said.

“Everyone has got egg on their face about this.”

But council rules, driven by laws protecting freedom of political expression mean that candidates can place signs in other parts of the electorate.

Complaints to Ms Young from political operatives and members of the public have led her council staff to seek legal advice.

Many of the complaints are about the size of Liberal can-

didate Tom White’s signs.

His 1.5m-wide signs are larger than normal and have sprung up along all main roads in the western suburbs. Some are on private property.

Ms Young said Cottesloe’s advice was that the size of election signs in the Town was not regulated as they were in some other council areas.

“Arbitrary restrictions on election signage, such as size restrictions, are unlikely to be enforceable,” she said.

This was because the democratic right to freedom of po-

Hunt for attack dog’s owner

By BEN DICKINSON

A Peppermint Grove resident is searching for the owner of a mastiff that mauled her dog and bit her hand at South Cottesloe beach on Sunday evening.

Janine Lauder and her husband Steve were walking their dogs at about 5.30pm when the mastiff, being walked by a large man in a black baseball cap, made a beeline for their 10-yearold mixed-breed rescue dog, Harley.

“I knew instinctively we were in trouble,” Ms Lauder said.

“He just went for Harley’s throat.”

Harley twisted his head to avoid the attack, causing the mastiff to latch onto his right ear.

“He pounded him into the ground like a rag doll,” Ms Lauder said.

She and her husband tried to wrestle the attacking dog off Harley.

“My left arm was just smashing into this dog’s face,” she said.

“Its teeth punctured my ﬁngers three times in three different spots.

“I had blood all over my shirt, my arms, and my hands from my dog.”

She said that during the struggle, the other dog’s owner became angry, telling them “don’t hit my dog”.

litical communication prevailed over issues such as public amenity.

But Cottesloe is able to enforce rules that prevent signs compromising safety or public access to public space.

The Town would seek cooperation from candidates to ensure they complied.

Laws varied between councils, with Subiaco and Claremont making speciﬁc mention about court-made law that protects freedom of political expression.

In Cottesloe signs on private property do not appear to require a development application.

“Cambridge rules appear to ban election signs on public land altogether,” Ms Young said.

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This forest of election signs at this Cottesloe roundabout in Eric Street, at the approach to the railway bridge, are all in breach of Cottesloe’s sign laws, says the local mayor.

This mastiff, above, mauled Janine and Steve Launders’ dog Harley, right, at South Cottesloe beach.

By JACK MADDERN and BRET CHRISTIAN

THE listening

Punching above their weight

Cottesloe woman

Isabella de Marte was one of more than 330 people who threw more than a million punches at a new charity fundraiser in Subiaco last week.

Over 24 hours last Friday and Saturday, 70 teams took part in the first Punching for a Cure event at Rumble Boxing in Hay Street to fund vital research at Perth Children’s Hospital (Helpknockout children’s cancer, March 29).

Organisers were aiming to hit a target of $200,000 but in the end delivered a knockout $369,000, with funds still coming in.

Among those to put up a fight for the good cause were former UFC fighter Soa Palelei, former Miss Universe Australia Renae Ayris, WA cricketers Mahli Beardman, Matt Kelly, Matthew Spoors and Nick Hobson, Spud King Tony Galati, athlete Andrew Pap, media personality Dani Shuey and Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Stitches the Bear.

Isabella de Marte helped throw one million punches for charity

Photo: Paul McGovern

PCH Foundation CEO Carrick Robinson thanked everyone involved.

“Together, we have raised over $369,000 for this vital cause,” he said. “This remarkable achievement allows us to make a real difference –transforming lives and offering hope for the future of children’s cancer care through groundbreaking research, all right here in Western Australia.”

Baz cagey on future of developer donations

Donations from property developers are still welcome at the WA Liberal Party.

At his first press conference as party leader recently the member for Churchlands, Basil Zempilas, was asked by the POST if his party would continue to accept developer donations.

The answer was a longwinded yes.

“That is not up for debate or discussion at the

moment,” he said.

“There has been no suggestion that the way we have operated is going to change.

“That’s not to say it won’t.

“But what I will say is there is a full review of the recent election to come, that is a review that will be run by Liberal Party headquarters, everybody here will have an opportunity to have their say, all the party members

Simulating an Amalfi superpower

Listening POST has been invited to Italy’s breath-taking Amalfi Coast in June.

But the trip will not be all fun and gelati.

Given that it was about time our secret superpower was recognised, we have been asked to give a lecture at the 7th International Conference on Applied Physics, Simulation and Computing in Salerno.

“Your outstanding contributions to applied physics, computational methods, and engineering sciences have significantly shaped

the field,” our highlyinformed invitation said.

“Your presence as an invited speaker would be of immense value to our attendees.

“Your expertise and visionary insights will undoubtedly inspire researchers, academics, and professionals who will gather from around the world to discuss cutting-edge developments in physics, simulation and computing.”

Too right. Now where’s that slide rule? And passport?

will have the opportunity to have their say, and it’s appropriate those sort of considerations and discussions come up through that avenue.

“So that’s not something for today, that’s something for the formal review of the election.”

New Liberal leader Basil Zempilas at Parliament House with his predecessor Libby Mettam.

Photo: Paul McGovern

The Amalfi Coast appears tempting.

Judge queries McGarry claim

By BEN DICKINSON

Supreme Court judge

Terence Palmer has cast doubt over a key element of

Jutland Parade sand

hazard.”

Mr Mangano as “a liar”.

“There is no evidence that the plaintiffs placed a mound of ﬁll on the verge, let alone in doing so created a public safety

But Justice Palmer questioned Mr Anderson’s claim that anything that happened by the river was “completely

“If the work on the verge occurred as part of works that contaminated the foreshore… would that not be relevant?” Justice

“It’s not obvious to me that it’s completely irrelevant.”

Mr Mangano and some of Mr McGarry’s neighbours told Nedlands council meetings at the time that piled-up sand on the verge was

The case explored the way councillors carry out their duties, testing the limits of what they can do or say about allegedly noncompliant works.

While the McGarrys have sued on Mr Mangano’s public state-

Neds members face ban from council chamber

By BEN DICKINSON

Nedlands CEO Keri Shannon has doubled down on her threat to lock some councillors out of meetings, calling them a risk to her staff’s mental health.

“I have received multiple complaints regarding the conduct of certain council members,” Ms Shannon told a public brieﬁng session on Tuesday night.

“The conduct has caused psychosocial hazards and risks in the workplace for an ongoing number of years.

“We have to respond and address this.”

Nedlands is being investigated by Worksafe at a time of record staff turnover and chronic dysfunction around the council chamber, where meetings have repeatedly been derailed by shouting matches.

Mayor Fiona Argyle, who accused her own staff of running “nasty campaigns behind my back” last year, has been at the centre of a string of heated

arguments.

Her chief antagonist, Dalkeith councillor Noel Youngman, told last month’s meeting that Ms Argyle was “acting like a fool” during a clash over Ms Shannon’s contract and said he felt “unsafe” when he came to meetings.

“I’m going to suspend this meeting for ﬁve minutes because you are abusing the mayor,” Ms Argyle said.

“You see why we need work health and safety?”

Mr Youngman and fellow councillors Ben Hodsdon and Fergus Bennett did not attend an anti-bullying training session organised by Ms Shannon on March 18.

This week, Ms Shannon said the councillors would have to complete the training online by next week or she would not allow them to attend the monthly meeting in-person on April 22.

It is not clear what powers Ms Shannon would have to enforce her ruling.

“I think it’s important that

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Garden shadow ends renovation

By BONNIE CHRISTIAN

Preserving a Claremont resident’s daily enjoyment of her north-facing garden was enough for councillors to knock back an oversized renovation to the house next door.

use extensively,” she said in an objection published in the Town’s agenda.

Former architect Roger Hearne also spoke on Ms Knight’s behalf, urging councillors to vote for their planning department’s recommendation to oppose the build.

Helen Knight told councillors she bought her home on Bay View Terrace in 2020 for its convenient location near to shops, the park and to spend time in the garden.

“I enjoy (my back garden) immensely, and on a daily basis,” she said.

She worried about this area being overshadowed by her northern neighbours’ proposed second storey renovations on a 415sq.m block.

“My mental health will be compromised by the lack of light in my house, the loss of sun and views in my back patio, and the use of an established garden at the rear which I

“(The proposal’s) second storey addition comprises car parking for four cars in a lock up garage, a lift, two full size kitchens, one with scullery, two full size laundries, two external clothes drying areas, four bathrooms, four toilets, four living areas,” he said.

Taking into account the size of an ofﬁce and the walk-in wardrobe, the renovations would mean the home could have seven bedrooms.

“In my opinion, this accommodation is excessive for the site, and all this has been proposed with no change to

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Andrew Mangano, front, with supporters outside court. He is being sued by Paul McGarry, left, over the Jutland Parade block, right.

Main photo: Susan Mackay

Keri Shannon

Seaview celebrates a new generation

By JACK MADDERN

Cottesloe locals and alumni have celebrated Seaview Kindergarten’s 80th anniversary and its continual role in nurturing the next generations of local children.

Many of the current children have parents who attended the kindy.

Head teacher Amy Stark, better known as Miss Amy to her charges, was clearing out the kindy’s storage when she discovered boxes full of historical photos and letters dating back to 1944.

They included a letter from the 1944 Cottesloe principal submitting a recommendation to the Town to establish a kindergarten.

In 1945, with 120 pounds support from the Cottesloe council, an old army hut at Cottesloe Oval was converted into a kindergarten.

It has not been all smooth sailing since then with numerous challenges to its existence.

“I think what I feel after looking at all those letters, and also the journey of the centre, is that, from the get-go, it has been reliant on the local community to keep it going,” Ms Stark said.

She found playground equipment and toys in some photos from 1986 that are still in use today.

She said kindergartens like Seaview took on their own personality and role in creating a sense of community in the area.

“I feel the kindy is a hub that’s had such an impact and that we still can have more generations coming through and sharing their stories and keep the history going,” she said.

Scott Northey had to think back 32 years to recollect his experiences at the kindy.

His daughter is currently at Seaview.

“It’s a nostalgic moment seeing my daughter sitting on the same mat that I sat on getting read a similar story by another great teacher,” he said.

“This is exactly where I want my daughter to be.”

Grove ends car perk

Peppermint Grove is getting out of the car business when it comes to its senior staff ofﬁcers.

The kindy’s connection to the community has created special moments for Scott, his family and the other Cottesloe parents and children.

“I think while the memories I have of going to Seaview are very fond, it’s the fostering of the relationships, the connection to the community, the support of the local businesses, that has, in my experience, been really special as I’ve grown up locally,” he said.

Seaview will hold an open day on May 24 and Ms Stark hopes to have an 80th birthday bash in November.

It has been selling off its ﬂeet of executive vehicles, and now the last one is set to be sold to the ofﬁcer who drives it.

Like most councils, the Shire has supplied vehicles for work and private use to its senior employees as part of their salary packages. Other councils may provide a dozen or more cars on that basis.

“Over a number of years, the Shire has been transitioning out of providing vehicles with private use to senior staff,” Peppermint Grove CEO Don Burnett told councillors at a meeting this week.

“The Shire is ﬁnancially better off by providing a cash component in the staff package, rather than a fully maintained vehicle.

“When transitioning out of a Shire vehicle, the ofﬁcers are ﬁnancially compensated to ensure that their contract package value is not eroded.”

The last remaining vehicle is a Ford Ranger utility valued at $56,000 including GST, slightly more than the Shire paid for it new a few months ago.

The council must formally advertise the sale and vote on the deal later this month. The only other vehicles owned by the Shire are two single-cab utilities.

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Seaview Kindergarten head teacher Amy Stark, left, and students with some of the equipment from 1986 the kindy still uses. Photo: Paul McGovern

Ancient test sparked parked birth stress

By JACK MADDERN

A Perth mother has spoken out against systemic shortcomings in WA’s prenatal testing.

For Corinne Mallozzi the uncertainty and stress of fearing she could be a bad mum started when she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus.

It is a condition that develops during pregnancy that, if left uncontrolled, can have signiﬁcant implications for the mother and baby.

The result shocked Mrs Mallozzi.

She had adhered to strict low-sugar diets and was welleducated on prenatal nutrition.

But despite her best efforts, she felt helpless.

“I had a five-day period where I was, do I have diabetes?” she said.

“I found that stressful and quite unprofessional.”

Australian College of Midwives president and Curtin professor Zoe Bradﬁeld has 25 years of experience with prenatal care.

Her SWEET Mum + Baby Study investigates GDM and how to improve a test that hasn’t changed for nearly 70 years.

Mrs Mallozzi said her results just barely put her above the positive GDM threshold.

“I wasn’t surprised that my body did react to chugging a huge glucose drink and getting a slightly raised result at one hour,” she said.

Her husband, Adrian Mallozzi, said the process was impersonal and felt more like it was ticking a box.

“Once you’re over the line, you’ve qualiﬁed, and bang, like there’s no other consideration to anything,” he said.

“Just chuck you on insulin completely not considering your situation or factors.”

Mrs Mallozzi would not take the test if she had her time again.

“I feel like that was way more dangerous for the baby than anything else with my stress levels,” she said.

She was subject to regular testing and had to report her results to a different person over the phone each time until it eventually felt pointless.

“In the end, I stopped sending in my numbers, and they didn’t seem to notice, and my

numbers were good,” she said.

The positive result and suggested prescription of insulin elevated Mrs Mallozzi’s deemed risk level which could have jeopardised the couple’s plan to have the birth at the Family Birth Centre near King Edward Memorial Hospital in Subiaco.

It also meant Mrs Mallozzi had to stay overnight at the hospital.

“If it weren’t for this diabetes thing, we’d be home,” Mr Mallozzi said.

“Instead, she had to stay here by herself, not getting much sleep.”

“The women of today and their lifestyles are very, very different to the women of 60 or 70 years ago,” Dr Bradﬁeld said.

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Pep Grove on a plate

By BRET CHRISTIAN

Peppermint Grove is planning to offer its residents vehicle number plates sporting a slogan that references the tiny shire’s leafy credentials.

One local has put up their hand already for the ﬁrst of new plates, but will have to wait.

Peppermint Grove’s blocks of 1000 to 2000 square metres were developed as a garden suburb, which has retained its love of its urban tree canopy, one of the highest in the state.

Tag words “Peppermint Grove – Garden Shire” are planned for number plates to be sold to locals for $400, with Garden Shire written on street signs.

The idea is mainly to lift

the shire’s urban green profile, which locals considered extremely important, CEO Don Burnett told the council this week.

The state government aims to force inﬁll on the shire, lifting its housing stock from 606 residences by an extra 480.

Inﬁll options are still being considered by the council for its planning strategy, but the idea is to concentrate inﬁll on Stirling Highway, leaving most of the low-density zonings of the garden suburb intact.

The council will decide later this month on the branding slogan for the signs and number plates, with soughtafter lower numbers set to be auctioned.

Dr Zoe Bradfield and clinical midwife Clare visit baby Sofia and parents Corinne and Adrian Mallozzi

Photo: Jack Maddern

How the new plates could look.

Borer tree saved from the axe

By JACK MADDERN

A large Mosman Park poinciana infested by deadly borers may have been spared the woodchipper after residents fought to save it.

Worried tree owners were reprieved on Thursday morning when department of primary industries and regional development ofﬁcers left the property after removing several branches affected by polyphagous shot-hole borers.

Neighbours feared DPIRD intended to chop down the 40-yearold poinciana on Manning Street.

But resident Cim Seares said

DPIRD ofﬁcers told her they might be able to treat the tree rather than remove it.

It was the ﬁrst time she had heard that claim.

“It was unusual to have someone come on your property and tell you they are going to chop your tree down,” she said.

DPIRD removed some of the same tree a year ago while it chainsawed another tree on the property.

Jen Thorpe shares the tree canopy with her neighbours and questioned DPIRD’s rigid approach to tree removal.

isn’t getting rid of it, so instead of losing valuable canopies, we need to ﬁnd different measures of trying to control it?” she said.

Ms Seares has seen her poinciana grow from an adolescent with kids hanging off the branches 35 years ago to a mature adult providing much-needed relief from the summer heat.

“There’s an emotional factor to all this, you get attached to these trees and watch them grow,” she said.

DPIRD said it was working closely with landowners on tree management and regularly reviews its response measures based on the current science.

Cott holdouts get lifeline

By LLOYD GORMAN

Defective termination notices have stopped the planned eviction of a group of tenants at a beachfront block of ﬂats in north Cottesloe.

Owners Joe and Mark Ratta’s application for a court order to enforce the eviction notices at 220 Marine Parade was withdrawn in Perth Magistrates Court last week.

The tenants who opposed the action were represented by lawyer Aoning Li who said the notices were unenforceable.

“The hearing was effectively withdrawn as the owners accepted that the notices of termination they issued were defective,” he said.

Duelling plans over A-Class park ‘theft’

By BEN DICKINSON

Nedlands CEO Keri Shannon has denied any prospect of the council brokering a deal with the state government for the government to drop its planned excision of part of Swanbourne’s Allen Park.

On Tuesday, mayor Fiona Argyle told a brieﬁng session that Ms Shannon and planning director Bruce Thompson met with lands minister John Carey’s chief of staff, Claire Comrie, on March 31.

“Did they say that if we go ahead with this plan that they

will drop the theft of Class A reserve?” Ms Argyle asked Ms Shannon.

“No,” Ms Shannon said.

“We were requested by the chief of staff to provide further clariﬁcation around what we intended to do with the land. We’re now going to put together the draft plan to prepare for the chief of staff.”

The state government has moved to seize the land, between the WA Bridge Club and the future children’s hospice, to create landscaped parkland with a playground and walking trails to complement the hospice.

Councillors first rejected the proposal and a $4million park funding offer from the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation last year after a group of residents said a proposed licence agreement would allow hospice administrators to lock out the public – a claim that was strenuously denied.

PCHF’s chief executive Carrick Robinson said he received an unsolicited call from a council ofﬁcer about three weeks ago.

“It wasn’t quite clear what they wanted,” he said.

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real estate agents Shellabears, let me know at the same time that this didn’t mean they wouldn’t necessarily re-issue new notices of termination and recommence proceedings if they felt like it was required.

“Up to now, they haven’t reissued the notices.”

The parties are now in discussions about a negotiated settlement, Mr Li said.

Shellabears, who lodged the court order application, were contacted for comment.

In February, everyone living at the 1950s block of nine ﬂats was given one week to leave because an engineer’s report said the building was dangerous.

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Owner Cim Seares and neighbour Jen Thorpe with their treasured poinciana tree. Photo: Paul McGovern

Holding tight … From left, Tim Freeman, Ben Williams and David George outside Fremantle Magistrates Court last month.

Troops rally for Red Cross sale

By BEN DICKINSON

Red Cross national president Charles Burkitt has inspected his troops at Claremont Showground ahead of the charity’s biggest annual fundraiser.

Dozens of volunteers have spent weeks sorting through a mountain of donations, hoping to separate the diamonds from the rough in time for their Bindaring Clothing Sale on May 24.

“We would like to replicate it interstate because it’s been so successful, but it’s all down to the passion of our local volunteers,”

Mr Burkitt said. “The community’s been extremely kind by donating quality products.”

The Red Cross runs nine op shops across Perth, but some of the best pieces of donated fashion are being

put aside for the Bindaring sale –now in its 62nd year.

The sale has raised over $3million for WA Red Cross programs since 1963 – including a food service for the homeless and emergency education for schoolkids.

Mr Burkitt said the one-day sale on May 24 would feature some designer labels, along with bargain pieces as cheap as $2.

He said the charity, which has frozen its op shop prices since 2017, had noticed a big increase in shoppers as cost-of-living pressures worsened.

“There’s a lot of demand for second-hand clothing,” he said.

Residents with clothes and accessories to donate are asked to bring them to gate 1 of the Claremont Showground between 8.30am and 12.30pm on April 12.

$4k fine, dog destroyed after lake attack

By LLOYD GORMAN

The owner of a rottweiler that brutally attacked a Shenton Park woman walking her dog at Lake Claremont has been ﬁned $4000.

Cambridge resident Anthea Jackson, who had rottweiler Freedom euthanised after the attack, pleaded guilty in Perth Magistrates Court to allowing a dog to attack and injure a person. Her request for a spent conviction was refused by magistrate Catherine Crawford.

Ms Jackson told the court she repeatedly urged the 62-year-old victim to stop screaming dur-

ing the attack, saying that dogs reacted to screams.

The court heard that the dog bit the woman’s scalp and pulled her along the ground after ﬁrst knocking her over.

Ms Jackson was ﬁned $4000 and ordered to pay costs of $1200 when she appeared in court last Friday.

An order for the destruction of the animal was withdrawn by Claremont council at the hearing after it was revealed the dog had already been euthanised by its owner.

Prosecutor Austen Mell said the complainant and her husband were walking their pet at the dog exercise area at Lake

Claremont when Ms Jackson’s dog took notice of them (‘Deadly’ dog to walk free? POST, February 1).

“The accused dog circled the complainant at the time and the complainant asked (Ms Jackson) if the dog belonged to her to which she answered yes,” Mr Mell said.

The dog then jumped up and bit her.

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to attack [her] and then bit her right arm and elbow while continuously growling.”

’ Plastic surgery due to the extent of the injuries

“The complainant then screamed and fell to the ground,” he said.

“The accused dog continued

When the woman tried to stand up the dog had bitten into her scalp and pulled her along by the hair on the back of her head.

Ms Jackson was “unable” to control her dog and the woman’s husband stepped in to restrain it.

Ms Jackson placed the rottweiler in her car and gave her contact details to the woman’s husband who took photographs of his wife’s wounds, the dog and

its owner. Photographs of the woman’s wounds were presented in court.

A resident came to her aid and called an ambulance that took her to hospital.

“She required stitches to her head due to the attack, as well as plastic surgery to her elbow due to the extent of the injuries she sustained,” Mr Mell said.

“It is clear from the facts and plain to see from the photographs this was a severe attack that resulted in signiﬁcant injuries to the victim…which required substantial medical treatment and surgery.”

As your Independent MP in Curtin, I represent you, not a political party. I’m here to push the major parties to do better and focus on what matters - our future and our community.

I’m voting for Kate because she gets it - we need a strong economy and a liveable climate, not one at the expense of the other. As a dad, I think a lot about the future we’re leaving our kids. Kate’s the only one doing something about it.

Craig, 38 Mount Claremont

I’m voting for Kate because she’s not tied to a party – she’s tied to us. The major parties have lost their way and care more about winning than leading. She listens and leads with integrity. After years of watching politics lose its courage, it’s refreshing to see someone stand up for what matters.

Liz, 70 Nedlands

I'm voting for Kate because I do not trust the major parties to listen to the people of Curtin. Kate is taking action on climate change and working towards a more inclusive future. She doesn't just talk, she shows up and does the work.

Sophia, 22 Mosman Park

Red Cross national president Charles Burkitt, left, with his army of volunteers at Claremont Showground. Photo: Paul McGovern

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The Liberals will rein in wasteful spending red tape and taxes on small businesses.

Cheaper energy:

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By JACK MADDERN

When a car did $15,000 damage crashing into Ricki Gardiner’s Bay Road, Claremont property, she believed her road had a speeding problem.

She has noticed an increase in cars speeding past her house, on the corner of Victoria Avenue, since the 2022 incident.

It happens so frequently that she likens her road to the famous French Le Mans racing circuit.

Ms Gardiner said the speeding is most proliﬁc early in the morning and then picks up again

around 5pm.

She said it presented a big risk to the community who often walked their dogs or went for runs along the footpath around this time.

Claremont council two weeks ago put a speed counter outside Ms Gardiner’s house, which she hopes will validate her concerns and trigger a response from the Town to make the road safer.

Recent pushes from local governments to rezone their roads from 50 to 40kmh have gained momentum, but Ms Gardiner is sceptical whether it would

be effective.

“Forty would help,” she said. “But these speeders, they don’t care. They really don’t care.”

She would prefer cameras or speed bumps to slow cars.

Nedlands recently received $1.54million in black spot funding for safety improvements at road locations proven to be dangerous.

This would enable the City to install a roundabout, speed cushioning and street lighting.

Claremont did not respond to questions about potential speed reduction measures.

Libs promise beach cash

By BRET CHRISTIAN

Federal opposition leader

Peter Dutton and Curtin candidate Tom White have renewed the Liberal Party promise to contribute millions in federal funds to the Cottesloe beachfront if a Dutton government is elected.

They have promised to fund $10million of the Cottesloe council’s foreshore masterplan, which has sat unfunded since it was passed by the council in 2019.

The full cost of the project is $30million.

The council and various local politicians have been pleading for cash from state and federal governments to complete the project.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison and then Curtin MLA Celia Hammond promised in 2022 the Liberal government would contribute $7million to the project if it won that year’s election.

and Ms Hammond lost her seat.

Mr Dutton and Mr White told the Sunday Times that a Dutton government would pay a third of the cost.

If funded, the ﬁrst stage of project would turn the main No. 1 carpark into a passive park, and the 1930s limestone terraces would be extended into a grassed area for better connection to the beach.

Cycle and pedestrian paths would be upgraded, shade and seating provided, and Marine Parade would become more cyclist and pedestrian friendly with lower speed limits.

Before Cottesloe ﬁnalised its masterplan, the Barnett state government contributed $48million to the $100million re-development of Scarborough beach.

But successive state governments have refused to contribute to upgrading the crumbling Great Depression-era “sustenance” work at Cottesloe (Steps to restore beach access, POST,

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The Town is seeking community input on three proposed design options for the new Tom Perrott Playground. Playgrounds are community hubs where families gather, children create memories, and neighbours connect.

Tom Perrott Playground is a cherished space, and your input is vital to ensure the new design is inclusive, safe, and fun for everyone. Whether you're a parent, carer, grandparent, or park enthusiast, your input matters!

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Heads up, here come the cockies

All over the metropolitan area and the WA South-West, keen black-cockatoo counters went to their allocated cockatoo roosting sites on the great counting night last Sunday, April 6. The BirdLife-organised plan was for citizen scientists to count and record the numbers of white-tailed and red-tailed cockatoos ﬂying in to roost for that one night.

Enthusiastic sisters Scarlett and Grace Strong, with their mother and other adults, were well prepared for the night’s counting.

At 6.25pm, the Carnaby’s ﬂock was heard coming from the north and the counters, pens poised and eyes peeled, recorded the threes, twos, fours and larger groups as the cockatoos ﬂew over the intersection at the corner of Underwood Avenue and Brockway Road, Floreat.

and banksia bushlands across the plain of the Swan River must be kept.

This roost site is a major one, with all the characteristics that make it attractive for roosting – mature tall grouped trees, adjacent bushlands and accessible water. We counted 285 Carnaby’s.

Both black cockatoo species may ﬂy into Underwood Bushland early in the mornings. As the sun rises they perch and preen, and then settle down to feed before ﬂying out for the day’s activities.

enthusiastic for nature.

City’s largest sporting club still struggling for land

About 13 years ago Westside Wolves hockey club approached the City of Nedlands about utilising the site of the defunct bowling club in Swanbourne for their home.

A piece of land allocated to recreation would be perfect. The club proposed raising more than $1million to help fund the plan.

The City’s largest community sporting club, catering equally for men and women and girls and boys, would have been nestled into the landscape where the bowling club had once been.

But local NIMBYs wanted the area to be bush and dog walking space.

Nedlands council initiated consultation, encouraged us to make a bigger plan, and as usual the NIMBYs won and nothing was done. Our original modest scheme was now too big!

A decade later the “wasted sand patch” was taken up by the state government for a hospice

Postal-vote ‘trick’ is underhanded data-mining

The letter arrived by Australia Post. It looked ofﬁcial and contained what appeared to be a simple application to the AEC for a postal vote.

Just what I wanted! So I posted back the form, duly completed with detailed personal information, even down to a secret question and answer.

Later, after reading the letter to the editor by C. Jackson (POST, April 5), I realised I had been tricked, just like C.

Jackson’s mother.

I then emailed the Liberal Party ofﬁce requesting they immediately remove all my information from their database and not contact me again.

I won’t be holding my breath.

The Liberal Party candidate for Curtin may claim it has been a longstanding practice to facilitate postal voting applications, but employing such a deceptive method to gather constituents’ personal

information simply does not pass the pub test. And it is just plain dumb.

The Liberal Party is seeking a mandate to run our country but, after this, one has to conclude it does not appear to have the necessary measure of good commonsense and moral fortitude to do so.

Kate, I think you just got reelected.

Jack Halley Drabble Road, City Beach

to be built there. I had to chuckle, a bit, when locals who seem to think they own the area complained about the outcome. Meanwhile, Wolves continue to search for a relatively small piece of land … less than a hectare.

Those in favour of doing nothing again scuppered a proposal for the City’s most under-utilised oval, Mt Claremont.

Nedlands has almost 90ha of golf-course land and 5ha of yacht clubs all fenced and for private use of members.

There are numerous tennis and bowling clubs being catered for and cricket, football and rugby all have homes with fewer members than our club, now almost 100 years old.

When the proposals mentioned above were denied, the council undertook to help us ﬁnd a home.

There are possibilities but, as always, can anything ever happen when a few dissenting voices always want the status quo and the council seems unable to resist?

Richard Charlesworth Stirling Highway, Nedlands

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Bring on the birds … Scarlett Strong, 7, left, and her sister Grace, 9, get set to begin counting cockies.

eMow puts Subiaco grass a cut above

By LLOYD GORMAN

Subiaco reckons it is a cut above every other local government in WA thanks to its newest piece of tech – an all-electric mower.

It claims the machine is the ﬁrst of its kind to be rolled out by any council or shire in the state and will replace a diesel-powered mower.

Mark Williams, Subiaco’s asset and ﬂeet ofﬁcer, stuck the city’s

logo on the Optimus Z turn mower model – that can run for up to eight hours on a single charge –this week.

In June 2021, Subiaco became the first WA council to be certified carbon neutral and two years later moved some of its fleet to electric vehicles, which it said reduced CO2 emissions by 31.5 tonnes and saved over $250,000 a year compared to fossil-fuelled vehicles.

Height sights lowered in Rocky Bay decision

By JACK MADDERN

Plans for inﬁll at the former Rocky Bay site in Mosman Park are going back to the state government with proposed height reductions.

Mosman councillors voted last week to endorse rezoning the 28,000sq.m site from social care to residential with a reduction in height for apartments on the southeast corner.

Councillor Andrew Maurice labelled the ﬂagged zoning of R160 as unacceptable.

Houses in Faulkner Circle could be overshadowed by a ﬁve-storey apartment complex after planning minister John Carey pushed the height potential from R100 to R160.

Councillors unanimously pushed back with an amendment to reduce this to R80, around four storeys, or allow R160 but increase the setback to a minimum of 21.6m (Mosman wants to downsize Rocky Bay, POST March 22).

There were also concerns about whether the ground was contaminated with asbestos, cyanide and lead due to the site’s former use for fertiliser manufacturing.

This was a worry that would be addressed at the development

Mr Maurice said this factor

“We’ve been through a number of stages in the process, and we fought hard on behalf of the community to try and get the best outcomes,”

“I think that with the outcomes we see tonight, we’re nearly

The ﬁnal decision ultimately sits with the WA Planning Commission

“I really hope that the department and minister take this into consideration and really pay attention to the fact that these things are really important to the community and that it makes sense to have these modiﬁcations,” councillor Sarah Corbyn said.

Mark Williams prepares to unleash Subiaco’s new eMower. Photo: Paul McGovern

Andrew MauriceJohn Carey

after colliding with a vehicle in a roundabout.

Bystanders rushed to help the man after the incident at the Broome and

Hospital, where he stayed for four days before being discharged on Wednesday. The 79-year-old male

Police would like to speak to this woman who was at Claremont Quarter last month.

Rooftop mayhem blamed on youths

Four juveniles broke into a nine-storey Subiaco housing complex and threw a heavy cement block, ﬁre extinguisher and metal electrical box from the roof, local police have conﬁrmed.

The items were cast from the top of Wandana’s A Block on Thomas Street in the early hours of last Sunday after a group of youths appeared to gain access illegally and trashed the area.

No one was hit by the objects but several ten-

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heard a very loud bang but didn’t know where it came from.

Wembley police Senior Sergeant Craig Wanstall said the incident happened about 12.30am last Sunday and was reported to police on Monday..

son said they understood police spoke with residents and took ﬁngerprints from a communal railing, ﬁre door and lift door as well the extinguisher.

“On 8 April 2025, Communities inspected the maintenance concerns raised by tenants, resecured roof access points and issued a work order to repair the damaged items,” the spokesperson said.

“Communities is not a law enforcement agency and does not have the

tigating the crash. or has footage of the crash is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

Bagging a bargain

A woman hid two shirts in her bag while in a David Jones changeroom, according to police.

The woman walked into the changeroom at the Claremont Quarter store holding six items about 3.45pm on Thursday, March 13. She was holding only four items when she exited a few minutes later.

When staff asked to check her bags, the woman produced two shirts and left the store. Information to Crime Stoppers, quote reference 11847.

Four juveniles went to the ninth ﬂoor and allegedly ripped out an electri-

The fire extinguisher, concrete paver and electrical box thrown from

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Pick a side now, Kate

Not wanting to preempt the outcome of next month’s election, Curtin independent MP

Kate Chaney has already held meetings with Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to discuss the possibility of working together with either of them in a hung parliament (‘I will listen to both sides’, POST, April 5).

It’s nice to know that she believes in the importance of constructive relationships.

But if she is truly serious about integrity and transparency I would expect a clear decision from her in regard to her preference for either Labor or Liberal.

A decision to support one or the other should and must be made

before the election so that voters are fully aware of where her support is destined to land.

George Bowden The Grove, Wembley

Not so super

The Albanese government is pressing ahead with a 15% tax on unrealised gains in superannuation balances over $3million.

They’ve already written it into the Budget: $9.7billion they plan to take from Australians’ retirement savings.

This tax is deeply unfair. But it hasn’t passed yet. The only thing standing in its way now is voting to stop it in the May 3 election.

P.M. Lawler

Quadrangle Place, Nedlands

Move along, there’s nothing (new) to look at here

Last week’s full-page advertisement attacking Kate Chaney (authorised by S. Morgan, Liberal Party, if your eyesight is good enough) really is something.

I don’t want to give it more attention than it deserves, but two comments:

First, Kate Chaney’s position on all these things is very clear. They are outlined in her speeches, media statements and policy positions (all on her website) as well as many interviews and articles – including plenty in the POST.

Print media creates higher levels of engagement, trust and emotional connection than digital channels.

Australians have reached their digital saturation point as consumers seek downtime from the digital deluge.

Research by Deloitte shows that in 2024, Australians cut back sharply on digital media consumption.

For this relief much thanks

The ﬁnishing touch has been added to the revamped Subiaco Library surrounds. There are now two comfortable benches under the shady tree, providing a space to rest, or read the POST (my husband Mark Johnson, with our dog, Baci). Thank you mayor David McMullen and Subi council for responding favourably to the request by many locals to have seating reinstalled on this corner.

Shan Carberry Campbell Street, Subiaco

Don’t backtrack

Peter Dutton wants us to get “back on track”. Really?

Who would want to go back to robodebt, visa backlogs, PMs who secretly assign themselves to others’ portfolios, more in-bed antics with the Murdoch clan, or more climate-change denying –even now while Queensland is drowning?

Here’s an idea: Let’s NOT go back but have the courage to do something different; let’s do politics differently!

This is what many of our independent candidates are espousing and there is no ﬁner example of this than Kate Chaney. Her three years as Curtin’s representative are inspiring and so say the hundreds of volunteers who love her way of doing politics and are out there working for their community day after day … because Curtin has always mattered and now we are nally being heard.

If you are still unsure, you can ask her. You can write a letter, come to a forum, or come to a community event.

You can do that because you are talking to the boss, not the salesperson.

If I am understanding S. Morgan (not easy) part of the gist seems to be that rigid thinking is something to aspire to. Interesting argument.

I am strongly reminded of two quotes:

“Those who never change their mind, never change anything” – Winston Churchill.

“When the information changes, I change my mind. What do you do?” – Variations of this have been attributed to Churchill, economist John Maynard Keynes or Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson.

The source of the second quote may not be clear, but the answer to “What do you

do? (if you are the Liberal Party)” is very clear: Ignore the merits. Run personal attack ads. How inspiring.

Depressingly, both major parties now seem to agree that “no new information” is best for our rapidly changing world.

The recent further weakening of our inadequate, antiquated federal environmental laws, supported by both major parties and rammed through on the eve of an election, means the minister cannot revisit older decisions even if there is new science or new information.

Seriously?

Imagine if we applied that to healthcare or business.

Eliza Clapin Sayer Street, Swanbourne

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Jillian Glassford George Street, Cottesloe

Preserve Allen Park open space

I don’t know which rock Gerald Moss has been sheltering under for his 27 years in Swanbourne (‘Unrelenting’ oppositiontohospiceproject, Letters, April 5), but he and others should open their eyes and ears to facts.

As a resident of Swanbourne from 1970 until 2022, I recall that the bowling club suffered the fate of declining memberships.

It is the whole of Allen Park that is now “much-loved” and an essential health-giving resource for everyone.

The community and Nedlands council joined together in 2017 to agree no further building projects would be approved.

Public open space is intended to be preserved for passive recreation for everyone, able, disabled, young and old, ﬁt and unﬁt.

The council and many local volunteers devoted countless hours to signiﬁcant improvements for sporting clubs and the natural environment with great success. But it is still a work in progress.

The government has lost the trust of many who believe that moves for a new excision of public open space presage even greater demands on the remaining reserved land.

Untrue, publicity-seeking ﬂim-ﬂam that portrays questioning of the proponent’s plans as denying the best humane care for any sick children is emphatically and plainly wrong.

“Tricky” ... Controversial Liberal Party ad taking aim at Curtin incumbent Kate Chaney.

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UWA student accommodation, parking chaos

On December 12 the WA Planning Commission approved a nine-storey student accommodation tower at 55 Fairway, just near UWA in Nedlands.

The tallest building on the university campus is six storeys, but submissions to the WAPC objecting to height were ignored. There were many complaints also about parking.

The Fairway tower has 199 beds and the commission allowed 17 parking bays, a nominated shortfall of 21 car parking spots (they hope).

The approval deferred consideration of this issue through imposing a condition that the developer needs to agree a “travel behaviour and parking management plan, prepared by a suitably qualiﬁed transport consultant”.

This condition will be decided behind closed doors, with no public or council input required.

At the nearby Broadway Fair Shopping Centre, student parking is already an issue.

How do you tell what a student car is? How do you stop students owning cars if they want to? What do you do if the student parking gets out of control?

And all of this is to be decided behind closed doors.

The parking mess at the Gordon Street student accommodation

towers approved in February is even more acute. Gordon Street is 14 storeys, 891 beds, with only 20 car bays allowed. But in addition, the development consumes an existing 110 car parking bays which are all being used today.

City of Nedlands has stated it will not issue parking permits to students, but will that stop students buying cars if they want them?

And then we have another 19-storey tower being proposed for students in the middle of Nedlands at the corner of William Street and Stirling Highway – 472 beds proposed and 17 car bays.

Try to imagine the mess that is being created. It cannot be left to decide as a condition.

Ken Perry Dalkeith Road, Nedlands

Wrong answer?

The Direct Answers reply in the POST edition of March 29 was unacceptable, as it appears to condone violence by not condemning the writer for slapping a man.

Barbara Leonard

• A woman who said she was treated as a sex object in a bar by a “chauvinistic” stranger told how she had slapped the man. Wayne and Tamara replied that her anger came from her “authentic centre”. – Editor

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Go back to square one on Allen Park negotiations

Some may say the City of Nedlands did itself no favours in rejecting the opportunity to investigate a licensing agreement to improve the sandpit between the WA Bridge Club and the children’s hospice being built at Allen Park in Swanbourne. The licensing agreement would have included public access, pathway towards the beach, revegetation of the area and the maintenance of it for 40 years. If those condition were not satisﬁed, no licence deal would be entered into.

By rejecting this opportunity to negotiate with the funders of the hospice and Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation chair Ian Campbell, the City missed out on $4million worth of restitution work on that block.

The City only budgeted $140,000 for a pathway through that sandpit. Regular readers will remember the many letters I wrote to the POST about the folly of locating the hospice at Swanbourne rather than the far better site of Sunset in Dalkeith.

That battle was lost and now we need to make the most of the Swanbourne location.

I think rejecting the negotiations might be viewed by some as both ﬁscal and environmental vandalism. The state government is likely to take a similar view.

I plan to move a councillor motion in May to re-engage with stakeholders to take advantage of the offer to turn this degraded area into a great community asset. We need to work together for

the beneﬁt of all.

• These are my personal opinions and may not reﬂect those of other councillors or the mayor. Ben Hodsdon Nedlands councillor Meriwa Street, Nedlands

Bell that cat

I read with interest Judy Rule’s letter Keep cats at home, please (March 29). She has sound advice, but I would like to add a simple item. Place a collar with a small bell around the neck of your cat. This will alert any prey within its sight or range. If cats are at large outside at night, the golden rule should be “No collar, no care, no cat”. Robert Mitchell Clark Place, Karrinyup

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Electric festival lights up beach

By JANE WISHAW

Electric Island has eclipsed expectations as 12,500 music fans flocked to Cottesloe beach to sing and dance like there was no tomorrow.

A capacity crowd of 8000 people last Saturday was treated to a blockbuster line-up of house music before a smaller crowd attended on Sunday.

Boats moored offshore gave Cottesloe a Mediterranean vibe while a carnival atmosphere developed on the sand.

A spontaneous conga line dance formed at one point with

20 dancers leading a growing gang of dancers into and out of the water.

Cottesloe mayor Lorraine Young was full of praise for the music festival which is one of the highlights of the Town’s annual calendar.

“It was fabulous to see so many families and people of all ages picnicking on our terraces and enjoying the ambience,”

Ms Young said.

“Concert-goers got to see high calibre international talent attracted to the west by the idea of performing in this location.

“The ﬁreworks at the end of

each evening were an absolute highlight.”

Dean Street resident Jude Tyzack was delighted at the end of the weekend when Hot Dubb Time Machine played Hey Jude.

“I thought that’s just for me, it’s my party,” she said.

“Cottesloe beach is a wonderful place to have this fabulous party that we have every year.

“We’ve been every year, we just love it, we love to dance.

“For my partner and me, it’s our annual tradition and it’s getting so much bigger and better.”

Duelling plans over A-Class park ‘theft’

• From page 9

He said the officer raised the issue of the excision, but he referred them to Mr Carey’s ofﬁce because it was not under the foundation’s control.

Mr Carey’s ofﬁce did not respond to queries by deadline.

Documents circulated to councillors this week proposed the development of “a detailed landscaping design for the parkland” and suggested creating a reserve account to fund the landscaping.

“The plan that we’re suggesting avoids any need for a lease or a licence over the area,” Ms Shannon said.

But she did not address the metaphorical elephant in the room – that the land would be entirely out of the council’s control if it were seized, which the government has already moved in Parliament to do.

Ms Shannon said she and Mr Thompson had stopped at Perth Children’s Hospital on their way back from the minister’s ofﬁce to inspect a playground PCHF

built near the entrance to the hospital’s Rainbow Bridge.

“There was a lot of steel involved,” she said.

“I don’t believe that’s appropriate for Allen Park.

“That’s why we felt we should be preparing the landscape plan.”

Councillor Ben Hodsdon said he planned to introduce a motion next month to revisit the rejection of the $4million funding offer (see letter, page 26).

“It would be worth at least tabling [PCHF’s plan] and having another look at it,” he said.

Ms Argyle told the meeting that the children’s hospice already occupied “27 tennis courts” worth of land that was formerly Allen Park.

Last month, she commissioned a billboard on Stirling Highway that reads “Class A reserves are for future generations” and “HANDS OFF” next to a picture of a frowning young girl.

Councillors will vote on April 22 on the proposal to develop a landscape design.

Cott holdouts get lifeline

• From page 9

The eviction notices said the building had been rendered uninhabitable.

But ﬁve of the 12 tenants held out, refusing to hand back the keys and seeking legal advice.

Tenant David George said at the time they were keen to negotiate with the agents and owners.

“I’d rather ﬁrst just get the landlord to pause and try and meet us in the middle,” he told

the POST in March.

“We have banded together to negotiate. We would rather resolve this peacefully, even pre-court. We want them to come to the table.

“Some of us actually want to continue our leases.

“We’re in a position to negotiate and potentially leave the building for a certain amount of time and come back after the repairs have been made.”

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Come along and meet the Curtin candidates

The Hollywood-Subiaco Political Discussion Group invites members of the public to a Curtin candidates’ forum on Monday April 28.

The group, an adjunct to the Hollywood-Subiaco Learners, has invited independent incumbent MP Kate Chaney, Liberal candidate Tom White, Labor’s Viktor Ko and Kitty Hemsley from the Greens.

Attendees are invited to compare the candidates’ platform presentations and their responses to questions from members of the public.

Proceedings will be followed by informal discussion and refreshments in the bar.

You’ll never regret a walk with egrets

Find out about egrets and the many birds that visit Perth’s urban wetlands at an introductory bird walk hosted by the Gould League at Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre.

The walk next Saturday, April 19, will be led by experts from BirdLife WA.

Great egrets are regular visitors to Herdsman Lake, foraging in the shallows for

ﬁsh, small crustaceans, frogs, insects and even small reptiles. They often stay motionless, waiting for prey to come close enough to be stabbed with their sharp beaks.

Standing up to a metre tall, they are among the biggest birds to visit the lake.

The morning event starts with a brief talk at 8am and then groups head out to see

what they can spot.

The cost is $10, free for members of BirdLife and the Gould League.

Bookings are essential. Visit wagouldleague.com. au and book for the monthly bird walk.

The Discovery Centre is accessed from the corner of Flynn and Selby Streets, Wembley.

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Registration is essential – go to eventbrite.com.au and search Curtin Electorate Candidates Forum.

For more information phone John 0493 029 837.

The forum will be held at Hollywood-Subiaco Bowling Club, 42 Smyth Road, Nedlands, taking about two hours. Arrive at 3.40 for the 4pm start. Entry is by a $5 donation to cover costs.

Observe Anzac Day at Cottesloe Beach

Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club will stage a dawn ceremony on Anzac Day, Friday April 25, commemorating the Anzacs’ landing at Gallipoli 110 years ago.

All are welcome to attend as Australian and New Zealand surfboat crews take part in the dawn tribute.

For more information email G110@cottsurf.com.

It is also to honour the service and sacriﬁce of all Australian men and women, including surf lifesavers, in other wars, conflicts and peace-keeping operations.

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Kayak shed fund in need of a push

After years of saving and planning, Swan Canoe Club says it is closer than ever to building its much-needed new kayak shed. It just needs a little ﬁnancial push.

President Deb Buswell said the club had been setting aside funds for a new kayak shed for three years.

But like many construction projects, rising costs had made the goal harder to reach.

Every time they got close the prices of materials went up, which many people in the wider community would no doubt be

able to relate to, she said.

To achieve its goal once and for all, the club has launched a fundraising campaign and is calling on members past and present, supporters and the wider community to help make the new shed a reality.

“The new space won’t just be an upgrade; it will mean boats are no longer crammed like sardines, ensuring the club has room to grow for years to come,” Deb said.

“It’s an investment in the future and a legacy for the next generation of paddlers.”

For more information email admin@swancanoeclub.org.au.

Picture Lake Claremont in 2030

The Friends of Lake Claremont community group invites members of the public to hear about its plans for the next ﬁve years at Night Chats on Tuesday, April 15. The group says it leads one of the biggest urban restoration projects in Australia. Find out more and meet

the leaders who will present the new ﬁve-year strategy drawn up with input from members.

No bookings are required. It will be held at the Claremont Lawn Tennis Club, Shenton Place, Claremont. Doors open from 5.30pm for the 6pm start.

Melon Hill could be even sweeter

The Melon Hill Bushland Group invites all who love nature to join them in caring for the coastal bushland area in Swanbourne. The volunteers meet on Tuesdays from 9 to 11am and on the ﬁrst Saturday or Sunday of every month from 9 to 11am to take care of the area known as Melon Hill, at Allen Park. Lesley Shaw from Melon Hill Bushland Group said:

“Our aim is to preserve this special pocket of coastal bushland in a city where urban remnant bushland is under increasing threat from urban expansion.

“We work to regenerate degraded areas, control erosion, remove exotic species and protect wildlife by improving the habitat for fauna, flora and fungi.

“With the challenges of a dry-

ing climate, a watering roster continues right through summer into autumn in target areas, to ensure seedlings become established.”

For more information email melonhillbg@gmail.com or follow @Melonhill_bushland on Instagram.

Hard copies of the group’s newsletter can be found on signs at Allen Park and at Kirkwood’s Deli in Swanbourne.

WA’s Population Growth: What It Means for the Property Market

Western Australia is experiencing an unprecedented population surge, and the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) confirms it.

With WA leading the nation in population growth, demand for housing is intensifying – creating both challenges and opportunities for buyers, sellers, and investors.

Western Australia: The FastestGrowing State in the Nation.

Australia’s population reached 27,309,396 at the end of September 2024, growing by 484,000 people in just one year – which is a staggering 10,000 (or close to) new residents each week.

The majority of this increase (379,800 people) has come from overseas migration, a trend that is also reshaping WA’s population landscape.

Here in WA, we’ve recorded the fastest growth rate in the country at 2.5%, bringing the state’s population to 2,981,800 – an increase of 72,600 people in just 12 months. This growth is being driven by:

• Net overseas migration: 50,760 people

• Net interstate migration: 8,974 people

•Natural population growth: 12,878 people

To put this into perspective, WA’s net migration before COVID between 2015 and 2020 was only 120,000 for the full 5

years or only 12,000 a year.

In real terms that’s 1,148 new residents arriving each week in the last 12 months, creating demand for 462 new homes every week – or over 24,000 homes a year.

Housing Supply at Critical Levels

With WA’s population surging, the housing market is struggling to keep pace. For the week ending 6th April 2025, there were only:

• 4,367 properties for sale (excluding land)

• 2,238 rental properties available

• A total of just 6,605 homes available

At the current rate of demand, this equates to just over 14 weeks of supply – a number that explains why competition for homes is fiercer than ever. And that’s without factoring in ongoing demographic shifts. Many property analysts are now beginning to factor in the potential of reduced interest rates versus higher rental yields and believe that investors

will see WA as the place to invest in. With forecasts that see property prices continuing to rise and the cost of financing reducing as yields increase, along with the added uncertainly and volatility of the share market – WA property does present as a safe and lucrative investment.

What Lies Ahead?

Looking forward, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has Australia’s population is forecast to grow to between 29.1 and 30.7 million by 2030 – meaning we need to accommodate an additional 2.3 million residents, equivalent to housing all of Perth in just five years.

Here in WA, the state government’s Western Australia Tomorrow 12 report predicts our population will rise to 3,567,000 by 2036, growing at an annual rate of 1.8% (or 52,000 people per year).

With limited housing stock and supply issues, it’s clear that the property market is set to stay competitive and a reassuringly ‘safe place’ for home owners to see their home values continue to rise and investors enjoying solid returns in WA property.

Deb Buswell and Graeme Armstrong at the Swan Canoe Club which is bursting at the seams for space to store kayaks. Photo: Paul McGovern

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Divine harmonies from WASO at UWA

St George’s Cathedral Consort and conductor Joseph Nolan will join the WA Symphony Orchestra for a special Easter collaboration on Wednesday, April 16. The Devotion and Glory concert in the University of Western Australia’s Winthrop Hall will feature the WA premiere of Mary Finsterer’s award-winning Stabat Mater, a profound and meditative ection on grief and devotion commissioned originally by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

MSO’s composer in residence, Mary Finsterer said of her composition: “The Stabat Mater has been interpreted by many over the centuries, but I felt called to bring a contemporary voice to its timeless themes of sorrow, love and transcendence.

“My approach began with deep respect for the original text – a meditation on the Virgin Mary’s grief at

the foot of the Cross – but also a desire to draw out its universal resonance in our own fractured times.

“The work begins with Ad Honorem Beatæ Mariæ Virginis, an overture that frames Mary not only as a historical figure, but also as a symbol of maternal grace whose compassion extends to all of humanity, particularly to the innocent, the lost, and the forsaken.

“From there, Stabat Mater unfolds in three movements, each exploring different facets of grief, reflection and, ultimately, redemption. It is both a

lament and a light.”

John Rutter’s exultant and jubilant Gloria, composed in 1974, is a musical setting of parts of the Latin Gloria. It will resound through Winthrop Hall along with the premiere of a new work by WASO’s composer in residence, Olivia Davies. Olivia is a composer of acoustic and electroacoustic music. Her new work for Easter is titled Femina Mortem.

■ Devotion and Glory performs at Winthrop Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday. Book through waso.com.au.

Sculptures and sunsets

In conjunction with the exhibition Sculptures@ Bathers along Bathers Beach, Fremantle, Kidogo’s popular summer venue Kelp Beach Bar is opening for Easter.

It is the perfect spot to enjoy a drink with a sunset view before

or after exploring the coastal-inspired artworks. It is open during the week and on Sundays from noon to 8.30pm, until April 21 with occasional free live music. It is closed on Fridays and Saturdays for private events.

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EASTERtime

Giant puppets will wander the streets of Freo

Every Easter long weekend the streets of Fremantle are filled with buskers, acrobats, performance artists, puppets, clowns and musicians.

The Fremantle International Street Arts Festival (FISAF) has been running since 1999, when it began as a local buskers festival.

Over the years it has transformed into a worldclass event with performers from all over the world eager to come to Freo to entertain.

This year, Canadian company Imagicario makes its Australian debut in Freo. The company specialises in giant puppetry and its huge dreamlike creatures Ginka, Waykaru and The

Kakous will roam the streets in search of a new home.

Artistic director Helijalder Capristano Flores is from Lima, Peru, where he trained as a gymnast.

“I met many people from different disciplines, including juggling, acrobatics and music,” Helijalder said.

“Over time, I started to carve my own path as an artist, learning stilt walking and other skills. We also created costumes and masks, which sparked my growing interest in scenography.”

After moving to Montreal in 2014, he and his partner Laetitia Berube Canniccioni formed the street theatre company Imagicario, developing their own approach to puppet-making.

Laetitia, who, as a student of architectural technology and design, became the company’s production director.

“Imagicario is a space where I can truly be myself,” Helijalder said. “It’s a lot of work, but it is magical. That feeling when a character comes to life after so much effort is incredibly emotional.”

Laetitia said: “For me, Imagicario is a love story,

and we still carry that same passion and joy for working together on wild projects. We love living intensely!” They say performing outdoors means embracing unpredictability. “Every location we visit is a completely new adventure,” Helijalder said. “The most important thing is to arrive with an open mind and the ability to adapt to each unique site and event.”

Of the 16 puppets the

small company has now created, they are bringing four to Fremantle.

They design the puppets to be lightweight and quick to assemble, with no special technical requirements.

Inspiration comes from camping and circus tents, using mostly sticks and fabric. It makes them easier to transport, but also keeps them lightweight for their size, an important feature in manipulating giant puppets on stilts.

“It’s a constant balance between engineering and imagination,” Helijalder said.

“We are excited to experience the vibrant street arts scene of Fremantle and to feel that special energy that comes from performing

under a new sky.” Look out for the huge roaming puppets as they weave their way between other acts including Australian acrobat Reuben Dotdotdot, Dutch contortionist Lisa Lottie, aerial artist Minerva from New Zealand, string puppets from Italy, Argentinian clown Torpeza, and the WA premiere of French pyrotechnics and dance company Amor. The festival runs throughout the Easter long weekend, from Friday April 18 to Monday April 21. The event is free to attend but take a pocketful of change to put into performers’ hats.

■ Check the FISAF program for times and locations.

■ Left: Imagicario’s puppets will roam Freo. Above: See nighttime pyrotechnics by Amor.

Let’s hear it for the bilby this year

W■ The rebirth of the bilby is a true Easter icon.

Go green for Easter

The Friends of Lake Claremont and Millennium Kids have joined forces for an action-packed day of fun environmental activities ahead of Easter.

The GreenLab event will be from 10am to 1pm this Sunday, April 13, and will include an Easter egg hunt around the lake.

Millennium Kids youth board member Isabelle will explain why everyone needs to love and protect the bush and learn how to build artificial hollows to

help save the endangered Carnaby’s cockatoos.

Activities are suitable for children aged five and up, through to young people aged 24. Family groups are welcome and parents are invited to join in the fun.

For more information about Millennium Kids phone Cat on 0418 923 968.

Bookings for GreenLab can be made through humanitix.com, search for GreenLAB in the Park_ Lake Claremont.

hile the egg is still a traditional symbol of new life and rebirth, the Easter bunny continues to face controversy in

The bunny harks back to 15th-Century Germany where it was a symbol of Easter fertility, but in Australia Save the Bilby has been campaigning for years to replace the rabbit with the bilby as

lagotis) as the true Australian Easter icon.”

Once widespread across Australia, the bilby is now a rare sight, its numbers devastated by feral cats and foxes and the invasion of rabbits. The little marsupials’ struggle for survival sparked the rise of chocolate bilbies.

This year Save the Bilby Fund launched the chocolate Bailey the Bilby to raise funds for the flooded areas of Queensland, where the organisation is working hard to keep predator-proof

The “bilbies not bunnies” campaign began in 1968, when a nine-year-old girl in Queensland, RoseMarie Dusting, wrote a story, Billy The Aussie Easter Bilby, which she published 11 years later. The story stirred public interest in saving the bilby, and by 1991 the Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia began its Easter Bilby campaign to replace the Easter Bunny.

The bilby is a flagship species for Australia’s increasingly threatened wildlife and the fund’s focus is to help build an insurance population of 10,000 bilbies in Australia by 2030.

“It seems ludicrous to be promoting an introduced rabbit in a positive way,” said CEO Kevin Bradley.

“Easter presents us all with the special opportunity to replace the feral rabbit with the greater bilby (Macrotis

Margaret River Chocolate Company have made Bella the Bilby and Chokka the Quokka for this year’s Easter treats.

Kanyana Wildlife in Lesmurdie has released more than 135 baby bilbies into the wild since starting a local bilby breeding program in 1996. Next Saturday, April 19. between 6 and 8pm they invite people to meet their resident bilbies, go on a bilby Easter hunt and buy bilby merchandise. It is a ticketed event and all proceeds go to support Kanyana’s bilby breeding program. Book through trybooking.com.

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Palm Sunday 8am, 9.30am & 6pm: Procession and Mass

Holy Monday 9.30am Mass

Holy Tuesday 12.00 Chrism Mass at St George’s Cathedral

Holy Wednesday 9.30am Mass

Maundy Thursday 7pm: Mass followed by watch at altar of repose

Good Friday 9.30am: Stations of the Cross 2pm: of the Cross

7.00pm: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (Joseph Haydn)

The String Quartet. Emily Bouwhuis. Violin

Jason Chong. Violin Elena Zelenskay. Viola Gregory Baron. Cello with David Hardie, Timpani

Donations will be taken for “The Red Cross Ukraine”

Easter Day 5.30am: 9.30am: 6pm: Pride Eucharist

The good guide to an Easter egg hunt

If you have a flock of little lambs to keep entertained this Easter, follow this guide to throwing a treasure trail around the house and garden.

Small foil-wrapped eggs are best, so that melted chocolate doesn’t end up anywhere other than their mouths!

Also, be mindful of keeping Easter eggs away from dogs – they might be as keen as the kids to eat chocolate, but it’s poisonous for dogs.

Don’t forget to provide kids with a small bucket or basket for storing their haul of treats.

First, plan your route … Creating a generic, onesize-fits-all hunt is tricky because you may have a small house and no garden or a huge garden to send them out into.

But this six-step, flexible Easter hunt is designed to work in all kinds of houses. It is up to you how creative you can get with your hiding places – ice trays or outdoor fridges, coat pockets, large saucepans, or a vegie patch. Print out your clues and fold them into small bits of paper. Hand out the first one to lead to the next one. You can leave a little haul

Here are some ideas for Easter egg hunt clues:

■ The Easter bunny has laid a trail of gold, and the best place to look is somewhere cold.

■ The second hiding place might be out of sight, but think of somewhere cosy where you sleep at night.

■ A delicious boiled egg is served in a cup, but when you’ve ﬁnished eating where do you wash it up?

■ Lambs have wool, chicks have feathers – what you wear to keep warm in cold weather?

■ You’re nearing the end of the Easter gold rush, now head to where you’d ﬁnd a toothbrush.

■ The end’s in sight so take a look – the last clue’s in something you’d use to cook.

EASTERtime

Kayaking pastor welcomed to Dalkeith church

Dalkeith Baptist Church has welcomed Pastor Gregory Lim and his wife, Mei, into their community. Previously lead pastor of a church in Melbourne, Gregory says he felt a strong calling to move to Perth, where he now begins a new chapter of ministry.

Beyond their passion for faith and service,

Gregory and Mei are avid kayakers who look forward to exploring WA’s rivers and coastline. They say kayaking is a way for them to connect with nature as well as a means of exercise and relaxation.

Dalkeith Baptist Church has been a pillar of faith and fellowship for 87 years, committed to studying and sharing God’s Word,

Saint Aloysius welcomes the community

Father Sinol Mathew, the parish priest at St Aloysius Catholic church in Shenton Park, invites the community to pray this Easter for an end to conflicts around the world.

“For those who believe in Jesus, Easter is a celebration of the risen Christ who gave his life for us, rose from the dead and gave life to the world,” he said.

“All the Easter ceremonies lead up to the joy of Easter Sunday, a day when people of all faiths come together, united in faith and joy.

“But for many living in great hardship in war-torn countries and suffering immense sorrow, the joy of Easter may be unimaginable.

“United we pray for peace and an end to conflict.”

There will be Holy Mass at St Aloysius on Maundy Thursday, April 17, Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at 10am and Liturgy at 3pm, an Easter vigil on Saturday at 7pm and a service at 9.30am on Sunday.

After the Easter Sunday Mass, there will be a morning tea, for everyone.

10am Palm Sunday Worship

at Wesley Church

Featuring the Tranby Chorale directed by Angela Currie (Director of Music/Organist)

fostering meaningful connections, and, of course, enjoying morning teas together.

The church actively reaches out to the community through various activities, including a ukulele singalong, chess club, Scrabble club, table tennis, weekly Sunday services and prayer gatherings.

As Easter approaches, Dalkeith Baptist Church at 123 Waratah Avenue extends an open invitation to the community to join in worship and refl

Pastor Gregory Lim will take a Good Friday service at 9.30am on April 18 and an Easter Sunday service at 10am. He looks forward to joining the local community in faith and fellowship.

10am Stations of the Cross at Wesley Church

Featuring the Tranby Chorale directed by Angela Currie (Director of Music/Organist) at Wesley Church

Featuring Lucinda Nicholls (soprano), Stephanie Nicholls (oboe) and Angela Currie (Director of Music/Organist)

EASTER WEEKEND

EASTER SUNDAY 20 APRIL

10am Easter Celebration at Ross Memorial Church

10am Easter Celebration at Wesley Church

Featuring Tranby Chorale directed by Angela Currie (Director of Music/Organist), Wesley Brass and Artist-in-Residence Alessandro Pittorino (organ)

■ Gregory Lim and his wife, Mei, are looking forward to exploring the Swan River in their kayaks.

■ ■ Aloysius Catholic church in Shenton Park.

EASTERtime

Moving history of a moveable feast

Eostre was the goddess of dawn named by tribes in Scandinavia for the direction of the rising sun in the east.

Her special feast was the spring equinox.

Pagan tradition had it that each year a man should be chosen to be the Year King, and as winter slowly turned into spring, he was sacrificed to Eostre.

Buried in the fields, his

body would come to life again with the rising of the grain and everyone would celebrate the miracle of his rebirth by eating the bread made from that grain.

According to Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger, authors of The Year 1000, the English Christian festival continued the pagan tradition by celebrating Easter on the first Sunday following the first full moon

after the spring equinox on March 21.

Early Christians reportedly continued to debate the timing of Easter, their most important festival of the year.

Christ was crucified as Jews gathered in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, so Easter’s timing depended on the Jewish lunar calendar based on the 29½-day cycle from new moon to full moon. This lunar timetable could not fit into the 365¼day calendar.

“Such was the confusion in those days,” wrote Venerable Bede (673-735), the great English chronicler, “that Easter was sometimes kept twice in one year so that when the King had ended Lent and was keeping Easter, the Queen and her attendants were still fasting and keeping Palm Sunday.”

The king, Oswy of Northumbria, was following the Irish calendar set by the monks of Lindisfarne while his queen, Eanfled of Kent, followed the Roman calculations.

The Roman Julius Work Calendar, a combination of calculations and illustrations, was designed to list the high days and holy days of the Christian calendar.

It was full of saints’ festivals and prayer days designed to replace the pagan elves, goddesses and demons.

But it did use the pagan rituals of Easter.

■ Eostre,the goddess of dawn was honoured at springtime.

There was a tradition that on Good Friday everyone had to refrain from using nails or iron tools, in remembrance of the iron used to pierce Christ’s hands and feet.

The celebrations on Easter Sunday were significant.

Hunger and famine were realities in medieval England, so the church harnessed people’s hunger for spiritual purposes and introduced fasting.

At the end of the 40-day

fast of Lent, Easter was the biggest feast of the year with spit-roasted joints of meat, ale, wine and mead – a sweet alcoholic drink brewed from the refuse of honeycombs.

There was a BYO element to the feasting – not of food and drink, but everyone had to provide their own knife. Cutlery as we know it was not invented until the 17th century.

Another pagan custom slowly entered Christian celebrations, with eggs and rabbits, both ancient symbols of fertility.

According to Jacob Grimm (the eldest brother of fairytale fame), Roman Catholicism became the dominant religion in Germany in the 15th century, merging with already ingrained pagan beliefs. The first Easter Bunny legend was documented in the 1500s, and by 1680 the first story about a rabbit laying eggs and hiding them in a garden was published.

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• 3 big tbsp of coconut butter

• 1 tbsp cacao nibs

Ingredients for the chocolate:

• 50g cacao butter

• 50g cacao powder

• 1 tbsp raw local honey

(For a vegan version, you can use maple syrup. If you prefer your chocolate on the sweeter side, use 2 tbsp. Similarly, you can skip the sweetener altogether and go for pure dark chocolate – the egg should be sweet enough to balance the bitterness of the chocolate)

Method:

1. Put almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts in a food processor and blitz until they are finely ground.

2. Add dates, one at a time, and process until you get a sticky mix.

3. Scoop the mix into a bowl and mix in the coconut butter and berries by hand;

do not over mix, keeping the berries as whole as possible (this will make them pop with flavour when eating).

4. Press the mix into an egg mould and place it in the fridge (or freezer) to set.

Make the chocolate:

1. Melt the cacao butter using the bain marie method.

2. Mix in the sweetener to taste –1 or 2 tbsp.

3. Add the cacao powder and mix well until you get a smooth, shiny, luxuriously rich and thick chocolate.

• When the egg is firm enough, take it out of the mould and place it on a plate. Pour chocolate on top to cover it fully or partially, and sprinkle with some cacao nibs, it keeps well in the fridge for two or three days.

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Take an autumn stroll in Kings Park

Emily earns top Scouts honour

A Wembley teenager has been awarded the highest badge an Australian Scout can earn after completing a series of tough challenges and demonstrating her exceptional commitment to the Cambridge Scout Group.

Emily Thomas, 14, who attends Bob Hawke College, was awarded the Scout Peak Award at a ceremony attended by WA Governor and Chief Scout Chris Dawson.

She had to undertake a series of challenges and reach signiﬁcant milestones to earn the Peak Award.

They included planning and leading a three-day hiking and camping adventure, and spending a weekend on a solo camping trip.

The young scout also had to complete six projects across special interest areas including the environment, growth and development, and creating a better world.

Cambridge scout leader Robin Archer said the group was extremely proud of her.

On top of that, she had to complete a leadership development course.

Emily joined the Cambridge group at Perry Lakes as a Joey, at the age of ﬁve. But she had been attending Cambridge Scouts since she was three years of age, with her father who was a parent helper.

Today she is a Venturer (scouts aged 14 to 18), and helps leaders taking the Cambridge Joeys and Cubs sessions.

“Emily is an amazing example of all that scouting represents,” Robin said.

“Our group has watched her grow in self-conﬁdence and gain valuable leadership skills over the past decade.

“Originally mentored by our former leaders Brett and Felicity Chivers, she is now mentoring and inspiring countless other young members in our organisation and is an asset to our group.”

Emily said she was honoured to receive the award.

“Although there was a signiﬁcant time commitment, I’m passionate about scouting so every minute was enjoyable,” she said.

“It’s not just receiving this award that has been rewarding, I’ve also gained countless valuable skills and friendships as part of the journey.”

For more information about the Cambridge Scout Group, look them up on Facebook, phone 0477 017 713 or email stacy.pape@scoutswa.com.au.

Make the most of Perth’s glorious autumn weather with a guided walk in Kings Park in May.

The Kings Park volunteer guides will lead four walks next month which celebrate Western Australia’s unique ﬂora.

The May 9 walk is called Brilliant Banksias – a Plant For All Seasons.

The May 17 walk is called Nature in Art.

The May 25 walk is called A Walk Through WA, and the May 29 walk is called A Walk on the Quiet Side. Walks cost $10. Bookings are essential. Search the name of each walk on Eventbrite. com.au.

For more information go to kingsparkguides.com.au or ﬁnd Kings Park Guides on Facebook.

In defence of Australia’s ‘front line’

Hear how Australia’s perception of the “front line” in military conﬂict has changed, at a talk on April 21.

Retired colonel Robert Mitchell will give a presentation for the Naval Historical Society WA Chapter called Defending Australia, Perceptions of the Front Line.

He will discuss Australia’s sometimes surprising perceptions of the front line, from before Federation through two global conﬂ into the present.

He will outline how sometimes Australia’s perception of the front line was clouded by sentiment, tradition and historical prejudices.

Robert served in the Canadian Army but is well informed about Australian military history and the continent’s strategic importance in both world wars.

He received the Anzac of the Year award in 2024 for his services to the Australian Army Museum, Royal Australian Artillery Historical Society, National Trust, Royal United Services Institute and Rottnest Island Cultural

opposite Foodies on Davies Road. Register by April 17 by emailing nhs.megnicolson@gmail.com or phoning 0422 844 227.

Have a chat about ChatGPT

Join the Rotary Club of Matilda Bay for breakfast at 7am on April 16, when Alex Jenkins will talk about ChatGPT artiﬁcial intelligence (AI) software.

Alex is a technology expert who is director of the WA Data Science Innovation Hub at Curtin University and chair and founder of the Curtin AI in Research Group.

He will outline effective ways to ask questions, provide context and use prompts to achieve accurate and helpful responses from ChatGPT.

Cost $35. Book by 9pm this Sunday, April 13, by going to rotarymatildabay.org.au.

Speak up for the birds

A West Australian lobby group has published a how-to guide on how to lobby in defence of bird species and their habitats.

BirdLife WA has released the Guide for Citizen Advocates, in the face of continued clearing of natural bushland for development.

It is designed to offer step-bystep instructions how members of the public can take part in public consultations, submit comments on proposed clearances, and appeal decisions they believe will be harmful.

A BirdLife WA statement said:

“All three of the South-West’s black

cockatoo species are in decline, with habitat loss pushing them closer to extinction.”

Viv Read from BirdLife WA said: “Your voice matters, and your vote carries power. The more people who engage, the more inﬂuence we have on decision-makers.

“Understanding the processes and taking action – no matter how small – is essential. Every submission counts in protecting the biodiversity we all cherish.” For more information, or to download the guide, visit birdlife. org.au and search Guide for Citizen Advocates or email wa@birdlife. org.au.

Discover WA’s stunning flora and fauna on a guided walk through Kings Park. Photos: Georgie Wilson

Emily Thomas with parents Lee and Jon Thomas.

Retired colonel Robert Mitchell.

Alex Jenkins

Our Chinese heritage in furniture manufacture

Historian Lucy Hair will give a presentation for the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, about the Chinese furniture factories of Perth, on Tuesday April 29.

There were at least a dozen furniture factories operated by Chinese in Perth in the early 20th Century.

Companies including the Washing Brothers, See Wah and JW Wing were known for their quality furniture made by highly skilled cabinetmakers.

Lucy is a project ofﬁcer working on the Two Centuries of Chinese Heritage in WA collection at the University of Western Australia.

She will detail the history of the companies, along with the sad story of Lee Fay, one of the many cabinetmakers.

Arrive from 10am for the 10.30 presentation in the St Andrews Anglican parish church hall at 177 Stirling Highway, Nedlands.

Entry is $15. Bookings are essential by phoning 9386 3841 or emailing admin@ histwest.org.au.

The See Wah Chinese furniture factory in the old Dyer Street. INSET: Cabinet maker Lee Fay in about 1922.

Criminal law and a song on agenda

Colourful Subiaco personality and criminal lawyer John Rando will be the guest speaker at Wembley Downs Probus Club on Thursday, April 17.

John credits his Sicilian “outlaw” father for his two greatest loves – music and the law.

He says that when he arrived in Perth from Italy as a child he was regarded as the “Forrest Gump” of his school.

But he went on to become a criminal defence lawyer, which has been his profession for 50 years.

He also describes himself as a social scientist, existential philosopher, musician and published author.

Learn the latest about which rubbish goes where, at The Grove Library on May 8.

Are you a “wishcycler”, unsure about what can be recycled, so you put an item into the recycling bin just in case?

End the confusion about what can and can’t be recycled with a back-to-bin basics refresher class at the Grove Community Precinct.

Be reminded about what goes in what bin and where to take those hard-to-recycle items.

Discover how some items are best avoided altogether because there are no sustainable solutions for their disposal.

The class will be on Thursday May 8 from 6pm to 7.30pm. It is being offered by the Western Metropolitan Regional Council as a set of three. The next two are May 15 and May 29. Come to one, two, or all three.

Attendees can even bring along items they’re not sure how to dispose of, and the WMRC’s experts will explain where they should go and why.

Tickets are $5 per session and can be bought online by going to humanitix.com and searching “Back to Bin Basics – The Grove”.

John will talk about his experiences in the law, among other things, and will perform “a song or two”.

The Wembley Downs Probus Club meets at Cambridge Bowling Club, 39 Chandler Avenue West, Floreat.

All are welcome and registration is from 9.30am for the 10 o’clock start. The $5 entry fee includes morning tea. Register by phoning Bob Bredemeyer on 0417 093 696 or Rod Cohen on 0481 361415, or email Bredemeyer@gmail.com.

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Keep a lid on plastic waste

Don’t fret about what can be done with plastic milk bottle lids –give them to Jolimont Primary School, where the thrifty team will turn them into clothes pegs.

The school’s 2025 Plastic to Pegs program is part of its sustainability drive which teaches students about reducing waste by repurposing materials for community beneﬁ

The plastic lids, which are supposed to be separated from milk bottles before the bottles themselves are sent for recycling, are melted down and reshaped into pegs.

The pegs are then sold to the community, and the money goes towards transforming the school’s courtyard into a vibrant, green, peaceful space for the students to enjoy.

YMCC hockey women back in Premier League

The top women’s hockey team at YMCC, which plays at Shenton Park and Floreat, has returned to the Division One League.

And young players are urged to follow in their footsteps with training clinics this school holidays.

YMCC is running a hockey skills clinic for Years 1 to 4 on Monday and Tuesday, April 14 and 15 at Perry Lakes.

Teacher Stella Thompson has been instrumental in guiding the project and teaching students about the power of recycling and reusing.

“The program has fostered creative problemsolving, adaptability, and patience, reinforcing the school’s commitment to environmental responsibility,” Stella said.

“The initiative is meaningful and creates a real difference to the environment.

“We hope to make more than 100 pegs, but the more lids that are donated or collected the better.”

Year 4 student Leo Jarnicki said six lids were needed to make one peg.

“So we need to collect quite a few more to reach our goal,” he said.

“The lids we collect can be any colour. Some pegs turn out to be blue and white, while some are just blue or brown.”

The school’s parents, the City of Subiaco, the Western Metropolitan Regional Council and the WasteSorted Schools program have all been part of the initiative.

Jolimont Primary School is at 657 Hay Street. For more information phone 9205 5200.

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Bowling

Winners Monday March 31: 1st John Barlow and Wally Manning, 2nd Garry Dare and Bruce Ride. Plate Winners: Dave Phillips and Ross Williams.

Wednesday April 2 winners: Derek Gadsden, Gavin Arrow, Jay Medhat and Audrey Belotti.

Saturday winners: 1st Bruce Strange, Brian Dick and Yogi Shah; 2nd John Barlow, Jay Medhat and Colin Herring; 3rd Ted Delaney, Adrian Cocks and Andy Jenkins. The club was abuzz with activity last week with two days of ladies country bowls. Thanks to the Kitchen Angels who did the catering. Special thanks to The Good Grocer who so willingly cut up all the chicken for us. To those who set tables and washed up, thank you.

Sunday evening April 6, was yet another happy event when we had the pennant wind-up.

Ladies singles will be completed on Wednesday, April 16, followed by a hamburger meal. Add your name to the list on the board.

Dalkeith Nedlands

Congratulations to the Ladies 1st Division side who won promotion and the pennant. In their semifinal they won by nine shots over Scarborough and in the final they defeated Wanneroo by four. Maureen Davison, Gwenda McIntosh, Sue Harris and Helen Clohessy won their semi-final by nine shots, and in the final Heather Hince, Wendy Ireland, Leigh Richardson and Margi Jordan were victorious by five shots.

The Men’s 5th Division were also promoted and won the pennant. In the semi-ﬁnal the team won by two shots. The win was due to a comeback by Ric Mapley, Gof Bowles, Tony Payne and Chris Biris who, at the 12th end, were behind four shots to 20 and managed to draw 21/21.

In the final against Leeming the result was a win by 11 shots. Once again one team carried the aggregate.

Brian Page and his team of Alan Davison, Kent Warburton and David Wood won by 16 shots.

For Years 5 to 10 the clinics are Wednesday and Thursday April 16 and 17 at Lemnos Field,

The clinics are open to new players, and all

YMCC women’s coach and former Hockeyroo Hayley Padget said her team started the season strongly after three years of rebuilding and developing the squad’s talented junior players. They earned a big win over Melville in the ﬁrst round, followed by a narrow loss to last year’s minor premiers UWA. Hayley said: “Through structured skill development, demanding tness programs, and specialist coaching, YMCC maintained high performance standards while fostering a culture

Hollywood Subiaco

The pennants season might be over but there is considerable activity at the club. The green is available for social bowls from 4pm. Experienced and novice bowlers welcome.

Scroungers will resume after Easter, on Sundays from 2pm.

The old deck has been demolished and the new extended deck will be installed over the next two weeks.

Ladies singles will be contested on Tuesdays April 15 and 22.

The bowlers presentation night will be on May 3 and the club will host an open day on May 4, details to come.

The club is open every day from 4pm and visitors are welcome.

The last of the pennant matches for Mosman Park was played last Saturday, April 5. Our 4th Division played Leeming for promotion to 3rd Division, and it was a great success for our men, defeating Leeming 82-55. Well done.

Wednesday Scroungers on April 2 had a good turnup on a lovely evening. The finalists were

The squad has ensured that players remain committed to

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the club’s broader vision

of resilience.

“However, our focus extended beyond the game itself.

“By emphasising companionship and team cohesion, the squad has ensured that players remain committed to the club’s broader vision.”

YMCC women, sponsored by Stiles Electrical, stepped back onto the Premier League stage as a stronger hockey team and a more connected and resilient group.

The club offers teams for all ages including juniors and seniors. Juniors begin in Years 1 to 4 with modified, smaller-ﬁeld hockey and games every Saturday morning at Perry Lakes.

Older juniors, Years 5 to 12, play on grass or artiﬁcial turf at the club’s home turf at Lemnos Field. For more information about school holiday clinics, and to register, visit ymcchockey.org.au.

Darren Osman, Helen Adams, Trish De Bourre and our esteemed treasurer, Ray Adams, who went on to win on the night. The club trophy night will be on Sunday April 27, beginning at 4.30pm. This will also be the ofﬁcial opening of the synthetic green. Please book at the ofﬁce. Cost $20 per person. Winter bowls began this Friday, April 11. Mahjong is played on Thursdays starting at 9am. All that is required to play is social membership of the club. ocial p f club

The President’s Cup club competition continued last Saturday, April 5, with 29 players taking part. Top-of-the-ladder players Gilbert Baatard and Guy Soubeyran were convincing winners. Other successful players were George Wright, Nick Siciliano, Joe Celecia and Al McDonell. The club will have social play this Saturday, April 12. Visitors are welcome on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Consult our website, petanque-subiaco. com, for details.

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Victorious … The YMCC’s top women’s hockey team is back in the Division One League.

Year 1 student Chiara Nealon and Year 4 student Leo Jarnicki with teacher Stella Thompson.

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Burswood race track hits start button

By Mark Beyer

The state government will press ahead with its controversial $217million Burswood Park development but has tweaked its messaging after plans for a Supercar circuit sparked a community backlash.

Transport minister Rita Safﬁoti described the government’s plan as an entertainment and sporting precinct adjacent to Optus Stadium.

Her statement said that “concept development will also consider facilities to support a range of sporting events including Supercars”.

That is a notable shift from WA Labor’s announcement during the state election when it promised a motorsport street circuit at Burswood Park.

Labor said the project would include a street circuit for racing cars and grandstands with capacity for 50,000 people. It also said works would commence in 202526 with the aim of having a street circuit available for use during the 2027 Supercars season.

Ms Safﬁoti reafﬁrmed the development would be a high priority.

She said preliminary on-ground investigations, including soil and water testing, will commence “in the coming weeks”.

She said community consultation would start soon to inform successful concept development of the new precinct.

The lack of community consultation prior to Labor’s election promise spurred opposition from three local councils,

including the Town of Victoria Park. The proposed precinct would include an outdoor amphitheatre with capacity for up to 20,000 people and may include facilities for cycling and paralympic racing.

By Claire Tyrrell

The state government is set to conduct a “health check” on the blueprint for the growth of Perth and Peel.

The Perth and Peel @ 3.5 million framework is a suite of documents mapping out approaches to land use planning leading to 2050.

According to the documents published in 2018, the Perth and Peel regions combined are expected to reach 3.5million people by 2050.

ABS ﬁgures show that Perth is the fastest growing capital in the nation and reached 2.98million last September.

Urban sprawl has been the dominant form of residential development, as inﬁll projects with apartments and town houses in established areas fall

behind.

Perth and Peel @ 3.5 million stipulated a target of 47% of the state’s homes being made up of infill projects, with the balance of housing in greenﬁ areas.

But data shows that that residential development in Perth is made up of just above 30% inﬁll, as housing continues to push out to the fringes.

Speaking at an Urban Development Institute of Australia WA event, WA Planning Commission chair Emma Cole confirmed there would be a “health check” of the planning framework.

“It is true that there is a health check on the way for Perth and Peel at 3.5 million,” she said.

“It’s not actually a review, it’s a health check,

ate between the two.” Ms Cole said it was necessary to scrutinise the planning framework given the documents were prepared in a pre-COVID era.

“We’ve been through a pandemic, we’ve had a cost of living crisis, a housing crisis, we’ve got issues around labour supply, all of these different factors that that we did not know about back in 2018 when the frameworks were en-

More dressing for success Health check for planning rules

By Kathy Skantzos

Dress for Success has launched a new boutique and career training facility in West Perth donated on a peppercorn lease by businessman and founder of GMA Garnet, Torsten Ketelsen.

The charity received a $288,000 Lotterywest grant to refurbish the space, with the support of East Perth fit-out company Zinﬁnity Projects and local interior designers Oriol Design Studio.

The new venue has more than doubled the local charity’s capacity to help disadvantaged women across the state with one-on-one personal styling sessions and career training programs.

CEO Natalie Sangalli said the new space will enable the organisation to help even more WA women successfully overcome the barriers to employment.

Women seeking the charity’s support include those facing family and

domestic abuse or violence or coercive control or have been out of the workforce for a long period of time.

The West Perth premises includes three chan-

gerooms next to an area with ample clothing racks, ofﬁces for staff and volunteers, career coaching rooms, and a virtual room for remote consultations.

An artist’s impression of the Burswood race track.

Emma Cole

Jenna trumpets her triumph at WASO

SARAH McNEILL

Mosman Park

trumpeter Jenna Smith has joined an elite core of women.

She has been appointed principal trumpet at WA Symphony Orchestra, the ﬁrst female musician to hold the position in the organisation’s almost 100-year history, and one of an estimated 10 female orchestra principals around the world.

Jenna grew up in Sydney, taking up the trumpet at the age of seven. Three of her four siblings also play brass instruments. She joined WASO in 2019 as associate principal trumpet, settling in Mosman Park because she fell in love with Leighton beach.

It was a rigorous audition process against seven other international trumpeters to secure the principal’s chair.

“It is a blind audition in which we all play the same selected pieces,” Jenna said. “I worked incredibly hard; hours of practise, mock auditions, listening to recordings, studying scores, lessons with other principal trumpets from across the world, and working with a performance psychologist.”

Principal trumpet in a symphony orchestra holds a crucial role, leading the section and coordinating with other

section leaders, and representing the trumpet section in discussions with the concertmaster and conductor.

Jenna said she felt WASO was looking for a leader who could take risks and tell a great story through music.

Having won the role she was put on a six-month trial. Now she has passed the trial and has ﬁnally won tenure.

“I can ﬁnally sleep at night,” she said. “I’m really looking forward to implementing my artistic vision for the trumpet section and brass section as a whole.”

■ Jenna next appears with WASO in Devotion and Glory at Winthrop Hall on April 16.

Philomena (2013), which underscored that the sisters could be just as sinister.

In exploring the dark tentacles of the Catholic Church, ﬁlms such as Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight (2015) and Amy Berg’s Deliver Us From Evil (2006) have documented the covert and proliﬁc abuse of children by priests.

We’ve seen fewer exposes of abusive nuns; the most striking, from memory, being Stephen Frears’

Small Things Like These relates to the cruel fates of unwed mothers at the state-sanctioned Magdalene laundries, where girls had their babies taken and were enslaved to pay their “debt”.

every other soul in the community, it becomes increasingly clear, mostly via Murphy’s silent but deeply emotive performance, that might not be possible.

Mielants lends the story a restrained, Dickensian sensibility – indeed, Bill even requests a copy of David Copperﬁeld for Christmas – shrouding it in both the gloom of a bitter winter and the chilly tension of poverty.

Based on Claire Keegan’s Booker-shortlisted novella, adapted by Irish playwright Enda Walsh and directed by Tim Mielants, it is set in the mid-1980s in small-town County Wexford, Ireland, in the days before Christmas, and told through the eyes of local coal merchant Bill Furlough (Cillian Murphy), who has ﬁve daughters of his own.

When he’s accosted by a terriﬁed girl (Zara Devlin)

Earlier this year I began dating a man who had just broken up with his girlfriend. I heard it was because “he knew what he wanted, but she wasn’t sure.”

Within a week she was dating someone else. But from the time we met she begged him to come back and talked him into going to the movies with her.

The following weekend he confessed he had

at the local church laundry run by the steely Sister Mary (Emily Watson), he sees for himself why the small, working-class community does not speak of the place.

It sparks in him memories of his own

feelings for both of us. I told him I wouldn’t date someone who liked two people. They are now talking about marriage, but I have friends who have seen him practically staring a hole through me, even while sitting with her. Does this mean

beloved, long-dead single mother, who escaped a similar fate when she was taken in by a kindly, wealthy townswoman (Michelle Fairley).

Although Bill’s wife (Eileen Walsh) extols the merit of looking away like

something? I hate to see him stay with someone out of habit rather than love.

Beryl

Beryl, imagine you’re in a store trying to decide between two pairs of jeans. One pair makes your bum look good, but they’re too short to wear with heels. The other pair is the perfect length, but they’re loose around the backside.

Where it pays solid dividends is in its affecting ﬁnale, an understated yet quietly searing indictment of the complicity in turning a blind eye. Of course, it’s as relevant today as ever, a cool little reminder that as we judge historical stories like this one, history will judge us too.

That’s his dilemma. He’s with her, staring at you. With you, he’d be pining for her. What you share in common with the other woman is neither of you is a perfect ﬁt for him. What you don’t share with her is that she is determined to buy a pair of pants today. What you need is the right man, not this man right now.

Wayne & Tamara

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■ Jenna Smith is the ﬁrst female trumpeter to take the principal chair at WASO.

■ Coal merchant Bill (Cillian Murphy) is confronted by the girls who are forced to work in the church laundry.

Composer lives on through science-art linkup

SARAH McNEILL

“It is a world fi rst –and it is scientifi cally signifi cant as well as aesthetically and historically important,” curator Robert Cook said at the launch of Revivifi cation at the Art Gallery of WA this week.

Four years in the making, the cutting-edge biological innovation delivers a historic ﬁrst –the in-vitro “brain” of late composer Alvin Lucier (1931-2021) creating a live performance of sound technology

Until his death in 2021, Alvin was in constant Zoom communication with the artists and scientists at UWA. Artists Guy BenAry, Nathan Thompson and Matt Gingold, together with neuroscientist Stuart Hodgetts, have pushed the boundaries of biological art to bring to life the music of a deceased composer. It speaks powerfully to the idea of mortality and

begs the question about whether it is possible to still create art after we have died – or even whether we should.

“We don’t use the words ‘died’ or ‘death’,” said artist Nathan Thompson, “because although Alvin is no longer with us, he literally wanted to turn his thoughts into music.

“He wanted to be immortalised through this project.

“Reviviﬁcation is a direct extension of his cellular life, and a radical reimagining of artistic immortality.”

Alvin Lucier was among

the giants of 20th-Century experimental music. He transformed the concepts of traditional composition into using brain waves, echo-location and room acoustics to blur the lines between music, science and art. In his desire to be

to the UWA project. His white blood cells were reprogrammed into stem cells and then the Reviviﬁcation team transformed those stem cells into cerebral organoids.

The functional organoids, which resemble the electrodes. In the centre of a darkened gallery stands a sculptural incubator housing Lucier’s “in-vitro brain”.

Around the walls of the gallery are 20 large, curved, hand-polished brass plates connected directly to the neural activity of Lucier’s brain organoid. Signals from the organoids send a pulse through transducers and actuators to small hammers

Stalwarts honoured for life in arts

Two lifetime achievement awards were among the many honours handed out to theatre practitioners at this week’s Performing Arts WA Awards.

Claremont actor Caroline McKenzie and Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s artistic director Philip Mitchell were acknowledged for their outstanding contributions to the arts.

Caroline has been performing in short ﬁlms, feature ﬁlms and television series, and in theatre

around the country for over 40 years.

She also teaches acting in WAAPA’s Musical Theatre and Dance departments. Philip was recognised for developing the art of puppetry across more the two decades at the helm of Spare Parts.

He has created new and innovative works, and is now one of the leading employers of artists and creatives in the state.

The awards ceremony on Monday celebrated last year’s live performances across theatre, dance,

musical theatre and opera, in mainstage and independent productions.

The evening was hosted by comedian Janelle Koenig and actor Tegan Mulvany.

Independent musical Same Time Next Week by Scott McArdle and Nick Pages-Oliver (The Blue Room Theatre) was the biggest winner for the night, taking home eight awards, including best lead and supporting performers, best stage design and best independent production.

Brooke Leeder’s dance

work Nocturnal and Perth Festival show Logue Lake by Geordie Crawley and Elise Wilson picked up four awards each. Logue Lake won best mainstage production.

Nicola Bartlett (The Children) and Steve Turner (The Seed) won best performance awards and Julia Moody (A Doll’s House Part II) and Wimiya Woodley (Operation Boomerang) won best support roles. The annual awards are hosted by Artists Relief Fund WA.

that strike the brass plates.

“It stands as a testament to Lucier’s revolutionary spirit, continuing his legacy of artistic exploration, while opening new frontiers at the intersection of art, biology, and human creativity,” said Robert Cook.

But despite its mindbending scientiﬁc technology, the Reviviﬁcation team asserted “it is an artwork not a science experiment”.

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■ Puppeteer and artistic director Philip Mitchell, left, and actor Caroline McKenzie (in a performance from Death of a Salesman) were both honoured with Lifetime Achievement awards this week.

■ The sculptural housing of Alvin Lucier’s active organoids

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■ Art and science collide: Guy Ben-Ary, Nathan Thompson, Stuart Hodgetts, Matthew Gingold.

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Builder’s own pulls out all the stops

Designing and building his own home was a passion project for builder Paul Capelli who had a rare chance to try out new materials and techniques that are often out of reach for many people.

Among them is a rooftop spiral staircase which had to be customengineered and manufactured locally.

“We also used offform concrete to create structure and a ﬁnished aesthetic,” Mr Capelli, of Capelli Projects, said.

“This was softened with the generous use of solid marri for the ﬂoors, walls and ceilings.

“We included uniquelydesigned skylights and waterfall windows to bring in lots of natural light.”

Mr Capelli chose a 341sq.m site on the corner of Tregonning Lane and opposite the wide expanse of Mosman Park golf course.

“Even though we are not golfers, we loved the location across from the golf course,” he said.

“We loved the view, serenity, open natural space and the outlook to Fremantle Harbour and the ocean in the distance.”

Designer Roberto

Santella drew up the plans for the three-storey house, which was completed in 2020.

Mr Capelli said a lot of thought went into creating a warm and inviting home with a good indooroutdoor connection.

“One of our favourite spaces is a strategicallylocated balcony that takes full advantage of the golf course views,” he said.

“The orientation was designed to take in the morning sun and give protection from the strong southwest winds that are synonymous with the WA coastline.

“It means our first morning coffee is basking in the sunlight, and then an evening wine enjoying dusk in the protected tranquil space.”

Guests can stay in a separate suite on the ground ﬂoor and there is provision for a lift.

The house is in a handy location within easy walking distance of the Mosman Park IGA, cafes and the local bookshop, Open Book.

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The last time this 989sq.m property changed hands was in 2021 when it went for $2million.

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There are ocean views from this three-storey villa in the Taskers development.

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■ One of the best things about living in this builder’s own home is having sunset drinks on the rooftop terrace overlooking Mosman Park golf course

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Goyder mansion goes quietly for $22m WA’s most expensive street has just produced its second biggest sale in an off-market deal worth $22.75million. Mining magnate Tim Goyder and his wife Linda, a former real estate agent at Mack Hall Real Estate, have sold their architect-designed home at 24 Saunders Street, Mosman Park, to an undisclosed buyer. All the furniture is included in the sale of the four-bedroom and four-bathroom mansion which is expected to settle later this year. Agent Justin Davies brokered the deal but declined to comment. The internet listing described the property with panoramic views as “offering unparallelled luxury”. On the long list of features are a steam room, two kitchens, a lift to all three floors, 4m ceilings, Swiss-made windows and a high-tech security system. Property records show Mr Goyder paid $585,000 for the north-facing, 1313sq.m block in 1987. It is the second highest sale in the expensive street. Another miner, Chris Ellison, set the record in 2009 with $57.5million for No.43. There has been more real estate action in the A-grade street with the recent sale of No.21 for $4.5million. The 1980s house on a 1073sq.m site was offered for auction in 2023 but it was passed in for $5.52million (Moneyed crowd falls short of expectation, Changing Hands, September 23, 2023). Agents Mack Hall and Adam Lenegan sold the 3x2 which could be renovated in the future.

Juniper connection at Gracetown

It was a family affair when furniture-

in 1978. Their nephew Ben, an accomplished sculptor, was among the army of helpers who worked on the house in the road named after the family. “I had the pleasure of helping with a bit of the building process one year which was good experience,” Ben said. “Geoff’s artistic ability had a big part in forming my own ideas about sculpture. We Darlington Junipers spent so much time there over many years. Uncle Geoff was an ace at home-brewed beer and we put many of those ‘in the shade’, so to speak!” The quirky house at 193 Juniper Road was built from local granite, timber salvaged from the Busselton Jetty, telephone-pole cross-arms and jarrah sleepers. Local surfer Colin Thompson built the striking fireplace, and a cellar under the garden was so big it could double as a bomb shelter. The Junipers sold the house many years ago, and it changed hands again recently for $3.17million. “It is a magic place,” Ben said.

Mill cottage up for grabs near Manjimup

Looking for a holiday house that won’t break the bank? A former mill worker’s cottage near Manjimup is on the market from $155,000 Cottage 14 in Nyamup Road, you need to bring is your bags, says

■ All the furniture was included in the sale of 24 Saunders Street, Mosman Park, which has sold quietly for $22.75million – the second highest price for the expensive street with panoramic river views and its fair share of billionaires.

agent Colin Wallbank. “The cottages were once part of a bustling timber town centred on an old sawmill,” Mr Wallbank said. Now the cottages are ideal for affordable getaways in a tranquil seeing. The 1940s cottage is zoned Tourism Enterprise so you can stay for three months in a 12-month period and rent it out the remainder of the time. The strata-titled property is about 23km from Manjimup and 50km from Pemberton. A recent comparable sale was Cottage 8 which went for $165,000, RP Data shows. For more details phone 0418 955 395.

■ A Sydney firm will be crunching the numbers after the campaign to sell the O fficeworks site in

closed on April 10.

Offers close for Subi Ofﬁceworks site

There will be plenty of interest in who buys the Ofﬁceworks site at 160 Hay Street, Subiaco Offers closed last Thursday for the 2986sq.m corner property with a basement carpark. Sydney firm Stonebridge Property Group was brought in to sell the strategic property with a net annual income of $665,962 plus GST, according to the website. It is in the name of former Dalkeith resident Michael Grant Minshall, who paid $7.3million for it in 2005, property records show.

Cott home sells after one-bid auction

A Cottesloe house in a prime spot two doors from Jasper Green Reserve was passed in at auction for $3.7million on Saturday but was sold afterwards. Agent Jody Fewster said she could not disclose the sale price because of a “small finance clause”. Five people registered to bid for 25 Congdon Street but only one bidder put up his hand. It is common for people to register to bid at auctions but not to take part on the day. The POST asked Ms Fewster

■ Across the road from No.24 is this 1980s house which sold recently for $4.5million.

why this happens on a regular basis. “In this case, we just don’t know,” Ms Fewster said. “It could be the opening bid of $3million

are two local auctions scheduled for this Saturday and both are in Mosman Park: 34E Owston Street (see page 70) and 18 Beagle Street

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■ Many hands make light work ... various members of the Juniper family helped build this Gracetown house, which has changed hands for $3.17million.

■ For the price of a second-hand luxury car, you can get a 1940s worker’s cottage near Manjimup.

■ “Maybe it was the coffee van,” said agent Jody Fewster of the good crowd at the auction of 25 Congdon Street, Cottesloe.

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Offers by April 17

You will need to get your skates on if you want to buy this ground-floor abode with the beach at the end of the street. It is one of only eight apartments in an over-55s complex designed by McDonald Jones Architects. The design, with neutral finishes, marble floors and a wide hall to display artwork, has stood the test of time. Agent Beba Ramic said most buyers thought the apartment was built 10 years ago but the complex was completed in 2007. “It is in immaculate condition and has been very well-maintained,” Ms Ramic said. Strata fees are about $3800 a quarter.

MOSMAN PARK

20 Victoria Street

From $1.35million

A car may not be necessary if you buy this renovated, twobedroom character home on a 230sq.m site. It is a four-minute walk to Victoria Street train station and about 10 to the shops in Monument Street. The 1904 duplex has aesthetic value, according to Mosman Park council which has given it a Category 2 heritage listing. The land on which the duplex stands was subdivided in 1898 and was settled relatively quickly due to its convenient location, the register said. Jarrah ﬂoors, ﬁreplaces, leadlight windows, latticework and ornate plasterwork are among the character features.

feels like you’re a million miles away,” Mr Brampton said.

Greens Pool is one of WA’s most photographed beaches, and it is close to this secluded property on the edge of William Bay National Park.

Agent Lee Brampton said the Bibbulmun Track and Wilderness Ocean Walk Trail traverse the property’s coastal edge, providing direct access to Mazzoletti Beach, another spectacular beach on the South Coast.

“When you’re here, it

“But it is only 17km from Denmark, so it has the best of both worlds.”

There are two separate dwellings on the site, so there is room for guests.

The main residence has two bedrooms, a bathroom and a living area that opens to a wraparound deck overlooking a tranquil, spring-fed lake.

One of the owners is a keen cook, so the kitchen has commercial-grade appliances, plenty of storage and a retro-style lightﬁtting for a bit of ﬂourish. Clerestory and other

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Designer Elle Deslandes, who has 30 years experience in the industry, drew up the plans for this contemporary house at the Kings Park end of Shenton Park. The three-bedroom and two-bathroom house is on a 359sq.m site near Rosalie Park and two mini-parks in Austin and Rosalie streets. Agent Craig Gaspar said the on-trend design, with a curved timber screen wall, black window frames and polished concrete feature walls, would appeal to buyers ranging from young professional couples to downsizers. A see-through gas pebble ﬁreplace catches the eye in the living area that looks out to a side garden with a built-in barbecue.

windows ensure the kitchen is light and bright year-round.

The kitchen is the heart of the home, and it was designed around casual family gatherings as well as entertaining.

The owners recently built a one-bedroom chalet to create more space for relatives and friends who come to stay.

“In this way, everyone has their own space,” Mr Brampton said.

There are several outbuildings and storage options for a boat, machinery

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Test sparked birth stress

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“We know that the test hasn’t changed in so long, and women ﬁnd it uncomfortable.”

GDM is believed to affect one in six pregnancies and has become the fastest-growing type of diabetes in Australia.

Dr Bradﬁeld has seen plenty of women like Mrs Mallozzi who are being put off from tests due to their traumatic experiences.

“We have no idea in Australia how many women don’t actually

engage in testing,” she said.

Their stories drive her research and pursuit to bring the emphasis back to the mother in the prenatal care system.

“Currently, we have industrialised systems of care when what we really need are humanised models of care,” she said.

“The research shows categorically that continuity of care with a known midwife throughout pregnancy results in better outcomes for women.”

$4k fine, dog destroyed after lake attack

• From page 11

The McLeods lawyer said the maximum penalty for an attack causing injury was $10,000 and $5000 for not being in effective control of the dog.

Ms Jackson did not agree with all the facts read out by the prosecution.

“They approached me quite hurriedly with their dog in tow, my dog was circling around her. I don’t dispute that I tried to grab hold of him,” she said.

“I grabbed hold of her but she grabbed hold of me ﬁ and swung me around and

trol and as a result of that the dog was able to do the injury,”

Ms Jackson asked for a spent conviction because she had applied to work at the depart-

But Ms Crawford rejected

“You say a conviction would impede your employment prospects with the justice

“I don’t have any basis on which to accept that (so) I proceed on the basis that it seems unlikely it would prevent your employment and as such be a

Gang trashes 90 cars

• From page 1

early on Saturday morning when their home security system alerted them someone was in their carport.

Their security camera revealed a man in a balaclava climbing over their fence to steal a yellow Specialized mountain bike.

Three accomplices could be seen on the street.

Several streets in Mosman Park were hit late on Sunday night.

One resident of a small cul-de-sac, who asked for it not to be identiﬁ

ﬁve cars parked in the street had their windows smashed.

“It was certainly a shock to wake up on Monday morning,” she said.

“We’ve lived here for over 20 years and we’ve never had any trouble before.”

Grove bans political signs

Signs there are only allowed at polling places on polling day, she said.

Cambridge mayor Gary Mack had not heard any complaints from residents but said the Town would investigate any received.

Cambridge said the Town would not undermine the democratic process.

It would only consider removing signs in extenuating circumstances where a sign presented a safety hazard and was on public land.

Local resident Alan Hewitt has seen many political campaigns but never seen signs as big as Mr White’s.

and it just seemed to be over the top,” he said.

Mr Hewitt was concerned local councils were dragging their feet in responding to signs breaking regulations before the pre-polling began on April 21.

“We just want the council to act, if the sign doesn’t comply, then Tom should basically just do the right thing and do it fast,” he said.

One resident was worried it made it seem like they supported the Liberal candidate.

The City of Stirling is currently investigating a complaint made about the size and placement of Mr White’s signs.

If the signs are conﬁrmed to be non-compliant the City would ask the candidate to rectify the issue, or the sign would be impounded.

“Not only the massive size, but also the huge numbers

A group of Nedlands residents in a strata building agreed at the start of the election cycle they would not advertise any political parties. They were shocked one morning to discover a Tom White sign outside the front of their property.

The City had already conﬁscated four signs for Curtin candidates, including Mr White and Kate Chaney.

A spokesman for Mr White said his campaign was “proud to be running with energy, visibility, and strong local support across the community”.

A security camera captured this person about to damage a car.

Hunt for attack dog’s owner

• From page 3

“My husband said; ‘Your dog’s got my dog’s ear in its mouth’.”

When the two dogs were separated, Ms Lauder ﬁlmed part of an argument with the man who “basically shirtfronted us”.

She said they rushed Harley to The Animal Hospital at Murdoch University, where his wounds were cleaned and bandaged, and he was administered painkillers.

“There’s this linear tear all the way up to the tip of his ear and it’s ripped through the cartilage,” she said.

The next day, a vet in Mosman Park scraped out and stitched the wounds.

The visits cost a combined $2350.

Ms Lauder posted a picture of the other dog’s owner to social media and asked locals if they could identify him.

She said she had been contacted by several people who had had similar encounters with him, but none who had his details.

She said she planned to report the attack to Cottesloe council rangers.

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Ban from council chamber

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were received from other councillors about a one-line email Mr Youngman sent to the whole council.

“WTF” read the subject of the email, which concerned a Stirling Highway billboard that was commissioned by Ms Argyle to protest the excision of land from Swanbourne’s Allen Park (Park land grab ﬁght up in lights, POST, March 29).

“Would somebody please explain to me why City funds are being wasted like this?” Mr Youngman wrote.

Ms Shannon blasted Mr Youngman for the “inappropriateness” of the message and for allegedly breaking council rules by criticising a council decision, although the billboard was never approved by councillors.

“Despite having raised this

with you on multiple occasions you have not ceased your conduct and your unsolicited commentary to other councillors adversely reﬂecting on a council decision,” Ms Shannon wrote in a private reply.

“I have had multiple complaints regarding your email.

“It is not acceptable in a workplace and I have requested that you stop emailing your fellow councillors with inappropriate content.”

Mr Youngman wrote back that he ﬁrst learned about the billboard when asked about it by the POST.

“Had you bothered to tell councillors what you had planned then I would not have been blindsided,” he wrote.

Councillors will vote on a revised code of conduct at their April 22 meeting.

Judge queries McGarry claim

Chrysanthou, told the court that some of the sand had fallen into the river, alarming neighbours and the department of biodiversity, conservation and attractions.

“It looks like the Sahara Desert,” Ms Chrysanthou told the court, while showing a photo.

“Piles and piles, huge volumes of sand. We see the sand falling into the Swan.

“We see the DBCA email asking the council to put a stop to all works on the property.”

Ms Chrysanthou said the unauthorised raising of the McGarrys’ block, which caused neighbours Tonya McCusker and Arif Valibhoy to complain to the council, meant there was substantial truth to Mr Mangano’s statements about “illegal” dumping.

Mr Anderson said no adverse ﬁndings or penalties were ever made by the department or the council.

He said Mr Mangano knew that sand had been dumped on the verge by the block’s previous owner – not the McGarrys – but sought to blame the developer “in the most public way”.

“[He did so] under the pretence that he was responding to some community concerns,” he said.

“If properly done he would have gone to any of the council administration officers … instead he engages in this repeated exercise of bringing notices of motion before council.”

Mr Anderson tendered voicemails left by Mr Mangano on POST reporter Ben Dickinson’s phone, which were subpoenaed as evidence.

“When he’s engaged with

Garden shadow ends renovation

the generous northern setback…the upper ﬂoor design pushes it towards the southern boundary,” he said. “It entirely ignores the rights of Ms Knight, the codes and the Town of Claremont’s own policies,” he said.

The homeowner Henrik Jacobson told councillors he and his wife wanted to upgrade and modernise the property for their retirement.

In the Town’s report, his response to Ms Knight’s concerns over her mental health was that “this point is a bit of desperation … there will be minimal effect or change”.

Mr Jacobson argued they had already redesigned the roof to minimise overshadowing Ms Knight’s property.

“However, it is totally impossible to add a second storey to our property without some compromises (being) made,” he said.

“The shadow will only be worse for four months of the year.”

A staff report noted: “In combination with the reduced setback on the southern side of the proposed development, the perceived visual bulk impact from the neighbour’s outdoor living area will be signiﬁcant.”

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Going backwards to go forward

Tens of thousands of rugby league supporters will

ﬂock to Perth Stadium today to soak up the blood, sweat and atmosphere of an NRL double-header showcasing the brutal sport to a new and potentially lucrative audience.

It will foreshadow the State of Origin match in June when a near-record crowd is expected to underline the local interest in a sport that is undergoing a shambolic transition towards national status.

The N in NRL surely stands for Nearly rather than National. Many people brought up on other football codes are lost on the subtleties of a game in which chucking the ball backwards and running into human brick walls are considered essential skills.

Yet there is no question that the physicality and intensity of rugby league, and the rawness and passion of its participants, make it one of the most compelling sports to watch.

Its 180-degree format certainly makes it ideal as a television product while Perth Stadium, despite its oval playing surface,

is conﬁgured superbly for a rectangular event.

That is partly why State of Origin opponents NSW and Queensland are this year likely to play in front of just the third sporting crowd in WA history to reach 60,000 people.

The record was set a year after the stadium opened in 2018 when Australia produced a rare Bledisloe Cup win over New Zealand in front of 61,241 spectators.

Two years later, Melbourne broke a long premiership drought in an exhilarating AFL grand ﬁnal against the Western Bulldogs with 61,118 people as witnesses.

Yet for all the interest in rugby league in WA, which makes it a no-brainer to expand the league west to the best stadium and richest market in the country, greed and myopia appear to have killed off the prospect of a frontier franchise in Perth.

The blame is difficult to ascertain, and probably even irrelevant.

Premier Roger Cook, an avowed rugby league supporter despite growing up in football heartland in Claremont and attending footy factory Scotch College, was exceptionally bullish about a Perth team last year before getting cold feet in more recent times.

He spoke of the code’s “strong support and huge potential for growth”, referred to the NRL as

“magic” and underlined Perth fans “historically developing a strong connection with our visiting ‘home’ teams”.

“As a passionate rugby league fan, I’ve long been an advocate for NRL in WA,” he said. His messaging could not have been clearer if he was looking to set the scene for the NRL to replicate virtually every other major sport by building or relo-

Where there’s a Willow, there’s a way

Margaret River rising star

Willow Hardy has achieved a major milestone in her surﬁng career by qualifying for the second tier Challenger Series. It took a breakout performance from Hardy, who ﬁnished fourth in the qualifying series just inside the cut-off line.

She now faces her biggest challenge as she seeks a place in the highest echelon of surfing, the Championship Tour.

Watching many of her friends qualify over the years fuelled her determination but she admitted having moments of doubt.

“I’ve been working towards this for the past three years and having made it is unbelievable,” Hardy said.

“Obviously you always hope it’s going to be you but part of me was like, will I even get there?”

The nerves were palpable when Hardy went into the ﬁnal qualifying event at Phillip Island in Victoria.

“I was sitting in a good spot but I knew there were so many scenarios so you couldn’t plan it at all,” she said.

“It was hard because it depended on how other people did but I just focussed on what I was doing and it worked out.”

Hardy is WA’s only female surfer in the Challenger Series.

“The season kicked off in Indo with perfect, powerful waves which suits me having grown up in Margaret River,” she said.

“In the past couple of years, I ﬁnished in the top 10 so I guess I was starting to get to know the waves and after the ﬁrst two events I was sitting in top qualifying position.

“People were telling me that I was going to make the Challenger Series but I knew I still had to try and put my best foot forward.”

Hardy’s ﬁrst event in June will be in Newcastle, with five events making up the Challenger Series.

She will then travel to South Africa, Portugal, California and Brazil as part of the globespanning journey that will deﬁne her career.

“I love travelling and going to new places is the best and if not for this, I don’t think I would have ever got to go,” she said.

“The whole family will be traveling with me to some of the events which will be so ﬁne.

“The top seven in the Challenger Series qualify for the Championship Tour but in my ﬁrst year, I just want to focus on staying in the Series and requalifying for the next season.”

Dad Gene remains a key ﬁgure in her corner but Hardy hinted that she may be soon working with a new coach.

“Nothing’s ﬁnalised yet, but I’m always looking for ways to improve,” she said.

If a team can be based in thirdworld Papua New Guinea, where an as-yet-unnamed NRL newcomer will be launched in Port Moresby in 2028, surely a Perth presence makes even greater economic and sporting sense?

“The new team will belong to the people of Papua New Guinea,” prime minister Anthony Albanese said last December. “It will call Port Moresby home.”

What a Christmas present he then provided to the NRL with the Australian government chipping in $600million to swell the coffers already bulging from PNG’s $150million seed capital.

Paciﬁc realpolitik requires Australia’s nearest northern neighbour to be kept close to the bosom rather than be allowed to gravitate towards China but sporting logic suggests that WA is a far better national option than a push offshore.

While Cook had crystal-clear interest in a Perth team a year ago, it is far less transparent why the development has hit a wall bigger than the front rows to be

He blamed the NRL for demanding too high a price of admission, saying WA was being treated as a “cash cow”.

NRL chairman Peter V’Landys had previously urged the WA government to move swiftly if it wanted a team to come to town.

Brinkmanship may be part of V’Landys’ negotiating strategy, but his league is in a position of relative strength and able to demand a substantial entry fee. That was not the case in 1986 when the bankrupt VFL turned to WA and Queensland to bankroll its ﬂoundering league.

WA football has been propping up Victoria ever since, starting from their very ﬁrst days when it paid a $4million licence for West Coast to enter the league and added another $4million to the VFL’s kick with draconian transfer fees for the players who wanted to move home.

If only impatient WA had done what South Australia did by waiting for several more years to make their own move into the league at a fairer price.

Perhaps the VFL would have been rationalised into a far leaner model without some of the mendicant Melbourne teams who remain a drain on the game.

Maybe that is Cook’s strategy: Wait long enough and V’Landys and his rugby league cohort will come begging. It doesn’t appear a plausible strategy, but maybe a sport that moves the ball backwards might have different rules when it comes to expansion.

NSW-bound Stobo leaves with thanks

player in demand in his native

Stobo was searching for greater opportunities when he came to Perth ﬁve years ago, but took those offered so effectively that he will soon return to Sydney as a vital contributor

The emergence of a horde of young WA quicks has put the squeeze on the 30-year-old who is one of just 40 players in this state to score 400 runs and take 40 wickets at Shield level. Most of them came in the 2023-24 season before he was relegated to 12th man duties for NSW are rebuilding and believe that Stobo, with his inspirational leadership qualities, durability and impact with bat and ball, would be an ideal pillar for their planned

He has played an important role in WA and leaves with

elded by Cronulla and South

WA’s Willow Hardy during the Phillip Island Pro. Photo: WSL/Bennett surfing with cameron bedford-brown

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Rugby league will return to Perth Stadium tonight after touching down with great success on previous visits.

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�There were so many terrific and original ideas this week that I needed help to pick some winners – and there were a lot of debates and discussions over which ones were the best.

We all loved Aaric’s detailed big foot trampling little ants, Sophie’s jewel-bright fish, Milla’s beautiful butterfly, and Stella’s Lolly Land. Giacomo’s bridge was very architectural, Jesse’s flamingo in a straw hat very stylish, and Leah’s bowl of pasta clever.

Our two main winners this week drew pictures that were full of detail and great storytelling.

Patrick Momen, 7, from

ABOVE: Learn all about the maali (black swan) at Elizabeth

LEFT: Discover dinosaurs roaming Perth Zoo.

Kickstart the holidays

THE FUN of the school holidays begins today! This Saturday, April 12, Kings Park Naturescape is having a fun family day from 10am to 3pm. Dig deeper into Whadjuk Noongar culture, discover important pollinators, spot native animals, make bush craft and wander through the bush with the fairies. Over at the Old Central Fire Station on Murray Street in Perth city, you can explore the 125-yearold firehouse and hop aboard a vintage fire truck for a ride around the block. The station will be open

from 9am to 2pm as part of Boorloo Heritage Festival, with free entertainment, live music, bouncy castles and food trucks. Also part of the festival, from Wednesday April 15 Mamma Maali nestles into Elizabeth Quay, celebrating the maali (black swan) through art and culture.

Noongar artist Justin Martin will bring Mamma Maali to life through a live public art installation, there will be a giant swan pedalboat train, swan-themed nature play including river-stone painting and bush toy-making. Craft activities

will include making 1000 origami swans. The paper swans will all be released into the Bell Tower pond on April 27. From there, catch the ferry across the river to Perth Zoo, where the gigantic creatures of Zoorassic Park join the real animals for a day of exploration and learning the importance of saving animals from extinction. Go down the prehistoric trail and uncover surprises in the Playleontology Pit as well as finding your favourite dinosaurs. The zoo is open every day.

Q. Why did the aeroplane get sent to his room?

A. Bad altitude!

Dalkeith, drew a picture of an aeroplane flying over a high tree, hanging out a sign saying “I’m lost …” although I’m not sure that the dog walker is going to be able to help.

Our other winner is Callan Ng, 10, from Mt Claremont, who has done a beautiful and detailed drawing of a bird sitting in front of its bird box. It’s such a strong image.

Well done everyone, such great work. Happy holidays!

Q. What’s an astronaut’s favourite food?

A. Mars Bar!

Q. Why did the students study in an aeroplane?

A. They wanted to get higher grades!

Q. What’s black and white and eats like a horse?

A. A zebra!

A. A walkie-talkie!

Q. What do you get if you cross a centipede with a parrot?

Q. Why do bees have sticky hair?

A. Because they have honey combs!

Vouchers will be valid for the next four weeks. These Doodlebug contestants have won.

Aaric Reid, Sophie Harris, Stella Wade, Giacomo Faugno, Jesse Oyefesco, Milla Longley, Leah Russell, Leela Gounder, Basile Belotti, Mira Armanasco.

Callan Ng (10)

Patrick Momen (7)

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Kooka bombs Top Gun

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Previous ‘first lady’ back in the limelight

Drops in the ocean

CURTIN ELECTION

Grove bans political signs

Hunt for attack dog’s owner

THE listening

Punching above their weight

Simulating an Amalfi superpower

Judge queries McGarry claim

Jutland Parade sand

Neds members face ban from council chamber

Garden shadow ends renovation

Seaview celebrates a new generation

Grove ends car perk

Ancient test sparked parked birth stress

Pep Grove on a plate

Borer tree saved from the axe

Cott holdouts get lifeline

Duelling plans over A-Class park ‘theft’

Troops rally for Red Cross sale

$4k fine, dog destroyed after lake attack

Anzac Day Dawn Service

Road ‘like

Le Mans’

Libs promise beach cash

Tom Perrott Playground upgrade

Deluxe South Africa

Highlights of East Africa

Luxury Tanzania Safari

Heads up, here come the cockies

City’s largest sporting club still struggling for land

Postal-vote ‘trick’ is underhanded data-mining

Seafood Delivered to Your Door!

eMow puts Subiaco grass a cut above

Height sights lowered in Rocky Bay decision

Rooftop mayhem blamed on youths

Police Beat

Bagging a bargain

Pick a side now, Kate

Not so super

Move along, there’s nothing (new) to look at here

For this relief much thanks

Don’t backtrack

Preserve Allen Park open space

UWA student accommodation, parking chaos

Wrong answer?

Go back to square one on Allen Park negotiations

Bell that cat

Hop to it!

CAPITALISE CREATE &

Electric festival lights up beach

Duelling plans over A-Class park ‘theft’

Cott holdouts get lifeline

the timeless beauty of solid wood

Come along and meet the Curtin candidates

You’ll never regret a walk with egrets

Observe Anzac Day at Cottesloe Beach

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Riverzone Landholding with Subdivision Potential

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Let’s hear it for the bilby this year

Go green for Easter

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