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Borer breakthrough

By JACK MADDERN

A chemical vaccine now being used could save thousands of trees under threat of removal due to the borer plague.

It has apparently saved a giant Swanbourne poinciana tree vaccinated in February.

So far 4000 trees in the western suburbs and beyond have been chainsawed in a desperate bid to stop the borer’s spread.

But injecting infected trees with an insecticide and fungicide mix has returned promising early results.

Swanbourne retired doctor Peter Randell praised the success of the experiment after his poinciana was saved from a polyphagous shot-hole borer infestation.

“The tree has shown good health throughout,” he said.

“It might not be a cure, but it certainly seems to work.”

A 10-minute process treated the poinciana, and a professional examination three weeks later confirmed all the borers were dead.

The treatment is the brainchild of scientist John Szymanski who has developed a method of injecting trees with an insecticide and fungicide capsule.

Randell believes a new treatment for the

Landlord avoids jail over shower video

By BEN DICKINSON

A Cottesloe landlord who rented his spare rooms to dozens of women over a decade has avoided a prison sentence after being caught ﬁlming one of his tenants in the shower.

After a trial in Perth Magistrates Court Alexander Joseph Winter, 71, was found guilty on Tuesday of surreptitiously recording a 30-year-old Brazilian backpacker in his Lexcen Close home on April 22 last year.

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“I didn’t know what to do, I was crying and scared,” the woman told the court.

“I didn’t know who I was living with for the past month.”

Winter was ﬁned $2100, despite police pushing for a jail sentence.

Before the guilty verdict, he told the court he and his thenpartner – who owns the house – had hosted about 130 tenants in their four spare rooms over about 10 years.

“About two thirds” of those were women, he said, and were “longer-term rentals”.

On Tuesday, the Brazilian woman told the court she was showering in her shared ensuite on a Monday morning when she heard a strange noise and saw a

North Cott sauna to warm up dead zone

By BRET CHRISTIAN

A sauna and ice showers look likely to bring new life to the North Cottesloe beach’s “dead zone”.

A bare concrete deck with panoramic ocean views between

restaurants forms the roof of the shed owned by North Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club.

The club wants to bring in an outside operator to run the sauna, which local council staff have recommended to be approved.

It would be the third sauna

Sweatbox… North Cott’s ‘dead zone’ could feature a sauna between two beachside restaurants.

Photo: Paul McGovern

along the coast, with the Indiana getting council permission and City Beach surf club’s recentlyexpanded sauna operating since summer (Indiana sauna steams ahead, POST March 22).

The Indiana sauna, slated for what was once a sunken children’s playground, would cater for up to 10 users at a time, seven days a week. It is awaiting state planning permission.

Cottesloe council looks set to approve the dead zone sauna after it was recommended for approval at a council meeting this week.

The meeting was told that the council could get extra revenue from the sub-lease.

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ﬂash coming from her bedroom.

When she went to investigate, she saw Winter in her bedroom “trying to leave”.

She said she had left the door connecting her bedroom to the bathroom ajar but had locked the door leading from her bedroom to the hall.

“I’m sure I locked the room because I was getting a little bit uncomfortable with him the days before,” she said.

When she challenged Winter, he said he was “just checking something” in her room.

She was due to vacate the room that day to take up a job on a Wheatbelt farm.

“I tried to get his cellphone from his hand but he wouldn’t allow me,” she told the court.

She began to record the encounter on her own phone.

The video, which was played in court, showed Winter’s hands shakily deleting ﬁles from his phone while he attempted to placate her.

“You are ﬁlming me naked,” the woman could be heard saying. “Oh my gosh, I can’t believe this.”

“Yeah, look, I’m so sorry,” Winter said as he deleted ﬁles.

In the video, the woman could be heard gasping when Winter’s

Alexander Winter leaves court after a pre-trial hearing.

Photo: Ben Dickinson

Peter

borer, inset top, has saved his cherished poinciana. Photo: Paul McGovern

Promises, promises

Is there anything more yawn-inducing or nauseating than seeing politicians fronting the media in hardhats and hi-viz vests on the hustings?

I’d suggest that personal protection outfits are needed more by the long-suffering electorate, who are dumped on with offensive material year after year, peaking during election campaigns.

I reckon we’re all in the running for Duke of Edinburgh endurance awards, for surviving multiple campaigns by local, state and federal governments.

Roy Stall Rochdale Road, Mt Claremont

White noise

I listened to the Tom White/Kate Chaney debate on ABC Radio Perth last Thursday afternoon. Wow, what an illuminating interview. I stopped counting how many times Tom interrupted Kate after he’d done it 30 times. He ignored the moderator, “mansplained” frequently, and patronised not only Kate but also Curtin constituents.

I believe strongly in representative politics but Tom White proved last week he doesn’t (and couldn’t) represent me or any other thinking women I know.

Barbara Macnish Keightley Road, Shenton Park

Thanks for everything: Katrina Stratton looks back, and forward

Now that the ﬁnal state election results have been declared, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the people of the Nedlands electorate for welcoming and engaging me as your local member over the past four years.

It was an honour to work with you on the issues that matter to our community – public education, climate and environment, public transport, inclusive and kind communities, and good planning that allows us to meet both our civic responsibilities and protect our environment.

A highlight for me was meeting so many people in our community who volunteer their time – across the generations people offer their expertise, time, and hard work to our sporting groups, bushland protection groups, health care, Ronald McDonald House, primary and secondary schools, community care, and many other spaces.

Thank you for all you do.

My proudest achievements as Member for Nedlands include expanding our local intake public high schools, protecting open green space including the Mt Claremont playing ﬁelds, progress towards WA’s ﬁrst urban

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greening strategy, abortion law reform, period products in schools and the planned ferry service for Crawley.

It was moving to stand and represent our community’s values regarding the children’s hospice.

Hundreds of you signed my open letter – and some of the personal stories reinforced just why we need a children’s hospice, about why it is so important for future generations, and communities.

Of course, as a long-term resident and now Member of the Legislative Council, I look forward to continuing to advocate for our local communities and deliver on the Cook Labor government’s election commitments to our local schools, sporting groups and non-proﬁt organisations.

Finally, I congratulate Jonathan Huston on his election as the Member for Nedlands. I am sure that with his experience in the business world he will have much to offer our active and engaged community.

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Local chosen as Gallipoli piper

By JACK MADDERN

Matija Franetovich has been playing bagpipes for 35 years but will receive her greatest honour on Anzac Day next Friday when she will be the lone piper at the Gallipoli dawn service.

The Presbyterian Ladies College music administrator was chosen from pipers across the country to represent Australia at the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing.

“This is as big as it gets in a piper’s career,” she said of the

moving ceremony.

“I believe it’s the absolute pinnacle and to be able to be part of the service alone is just so overwhelming.”

Ms Franetovich was the sole piper at the 2016 dawn service at Australia’s main World War I memorial at Villers-Bretoneux in France, but said this event was more signiﬁcant.

“It’s an honour and a privilege to be playing at the dawn service, especially for the 110th year anniversary of the Gallipoli landing,” she said.

Ms Franetovich was a Year 7 student at PLC when she ﬁrst

picked up the pipes, and her parents’ reaction meant she sometimes had to go to the park across the road to practise.

Her teacher recommended in Year 12 that she join the pipes and drums section of the Australian Army band.

Ms Franetovich will play Flowers of the Forest, a solemn funeral march, at Gallipoli where more than 8000 Australians died.

She will follow this with Sleep, Dearie, Sleep.

“I want to make it a real tribute to all those past and present,” she said.

Lost Anzacs come home

By LLOYD GORMAN

The names of 19 missing World War I servicemen have been added to the Subiaco War Memorial in time for Anzac Day.

The lost Diggers were saved from obscurity by local history sleuth David Murray.

Mr Murray ﬁrst discovered ﬁve Jolimont men killed in action were not listed on the landmark memorial and clock tower.

That prompted further research that found another 14 men had not been recognised.

A plaque with their service de-

Cott parkers cop

$1.4m fines

By BRET CHRISTIAN

The work of Cottesloe’s enthusiastic rangers cost errant parkers a whopping $1.44million last ﬁnancial year.

Cottesloe council revealed its substantial revenue stream from visitors after a question from a ratepayer at its annual general meeting last month.

The council has concealed under-road parking timers in each parking bay that transmit signals to rangers’ phones, enabling them to identify and drive straight to any car that has overstayed.

It is all in the cause of allowing more people to visit the beach and shops, the council said.

The council has just published its answer, along with some explanations for the parking

ﬁnes collected in the 2023-24 ﬁnancial year.

“Revenue from parking infringements defrays ranger costs and the capital cost of monitoring and enforcement of parking restrictions,” the council said.

“Particularly on the busy foreshore area and the village centre.

tails was attached to the Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial this week, bringing to 220 the number of local people recognised.

Peter Hopper, president of the Subiaco Shenton Park RSL sub-branch, thanked Mr Murray for his tireless efforts to ensure these people were properly remembered.

“They were people who lived and worked in Subiaco and who enlisted and died serving Australia,” he said.

“But when they were killed – these sons and fathers – their families moved away from the

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“It provides a small amount of revenue for the Town.”

The state government has legislated to stop Cottesloe council from charging for beach parking, administration reminded ratepayers.

“Cottesloe is the only local government in WA which is expressly prohibited by state government regulation from charging for parking along our beachfront,” it said.

“We have no paid parking

Ranger danger … yet another ticket for a car opposite Cottesloe Beach Hotel.

at all in the district, instead relying on ranger services and enforcement to manage parking and turnover to allow more people to access our beach and town centre.”

This ﬁnancial year’s parking revenue may have been hit by the cancellation of Sculpture by the Sea, that attracts 250,000 visitors. It will be back next March.

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Election endorsed King Edward shift

By LLOYD GORMAN

The state election result had guaranteed WA’s new maternity hospital would be built at Murdoch, the government said after locking horns with the opposition at the ﬁrst sitting of the new parliament.

And new health minister Meredith Hammat said the issue had been resolved after then Liberal leader Libby Mettam had made the election a referendum on the topic.

Ms Mettam wanted the proposed hospital to be built at QEII in Nedlands, rather than the proposed site next to Fiona Stanley Hospital.

But Ms Hammat said the outcome of the March state election had sealed the hospital’s location.

“The member for Vasse made

the state election a referendum on the location of the women’s and babies’ hospital,” Ms Hammatt said.

“By her own actions, she did that, and the people of Western Australia have rejected the member’s plan.

“We are getting on with making sure that we build that hospital.

“At the state election, we saw West Australians overwhelmingly support Labor’s plan, including the women’s and babies’ hospital.”

Ms Mettam has said repeatedly that Murdoch was not the right place for the proposed $1.8billion replacement for King Edward Memorial Hospital.

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The Subiaco War Memorial on Rokeby Road, with the new plaque on the bottom right.

Photo: Paul McGovern

Matija Franetovich will be the lone bagpiper at the Gallipoli dawn service on Anzac Day. Photo: Paul McGovern

Shirley’s gazebo lives again

Workers are restoring a historic Dalkeith gazebo to its former glory, two years after it escaped a date with a

The gazebo at Shirley Fyfe Park in Waratah Avenue was built as a bus shelter between the world wars, but an infestation of termites has threatened to bring it crashing down.

Council staff pushed for two years to demolish it, arguing it was unsafe and not worth the expense of saving.

Following months of indecision, councillors agreed to save the gazebo after Shirley Fyfe’s surviving family offered to donate $20,000

Super-cam to monitor City Beach driving

An all-seeing AI-powered monster-sized speed camera designed to detect a range of motoring offences was on display in City Beach this week.

The Heads Up system is bristling with AI-enabled technology that can detect speeding, whether seatbelts are being worn and whether motorists are on their mobile phones or fidgeting with something else.

First introduced on WA roads on January 26 by the Road Safety Commission, it is one of six new mobile trailers being rolled out across WA to clamp down on speeding and other dodgy driving behaviour.

Drivers caught using their phones can be fined up $1000 and lose four demerit points.

But no fines will be issued in the first three months of the system, with the trial starting from Australia Day.

During the trial period, caution notices instead of infringements are being sent to those caught committing an offence.

“The caution notice will inform recipients about the capabilities of the new technology and give them an opportunity to change their dangerous driving behaviour before enforcement commences,” the state government said. Beach can identify numerous traffic offences.

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to help repair the “eyesore”.

Mrs Fyfe, a longstanding local resident, died in 1996.

Workers were spotted last week at the park that bears her name, and are due to complete the restoration by early June.

“This is fantastic news,” mayor Fiona Argyle said.

“The rotunda is a small yet pivotal landmark in the heart of Dalkeith.

“We are excited to complete the restoration.”

Dutton coffee date goes awry

Peter Dutton, the opposition leader, was intent on keeping a low profile for his planned visit to Cottesloe beach last Saturday morning.

But things went awry.

An outdoor table was reserved for him at il Lido on Marine Parade, overlooking the main beach.

“I was told Peter Dutton would be there at 8 when I stopped for a coffee at 6.30,” one local told the POST.

Mr Dutton’s forward scouts, members of his Commonwealth protective detail, were seen hovering anxiously around the venue before he arrived.

Then a staff member said: “Dutton’s not coming. There’s been a leak.”

Around 20 minutes later the POST was told that the Dutton caravan

had diverted to Van’s cafe in Napoleon Street, Cottesloe.

There he sat at a table with local Liberal candidate Tom White, armed with a coloured copy of Cottesloe council’s foreshore masterplan for the main beach.

Mr Dutton chatted briefly with a family with young children at the cafe, who happened to be prominent local Liberal supporters.

Then he was gone.

Cold feet over shark encounter

A close encounter with a 5m great white shark has caused a Cottesloe woman to rethink her regular dip at the beach.

Long-time Cottesloe resident

Jane Wishaw was in the water at Peters Pool, at the bottom of Napier Street last Thursday, when she sensed something was awry.

She immediately waded to shore before a Westpac helicopter clattered overhead, its siren blaring, and she glimpsed a shadow in the water.

SharkSmart confirmed a 5m great white at Peters Pool was spotted from the air.

Ms Wishaw said that this experience and previous shark encounters have made her feel more apprehensive about swimming away from Cottesloe’s shark barrier.

She said she would feel more comfortable if there were increased shark detection and mitigation measures

sightings could be partly attributed to the increase in detection capabilities, such as drone access and shark activity apps.

He also said it was not uncommon at this time of year for increased shark activity as they followed seasonal whale migration patterns.

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Women win in $1.5m sports pledge

By JEN REWELL

The Labor Party will help replace “terrible” facilities at a Mosman Park oval if returned to government in the federal election on May 3.

Dr Viktor Ko, Labor’s candidate for Curtin, promised $1.5million towards the redevelopment of facilities at several Mosman Park sports ovals if Labor retains power in Canberra.

The commitment would fund new changerooms at Nash Field, which is used by Western Knights Soccer Club, including girls’ and women’s teams.

The funding would also go towards public changerooms and toilets at nearby Davis and Mann ovals.

Dr Ko said sporting clubs were a vital part of the Curtin community.

“They equip our kids with important skills, keep us healthy and bring us together,” he said.

“As a local GP, I know that sport plays a crucial role in keeping our communities strong, active and healthy for life.

“I’m proud to be a part of the Labor team that will deliver world-class facilities for local clubs and athletes.”

Western Knights president Dean Zlendic said the election

promise was fantastic news for the future of the club.

“The current facilities are terrible,” he said.

“They are very old, and the referees’ room is just a shed and can’t be used by male and female ofﬁcials at the same time.”

The club has about 350 members including juniors, and also has all-abilities soccer.

Mr Zlendic said new facilities would be great for soccer players on Nash Oval, but also for locals and schoolkids playing sport on Mann Oval, which did not have toilets.

“Having the right facilities will enable us to retain players when they get to the age where they want better facilities,” he said.

Mosman Park mayor Paul Shaw said the council had told all political parties about the need for new facilities.

“Securing ﬁnancial support to upgrade the change rooms at Nash Field and install toilets on the western side of Davis Oval would signiﬁcantly enhance the Town’s ability to maintain facilities that promote a healthy lifestyle within the community,” he said.

Dr Ko works as a GP in Wembley Downs and is a City of Perth councillor.

He has worked at Sir Charles Gairdner and Fiona Stanley

Perth Hospital. He has also been a GP in Albany and Kalgoorlie. He retrained during COVID to provide healthcare to low income and homeless individuals through a not-forproﬁt organisation, Homeless Healthcare.

Gina has big plans for West Perth

By LLOYD GORMAN

Billionaire Gina Rinehart’s latest project is a $250million redevelopment of a West Perth block.

Her company Hancock Prospecting is behind a development application for 27-35 Outram Street and 46 Ord Street, land she already owns.

Element Advisory recently lodged the plans with the WA Planning Commission for their client Outram Properties Pty Ltd.

The company’s directors are Jay Newby, Tadeusz Watroba and Shoo-Jong Huang.

Mr Newby and Mr Watroba are executive directors at

Hancock, and Mr Huang is chief ﬁ cial ofﬁcer.

Hancock was approached for comment.

Details of the massive project are being kept under wraps for now.

“The proposal has been referred to the City of Perth and other relevant regulatory agencies and will be released for public consultation soon,” the department of planning told the POST.

tion by the Western Australian Planning Commission.”

Several West Perth properties, including 46 and 53 Ord Street, 28-42 Ventnor Ave and 27, 31 and 35 Outram Street, belong to Mrs Rinehart’s business.

Australia’s richest woman is expected to splash out at least $20million to renovate the former ofﬁces of ConocoPhilips, which she bought for $60million in 2022 and never occupied.

Cambridge boss confirmed

By JEN REWELL

Lisa Clack has officially taken the reins at Cambridge council, two months after being selected as CEO.

The Cambridge corporate and commercial director was conﬁrmed as the Town’s new chief executive at a confidential meeting on Tuesday.

Cambridge CEO Lisa

She is the seventh CEO in as many years at the turbulent council.

Two months ago the council offered the $350,000 job to a state government executive against the wishes of mayor Gary Mack and three other councillors.

That candidate then turned it down before the POST revealed Ms Clack would become the new CEO (Cambridgegetsnewboss, February 15).

Ms Clack said she was honoured to take on the role and looked forward to working closely with councillors and the community.

“I am excited to lead the Town and build on the great work already under way,” she said.

“I look forward to the opportunities ahead as we continue to shape a sustainable and vibrant future for Cambridge.”

Ms Clack joined the Town as

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“All feedback received will be considered in assessing the application and will inform its future determina-

The revamped Ord Street ofﬁces, with a bespoke glass

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Gina Rinehart

Curtin hopeful Viktor Ko says new facilities at sports ovals will help the community. Photo: Paul McGovern

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Brewer defends historic tweets

By BRET CHRISTIAN

Dredged-up tweets made Cottesloe Liberal MP Sandra Brewer’s first day in state parliament not quite what she had been anticipating.

“Basil (Zempilas) and I faced personal attacks, and I think we acquitted ourselves quite well,” she said this week.

After an exhausting campaign, the “thrill of winning the election” is usually followed by allowing new members to use their ﬁrst speech to thank their families and supporters and recount the life journey that led to them being elected to high ofﬁce.

But as Ms Brewer’s husband, her main election-sign planter, and one of her three sons looked on from the public gallery, the speeches were postponed and the re-elected Cook government turned both barrels on its old ally.

Ms Brewer had just been appointed shadow treasurer, her leader Basil Zempilas citing her experience as CEO of the developers’ lobby the Property Council as a high qualiﬁcation.

In parliament Ms Brewer criticised the government’s Bill to advance themselves $1.9billion, but treasurer and former planning minister Rita Safﬁoti lay in wait.

Armed with a sheaf of Ms Brewers tweets dating back to 2019 that praised the Labor government’s ﬁnancial management, Metronet and high-density

infill policies, Ms Saffioti let fl quoting Ms Brewer’s praise of the government for enormous community support for the state’s financial management and Metronet.

“She wanted to be part of the economic narrative of the state,” Ms Safﬁoti said.

Ms Brewer said this week that she had less than 48 hours notice to process the “enormous amount of work to debate the ﬁnance Bill competently”.

She said policies of “highspending government” in the years since she made those tweets meant that full scrutiny was badly needed.

Huge government projects such as Metronet, and road building at the same time as mining was booming, had sucked dry the supply of workers who would otherwise be building houses.

“We’re not building the housing that we need,” she said.

“That’s why house prices are rising rapidly. Rents are through the roof.

“Westport has been ﬂagged. That’s billions upon billions of dollars.

“We see the personal attacks from the government on our character when they’re facing scrutiny, that’s the way they react.”

She said it was interesting to see the way she was now treated by some Labor ministers she had got to know well during her years as Property Council CEO.

A woman with her roots in the Wheatbelt and South-west, with some convict ancestors, Ms Brewer reckons she has devel-

a 23-storey block of units was recently approved on land approved by the WA Planning Commission for only six storeys.

It encapsulates the biggest local issue in her electorate – one that intersects with her previous job.

She said the ad-hoc approval of projects that were outraging local communities was terrible planning.

She sees a strong desire of the children who grew up in her electorate now unable to ﬁnd or afford housing in the area.

Strategic planning

“The answer is to make overall long-term plans for communities, taking into account all the needs of the residents including services, parks, modern railway stations, schools, recreation facilities and especially roads,” she said.

Building more homes without addressing choked roads and dangerous rail crossings in the electorate was unbalanced and unfair, compared with the resources poured into other electorates.

Bulldozing more parks, bushland and beachfront was an absolute no-no.

She asked: “Why isn’t low and medium density product feasible? Workforce, that’s a big reason. Cost of materials has increased during the last ﬁve years, but it’s leveling out now.”

With the “spot-zoned” highrise, most government effort went into assessing developments.

“The goal should be to increase the importance of strategic planning,” Ms Brewer said.

“Examples like Perry Lakes, Shenton Quarter, Leighton Beach, Claremont Oval, those have all been really well accepted by the community broadly, and they’ve succeeded.”

Learning curve … Sandra Brewer outside her new office with a wellthumbed government financial report. She faced a withering attack from state treasurer and deputy premier Rita Saffioti.

Loreto shifts from young to old

By BEN DICKINSON

The former Loreto Primary School site in Nedlands appears destined to be redeveloped as an aged care home.

Catholic order Loreto Ministries announced this week it had sold the shuttered Webster Street school to Perthbased aged care operator Hall & Prior for an undisclosed sum.

“The group plans to create an integrated health and aged care precinct with community amenity on the Webster Street site, with a focus on paying respect to its long-standing and rich ecclesiastical and educational history,” read an announcement from Loreto’s community engagement ﬁrm, Creating Communities.

“The sale is not expected to see any changes to the site for some time, as Hall & Prior considers its future plans.”

Hall & Prior operates 39 aged care homes across Australia, including facilities in Mosman Park, West Leederville, and Subiaco.

CEO Graeme Prior said Hall and Prior was “deeply honoured” to take over the 1.89ha site.

“This project represents an incredible opportunity to create something truly special for the community,” he said.

Loreto Primary closed in 2023 amid declining student numbers, outraging parents who scrambled to get their children into other local schools.

Parts of the site, including the 94-year-old main convent building, are currently occupied by Spacemarket – a social enterprise that ﬁnds working spaces in underutilised buildings, primarily for creative arts groups.

“Spacemarket will continue to occupy the school building as caretaker during this period,” read the announcement.

Loreto voluntarily registered the gothic-style convent building on the State Heritage Register last year, meaning it cannot be demolished.

Loreto Ministries chief operating ofﬁcer Alison Brown said her organisation had spent more than $900,000 restoring the convent’s roof.

It was not clear what will happen to Barry Park, a section of the site with mature trees that neighbours have lobbied to preserve from any redevelopment.

Ferry plans feedback due

By LLOYD GORMAN

Potential locations for a new ferry terminal in Matilda Bay were revealed at a “stakeholder” brieﬁng run by state transport agencies at UWA last week.

Narrow escape?

A big casuarina tree on busy North Street, Cottesloe, is likely to live on despite pleas to chainsaw it.

The tree is growing on the verge at the West Coast Highway end of North Street, where its roots have lifted the footpath, cracked a wall and burst a water pipe, according to one neighbour.

It also has a lean that is threatening a front wall, according to the complaints.

“When it does fall someone will get hurt,” one neighbour wrote to the council.

It also makes it dangerous to exit the driveway into the street, she said.

Council staff have shaved the roots and the Water Corporation has ﬁxed the pipe and removed roots, a Cottesloe council meeting was told this week.

“Because of queuing cars, turning right from the crossover remains potentially difﬁcult with or without the large tree,” council staff told the meeting.

“The tree removal will not make the right turn manoeuvre any safer.”

Council staff recommended that the council refuse the request to remove the tree. It will make a nal decision next week.

When West Coast Highway was built in the 1980s, a similar tree across North Street was saved after a local man chained himself to it and refused to move until he received assurances.

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Participating groups and representatives – given until next Thursday, April 24, to respond – were told the exact site of the proposed terminal had yet to be decided and their feedback would be taken into account. Many of the groups that use

the river and bay say they will be badly affected by the new ferry route and terminal (Ferrysinksboatclubs, POST, November 30).

Options for the terminal include three sites in the north, centre and south of Matilda Bay, and Jo Jo’s on the Nedlands foreshore.

However a large transformer with megawatt capacity may need to be based at or near UWA to charge the electric ferries. The government architect

is to design the transformer, understood to be about the size of two shipping containers.

The City of Perth Western Residents group spokesman David Lim said: “Locating the main terminus at Matilda Bay would lead to an expanded physical presence on both land and water, restricted public amenity and peaceful community enjoyment of the area and impact the resting migratory and nesting local birdlife on Pelican Point reserve.”

This Cottesloe casuarina has been saved from the chop.

Aged care operator Hall & Prior has promised its redevelopment will respect the “rich ecclesiastical and educational history” of the Loreto Primary School site.

Subi Blooms x Gather is coming

Subi Blooms will be back from Friday 9 May to Sunday 11 May with 15 ﬂower installations, plus a number of unique events for the whole family.

There will be a fresh ﬂower vending machine, exclusive festival merchandise, a foodie pop-up hub, and a largescale interactive art installation, REFLECT by ACID.FLWRS. At weekend’s end, the blooms will be repurposed into beautifully curated bouquets, which will be gifted to new and expectant mothers at King Edward Memorial Hospital and St John of God Subiaco Hospital. Subiaco Primary School students will be decorating the paper that these bouquets will be wrapped in.

Native plant subsidy scheme

The annual Native Plant Subsidy Scheme will return for the month of May to help residents beautify their garden with waterwise native species.

City of Subiaco residents will be able to purchase up to 80 native seedlings for just $3 each from Apace Nursery (1 Johannah Street, North Fremantle).

Starting from Thursday 1 May for one month, or until stocks run out, you will be able to pick up your new natives from 8.30am to 2pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays.

For further details, please visit the Apace Nursery website or contact the City on 9237 9222.

Please take proof of your residential address and photo ID with you to the nursery.

DIY home energy audit kit

Residents can now hire a DIY home energy audit kit from Subiaco Library to help them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save on energy costs at home.

The kit contains a thermal camera, a power mate energy monitor, a ﬂowrate measuring cup, and an energy efﬁciency thermometer, as well as an instructional manual explaining how to conduct a variety of tests, tips to reduce energy and water use, and more.

The kit was provided thanks to the Energy

To celebrate the festival’s theme, ‘Roots to Bloom’, the City is looking for photos and stories of you and your loved ones who were born in Subiaco. Submissions via www.subiaco.wa.gov.au/born-in-subi will be projected onto the Subiaco Library exterior as part of the Subi Blooms x Gather festival.

Visit www.subiaco.wa.gov.au/subi-blooms-x-gather for more.

Subi Blooms is presented by See Subiaco, a City of Subiaco initiative, in collaboration with Gather:A Floral Community.

Efﬁciency Pilot Program, funded by the State Government, and facilitated by Switch Your Thinking.

To watch a video on the kit, visit www. subiaco.wa.gov.au/energy-audit-kit.

Partnership to transform vacant shopfronts

The City of Subiaco is partnering with SPACEMRKT to transform vacant spaces into vibrant, creative hubs.

SPACEMRKT establishes connections between artists, creative professionals, small businesses, and not-for-proﬁts with property owners and developers eager to maximise the potential of under-utilised spaces.

City of Subiaco Mayor David McMullen said, “Subiaco is seeing an inﬂux of new businesses, and commercial vacancies are falling. But inevitably there will always still be some degree of business turnover, and ever-evolving economic conditions, which leads to spaces being vacant or underutilised.

“We’ve previously supported a pop-up gallery to takeover an empty storefront and it was a huge success. I have no doubt that through this partnership with SPACEMRKT we are going to see some more vacant spaces transform before our eyes.”

SPACEMRKT’s ﬁrst activation will be at 83 Rokeby Road with another to follow on Hay Street in the coming months.

Move Fit Dance Class

Every Friday, 11am to 12pm

Shenton Park Community Centre, 240 Onslow Road

$10

Museum Mornings: Wandaraguttagurrup

5 MAY

9 MAY

Sustainable mowing

The City of Subiaco is at the ‘cutting edge’ of sustainability, thanks to the arrival of a new all-electric mower.

The mower is the ﬁrst model of its kind to arrive in Western Australia, replacing an old diesel model.

The new arrival can run up to eight hours on a single charge and will make its way around all the City’s parks and reserves to ensure they remain spick and span.

Gold Waterwise Council

The City of Subiaco has been recognised as a Gold Waterwise Council once more, as part of the Water Corporation’s Waterwise Council Program.

The City has been a waterwise Council since 2011 and was one of the ﬁrst Councils to achieve gold recognition back in 2016.

Notable waterwise actions implemented by the City include the Waterwise Verge Rebate Program, establishing eco-zones in parks, ﬂoating islands in Subiaco Common Lake, greening projects such as the Duke Street raingardens, and collaborations with local schools to improve biodiversity and water ﬁltration.

The Water Corporation commended the City’s proactive approach to enhancing waterway health and restoring natural assets, including works to improve water quality and remove invasive species.

Thursday 1 May, 10am to 11.30am Subiaco Museum, 239 Rokeby Road Free

Book Launch: Nanna Croccles by Susan Joy Lu Saturday 3 May, 10.30am to 12pm Rankin Gardens, Hamersley Road Free, registration essential

To view all upcoming events, visit www.subiaco.wa.gov.au/events 1

Art in Autumn: Origami for Adults Workshop Monday 5 May, 6pm to 8pm

Subiaco Library, 237 Rokeby Road Free

Brightwater Series: The Importance of Thinking Ahead As We Age

Friday 9 May, 9.30am to 10.30am Subiaco Library, 237 Rokeby Road Free

Mueller Park playground engagement

The current playground at Mueller Park is at the end of its safe and useful play life, and it’s the ﬁnal few days to help in the exciting process of renewing this playground.

The City has three playground concepts for Mueller Park playground for you to review. The options were developed by playground designers in response to community feedback from the previously run Stage One consultation. Let us know your preferred option by 5pm Tuesday 22 April via www.haveyoursay. subiaco.wa.gov.au/ mp-playground.

Where possible, we encourage you to look at the options with the playground experts in your life (children, grandchild, nieces, nephews etc). We value input from all ages.

Safe

battery disposal

Each year, numerous ﬁres in Australia are sparked by improperly discarded batteries.

The City encourages residents to recycle dead batteries at the West Metro Recycling Centre or at participating Bunnings and Woolworths stores to recover valuable metals and keep our suburbs safe by avoiding ﬁres in waste pick-up trucks.

Learn more at www.wastesorted.wa.gov.au.

Keep it social

The City is now on Instagram. Head to instagram.com/cityofsubi to start following and stay up to date with the latest news and events.

Subi fines evaporate

continue with the prosecutions.

By LLOYD GORMAN

Mystery surrounds Subiaco council’s rare decision to drop parking infringements against two people whose recent court hearings were discontinued without notice.

The council refused to explain why parking fines against Leroy John Savage and Anthony John Nicholas Aristei were dropped in Perth Magistrates Court last week.

Mr Savage’s infringement said that he stopped or parked a vehicle on private property without consent in Station Street on September 25 last year.

Mr Aristei was charged with parking in a no parking area in Townshend Road on July 16.

Mr Savage attended court to contest his ﬁne but was surprised when Subiaco lawyer Frances Veltman said the matters had been dismissed.

No details of the cases were revealed in the courtroom.

The council administration refused to answer questions about the ﬁnes or why it chose not to

The Subiaco website says people who have received parking ﬁnes have ﬁve options – to pay, request a review of the infringement, nominating an alternative driver responsible for the infringement or not paying and allowing the matter to go to the state government’s Fines Enforcement Registry which can suspend a driving licence.

The ﬁfth option is to contest the ﬁne in

“To have the matter heard in court, the driver must elect to be prosecuted for the alleged offence in court by advising the City of Subiaco in writing,” the website says.

Subiaco resident Daniel Gouvignon had to pay $3000 in costs last year after he fought a $70 parking infringement issued outside his Coghlan Road home despite having a valid residents parking permit.

And Michelle Kwok’s $70 ﬁne for parking illegally in front of Earthwise community centre in Bagot Road ballooned to $6000 when she fought it unsuccessfully in the Supreme Court.

Chippie chippie bang bang

By LLOYD GORMAN

A touch of motoring nostalgia rolled out at the Subiaco Men’s Shed open day when Richard Cohen unveiled his lovingly-restored Model T Ford.

Subiaco deputy mayor Gary Kosovich launched the event

Daglish residents railroaded

By LLOYD GORMAN

Upgrades at Daglish train station have started despite pleas from local residents urging a stop to the $3million project.

Residents tormented by the screeching of train brakes at a station siding asked the Public Transit Authority to delay the works while the department of water, environment and resources investigated numerous noise complaints.

But workers closed the Railway Road carpark on Monday to use it as a site ofﬁce and depot for heavy plant.

“The PTA has proceeded with

the start of these works – which will provide enhanced safety for drivers – and will continue to engage with members of the community regarding their concerns,” the PTA said.

The Daglish Station Residents Group wrote to PTA boss Peter Woronzow last Friday to ask for the project to be delayed.

“[DWER] has conﬁrmed it is investigating noise pollution as a result of the almost 2000% increased use of the turnback at Daglish train station to support the Morley to Ellenbrook line,” the group told Mr Woronzow.

“We ask you to require PTA not to proceed … until DWER

has completed its investigation on noise pollution and determined whether further action under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 is required.”

DWER conﬁrmed it was “actively working with the PTA” about the residents’ grievances.

last week and said it was much more than just a workshop.

“It’s a vibrant community,” he said.

“At any given time the shed is ﬁlled with the sounds of hammers ringing, drills buzzing, and men chatting as they work on various projects.

“It is also a great place to network, renew acquaintances, and make new friends.”

“For many men the shed is a place to escape the isolation of daily life and to connect with others who share similar interests and passions.

Synonymous with Style

The council and shed have worked in partnership with Mr Kosovich announcing the latest joint initiative.

“This year, the men’s shed and the City’s waste team is trialling a repair station … and helping promote zero waste principles to our local community,” he said.

“The department is currently reviewing a noise assessment commissioned by PTA in response to the noise complaints,” a spokesperson said.

“[DWER] will continue to work with PTA as a priority to identify any further noise investigations and noise miti-

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gation measures which may be required at Daglish train station.”

The shed is at the back of the Tom Dadour Community Centre in Bagot Road.

The Subiaco Women’s Shed, based in an old garden shed at nearby Earthwise, was also revealed for the ﬁrst time.

The men helped the recentlyformed female group by building trestle workbenches and offering tools and advice.

“The spirit of cooperation between the two sheds is a shining example of community organisations working together for the greater good,” Mr Kosovich said.

Subiaco Men’s Shed member Richard Cohen, in the driving seat, rolled out his fully restored ‘Veteran’ Model T Ford for the shed’s open day last week. Eloise Von Puttkammer from Subiaco Women’s Shed, front passenger seat, and deputy mayor Garry Kosovich and councillor Rosemarie de Vries also took part in the open day. Photo: Paul McGovern

Frances Veltman

We believed Kate Chaney when she said she’d be different. That she’d fight for us. That she’d deliver for Curtin. But three years on, it’s hard not to feel let down.

No major projects. No wins for our community. No voice when it mattered most.

Curtin’s no longer involved where it matters — and we’re paying the price.

Because if you’re not in the room, you’re not in the conversation. And if you’re not in a team that can deliver, you don’t get results. Let’s make curtin matter.

Paddles give lake a spray

By LLOYD GORMAN

Bright yellow paddle wheels – powered by solar panels –have been churning the stagnant water of Lake Jualbup in a bid to avoid avian botulism outbreaks.

The new aerators were installed at the mostly-dry lake last week in time for the ﬁrst autumn rains.

Subiaco council introduced them after low water levels contributed to an avian botulism outbreak last year that killed dozens of ducks and other birds.

“Our lakes and parks are hugely important to the City and our community, and staff work tirelessly to protect them,” Subiaco CEO Colin Cameron said.

“The new solar-powered aerators at Lake Jualbup and Mabel Talbot will work in very shallow water, helping to aerate water

in low-level times.

“This is just one step that the City is proactively taking to help improve water quality and help our local wildlife thrive.”

But former Subiaco councillor Hugh Richardson, a Save Our

Vandals

By JACK MADDERN

A crime spree across the western suburbs has cost car owners and insurers at least $37,000.

Car window repairers have received a surge in business after 115 cars were vandalised.

Three men broke into and damaged the cars across Wembley, Crawley, Peppermint Grove, Mosman Park and Fremantle last week.

Police have charged a 20-year-old Hamilton Hill

Jewel Lake Jualbup member, was not convinced the solarpowered water spray was the right approach.

“The purpose of a park is to put people closer to nature for

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US regs trump WA bias rules

By JOHN TOWNSEND

Swedish defence giant Saab has been given special permission to discriminate against West Australian employees and job applicants on the grounds of their nationality.

It is illegal in WA to refuse to employ people or restrict their job activities on the grounds of nationality, race or ethnic origins.

But Saab, which employs 72 people in WA and is expected to increase its weapon system operations with the growth of the defence industry, received permission to discriminate because many lucrative contracts with the US are bound by racial or nationality restrictions.

“It would be difﬁcult or impossible for Saab to continue to operate in the Australian defence and military industry

leave big car bills

man with 11 counts of attempted stealing and nine counts of criminal damage.

Most of the damage was to car windows and side mirrors.

Mirror repairs cost an average of $140 but one car cost $770 to repair a door window compared to the average repair of about $325.

Nedlands councillor Noel Youngman said his son’s damaged car was covered by

insurance and had been repaired.

He was reassured by the police response but said his family would be careful about what they left in their cars to avoid unwanted attention.

WA police have asked residents to share any CCTV footage they have of the vandalism.

There were 3505 offences of

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without the exemption in place,” State Administrative Tribunal member Michelle Evans-Bonner ruled.

“Without it there would be a risk that the US government may refuse or revoke authorisations where Saab is involved.”

Dr Evans-Bonner was asked to give Saab an exemption from three clauses of WA’s Equal Opportunity Act.

Sections 37, 39 and 49 prohibit employment refusal or restriction on racial or nationality grounds but Dr Evans-Bonner found this would likely prevent Saab dealing with US companies, given that country’s regulations on international arms trafﬁc and export administration.

“The (regulations) impose restrictions on who can access controlled materials, based on nationality,” she ruled.

“This means that to comply with its contractual obligations, and with the (regulations), Saab is required to request information about nationality from existing and potential employees and contractors who may require access to this technology.

“Saab may need to make decisions based on that information, including potentially preventing or restricting access of persons of certain nationalities to defence technology controlled by the (regulations).”

The decision was reached after WA’s equal opportunity commissioner John Byrne declined to take part in the proceedings.

New solar-powered aerators churn the stagnant waters of Lake Jualbup. Photo: Lloyd Gorman

This Mosman Park car was one of 115 vandalised last week.

Our Fishco now has stock of the most delicious King Prawns and Tiger Prawns. Arriving directly from the pristine waters of Shark Bay WA, these prawns are wild-caught and of premium export quality. They are world-renowned and sought after for their sensational sweet ﬂavour. We have selected these magniﬁcent, large prawns for your long weekend entertaining with friends & family. They are fantastic simply cooked on the barbecue and served with a squeeze of fresh lemon! Available both raw and cooked from our Fishco.

Battling the borer, by injection

I am prompted to write in response to the article Borer tree saved from the axe (POST, April 12).

Like the Mosman Park tree that was the subject of that report, our magniﬁcent royal poinciana (Deloniix regia) , which we planted beside our home in 1985, was shown in early 2023 to have become infested with polyphagous shot hole borer.

The department of primary industry and rural development removed a signiﬁcant limb, but then further evidence of infestation was detected.

Early this year we heard of a treatment being pioneered at City of Canning, involving a combined insecticide and fungicide injected into affected trees and then sealed in with a wooden plug, and arranged for that in February.

Three weeks later we had samples taken from the tree’s umbrella, and initial examination has shown only dead carcasses of PSHB.

Laboratory tests have not yet been reported, but this is the ﬁrst poinciana so treated and we are hopeful this is at least an effective treatment, which can if necessary be repeated in time. Woodman, spare that tree!

Peter Randell Fern Street, Swanbourne

• A detailed report on the City of Canning trials can be found here –https://tinyurl.com/PSHB-inoculation

There is no ‘Teal Party’, just individuals

Bill Hassell is no fool, so I can only attribute his letter (‘Electors-ﬁrst is liberal principle’, April 12) to wilful ignorance in his attempt to denigrate Kate Chaney and thereby enhance the prospects of the Liberal candidate for Curtin, Tom White.

Sure, many years ago out of curiosity Ms Chaney joined and went to a meeting of the Labor Party, but she was so dismayed by the factionalism and the undue inﬂuence of the party bosses that she never went back.

As for the inference of covert deals with Climate 200, Mr Hassell should check the address by Simon Holmes a Court to the Canberra Press Club, which will lay his concerns to rest. There is no “Teal Party” and the community independents do not vote as a bloc, but

consider each policy proposal on its merits and vote according to their individual conscience and the values of their electorate.

Mr Hassell quotes the Liberal Party philosophy of the 1940s. Does anyone believe that the

“basic Liberal principle, enshrined ... by Robert Menzies” applies to the Liberal Party of the 21st Century? I don’t.

Ian Hill

Fraser Street, Swanbourne

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True colours of incivility

Curtin Liberal candidate Tom White shows us the kind of person he is, the kind of behaviour he thinks is okay, because it’s on full display in a 25-minute radio debate with independent incumbent Kate Chaney, aired live on Thursday last week. Go to abc.net.au/listen and search “Kate Chaney”. The rapid-ﬁre style of talking over Ms Chaney, interrupting, sniping when she was speaking, escalated during the debate. There was no off-switch. Even the interviewer was ignored. Mr White came across as patronising, rude and without respect for the incumbent MP or the interviewer. This behaviour is unacceptable for anyone in public ofﬁce, just as it’s unacceptable in your workplace and in schools. Imagine being on the receiving end of this in a private meeting as a constituent. Is this a man who would listen to his electorate?

Full debate needed on energy options

After months of radio silence, nuclear energy is quietly back on the Coalition’s agenda.

Peter Dutton’s latest campaign launch reaffirms a commitment to “proven, zeroemissions nuclear power” –pitched as part of a “sensible mix of technologies”.

What’s missing? Any mention of climate change.

The point of zero-emissions energy is to slash emissions

urgently to tackle the climate crisis. Not by 2050, but now.

Yet the Coalition’s nuclear plan, with its long lead times, risks locking in coal for longer and delaying real action. Under their policy, renewables would be capped at just 54% by 2030, compared to Labor’s goal of 82%. That’s a critical difference. Thankfully, candidate forums are ramping up and voters have

Yvonne Patterson Shenton Road,

a chance to question parties on their climate and energy platforms. These are vital conversations we need to have, in public and in full.

Let’s have the debate. Let’s scrutinise the policies – on facts, feasibility, costs and climate impact – and then we’ll see who’s being reckless, and who’s really paying the price.

Claremont

Richard Yin Commercial Road, Shenton Park

Thriving ... the poinciana outside Mr Randell’s Fern Street home, left, and the “plugged” injection point in its trunk, right.

Getting a leg up at Herdsman

With Lake Claremont and the east lake of Perry Lakes drying out, large numbers of white-headed (formerly blackwinged) stilts have descended on Herdsman Lake to feed in the shallows.

These birds like shallow water and tidal ﬂats. They can swim, but rarely do, preferring to forage by wading.

Prompted to explain their habit of standing one leg, Microsoft’s Copilot chatbot advises there are several reasons, including:

• Birds’ legs are not covered in feathers, making them a signiﬁcant source of heat loss. Standing on one leg reduces

the surface area exposed to cold, conserving body heat, and

• Standing on one leg allows them to rest the other leg, reducing muscle fatigue. This is particularly beneﬁcial for birds with long legs, like stilts, herons and ﬂamingos.

Ian Stewart Jarrah Lane, Mt Claremont

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Allen Park excision cuts across master plan protections

Cries of “nimbyism” and “ﬁscal and environmental vandalism” in last week’s letters to the POST regarding land use in Allen Park are not supported by recommendations contained in the City of Nedlands Allen Park Master Plan.

Those recommendations are substantiated by meticulously documented land-use principles, reviews of studies, strategic and planning documents, and detailed and extensive public consultation of mulitple Allen Park stakeholders and users.

The recommendations themselves are designed to achieve the strategic use of ﬁnite public open space in Allen Park for as many user groups as possible.

The 2025 health department proposal to excise and incorporate an additional 4000sq.m of Allen Park’s A-Class reserves (alongside the approximately

6000sq.m excised in 2020) to serve as “complementary parkland” for a seven-bed hospital facility, does not accord with land-use principles regarding strategic user group access to ﬁnite public open space.

Notably, the department will cede control of a total 10,000sq.m of A-Class reserve to a private company. This is despite the fact that the health department purportedly will be operating the hospital facility with taxpayers funding its running costs. Details of any lease agreement remain inaccessible to public scrutiny.

For those reasons, the department’s latest excision proposal, or any licence proposal in relation to the same area of A-Class reserve, should be unconditionally rejected.

Peter Taranto Lynton Street, Swanbourne

Indi antidote to ‘sameness’ in major parties

Bill Hassell (‘Electors-ﬁrst is Liberal principle, dating back to Menzies’, Letters, April 12) is clearly hurting as he watches independents take command of the political space formerly occupied by Liberal moderates. The unconscionable practice of data harvesting while falsely insinuating ofﬁcial AEC status has quite rightly been called out by Kate Chaney. Sneaky is as sneaky does. Such deception is only legal because of loopholes written into political advertising laws by Liberal and Labor.

When Peter Dutton said the Liberals had to win back Curtin to win government I was inspired to do my part to prevent that outcome, and this is my practical, real-world experience. Having knocked on more than 1500 doors in Curtin, I can tell Mr Hassell that few voters see any sharp contrast between Liberal and Labor’s political principles.

Rather, a great many see a sameness borne out of funding to both sides of politics by coal, gas, alcohol, gambling, supermarket, mining and so many

other industry players. They see these murky connections as far more threatening to their wellbeing than the trickle of funding that Climate 200 gives to the so-called Teals.

The likes of Mr Hassell and Tom White might like to bully Teal independents into forming a party, but on what basis? We the people, the community who volunteer our support, want them to be independent. Not only is that desire legal, it is the very essence of democracy.

Photo: Ian Stewart

Carl Brauhart Lisle Street, Mt Claremont

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Porn charge dropped

Police have dropped a revenge porn charge against a prominent western suburb businesswoman.

The woman, who cannot be identiﬁed because of a suppression order, had been accused of distributing an intimate image of another woman without her consent on September 1 last year.

The case was due to be heard this week, but the hearing was brought on early last week after police decided to discontinue the charge.

The businesswoman declined to comment.

Mining chief on assault charge

A gold-mining company chief executive pleaded not guilty to an aggravated assault charge in Fremantle Magistrates Court on Tuesday. North Fremantle resident Paul Andrew Criddle is chief executive at Capricorn Metals, and has previously held leadership or operational roles at Roxgold and Perseus Mining.

He was charged with unlawful assault causing bodily harm with circumstances of aggravation in North Fremantle on March 28 and 29, and pleaded not guilty.

A trial is listed for November 10 in Fremantle Magistrates Court.

Police would like to speak to this woman.

Police Beat

With Ben Dickinson Parcel pinched from porch

A “porch pirate” stole a parcel from a property in Brian Walker Lane, Swanbourne, on February 19.

Police believe a woman who drove a white Volvo in the area that day may be able to assist their investigation.

She is described as aged in her late 40s, with shoulder-length blonde hair and glasses.

Anyone who recognises her or whose CCTV or dashcam may have captured the Volvo’s registration number should contact Crime Stoppers and quote reference 11853.

A truck driver was seriously injured when his vehicle ploughed into a Perth apartment building late last month.

The 55-year-old man was exiting the Kwinana Freeway around 5.30am on March 31, but failed to make the turn onto Mounts Bay Road.

His white Volvo truck careered across the intersection and struck an apartment building on the opposite side.

Are these your wheels?

Police recovered a stolen mountain bike during a raid at a Scarborough home last week and want to return it to its owner.

The red Specialized Epic model with ﬂat handlebars and dual suspension was among several items of interest recovered by ofﬁcers who searched a Duke

Street home on April 10. The bike had not been registered on Bikelinc, so police do not know who owns it.

If you believe you are the owner, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Proof of ownership is essential.

The driver was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with “serious injuries”, according to police, but has since been discharged.

Nobody in the apartment building was injured.

Road Policing Group ofﬁcers would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the crash or saw the truck travelling north on the freeway in the minutes before it.

Information to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Welcome to 21 Nagle Lane – this solid twobedroom, brick and tile home is located within the quiet, leafy suburb of Mosman Park. Within walking distance of so many lovely shops and cafes, public transport options and Mosman Park beach only a short distance away, this location certainly does make a compelling case for how good life would be.

The property has a gated, concrete driveway, with room to park two cars – one under the carport for protection from the sun. A mix of colorbond and brick fencing surrounds the perimeter of the property for added security and privacy – enjoy your morning coffee in the shady courtyard, which has plenty of established gardens with flowering trees.

The home itself is a blank canvas ready for its new owner to make their mark – painted in a neutral décor throughout, get creative with your paintbrush and turn this home into something refreshed and modern. Sheer curtains allow for plenty of natural light to filter in, the space bright and warm, while security screens on the external doors are an added bonus for the security conscious buyer.

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The living area has a split system air conditioning unit and there are ceiling fans in both bedrooms.

The kitchen is in original condition and would benefit from a breath of new life and is directly connected to a large laundry that flows out to the back yard.

This is the first time this property has gone to market in over 34 years – don’t miss out on a fantastic opportunity to buy a slice of Mosman Park. The lifestyle between River and Sea truly is unmatched.

What we love about this property:

•Private and secure – solid fencing and security screens on all doors

•Blank canvas with renovation potential

•Large open plan living room

•Large laundry

•Split system air conditioning unit and ceiling fans

Welcome to NOMA, a beautiful and luxurious, 2023-built complex, which is home to an array of gourmet cafes and patisseries on the ground floor. This unique complex has 53 high-spec apartments designed to exceed all your expectations, built in a location so that you can walk to almost everything you need.

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Unit 201 is located on the second floor and has a south facing balcony. Step inside and you will be surprised at how light, bright and sunny the openplan living room is, with a large sliding door that leads out to a extra-large balcony, perfect for hosting dinner parties or enjoying your morning coffee. The kitchen is equipped with top-of-theline Smeg appliances, perfect for the home chef, as well as integrated dishwasher and induction cooktop. The Caesarstone benchtops are a real feature and add a touch of sophistication and elegance to the apartment.

Throughout the apartment, you’ll find a mix of Herringbone Timber flooring and soft carpets. There is also reverse cycle air conditioning throughout. The apartment comes with a secure undercover parking space, for added peace of mind and a lock-up storage room conveniently located right next to your front door, allowing you

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A major feature of NOMA is the level 8 entertaining area that is accessible to all residents and has a full high spec, chef’s grade kitchen, luxurious lounge and a 180-degree balcony that has access to some amazing ocean views. Perfect for entertaining your guests on a larger scale.

NOMA is walking distance to so many important amenities like the Mosman Park shopping center (featuring Coles), local cafe’s like Glyde Cafe, train and bus stations, local bars and even the coastline is only 800m away!

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The time Ned rode all the way to Syria

The true, harrowing story of a 12-day ride undertaken in 1918 by West Australian soldiers in the 10th Light Horse Regiment will be the subject of a talk on Wednesday, April 23.

Singer, songwriter and musician Carmel Charlton will tell the story of “The Great Ride”, when the Australian Light Horse pursued the Turks from Palestine to the city of Damascus – the last stronghold of the Ottoman Empire.

Carmel’s presentation will include songs, dialogue and images to show the struggle, emotion, humour and life that

the troops went through during the ride.

She will discuss the events as described by trooper Ned Moriarty in letters to his sister Alice in Bunbury.

The 10th Light Horse Regiment had been given the honour of leading the Australian Mounted Division into Damascus to accept the city’s formal surrender.

The presentation on Wednesday will be from 1.30 to 2.30pm at Cambridge Library,

The Boulevard, Floreat.

It is a free event. For information phone Carmel 0412 777 061 or Cambridge Library 9383 8999.

All welcome to hear about doctor’s life in cancer care

Members of the public and alumni of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital are invited to the Alumni Oration on Thursday May 1.

David Joske, retired clinical haematologist and previous medical co-director at SCGH, will present the oration, titled Adventures in Cancerland.

Dr Joske is the founder of Solaris Cancer Care and will share aspects of his medical

life in haematology and work with Solaris.

The SCGH Alumni Association will hold its AGM at 4.30pm on the day, with Dr Joske’s presentation at 5pm and refreshments to follow.

The venue is the seminar room on the ground ﬂoor of the Harry Perkins Building in Verdun Street, Nedlands. RSVP by Friday April 24 to Mary.joyce@health.wa.gov.au.

Fishers urged to stay safe on the beach

Fishers are urged to put safety ﬁrst while on the WA coast this autumn, when the salmon are making their annual migration north to warmer waters.

The department of primary industries and regional development urges ﬁshers to cast their lines from the beach, not the rocks.

They should also clean their catch some way back from the water’s edge, and dispose of ﬁshing waste – including hooks and lines – responsibly, away from swimmers and passers-by.

DPIRD Shark response unit manager Michael Burke said swimmers, surfers and divers should be alert to increased shark activity, stay away from large schools of fish, and check the SharkSmart app or sharksmart.com.au for up-todate information about any shark sightings.

Sightings should be reported to the Water Police on 9442 8600, quoting the nearest Beach Emergency Number (BEN) sign to pinpoint the location.

Surf Life Saving WA metropolitan aerial patrols are ﬂying daily until the end of April.

Trooper Ned Moriarty wrote home to his sister Alice, inset, in Bunbury.

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With only a 15-minute drive to Busselton, 13 minutes to Capel and 36 minutes to Bunbury, you are perfectly situated to enjoy the tranquility of beachside living while remaining conveniently close to essential amenities.

This is a rare opportunity to secure a beachfront lifestyle in one of Western Australia’s most sought-after regions.

Kids lop off locks for leukaemia

Six brave and generous students from Beehive Montessori School in Mosman Park recently lost their luscious locks to help raise money for research into blood cancers.

The students took part in the World’s Greatest Shave as part of the school’s family fun day and raised more than $7000 for the Leukaemia Foundation.

Students could alternatively come to school with crazy hair in return for a gold coin donation, and there was also a sausage

sizzle to support the fundraising campaign.

Blood cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australian children. There are more than 120 types, including lymphoma and leukaemia.

Every dollar raised through the World’s Greatest Shave helps support blood cancer research and families with a loved one with blood cancer.

For more information about the Leukaemia Foundation and the World’s Greatest Shave go to www.leukaemia.org.au.

Go vroom vroom in Subiaco

Supercar owners and fans are invited to the third See Subiaco Supercar Sunday on April 27.

Organisers this year are aiming to get more McLarens together than ever before seen in WA, if not Australia.

The event will showcase more than 100 supercars and hypercars including the latest models from McLaren, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Aston Martin.

The cars will be driven in convoy from the grassed park of Market Square Gardens in Subiaco and up Rokeby Road on their way to the Perth Hills and beyond, ending with lunch at a winery.

Other car brands to be represented on the day include Bentley, Audi, Bugatti, Lotus, TVR and Rolls Royce. Supercar Sunday is a free family friendly event for spectators.

For more information and to register your car for the convoy go to classiccarsandcoffee. com.au and click on the events tab to ﬁnd Supercar Sunday.

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Beehive Montessori student Tom Hadfield in the World’s Greatest Shave.

The latest in luxury supercars will parade in convoy through Subiaco.

Is high tea one of your mum’s favourite things?

Treat Mum to an early Mothers Day celebration with a Sound of Musicthemed high tea on Saturday April 26.

The Dalkeith Church of Christ is hosting the high tea, with all proceeds to go towards cancer research.

It will include afternoon tea served on Royal Doulton and Royal Albert china, plus

live entertainment inspired by the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music.

The afternoon tea starts at 2.30pm at 70 Dalkeith Road.

Cost is $25 per person. Tickets can be bought online by going to trybooking.com and searching “Dalkeith Road”.

For more information email Dayna at info@dalkeithroad. org.au.

Enjoy York

The York Heritage Weekend begins on Friday April 25 with an Anzac dawn service on Mt Brown, and the Residency Museum will pay tribute to all the soldiers who fought in World War I. In the evening a Heritage Family Concert features live music and poetry from the various eras of conﬂict.

There will be live music, dancing, pizza-making, storytelling, historical tours, and games for the children.

The Historical Cycling Club will have a bigger range of historical bicycles than ever.

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Seasonal weed control notiﬁcation

To keep the City’s bushlands, parks and sports ﬁelds free from weeds and ensure their continued health and community use, seasonal broadleaf weed control will be conducted from May to October 2025 (weather permitting).

• Broadleaf herbicides will be applied in accordance with label directions and best practice from the Western Australian Department of Health

• Application will cease in wet or windy conditions

• Weed spraying vehicles will have clear signage showing which chemical is being applied. Signage will also be positioned around the area while spraying is in progress

• Spotters will always be present to warn pedestrians of spraying on site.

For more information or to subscribe to the City’s pesticide notiﬁcation register, visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au/pestsandweeds or call the City on (08) 9205 8555.

UWA study f inds 55 new spider species

Researchers from UWA and the Queensland and Western Australian museums have identiﬁed 55 new species of wishbone spider in Australia.

The species group includes trapdoor, tarantulas and funnelweb spiders.

It is part of the Aname genus, now one of the most diverse and widespread groups of arachnids in the country.

The wishbone name comes from their Y-shaped or wishbone-shaped burrows.

The researchers’ findings were published in the European Journal of Taxonomy.

Lead author Dr Jeremy Wilson spent the ﬁrst 12 months of the two-year project at Queensland Museum before moving to the Western Australian Museum and UWA.

He said the Aname genus contained spider species that were often strikingly beautiful, with iridescent bronze, gold or silver hairs covering parts of their body.

“They make silk-lined burrows in the ground that can be quite deep, and that often have a hidden secondary entrance that probably functions as an ‘escape chute’ to help them avoid predators and other threats,” he said.

Queensland Museum principal scientist and curator of arachnology Dr Michael Rix, co-author of the paper, said: “The description of 55 species

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and the silk-lined burrow of the new Aname occivillosa species of wishbone spider.

new to science is a testament to the richness of Australia’s arachnid fauna and underscores the importance of continued ﬁeldwork and research in these often-overlooked regions.”

Subiaco Museum to be smartened up

The Subiaco Museum gallery is to be spruced up for the ﬁrst time in 50 years.

The City of Subiaco said the works were expected to start this winter and take about two weeks.

The museum would close while the work was done, but its online collection could be accessed via the Collections WA website and there would also be displays in Subiaco Library.

Mayor David McMullen said:

“The museum turns 50 in November so now is the perfect time to rejuvenate our largest gallery and bring the space in line with modern standards.

“Subiaco Museum is an important part of our city and enables us to preserve and promote our

important heritage for future generations.”

The renovations are intended to make the permanent exhibition area more ﬂexible and create a better experience for visitors.

They will include new lighting, interactive displays, audio-visual elements, and new displays to tell the stories behind the exhibits.

The cabinetry, donated in the 1980s, will also be replaced.

The museum’s back gallery is used for larger exhibitions and houses permanent exhibits – including a reconstructed facade of 210 Park Street.

It is also used for public and educational programs including school visits, Museum Mornings and family activity days.

The Subiaco Museum gallery, popular for school visits, is to be spruced up this winter.

From left Keaton and Dayna Staszewski-Hose and Glenice Porter set up for high tea.

A female Aname rubrochelicera in defensive posture; a female Aname ferruginea species;

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MLC quartet brings serenity to hospital

Four talented musicians from Methodist Ladies College Claremont entertained guests at the ofﬁcial reopening of the St John of God Subiaco Hospital foyer.

The foyer was renovated recently and MLC’s Serenity string quartet –comprising Year 11 and 12

students – played classical and contemporary pieces at the celebration.

MLC director of music

Pamela Grubb said the students relished the opportunity to perform.

“Our girls love being able to bring the joy of music to others, and seeing the smiles on the

Di and Larry are WA Ricochet champs

A growing number of Cambridge Croquet members are playing Ricochet, a game designed originally to encourage players to try Association Croquet – which can be a complicated game demanding a great deal of concentration.

Ricochet places a greater emphasis on the ability to hit another ball over greater distances, along with the ability to place a ball at the right distance.

Other clubs are playing

this game, which led to Cambridge being asked at short notice to host the state doubles championship on the last weekend of March.

The winners were Di Cooke and Larry Hurt.

Di is a longstanding member of Cambridge Croquet and in charge of the club’s lawns, while Larry is a relatively new member who has taken on the role of looking after the grounds. Congratulations to both of them.

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faces of visitors, patients and hospital staff as they passed by made the morning very meaningful for them,”she said.

A hospital spokeswoman said the foyer was now a more welcoming and contemporary environment for patients, visitors, caregivers and medical specialists.

It was part of Stage Two of the hospital’s major redevelopment project, which began at the start of this year and will include upgrades to the main forecourt and multistorey carpark, new lifts, and a new energy and water plant for the site.

Do you need a reason to run?

Staff whose role is to raise money for Sir Charles Gairdner and Osborne Park hospitals are about to take part in a fundraising run themselves.

The Charlies Foundation for Research staff will join the HBF Run for a Reason on May 25, accompanied by Karen Walsh who underwent a kidney transplant at SCGH.

Karen said she was grateful for the staff at SCGH, her family, friends and her living donor, JulieAnne, and was looking forward to running with the Charlies Foundation team.

“We all face medical challenges in life, or we know someone close to us experiencing challenges,” Karen said.

“New medications, treatments, technologies for treating illness and disease are a direct result

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Bowling

Monday, April 7: 1st David Hughes and Ted Leahy; 2nd John Barlow and Les Snashall; plate Bruce Ride and Faye Peake.

Wednesday, April 9:

Winners Brian Dick, Cliff Racey and Ann Ruzich. Friday, April 11:

Winners Gavin Arrow and Chuck Belotti; 2nd Dae Miller, Audrey Belotti and Dina Shah.

Saturday Men April 12: 1st Derek Gadsden and Adrian Cocks; 2nd John Barlow and Bernie Yates; 3rd Frank Honey, Yogi Shah and Cliff Racey; 4th Ted Delaney, Steve Parsons and Chris Westergren.

Social bowls is on Wednesday mornings and Friday afternoons. On Wednesday names in by 8.30am to play at 9.30. On Friday names in by 2.10pm to play at 2.30.

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With the pennant season and finals over, mixed social bowls have now become the order of the day.

On Thursday April 10, 28 bowlers did battle. David Wood, Tom James, Brian Burton and Ken Brooke won with a 12-shot margin.

Other winners were: Neil Davis, David Steinberg and Andrew McGlew +9; John O’Meehan, George Klug, Roger Gray and Ron Day +8; and John McCormack, Gwenda McIntosh and Jeff Irwin +4.

In fine weather last Saturday, April 12, 21 bowlers were pitted against each other with Darren Redeckis and his team of Kerry Chernoff and Roger Gray taking the cake with a margin of 10 shots. Second were John Pole, Jeff Irwin, Julia Wallis and Rob Wood +3; and third Ric Camins, Ian Freedman and Ron Day +2.

registration from 2pm for a 2.30 start. We encourage members of the local community to drop in and enjoy the facilities with the club open daily from 4pm.

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Congratulations to our lady bowlers who have just won the State Ladies Triples championship. Well done, Klaire Hughes, Jeannie Guillotti and Cathie Smith. Some great bowling.

With the pennant season ﬁnished, there is a lull in activities at the top of the hill. But the winter season will soon be on us and it will be all full on again.

The three-bowls pairs started on Friday April 11 with a full rink, which was good. The winners were Terry Cranswick and Debbie Cranswick. Second were Steven Swanson and Bob Kershaw, and third Mark Bright and John Pallett. The second-round winners were Cambridge Hoffman and Brian Cranswick.

Wednesday Scroungers on April 9 also had a big roll-up. There were some very good first-time bowlers showing lots of potential and we had five people playing off in the final: Noeline Chesson, Liz Walker, Helen Adams, Damien Downes and Barbara Townsend. Noeline took out the final with just one point advantage over Barbara. The trophy night and opening of the synthetic green is being held on Sunday April 27 from 4.40pm. Tickets and registration at the office. Mahjong is played at the club on Thursday mornings from 9am. Social membership is all that is required, details at the office.

of research and offer relief, hope and ultimately a cure for those suffering.”

The HBF Run for a Reason includes 3km, 12km, and half-marathon options, and participants are encouraged to run for charity as well as for their own health, community and personal achievement.

Charlies Foundation for Research is the primary fundraising body for medical research and projects at SCGH and Osborne Park.

A foundation statement said that in the 2023/2024 ﬁnancial year it contributed more than $1million to support world-class research and medical projects.

To register and support the Charlies Foundation go to hbf.com.au/run and search Charlies Foundation for Research.

For more information about Charlies Foundation for Research go online to charliesfoundation.org.au.

Ron Stapleton, Neil Davis and Brian Burton were joined by Kevin Gibb, a Dunsborough member, to play in the Dunsborough Bowling Club Annual Wise Wines Carnival and came third on the second day.

Hollywood Subiaco

The club has undergone quite a facelift with the old deck replaced and the new outdoor area considerably increasing the space available for outdoor functions and events.

The increased space will allow social clubs and corporate groups to have exclusive use of a section of the deck for events. Social bowls are under way and bowlers of all levels from beginners to the more experienced are welcome to have a roll.

If you are new to the club our friendly bar staff can help to get you started. Scroungers will resume on Sunday April 27 with

There are no organised bowls over Easter and the club will be closed on Good Friday.

Guy Soubeyran has been made a life member for his contributions to the establishment and running of Subiaco Petanque Club. The club’s singles trophy is named in his honour in recognition of his contributions.

Members competed for the trophy last Saturday, April 12. Val Gridley and Rob Dunlop were winners in the ladies’ and men’s competitions respectively. Also receiving medals were Jane Taylor and Megan Cheyne, and Gilbert Baatard and Ravin Parianen.

The President’s Cup club competition continues this Saturday, April 19. Visitors are welcome on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Consult our website, petanquesubiaco.com for details.

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Pétanque

MLC’s Serenity quartet performs at the St John of God Hospital Subiaco’s foyer re-opening.

Ricochet state doubles championship winners Larry Hurt and Di Cooke at Cambridge Croquet.

Bike plan makes Danes great

By Claire Tyrrell

A Perth sustainability expert has found that a Danish move to reduce car use in capital Copenhagen has boosted business activity.

Arup senior sustainability consultant Hannah Sutton, who moved from Perth to Copenhagen last year, explained the plan to concentrate development on ﬁve main corridors, or ﬁngers.

“This plan structured regional access to the city centre and encouraged bus and bike use within the city itself, laying the groundwork for today’s extensive bike network,” she said.

The finger plan involved ﬁve designated corridors along rail lines, all directed towards the city’s central business district.

The rationale behind

the five fingers was to allow for controlled urban growth as well as recreation, green space and agriculture.

Ms Sutton explained that the city had expanded on this foundation with “super biking roads” and pedestrian-only zones, including Strøget in the city’s centre.

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The fight to end poverty

By Kathy Skantzos

Recent research has made the surprise revelation that one in eight West Australians lives below the poverty line.

Despite the great wealth generated in WA, Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre research published last August shows poverty rates have risen from 8.7% in 2014 to 12.8% in 2022.

streets in Europe.

Ms Sutton said the introduction of car-free areas had boosted local businesses by increasing foot trafﬁc.

About 40% of the city’s daily commutes were by bicycle, she said, with more than 745,000 bikes in the city.

This compares to about 5% of people using active transportation in Perth, according to a recent

study by urban strategy and design ﬁrm Gehl.

Copenhagen has 546km of bike paths and more than 24 dedicated bicycle and pedestrian bridges, which serve to connect key areas.

Perth’s $13billion Metronet project is almost complete, but critics say there needs to be more mid-tier transport to ﬁll in the gaps between the 72km of new passenger rail.

Botanix to raise $40million for sweat drug

By Sam Jones

Botanix will tap investors for $40million as it eyes an expansion of its US offerings after a successful ﬁrst few months in the market.

The Leederville-based medical dermatology company said early sales of its Sofdra gel – used to treat excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis – justiﬁed expansion earlier than originally planned.

That’s around 358,000 people and more than 90,000 children living in poverty in WA; an increase of 147,000 adults and children compared to a decade ago.

A new anti-poverty movement, No Place for Poverty (formerly the Equity Project), has emerged as a collective community effort to tackle the growing problem.

The grassroots movement collaborates with other not-for-proﬁts to address the systemic causes of poverty, push for fairer systems and build stronger communities through systemic change.

No Place for Poverty lead Alexander Hughes said the cost of living was a factor but the issue ran deeper.

“Australia has lost sight of its fair-go values and has created systems that trap people below the poverty line, rather than helping them back on their feet,”

No Place for Poverty lead Alexander Hughes.

Mr Hughes said. “The increasing cost of essentials, stagnant wages, insecure work and reduced support systems have made poverty a reality for many who previously would not have been at risk; even people with jobs, savings, or stable housing.”

Mr Hughes is calling for systemic change to tackle the barriers that prevent people from escaping poverty, including a wider safety net and employment assistance.

Raising income support rates was an essential component of this, he said, noting Australia had the lowest rate of unemployment assistance out of all 38 OECD countries.

Botanix Pharmaceuticals executive chair Vince Ippolito.

Hannah Sutton moved from Perth to Copenhagen last year.

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Complex tapestry in Greek family saga

Matia

By Emily Tsokos Purtill

Published by UWA Publishing $35

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In 1995 young Nedlands writer Emily Tsokos won her ﬁrst major writing prize, the Tim Winton Award (now Craig Silvey Award) for young writers. Her story was inspired by her Greek-Australian heritage.

“At the time I’d gone to a lot of big Greek family weddings, so my story was about a feud at a wedding,” Emily said.

Thirty years later, and now living in Subiaco, Emily Tsokos Purtill has published her debut novel, continuing to explore her Greek heritage.

“This story has been fermenting for years,” Emily said of the complex family story that weaves together four generations of Greek women across three continents.

Still inspired by the Greek weddings and traditions from Kastellorizo that captured Emily’s attention and imagination as a child, her novel, Matia (the blue-eyed charm that protects from evil), begins with Sia, arriving in Fremantle in 1945 to join her estranged father who

had emigrated years earlier. In Perth in the 1960s, her daughter Koula marries a Greek man under the cloud of an evil eye, then it’s onwards to Athena, the mother of twins struggling to ﬁnd a balance in life in the 1990s and greatgrandaughter Clara in New York in the mid-2000’s.

Emily’s stories weaves the fates of four generations and the matias that bind them.

“I never saw their stories chronologically,” Emily

said. “The timelines are complex but I always let my vision for these women guide me.”

Emily’s great grandmother came to Australia just before World War II and her paternal grandparents came after the war but, she said, a lot of traditions remained long after the language stopped.

“As the eldest in my family I was still seeing those traditions that are now slowly disappearing,” she said. “There has been so much social change in such a short time.

“My grandparents were a huge inspiration for me in writing the book, having migrated to Australia from Greece after World War II and living close to us in Nedlands.

Her beloved Yiayia and Pappou both died recently, in their 90s.

In 2003, 21-year-old Emily contacted the POST because she had lost a precious signet ring on Cottesloe beach. The ring had been made for her 18th birthday from the gold of her grandmother’s and great-grandmother’s rings. It was never found.

In her ﬁnal year at St Hilda’s, Emily considered journalism as a career and came to the POST for work experience, but then pursued a career in law.

She worked for a legal ﬁrm until her family took a sabbatical in New York in 2013 when she returned to writing.

“I am committed to writing now,” she said.

Four people and four different ideas about living in the country: Yirra Yaakin theatre company stages the world premiere of Barbara Hostalek’s new play Thirst.

“It began as a way to explore themes of storytelling,” said local playwright Barbara of the play that emerged from Yirra Yaakin Writers’ Group program Yirra Yaarnz.

Thirst follows the story of Lola, a former popstar, and her entrepreneurial partner and band member Chico, who never planned to settle down in the country. But when they inherit a pub from Lola’s estranged whitefella

uncle, they become the ﬁrst blackfellas to run a pub in the district.

The Glass Slipper Tavern is the only pub for miles around, and it desperately needs repairs. Can a karaoke night fundraiser, with the help of Roxy, a savvy country barmaid who’s looking for a future outside the town, and Bruce, the son of a local farmer and headed for university, save it?

Barbara’s love of karaoke inspired her to write the play. “Karaoke is part of country-town social life,” she said.

“It was a great play to write, and it is a tender, funny and beautiful story about the legacy of growing

up in a country town.

“I’m so proud of it – I think it’s my best one.” Thirst is Barbara’s third main-stage production for Yirra Yaakin, following Banned in 2018 (nominated for best new work at PAWA awards) and Cracked the following year.

Directed by artistic director Maitland Schnaars, and featuring Leah Pigram, Della Rae Morrison, Jarrad Inman and Bruce Denny, Thirst runs in The Studio at the Subiaco Arts Centre from April 29 to May 10. There are matinees on Saturday May 3 and Tuesday May 6, and a post-show Q&A on May 8.

■ After years in law, Emily Tsokos Purtill has returned to her ﬁrst love of writing.

■ Leah Pigram and Jarrad Inman get into karaoke for Yirra Yaakin’s premiere of Thirst.

Immigration- Shellhouse 2024, oil on canvas, 100 x 70cm

IMMIGRATION exhibition by Nazila Jahangir at Stala Contemporary gallery 11 Southport Street, West Leederville. Open Wed-Sat 10am-4pm until 10 May. Contact Sherri Staltari (Director) 0417 184 638 View works online www.stalacontemporary.com.au

Grand revival at Junipers

Juniper Galleries at Darlington in the Perth Hills has been closed for 18 months, but returns with its biggest exhibition yet.

More than 40 WA painters, potters, ceramicists and sculptors are taking part in a group exhibition titled Enraptured.

“I wanted artists to show work that spoke to great beauty, joy and passion,” said gallerist Trish Juniper.

“It is my biggest exhibition and one of the very best –

especially since all the artists come from WA.”

Among the artists are Mosman Park ceramicist Rebekah Clark, whose organic artworks are inspired by WA’s unique geology, Wembley still-life painter Alex Kyriakacis, Scarborough artist Lindy Midalia whose passion is forest landscapes, and abstract artist and interior designer Lisa QuinnSchoﬁeld.

Other popular artists include Subiaco impressionist Ryan Ahern, whose work regularly

shows at The Orangery gallery in Shenton Park, Jo Meredith’s beautiful waterscapes, bush landscapes by Narelle Higson, Ric Burkett’s colourful abstracts, and Alina Hayes’s stunning, light-ﬁlled interiors featuring curious wild animals.

Juniper Galleries is the original studio of the late Robert Juniper, a legend of Australian art. The gallery space is now run by his widow, Trish.

“I can hardly wait to welcome everyone back to this unique and glorious

space,” said Trish, who has spent some time in hospital and in recovery over the last year. She will ofﬁcially open Enraptured on Sunday April 27, and the gallery will be open every weekend until June 2, with weekday viewings by appointment. It is also possible to book a private viewing of Robert Juniper’s work, housed in a separate space.

■ Juniper Galleries is at 41a Dalry Road in Darlington.

Greste saga misses its mark

There’s a scene early on in the story of wrongly detained Australian-Latvian journalist Peter Greste (Richard Roxburgh) in which the Egyptian authorities claim the war correspondent’s work in Cairo is, at best, mediocre.

Greste agrees; nothing he has reported to camera in the days since he arrived in the country to ﬁll in for a colleague over Christmas has been that hard-hitting.

The same can be said

for Kriv Stenders’ (Red Dog) screen adaptation of the circumstances in which Greste and two of his Al Jazeera news colleagues, Mohamed Fahmy (Julian Maroun) and

Baher Mohamed (Rahel Romahn), were detained and eventually sentenced to prison on vague, trumpedup charges of terrorism.

plative courtroom drama that you know from the start he’s not going to win without an international diplomatic effort – which is only vaguely captured.

Roxburgh is eminently watchable and does what he can with a middling screenplay, but it’s a tough gig.

Stenders manages to inject the procedural drama with a sense of Greste’s purpose only when he cuts to another story, at another time, when Greste’s producer Kate Peyton (Yael Stone) was shot and killed in Mogadishu eight years earlier.

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You would expect the massive headline-creating raw material to generate a ﬁlm with an innate sense of urgency and a strong feel for what was at stake for the journalists.

But somehow the plodding screenplay by Peter Duncan (Rake), based on Greste’s by-allaccounts gripping 2017 memoir, doesn’t harness it.

Instead, Greste’s story plays like a slow, contem-

It’s those brief scenes unfurling alongside the main drama that underscore the compulsion for adrenaline and the inherent dangers of the job, and which might have made for a stronger central story. As it stands, neither is well-served. The Correspondent offers an important insight into the risks that journalists take to do their jobs. It’s a shame Stenders takes so few in his own storytelling.

SARAH McNEILL

■ Subiaco artist Ryan Ahern is part of Juniper’s huge group exhibition.

■ Peter Greste (Richard Roxburgh) sat in an Egyptian jail for 400 days.

I’ve been in a relationship with a man for 2½ years. From the start he would threaten to end the relationship over stupid stuff, saying: “If it’s like this now, what’s it going to be like in ﬁve years?”

I tried to reason with him. Everybody argues; it’s a fact of life. It’s how we deal with it that matters. Sadly, these episodes have continued. If I didn’t value our relationship, we would have split up long ago.

He has gone from a chilled-out, loving guy to an egotistical and sometimes aggressive person. All of which I believe is the person he is. I am told to shut up if he doesn’t like what I’m saying.

Two months ago he proposed to me. All my friends tell me how much he loves me, but how can that be when he’s walked out again? He never sees himself doing any wrong. Why do I love this man? I’m so confused.

Colleen Colleen, there have been so many books written about relationships. One bestselling author wrote that he pretends his wife is

Seriously French in Shenton Park

Marie Marsaa and Thomas Desrues had no intention of buying a restaurant until Benoit Lasplace contacted them to say he wanted to sell his little French bistro Mistelle in Shenton Park, and asked if they would like to take it on.

As regular diners at Mistelle, the couple had befriended fellow Frenchman Benoit and, on the spur of the moment, they agreed to buy it.

Marie and Thomas came to Australia from Pays Basque in southwest France. After backpacking around Sydney they came to Perth, fell in love with the city and stayed.

Benoit, who coincidentally came from the same region of France, was chef in Print Hall Dining Room before opening Mistelle

in 2023 with his wife Chantelle, who ran frontof-house.

When Benoit decided to sell, Thomas was chef at Balthazar in the city and Marie was venue manager at Sentinel bar and grill.

“It had always a dream of mine to own my own restaurant,” Marie said, “but I never thought of doing it in Perth. When this opportunity came up it made perfect sense that as a chef and a front-of-house manager, we could do this together.”

They have maintained

Mistelle’s classic French cuisine such as French onion soup, steak tartare and conﬁt duck leg, and introduced new contemporary dishes. They also kept Benoit’s popular idea of the Tuesday Test Kitchen – an evening when there is no menu and diners are served new dishes from Thomas’s kitchen.

“It is an opportunity for us to experiment with ideas and try out new things with whatever fresh seasonal ingredients are on hand,” Marie said.

The bistro has only been

open in the evenings but recently they introduced a Saturday “formule” lunch –a set menu with a choice of two or three courses.

To add to the spirit of the French countryside they also recently opened La Terrasse, an outdoor terrace open from 4pm for drinks.

As a trained sommelier, Marie has introduced monthly wine tasting nights when she pits Australian wines against their French counterparts.

Mistelle is at 205 Nicholson Road, Shenton Park.

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his most important client. Apparently, pretence is his key to success. Another couple, internationally regarded as relationship experts, couldn’t make their own system work and divorced. So many books and so little wisdom.

As human beings we are easily swayed by what others say or tell us. There comes a point when we must trust our own experience. We live in a sea of misinformation. Trust yourself and swim against the tide of bad advice telling you there is some way to make this bad relationship work.

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It is back to Leeuwin Estate with the Prelude Chardonnay 2023. With all the knowledge gained from research into improving the premium Art Series, the work in the vineyard, the new equipment and the use of oak, has refined and filtered down to this Prelude range.

The 2023, while still very young, is outstanding and is equivalent to many wineries’ finest chardonnay.

At 18.7 points, typically this retails for more than $40, though Liberty Liquors in Claremont has it for $35. Very hard to find a better Australian chardonnay at under $50.

Riesling

Of the planet’s thousands of white grape varieties, riesling and chardonnay produce the greatest wines.

In Australia there are two major riesling styles. There is the lightly pungent and aromatic lemon lime nose and flavours, with a touch more obvious acid structuring. Clare and Eden Valley’s South unique Australian style dominated this variety from the 1950s until about 2015.

ON THE grapevine

■ Duke’s Magpie Hill is among Australia’s ﬁnest rieslings.

But by 2014, respected wine writer James Halliday stated emphatically that the newer, softer style, with its fragrant and lime perfume and higher, gentler acid from WA’s Great Southern, was Australia’s finest.

A series of Great Southern producers such as Forest Hill, Castle Rock, Frankland Estate and Larry Cherubino are producing marvellous and value-for-money wines.

Compared to other varieties, these estate’s rieslings are consistently the most reasonably priced and best value for money.

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appealing when young, and gains complexity and great character with five to 30 years of cellaring –especially with the benefit of screw caps.

But it was Ben Cane and Sarah Date of Duke’s Vineyard in the Great Southern’s Porongurup Ranges that really captured Halliday‘s, and other’s attention. The Duke’s rieslings have been rated on several occasions as either Australia’s greatest or equal greatest rieslings.

While the marvellously reviewed Duke’s Magpie Hill Riesling, at just under $50, is very close to the West’s finest, the best value for money is the 2024 Single Vineyard Riesling at just under $30.

Delicious, appealing, long, restrained and wonderfully balanced, without any hints of awkwardness and a finish and aftertaste that just linger and drift away.

Another glass, please.

■ “It has always been a dream of mine,” says Marie Marsaa who runs Mistelle with her chef husband Thomas Desrues.

Photo: Paul McGovern

SARAH McNEILL

■ Saunders Street gets all the attention when it comes to views, high-end sales and exclusivity in Mosman Park, but so should Riverside Drive.

The small clifftop street with just eight houses is ﬂanked by Mosman Park golf course and Chidley Point Reserve.

The secluded location and panoramic views across the river to Blackwall Reach and Perth city are hard to beat, says agent Jody Fewster.

37 Minora Road

‘It is like a little oasis away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.’

pography of the 978sq.m sloping site.

The entry, with a wisteria and solid timber doors, sets the tone for a warm and welcoming residence.

The heart of the home is an open-plan kitchen and living area on the ground ﬂoor.

Reclaimed jarrah ﬂoors contrast with white cabinets in the kitchen which has Gaggenau appliances, a walk-in fridge and stone benchtops.

The sellers had plenty of experience when they renovated this arts and craftsstyle house with a bathroom inspired by a Matisse artwork.

AGENT: Susan James, DUET Property Group.

$3.758million

“The house is discreet and unassuming from the street, but once you open the front door, the wow factor takes your breath away,” Ms Fewster said.

“It is like a little oasis away from the hustle and

house was built to a high standard in 2009 beﬁtting its ﬁve-star location on the river.

Among the many fea-

tures are a lift, music room, a self-contained granny ﬂat, cellar and a pool.

From the street, the house looks single-storey but it spreads over three levels, following the to-

Indoors merge with outdoors thanks to white bi-fold doors linking the living area and the side garden with stepping stones.

Downstairs, the granny ﬂat is more like a spacious apartment with its own living room, small kitchen and bathroom.

The main bedroom on the ﬁrst ﬂoor has a retreat-like feel with a large balcony that looks out to the ever-changing view of the river.

There are four bedrooms and three bathrooms in this new home on a 516sq.m site.

AGENT: Richard Young, Caporn Young.

$4.15million CLAREMONT 13 Langsford Street

The brickwork in the alfresco area is among the many interesting elements in this 4x4 built and designed by Humphrey Homes.

AGENT: Justin Davies, Space Real Estate.

Reclaimed jarrah floors set off crimson bookcase panels in the music room.

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■ This architect-designed house at 21 Rosalie Street is Shenton Park’s silver medallist when it comes to property prices.

Shenton sale closes in on record

Shenton Park has recorded its second-highest price for a house with the sale of 21 Rosalie Street for $3.68million. The modern fourbedroom and three-bathroom house settled on April 7, Landgate shows. Oswald Homes built the house, which was designed by the late award-winning architect Richard Longley. Agent Jen Lowe sold the 650sq.m property around the corner from Wholefoods Circus cafe. Agent John Hunter holds the record for the highest price for the suburb, which was $3.8million for 197 Hensman Road in November 2021. Shenton Park continues to perform well, with an 18.3% growth in median house sale price from March 2024 to 2025, REIWA figures show.

Constantia

sale founders on price

A deal to sell a block of flats in John Street, Cottesloe, appears to have fallen over after the 13 separate owners, including developer Paul Blackburne, could not agree on the price. And one of the flats has come on the market in a sign the consensus to sell as a group is over. However, the almost 4000sq.m property is still advertised on the Sterling Property website. There was an offer late last year on the complex, called Constantia, but the buyer wanted to do some due diligence before closing the deal (Buyer found for Constantia, POST, September 28). Developer and Cottesloe resident Adrian Fini said he was among “a number of people” who had shown interest in the 1960s complex. “We looked at it but we decided not to proceed; it’s an old building and it wasn’t going to be easy,” Mr Fini said. The flat that has come on the market is a sub-penthouse, Unit 12. Property records show Susan and Gary Brockman bought the 3x2 for $830,000 in 2012. Agent Bev Heymans has the listing. .

‘Blueprint’ home on the market

Italianate property called Colmel House in Stirling Street, Perth

The former hospital was a model for grand houses that were built in the leafy riverside suburb in the early 1900s, according to the State Heritage Register. Colmel House is described as a rare and important example of the architectural style, and it has a Category A heritage listing. The 1037sq.m property

Peppermint Grove residents may be familiar with a grand Federation

■ Offers close on May 1 for a heritage-listed property in Perth that was used as model for some of the grand houses in Peppermint Grove.

■ Developer Adrian Fini was among a “number of people” who had shown interest in buying this block of Cottesloe flats, left and above, which remains unsold.

near the Brisbane Hotel has hit the market and offers close on May 1. The internet listing said the twostorey character building with 14 rooms would suit an owner-occupier or developer. Property and ASIC records show it is in the name of Pure Blue Pty Ltd and the directors are Ying Pan and Fengzhuo Huang For more details about the property, phone Jonathan Wong on 0434 957 746.

50-50 result in Mosman Park

A rooftop terrace and an A-grade location opposite Mosman Park golf course were not enough to tempt buyers at the auction of 34E Owston Street, which appeared in these pages last week (Builder’s own pulls out all the stops, POST, April 12). The three-bedroom

and two-bathroom house, built by Capelli Projects, was passed in after a vendor bid of $3.5million Agent Vivien Yap said two bidders put up their hands for the 341sq.m property. In the same suburb, two buyers competed for 18 Beagle Street, which was knocked down to a final bid of $1.9million. Agent Claire O’Meara sold the renovated 4x2 on a 532sq.m site.

■ Two bidders were in the running for 18 Beagle Street, Mosman Park, which sold for $1.9million.

COTTESLOE

SWANBOURNE

66 Wood Street

From mid $3millions

Get away or stay forever in this Bali-inﬂuenced house near Allen Park. Architect Nigel Denny designed the renovation for the owners who wanted to create a secluded sanctuary in suburbia. “Most of the rooms look out to greenery, which creates such a peaceful ambience, especially at night when the garden lights are on,” the owners said. They spend most of their time in a large outdoor area overlooking a pool. A cedarlined ceiling and timber lights give it a resort ambience. Parents have ﬁve-star treatment with an outdoor bathroom and stone bath. The 3x2 is on a 741sq.m site.

2/124 Broome Street

Low to mid $5millions

Why go through the timeconsuming, slow and expensive process of building a new house when you can buy this turn-key home opposite Cottesloe Tennis Club? The complex of four was built by developer Adrian Zorzi, and this is the last one left. A circular cutout at the entry to the building is on the long list of sleek architectural elements. Curved cabinets, mirrors and strip lighting are other contemporary elements. The 3x2 has parking for two cars, and a basement cellar with shared tasting area. Agent Deb Brady said it would suit those for looking for a lifestyle property without waiting to build it.

52 Marmaduke Point Drive

From $2.85million

A mobile tripod with binoculars could come in handy if you buy this holiday house with ocean glimpses of Gnarabup Beach. Large windows and two decks provide the perfect vantage point to soak up the northern and coastal vistas, according to agent Tim Beeson. “You can see all the way to Surfers Point,” Mr Beeson said. An undercroft garage has space for surfboards and other holiday gear. Guests can stay in a separate studio which has the same kick-offyour-shoes ambience as the main house with three bathrooms and two bathrooms. The house is on a 1051sq.m site.

Travels translated into Tuscan abode

Travels in Italy, France, the UK and the US inspired the design of this two-storey home in a prime spot opposite Jasper Green Reserve.

“We wanted a Tuscan feel without it looking fully Tuscan,” one of the owners said.

They were impressed with the way Italian hotels opened and closed off spaces with internal french doors.

This was integral to the design by architect Philip Nikulinsky, who used photos from their travels and other ideas when drawing up the plans for the 2006 home on the corner of Congdon Street.

“We wanted something unique that had appeal to the eye,” the owner said.

The distinctive exterior

with red bricks, an arched doorway and limestone rubble features is a refreshing change from the plethora of white and grey houses in the western suburbs.

“Shortly after we moved in, we noticed many people driving by and admiring the curved brickwork,” the owner said.

The centrepiece is a striking

that links all three levels.

Curved walls, steps and other features are among the many interesting design elements.

Children of all ages will love the 45sq.m basement games room and gym.

One of the owner’s favourite spaces is a loungeroom overlooking the front garden and park.

“Sitting here on a Friday afternoon with a glass of

champagne is a wonderful way to start the weekend,” she said.

The friendly neighbourhood has a Christmas party in the park.

■ Deb Brady 0405 570 903.

■ Tim Beeson 0401 048 388.

■ Rob Walker on 0410 144 211

■ Mature trees surround the brick and limestone home on the corner of William and Congdon streets.

■ A blue feature wall is a dramatic backdrop to the spiral staircase

■ The 2006 home is in a prime spot opposite Jasper Green Reserve

Opposite Jasper Green Reserve

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Conditions include that it be single storey, takes up no more than 33% of the concrete slab and be built along the northern boundary to preserve ocean-view sight-lines from the road and the corner of Eric Street and Marine Parade.

Design of the structures will need to be compatible in character with surrounding buildings.

The rest of the slab, previously a grassy, tree-shaded picnic area, must remain open for public access.

A staff report said extras such as ice showers and other wellness features would also be considered provided they were properly integrated, lightweight and low impact.

Vandals leave big car bills

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vehicle theft and 18,857 property damage offenses in the metropolitan area last year.

CCTV footage was being used increasingly by police to gather evidence and solve crimes.

The Town of Cambridge’s CCTV subsidy partnership program offers residents $500 to help install cameras on their property.

Eligibility is dependent on a camera angle facing a public space and being registered with the WA Police.

Cambridge mayor Gary Mack said it had proven useful, especially in recording behaviour that could be used by police.

“Now, who uses that footage, who they want to give it to, is really entirely up to the homeowner,” he said.

Mr Youngman said the City of Nedlands couldn’t afford a similar program, but understood its appeal.

HOLIDAYS & RESORTS

SITUATIONS VACANT

Daglish residents railroaded

None of the work to be carried out on the Daglish turnback – which includes toilets for drivers – will address any of the issues faced by local homeowners.

The noise from nearly 100 trains a day using the turnback began last December.

The PTA carried out some noise testing around Daglish but said its results showed the sound levels were compliant.

In their letter to the PTA boss, the residents’ group

asked him to direct the authority to meet them to discuss the plans for Daglish and their ideas for alternative places for a new turnback.

Residents were told on March 18 that the decision to use the siding was locked in.

“The location of the Daglish turnback was carefully assessed as part of long-term network-wide planning,” said infrastructure director Michael Parker.

“With the Ellenbrook line now in service, the turnback infrastructure at Daglish provides an important operational

function by allowing trains to change direction.

“Additional turnback facilities will be needed as the number of train services on the network increases in line with passenger demand.

“Any additional turnback facilities will be in addition to the existing turnback on the network, including the one at Daglish.”

A number of locations – including four proposed by the residents’ group – were being considered for another turnback facility on the Fremantle line, Mr Parker said.

Paddles give lake a spray

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physical and mental recreation,” he said. “The proposed purpose for the sprayers is purportedly to oxygenate the water.

“They seem to fail on both counts.”

Mr Richardson has an engineering background, with

a speciality in the study and science of droplets.

“The time spent ﬂoating in air determines how much oxygen can be taken up,” he said.

“The smallest droplets have the greatest surface area for uptake, but they also evaporate more rapidly and ﬂoat away.

“Largest drops spend little or no time in the air.

Cambridge boss confirmed

• From page 5

the director corporate and commercial services in March 2024.

She had previously been CEO of the Shire of Merredin, after roles at Wanneroo, Joondalup and Melville councils, and managerial roles in various state government departments.

Cambridge has had a revolving door for its CEOs since 2018 when then-mayor Keri Shannon’s council sacked Jason Buckley.

John Giorgi held the job for four years until retirement before Karl Heiden was appointed, but he left after only ﬁve months.

His eventual successor, Gary

Tufﬁn, quit one year into a ﬁve-year contract.

Infrastructure director Kelton Hincks was acting CEO twice in 2022 and last year.

Mayor Gary Mack said Mr Hincks’ steady guidance had been “invaluable” at ensuring continuity during the transition period.

He said Ms Clack brought a wealth of experience in public policy, stakeholder engagement, and safety services to the role.

“She has demonstrated her ability to navigate complex issues with a solutions-focused approach,” Mr Mack said.

“We are conﬁdent that the Town will continue to thrive under her leadership.”

“A few might be of a size to do the job, Goldilocks drops, but collectively over the spraying time have insigniﬁcant surface area when compared to the lake surface area.

“Most of what can be seen at Jualbup is large drops that are in the air less than a second, coming from the majority of water sprayed.”

exterior, will become the headquarters for her company Roy Hill Holdings and 600 staff. Another billionaire based in West Perth may also be eyeing up a major building project for the area.

The headquarters for media and mining mogul Kerry Stokes is at 30 Kings Park Road, which he owns along with three ofﬁce buildings in the block. A subsidiary of his holding company Australian Capital Equity made an unsolicited bid to buy a section of laneway between 3 and 22 Altona Street from the City of Perth, for $675,000 in 2023. At that time “a substantial residential development” was mooted for the site.

Landlord avoids jail

phone displayed a picture of a vibrator, which she said was hers.

“It was inside my drawer with my underwear,” she told the court.

She had phoned a friend, who came to her aid and phoned police.

When police ofﬁcers arrived with the friend later that morning, Winter told them he had thrown the phone into a street bin at Cottesloe Beach “for obvious reasons”.

At trial, he claimed he did so to protect the privacy of his partner, who had sent him intimate images while she was away on holiday.

“I’m pleased to say I did because that was a very solemn promise I made that no one was going to see those images,” he said.

He said the backpacker gave him permission to take photos and videos of her room to send to a prospective tenant, known only as “Victoria”, who he had found through Gumtree.

Victoria worked night-shift and wanted to know if she would be able to sleep peacefully during the day.

“She was a bit concerned about sharing the ensuite,” Winter told the court.

“She wanted to know if people showering were going to keep her awake.”

He did not deny ﬁlming the shower while it was running, but claimed he did it the weekend before while the bathroom was empty.

“I had to try to give [Victoria]

some understanding of the situation,” he said.

On the day of the incident, Winter said, he had returned to take photos of the blinds to show how much daylight they blocked out.

“I knocked on the door, there was no answer,” he said.

He had heard the shower running, but assumed it was being used by the woman who occupied the bedroom on the other side of the shared ensuite – a Filipina hospitality worker.

Two other female tenants were living in the house at the time.

“When [the Brazilian woman] came through the door I’m not sure who was more shocked, her or me,” Winter said.

He told the court he “had a bit of a panic attack” and began deleting the images he had supposedly taken of the room to placate the woman.

He denied that his apology to the woman was an admission of guilt: “I was trying to soften and placate her.”

He said he feared his partner, who owned the home, would lose her tenants and the rental income she relied upon to make mortgage payments.

“I didn’t want to be the person responsible for all that rental money drying up,” he said.

The Filipina housemate, who gave evidence at the trial, told the court she went to check on the backpacker soon after hearing the commotion.

“She was crying,” she said. “I’d just paid my rent [in advance] a day before that, but from what happened that day, I left that day.”

Magistrate Melissa McEwen

the sanctum of her bedroom and bathroom.”

The offence carries a maxi-

not been in any “significant trouble” since 1998.

“We won’t talk about what

sunglasses and a

that covered his shirt.

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and babies’ hospital is at the QEII site in Nedlands,” she said.

“That is a fact; it is not an opinion.

“The beneﬁts of tri-locating a hospital for women and babies with Perth Children’s Hospital and an adult tertiary hospital, and the life-threatening nature of travel between Murdoch and Perth Children’s Hospital is undeniable.”

Ms Mettam said the government’s own Child and Adolescent Health Service report said the Murdoch location would pose an unacceptable risk of death and disability among newborn babies requiring urgent surgery at Perth Children’s

Borer breakthrough

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The whole process takes him minutes, with the capsule’s contents dispersed throughout the tree where it kills the beetles and fungus inside.

“It’s our understanding the borer burrows in no more than 10mm, and it backs out, sensing the chemical,” he said.

“It is actually removing the infestation of beetles from the tree and will protect the trees for a period of time.”

If the process was successful enough for wider application, it could save thousands of trees from eradication.

A City of Canning trial has so far saved 131 trees with the method while Perth council’s early intervention has reduced tree removal to just two last year.

“This represents a game-changing approach to preserving our urban forests,” Canning mayor Patrick Hall said.

Mr Szymanski said based on the evidence of similar studies, the treatment’s protection could last around three years.

Dr Randell planted his poinciana tree 40 years ago but had to remove several branches in 2023 when it was found to be infected.

A follow-up found that his tree was still infested and had to lose more branches.

“We thought we were going to lose one of the prime attractions on this block along with our shade,” he said.

But Dr Randell has known Mr Szymanski for years and contacted him after hearing of his tree treatment.

“It’s very hard not to think that he’s onto a good thing, and he’s scientiﬁ cally accurate, gives you references and quotes the background stories,” he said.

He also said he had nothing to lose by giving it a go.

The department of primary industries and regional development’s response to the plague has been removing infected trees on a case-bycase basis, which might mean pruning branches or taking out the tree.

This has left western suburb tree owners often feeling helpless and the tree canopy devastated.

Mosman Park resident Jen Thorpe expressed her frustration last week that saving her tree canopy meant cutting it down.

“When are they going to go from eradication into control phase?” she said.

Mr Szymanski said there were doubts about eradication as a strategy.

Hospital.

“I would like to reassure all the medical experts, clinicians, invested organisations and parents who have been behind us in trying to prevent this dangerous decision coming to fruition that we have not given up on this ﬁght,” she said.

“This is not just about the immediate threat to babies’ lives, but the lives of generations of West Australians who will be born at the new hospital.”

Planning minister John Carey – who had responsibility for hospital infrastructure added to his portfolio – also went on the attack.

“Despite West Australians deciding to put 46 Labor members into this parliament to

“While DPIRD continues to declare that this is an eradication program, we are limited in what we can do,” he said.

“If eradication was a viable goal, and there are questions about that, and the strategies or methods were showing success you would keep going but I’m not sure there are any indicators here that this beetle is able to be eradicated.”

DPIRD is aware of Mr Szymanski’s treatment and said it had supported

Canning’s trial.

Mosman Park council said they had heard about his trials and would be open to applying them in consultation with DPIRD, while Claremont had begun a promising treatment trial.

A Cambridge spokesperson said the Town was aware and actively seeking opportunities to trial the treatment.

Lost Anzacs come home

area and they weren’t added to the memorial”.

A plaque with the names of another 20 Subiaco people was added to the memorial in 2007 after Mr Hopper unearthed missing names from both world wars.

They included Andrew Christie, who was captain of Subiaco Football Club in 1906 and is recognised with the club’s Anzac Day match award.

Mr Murray has also given a list of 24 names to the Cambridge RSL that may be added to the war memorial in Cambridge Street, West Leederville.

He believes there are 39 names missing from the Vincent memorial.

Hundreds of people are expected to gather at the Subiaco War Memorial for the Anzac Day service.

A statue of a woman – representing the loved ones left behind at home – is planned for the memorial which was set up in November 1923.

form government, the deputy leader of the Liberals says that the West Australian people got it wrong,” he said.

“Never have I seen that level of arrogance from the Liberal Party that says the West Australian people got it wrong by voting for and deciding on a Labor government.”

Nedlands MP Jonathan Huston won the seat from Labor after campaigning on the issue of keeping the new maternity hospital at QEII.

The then McGowan government in 2022 chose a site at QEII for the proposed hospital but a year later, without warning or consultation with clinicians, announced the hospital would be built at Murdoch.

NOTIFICATION

The City of Nedlands advises that, during the months of April and May 2025, the Hardscapes in Road Reserves throughout the City will be treated for the control of weeds. An application of herbicide footpaths, and shared use paths for the eradication of annual and perennial weeds and grasses.

Due to the unpredictable nature of weather conditions, exact dates for application activities

required by the Health (Pesticides) Regulations 2016 will be clearly displayed on the contractor’s vehicles during the application. Treatment will be undertaken by licensed contractors with accordance with safety guidelines.

The product being applied contains a non-selective herbicide (Glyphosate), that shall be applied in accordance with the product label, as is required by state and federal legislation.

Treatment will not be carried out adjacent to properties where residents have registered to be included on the City’s non-spray register. The City will also endeavour, where possible, to undertake treatments adjacent schools and kindergartens during the school holiday period.

Further details may be obtained by contacting: Manager Urban Landscapes and Conservation City of Nedlands

71 Stirling Hwy PO Box 9

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E: council@nedlands.wa.gov.au

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surgical mask,

baseball cap,

bin bag

Alexander Winter leaves court in a surgical mask, baseball cap and bin bag.

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Dr Peter Randell inspects his now healthy poinciana tree. Photo: Paul McGovern

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Now on the memorial … These 19 “forgotten” men from Subiaco and Jolimont who were killed during World War I.

Putting on a WAFL show

thousand pairs of eyeballs.

The show was produced by the indefatigable WAFL tragic Andrew “Muppet” Henryon, and recorded in Channel 7’s Osborne Park studios.

a reminder of his attributes.

Tim Kelly is known in my house as “WAFL Show favourite Tim Kelly”.

The to whe interv and em So m house fr to achie tier c It h thoug show f Down but not out … Tim Kelly at West

The tag harks back eight years to when I hosted a weekly digital interview show with prominent and emerging stars of the league.

Some of the guests were household names, those returning from the AFL or aspiring to join it, or stalwarts who had achieved much in the secondtier competition.

It had plenty of viewers, though none more than the show when lively young Perth forward Cody Ninyette’s appearance drew a remarkable 20-odd

Best wishes to Buzz, Ron

Best wishes go to two prominent former footballers who are facing serious health issues.

Peter Bosustow, pictured, a mercurial and memorable high-flier at Perth and Carlton, is about to be inducted into the Perth hall of fame as he battles complications from liver cancer.

And West Coast’s inaugural coach Ron Alexander, a premiership winner at East Perth and East Fremantle, has his own challenge with a blood disorder.

Alexander was sacked as Eagles coach after his rst season despite his 11-11 record, still the best return by any expansion club, but had an even more profound impact as CEO of the department of sport and recreation whose biggest project was building Perth Stadium.

The pair were household names in the 1980s and played their part in football transforming from a collection of statebased suburban leagues into a genuine national competition.

The picture quality was always suitable for television – and the questions and answers mostly coherent and occasionally revealing – which made it perplexing that the station which produced the show never once used the vision to help promote a league for which it was the ofﬁcial broadcaster.

As Kelly goes through the roughest trot of a sparkling career, with West Coast making the extraordinary decision last week to drop a player who had been below his best but still far above that of most of his team-mates, his appearance on the WAFL Show in 2017 is

That was Kelly’s breakout season for South Fremantle when he produced one of the greatest WAFL performances of the modern era with seven goals and 35 disposals in a derby win, helped WA beat Victoria in Melbourne for the ﬁrst – and only – time, and set up his belated mature-age entry into AFL ranks.

That entry could have come a year earlier only for West Coast to turn their back on him despite the entreaties of the club’s recruiting staff.

Geelong were not that foolish and got two seasons outstanding service before Kelly came home to West Coast at a price well above what they would have paid if they had drafted him when he was on their doorstep.

He returned to Lathlain Park

Blue Horizon the real McCoy

One of the greatest surf ﬁlmmakers of all time, Jack McCoy, is returning to Perth for the 20th anniversary screenings of his cult classic Blue Horizon.

Jack, 76, said he had deep ties to Perth, having married a local and made a lot of friends in WA surﬁng royalty.

He said the documentary was a historical document of the closest race in professional surfing between two of the greatest surfers of all time, Andy Irons and Kelly Slater.

“The beauty with Blue Horizon is that it turned out the year I had my ﬁlm to be ﬁnished.

“Andy and Kelly had an intense rivalry going,” Jack said.

“The race came down to the last contest, the Pipeline Masters, down to the last heat, the last wave as to who was going to win the world title and Andy won it.

“I couldn’t have scripted a better part in the movie.”

Jack said he was very familiar with Perth and it was a real honour for him to come back to his roots and share the ﬁlm with his many friends and fans.

last week after being dropped to the Eagles’ reserves team, which is a basket-case unﬁt for purpose and on track this season for a WAFL record ﬁfth consecutive wooden spoon.

It is bewildering that WA’s most powerful sporting organisation, armed with unlimited resources and unmatched brand power, has the most inept development program in the state.

Kelly was dropped into that muddle last Friday and while he was energetic and committed, he had little support from his team-mates.

The best football teams, no matter whether at AFL or L grade amateur level, have methods to allow their stars to shine; Kelly was forced to labour at the most menial tasks because those systems didn’t exist or were too hard to implement.

It was much different at Lathlain Park in 2017, the site of my ﬁrst encounter with Kelly when I interviewed him after a stunning performance that underlined the paradox that one of the country’s best footballers was languishing in state ranks and couldn’t get a look at the national stage.

He was modest and engaging but had a clear sense of his worth and impact as a footballer.

Our conversation turned to the WAFL Show, where a couple of his team-mates had recently appeared, and it soon became apparent that Kelly was interested in joining them.

My sense at the time was that his interest in sitting in the guest seat was not driven by any sense of ego or self-importance but, rather, the opportunity it provided to enhance a public le important in his planned rise up the football ladder.

He proved an insightful and interesting guest who considered his career an investment to be nurtured and his skills and body tools to aid his ambitions.

“This is my ﬁfth year in the league and every year I try to gure out things that I need to work on,” he said at one point.

“This year is not so much about skill work but more on getting a bigger body and getting the grunt to be able to play the inside position.”

Kelly also revealed what gave him the greatest satisfaction on

“Inside-50 kicks are the most important kicks – the money kicks,” he said.

“I love nothing more that getting out of a stoppage with a clearance and hitting someone

The movie was released 20 years ago and Jack spent eight months travelling the world, screening it 1666 times to 80,000 people.

“1971 was my ﬁrst trip across people have to remember I don’t know how long I’ll be doing this.”

The movie also features Dave “Rasta” Rastovich, a free big screen and get a chance to talk to me and ask questions,” Jack said.

“It’s a very personalised family entertainment and also a chance to see one of the ﬁercest competitors of all time, Andy Irons, in full ﬂight as a competitor.” and a Q+A.

“This is a chance to see the ﬁlm on the big screen the way I intended instead of on your phone or TV set,” Jack said.

Blue Horizon will screen on Wednesday at Luna Leederville and Thursday at the Gage Roads brewery in Fremantle.

That was Kelly’s trademark in his best days at South Fremantle, Geelong and West Coast and will be again when he returns to the senior team.

He just needs to put on a WAFL show for the next week or so until he can turn back the clock.

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Jack McCoy filming Andy Irons in Tahiti. Photo: Tim McKenna

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Fred Chaney: The Liberal Party Has Lost Its Way

Across Australia, voters are turning away from the major parties. This isn’t a fad - it’s a rational response to deep and growing dissatisfaction. I share that dissatisfaction. Neither party is dealing with the fundamental issues facing the Australian community: access to housing, afair tax system and practical climate & energy policy that isn’t politicised. Even the Liberal-boosting Murdoch press has acknowledged: “What has been lacking from the major parties is any sense of true purpose to deal with the big issues of national concern.”

No Courage

Australia is drifting. Big problems are not being addressed, and neither party is showing the capacity or courage to act. Parliament is full of people doing politics, not good government.

In 2022, I supported Kate Chaney because I believed the Morrison government was not fit to govern. My concerns were captured by the Robodebt scandal - a shameful, brutal and illegal policy that caused despair and even suicide. The Liberal Party, once grounded in respect for all, has never apologised.

The Liberal Party I served for many years had, as a central principle, respect for the individual. That meant all individuals, not just its supporters. In 2022, I could not recognise the party I had joined and did not believe it had the capacity to reform itself.

The Liberal Party has not learned anything

Now in 2025, we see the same disregard for people in policy ‘thought bubbles’ that are quickly dropped when they become unpopular - from abolishing the education department, to ending working from home, to cutting 41,000 public servants. These are not the ideas of a party that has learned anything.

The Opposition appears more interested in blame and division than in solving problems. It offers campaign linesnot real policies - and focuses on electoral tactics instead of the national interest.

In this context, I believe it’s vital to support Kate Chaney as an independent, because the only hope for reform is for the ‘sensible centre’ to show the major parties that they must change.Hard decisions must be made and communities must be part of the process of government.

Electing a Liberal or Labor candidate in Curtin will change nothing.Re-electing Kate is Curtin’s best chance to change Australian politics for the better.

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Fred Chaney AO Former Deputy Liberal Leader and Federal Minister