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The dead whale attracted thousands of people from across Perth to view and even touch the deep-sea mammal. At least two sharks, 5m long, circle the washed-up whale carcass only metres from the beach. Photo: Jack Maddern

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

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

said the ferry slowed for the crew to examine the whale floating about 7km from shore at 4.30pm on Sunday. “They had detoured slightly to drive right next to it,” a passenger said. “They slowed down and I assumed they were inspecting it as they didn’t make any announcements to the passengers.” Metropolitan beaches along the coast remained closed as the whale’s oil and odour drew large sharks close to the shore. Fishers used a drone and wire traces to catch a 4m great white

at City Beach on Monday night but released it after taking photographs while wearing masks. Cambridge ratepayers are set to bear the $100,000 cost to remove the carcass and take it to landfill. Mayor Gary Mack said immediate action was required once the whale was discovered early on Monday. “We had to move quickly because it is decomposing and because of the odour,” he said. “It was a major shark attractant.” Onlookers questioned why the 13m carcass had not been

after the fatal attack at Sorrento on September 18, the horror witnessed at close range by dozens of people. No longer does everyone believe that every single shark life is sacred. Let’s explode some more shark myths. The first myth is that sharks don’t like eating people. Sharks only bite people accidentally, say academics. Sharks don’t like

people. They just take a test bite. Bite and spit, it’s called. Unfortunately, this is wrong. Complete and almost instant disappearances of all trace of fatal shark attack victims, attested to by witness accounts and drone footage put before the coroner, proves it. “A shark bite incident” is a common phrase, as if a poodle nipped someone’s ankle. Sure, some shark attacks are • Please turn to page 65

Sharks that kill

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Some uncomfortable truths exist about sharks that kill humans in the ocean.

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

towed out to sea or sunk before it settled onto the beach. Mr Mack said officials were concerned that towing the carcass would risk it breaking into chunks that would wash up along the coast. Dozens of Cambridge rangers and other council staff, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions officials and contractors took part in a coordinated exercise to deal with the carcass and crowds. A Fisheries officer at the beach said the whale carcass formed a suction with the sand that made it more difficult to

remove. The whale’s remains were wrapped in cargo nets on Wednesday and an excavator dragged it about 1km to City Beach. Aboriginal elder Richard Walley performed a smoking ceremony on the beach to honour the creature. Contractors took several hours on Thursday to lift the carcass and its separated jaw into the back of a truck. It was estimated to weigh 18 tonnes by then after fluid loss that seeped into the beach. • Please turn to page 65

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Ferry plans tied up in knots I n L l o y d G o r m a n ’s September 19 POST report Rita digs in to defend Matilda ferry, Nedlands MP Jonathan Huston is quoted as saying that the speed limit exemptions sought by the PTA are “generally the difference between 8kmh and 22 to 25kmh”. Mr Huston is in error, vastly underestimating the speed being requested. The current speed limit in Matilda Bay is eight KNOTS (almost 15kmh). The speed exemptions requested as indicated in the Ferry Operations Development Application refers to speeds up 25 knots (46kmh), a speed greater than councils are seeking for residential streets. Imagine a 100-passenger

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ficiency must never be used as an excuse to bypass democratic consent. It is the responsibility of state and local leaders to pitch a compelling vision and earn the community’s support. They should not force it through by removing our path to a ballot. Stripping away historic protections only breeds resentment and fuels the instability that has disrupted our local chambers. Let us collaborate on a sustainable future for our communities, but keep the final veto where it rightfully belongs, with the people. I remind ministers that councils characterised as “dysfunctional” simply for not agreeing with the state government agenda are often mirroring the behaviours they themselves might be displaying. Benedict Hodsdon Meriwa Street, Nedlands

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

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

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

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

his first contract before it was ever completed.” David Senior was still being shot from the cannon when he was 70. “I used to shoot my dad out of the cannon back in the day, and especially when I was older, watching my dad do it when we were both cannonballs,” he said. “I would much rather get shot out of the cannon than watch him do it. “It’s easier to point a gun at your own head than somebody else’s.” He said he was still afraid every time he got in his cannon but was assured by the detailed planning required before every shoot. “It used to be that I didn’t know how to handle months of • Please turn to page 64

Telford backed for merger talks

By JACK MADDERN

Claremont councillors have unanimously supported mayor Peter Telford’s motion to begin talks about amalPeter Telford gamating western suburb councils.

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

Mr Telford was authorised on Tuesday to discuss the notion of a larger local government for Claremont with state government officials, politicians, WA Local Government Association and neighbouring local governments. “Claremont has the confidence to show leadership in the local government sector rather than reacting to the efforts of

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Flying a drone no walk in the park Rosalie Park in Shenton Park has become a temporary airfield. A drone pilot was put through his paces last month while the heavily-used playing fields were quiet. Subiaco council – which owns and operates the park – said it considers requests for temporary drone activity in public open spaces on a case-by-case basis. Just because a park was not being used for sports did not automatically mean drones could be flown there. Subi said it had to consider general community use, safety, amenity, maintenance and impact on nearby residents. The City gave “one-off ” permission in this case for a drone flying assessment in a section of the park. The drone was allowed to fly during a “lower use time” and Subiaco said it “reinforced” relevant drone guidelines with the operator – who had the required public liability insurance. The City said there were no reported complaints, incidents or disruption in relation to the drone.

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

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

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needed to clarify Mr Burns’ statement. “I clarified as councillor Burns left the meeting that his reference to advice was from ‘counsel’ rather than “On the advice of counsel I ‘council’,” he said. “Council would not have am taking my leave,” Mr Burns said as he stood up and left given him any such advice. the room at the start of the Nothing more should be inferred from my clarification. meeting. “It would be unlawful for the He refused to explain the City to provide any informareason for his departure. tion about any com“My use of the phrase was simply plaint that may have this, that ‘upon expert been made against a legal advice I was council member.” adhering to a cauMr Burns was granttious and prudent aped leave of absence proach’ as to matters for the July and I am prohibited from August meetings but mentioning,” he told attended the first the POST after the one briefly to vote meeting. Mark Burns against the $4.5million Mayor David McMulRokeby Road South len said Mr Burns’ absence streetscape upgrade. had no impact on the meeting, Subiaco said Section 8A.36 but he declined to provide any of the Local Government Act, further information. which deals with “confidentiHe laughed when Mr Burns ality about complaints”, could made his statement at the start of the meeting, then sought impose gag orders and fines to clarify the councillor’s of up to $10,000. The City said councillors comment. “Right, presumably you were expected to attend all mean counsel?” Mr McMullen council meetings, agenda said, then spelled out the briefing forums and workshops in full unless they were on word. “Well, thanks for coming, approved leave or had submithere for a good time, not a ted an apology in advance of long time obviously. We’ll see a meeting. Mr McMullen ran for mayor you when we see you.” Mr McMullen then instruct- with a promise to run a couned staff: “Minute that, for what cil free of the drama and headlines of the preceding it’s worth. We’ll move on.” He told the POST later he administration.

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Franco bids for river dry docks

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The Jutland Parade owners of a private jetty have made a renewed bid to add floating boat lifts – at a cost of $58,000 – that could keep up to five vessels out of the water when berthed.

Mario Franco from 38 Jutland Parade, Dalkeith has applied to the Swan River Trust for two floating “dry docks” which would attach to the 25m jetty at the rear of his riverside mansion and numbers 36 and 40, which he built with his sons Michael and Robert. The main dock for one boat would measure 4m by 10m; the other would be 3.5 by 3.65m, designed for up to four water-craft. “It is not intended to provide long-term mooring, as the

small boat is currently stored at a yacht club and the PWCs are stored within the existing boat shed,” Mr Franco’s consultants, Altus Planning, said in the application. A similar application was rejected in May 2024 because it was considered “an expansion of the existing footprint” of the jetty. “While there is a presumption against the expansion of existing jetties, the merits outlined in this report justify support, as the floating dock will occupy an area comparable to a berthed vessel on the existing jetty,” Altus said. “Accordingly, this is not an ‘expansion’ by definition or in any a practical sense.” Rather, they say, the new docks would improve safety and stability of the jetty when getting into or out of vessels affected by tides and wash

created by other vessels. “The site is located within a narrowing section of the Swan River between Point Resolution and Point Walter, where daytime vessel speeds of up to 10 knots and recreational and tourist vessel traffic regularly generate wake,” Altus said. “The proposal will therefore improve usability and reduce the potential for damage to vessels and the existing jetty. “By effectively lifting vessels out of the water, the proposal will minimise marine buildup on hulls and reduce the need for frequent anti-fouling treatments or high-pressure cleaning.” Mr Franco co-founded the anti-corrosion manufacturer Fero Group in 1972, which was sold in 2018. • Please turn to page 64

Murder trial has local link By JACK MADDERN

The alleged murderers of a Swanbourne-raised mother of one, Tara Morrison, have stood trial for the first time in Perth District Court on Wednesday, maintaining not guilty pleas ahead of the six-week trial.

Tara was 38 when she was discovered dead by police in a toddler’s bedroom cupboard. The officers were conducting a welfare check on a home on Bell Drive, Broadwater, in Busselton in April 2024. James Sorgiovanni, 29, and Hannah Glover, 30, were later charged by police with Tara’s murder and appeared in court this week as the trial began. The court heard from prosecutor Michael Cvetkoski that Ms Glover was living at

the home with her partner, Mr Sorgiovanni, and her 18-month-old child when the attack on her former lover Tara began. He told jurors Tara died from repeated stab wounds to her chest, neck and hands from multiple knives. “The stabbing was sustained with the intention of ending Tara Morrison’s life,” he said. “Tara didn’t have the chance to arm herself because it was two against one; she had her hands to defend herself against blades, and those blades tore her hands up. “Blood made its way onto the doors, floors, and walls of every room of the house. “Her bloody palm print was • Please turn to page 64

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New liver, new life for active Esther

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Liver recipient Esther Scott, 84, is competing in the Australian Transplant Games in Tasmania this week.

The Nedlands resident will be the oldest competitor at the Games and has her eye on medals in lawn bowls, ten-pin bowling, petanque and darts. “I can’t do anything too bendy because I have no ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in my knee,” she said. “My liver is excellent but the rest of me is falling apart!”

“I didn’t want to get all wet before I head off to the games, so we had coffee instead,” she said. Esther was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis a chronic liver condition, when she was 68. She was on the transplant waiting list for 10 months and received a new liver in a 13-hour transplant operation in 2010. “When they took my liver out, half of it had atrophied,” she said. “They told me afterwards that I wouldn’t have been alive at the end of the week.” Her new liver was from a 32-year-old man whose family told her he had died from “an unfortunate accident”. “I was 68 with a 32-year-old liver, and it’s still going well,” she said. “I’ve had 16 extra years, and I’ve lived it well. “It’s all down to the donor family.” Esther, originally from Scotland, has lived in Nedlands for more than 30 years. Her sunny house is still often filled with family, with her grandkids’ Lego on the front porch and a vintage, working mechanical pokie machine in the living room. “My house is deteriorating at about the same rate as I am,” she said. She has competed at multiple transplant games, including one in Sweden just a year after her transplant. At the 2025 World Transplant Games in Dresden, she competed in the 5km run, 3km race walk, petanque and swimming. “I’m very grateful for my transplant and I want people to understand what a difference

Esther said she had several medical issues – including squamous cell carcinoma and an ileostomy – that have arisen because of her transplant and the corresponding long-term use of vital immunosuppressant drugs. “I’ve had lots of bits cut off and I’m a bag lady,” she said. She swims, plays bowls at the Dalkeith club and petanque at Palms Community Centre in Subiaco. She goes on regular walks with friends, although one recent walk was cut short by a downpour.

Builder’s fine a warning to Shire law-breakers By BRET CHRISTIAN A $500 fine last month for a builder working on a new house in Peppermint Grove shows relief is in sight for neighbours disrupted by unlawful building activity.

Builders have been warned to observe the conditions of development approval, including protection of the local environment. Breaches of planning regulations such as unauthorised traffic obstruction, noise, dust, rubbish and use of verges are now more likely to lead to offenders being hit with infringement notices. Builders can obtain permits to use roads and verges, but non-compliance, including damaging significant trees, is now more likely to be costly.

The first fine, for a new house in Keane Street, “was on the basis that there had been previous approaches,” the Shire’s development services manager Joel Gajic told a recent council meeting. “It’s not the preferred course of action (to immediately issue infringement notices and fines), but when there is a history of non-compliance and we are not satisfied that there’s been sufficient attention to protecting the amenity of the community and neighbours,” he said. A circular to residents last month said the Shire was committed to mitigating the impact of building on neighbours and local streets. Non-compliance with conditions of development approval would result in further action, the council warned.

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Whale beaching an ancient tradition

A 12-tonne young male fights for its life in the Swanbourne surf in 2009.

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

Aboriginal man Steven Jacobs said there was a Noongar story that told of hundreds of people gathering when a whale beached. The whale carried the spirit of someone who had been buried in ancient grounds in Cockburn Sound, which had been underwater for 8000 years, Mr Jacobs said. “Hundreds of our people would be on the beach, having ceremonies, chanting and tapping sticks,” he said. “It would beach itself right in front of them, and a warrior would run down and spear

it with a special ceremonial knife on the end of a spear. “The whale didn’t go to waste, there were ceremonies and dancing and it was cut up and shared with everybody. “This is an old story, ancient.” It has also happened more recently. A 20-tonne blue whale carcass washed up at Cottesloe Beach opposite Sea View Golf Course in 1996. A man with a flensing knife and a chainsaw hacked the whale into pieces – each about the size of a car – which were dragged up a path by a digger and loaded into a truck. People who were there still remember the smell. A remnant gave its name to the annual Whalebone Classic surf contest at the same spot. Australian researchers in

A man wields a flensing knife to cut up a decomposing 20-tonne whale that washed up at Cottesloe in 1996. 2019 proved that leachate from a whale carcass was unlikely to reach the ocean if buried more than 25m onshore. A 12-tonne male whale fought for its life in the surf at City Beach after washing up in 2009. Crowds gathered to watch it rolling and tail-slapping in the rough shallows for about 20 hours before it died. Responsibility for disposing of the carcass wavered between Nedlands and Cambridge as the whale washed in and out on the tide, crossing the invisible council border several times. An excavator eventually dragged the whale through the sand dunes and rolled it onto old cargo nets. It was lifted, dragged and

Otto the blue whale’s skull begins its journey from Busselton to Perth, 1898. Photo: WA Museum.

pushed by a front-end loader, craned onto a giant dump truck and buried at Tamala Park tip. Nedlands paid the $7000 bill. “Otto” is the name given to the skeleton of a 24m-long blue whale that washed ashore at Busselton in August 1897. WA Museum taxidermist Otto Lipfert, two Japanese fishermen and a local farmer removed the flesh from the bones, which were left to bleach in the sun for more than a year. A horse-drawn wagon then took

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

Julie Atkinson approached six boys who were fishing off the gazebo on the north side of the lake when she was walking on Monday morning. “I told them they could not fish there and showed them the ‘no fishing’ sign,” she said. The boys had small fishing rods and bags of bread to use as bait. When they caught fish, they handled them roughly and ripped lures from their mouths, she said. “It’s been horrific here today,” she said. “The cruelty is just awful. “They pulled out a bird and stomped on it.” The boardwalk was vandalised, with balusters missing from sections of the bridge. Another walker said it was a council issue to solve. “Last time we confronted a group they did a brown eye at us, took a photo of us and told us we were perverts, held a rude finger at us and called my daughter a Karen,” she said. “It is a Town of Cambridge issue now. They need to be there.” A Cambridge council spokesperson has said people should call the ranger services rather than approaching fishers directly.

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

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Mr Huston was invited to launch the new Stirling Highway supermarket on Wednesday. But he instead cut ties with the retailer after its staff were exposed for spying on a nearby IGA (Woolies spies on Nedlands store, POST, September 12). “I have withdrawn … in light of the disturbing footage I saw at Taylor Road [IGA],” Mr

Huston said. “There is no way I will be associated with forms of intimidation and standover tactics – which can only have been on the instructions of Woolworths management. “I support free enterprise, not duopolist bullying.” Woolworths said it was investigating the claim. Mr Huston also defended the Taylor Road IGA and other similar businesses from an Opposition bid to introduce longer retail trading hours. Elected as a Liberal at last year’s state election, Mr Huston • Please turn to page 64

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An experienced sailor has felt the effects of a ferry in Matilda Bay – and says he reckons many water users could be in for a rough ride.

Scott Glaskin was launching his Sabre one-man yacht at Mounts Bay Sailing Club last month when he noticed a ferry that appeared to be on a trial run. It created a substantial wake that rocked boats in the nearby pen and made it difficult for him to control his yacht, he said. “There was a blue ferry in Matilda Bay and it seemed to be running along the proposed Scott Glaskin and his Sabre yacht at Matilda Bay. The row of yachts out the back are in the path of the route,” he said. “The wind was a northeaster proposed ferry route. Photo: Ross Swanborough blowing directly onshore with a small chop. “When the blue ferry was adjacent to the club the throttle went down and it sent up a park on Northwood Street, as long By JEN REWELL wake of decent-sized waves.” as they displayed one of the school’s He estimated the ferry was Teachers squeezed for parking laminated “staff pass” permits. moving at more than 16 knots space near West Leederville (30kmh) – double the Swan The system was developed by Primary School have a reprieve council rangers. River speed limit – but far slower than the 25-knot speed until the end of the school year. Cambridge council staff have sought by the Public Transport They have been escaping fines extended the deadline to allow Authority to be able to meet its by using informal DIY printed time for public consultation and timetable. parking permits, necessitated by a final council decision on park“It rocked all the boats in the shortages of long-term parking ing restrictions on Northwood small pen complex. It was all I near the school. Street and surrounds. could do to hold onto my small The informal system has been Council staff said the school boat standing in the water,” in place for several years, but had not met a condition of its he said. came under the microscope when 2016 development approval for “If this was their trial run, I Permission to park, Miss? TeachCambridge council discovered the new classrooms that required a got a first-hand lesson on the permitsystemwas“illegal”lastmonth. “staff car parking management ers’ cars display the DIY parking impact.” permits. Teachers have been allowed to strategy” to be drawn up.

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Mr Glaskin has sailed and spent most of his life on the water. The PTA confirmed that it had a ferry in the area but denied it had anything to do with plans to establish a ferry terminal in Matilda Bay. It said the MV Phillip Pendal, one of the ferries servicing the Barrack Street Jetty-South Perth route, did a sea trial to test gearbox works that day. Mr Glaskin said the ferry he had encountered was smaller and slower than the proposed ferries that would travel into Matilda Bay. “Bigger boats will mean bigger wash,” he said. Curtin MP Kate Chaney told federal parliament last month of her concerns about the ferry plans. “Matilda Bay is one of the most-loved places in my electorate,” she said. “It’s where families spend summer afternoons and where people swim and walk along the foreshore. “It’s also where Sailability runs the largest program of its kind, supporting 1500 people on the water each year. For many, it’s a rare experience of real freedom. “It’s also an important habitat for wildlife, including the iconic black swan, now under severe threat from bird flu. “My community has serious concerns about the proposed ferry, particularly the inadequate consultation.”

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This week’s City Beach whale carcass issue exposes an unfair cost shift onto coastal local governments. The carcass was first seen floating offshore, outside Cambridge’s 200m from low water mark local law jurisdiction, which does not extend the Town’s municipal boundary or general marine jurisdiction. Once the carcass washed ashore, Cambridge became responsible as beach land manager – closing the beach, managing public safety and arranging removal. WA’ s W h a l e C a r c a s s Management Policy places responsibility on land managers, and authorises the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions to recover removal costs from the land manager. A marine event originating outside a local-government jurisdiction can therefore become a bill for local ratepayers simply because tides and currents carry the carcass onto their beach. Removal of the 2014 Scarborough whale cost about $188,000, with the state ultimately contributing half after a dispute over responsibility. The state’s Marine Wildlife Response arrangements provide a telling contrast: DBCA is the specialist agency responsible for live whale strandings. Why should the financial burden shift to local ratepayers merely because the whale dies and the carcass reaches their beach? The government can change its cost-allocation policy and

Wrapped in netting, the beached whale carcass awaits removal to landfill. Photo: Ross Swanborough establish a fair state contribution mechanism without statutory reform. Coastal local government ratepayers already fund substantial beach and coastal responsibilities for all users including visitors and tourists. They should not also absorb unpredictable costs arising from marine events outside their jurisdiction, especially if the carcass-removal cost is

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Cash won’t banish borer By J ACK MADDERN and HENRY STONE

Local governments and residents say they are underresourced and still in the dark about the new polyphagous shot-hole borer response a year after the state government abandoned the statewide eradication strategy.

Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn announced last Friday that $3.3million in tree-planting grants would be offered to 26 local governments. These included $100,000 for Subiaco, $124,051 for Peppermint Grove, $130,636 for Cambridge, $64,000 for Cottesloe, and $96,529 for Mosman Park.

But many western suburb councils said what they really needed was a statewide strategy, not a local government-by-localgovernment response. Cottesloe council will replace 13 coral trees cut down because of the borer. Eleven of the trees were on Alexandra Avenue while another two were in the Cottesloe Civic Centre Secret Garden. The removal of those two trees changed the atmosphere of the secluded garden, now overlooked by windows from nearby blocks of flats. Mayor Melissa Harkins said the funding would help Cottesloe continue investing in a more resilient future. “Trees provide shade, cool-

ing, habitat and significant environmental benefits for our community,” Ms Harkins said. “We know our community values its trees, and this investment will help ensure Cottesloe remains leafy and vibrant for generations to come.” Cottesloe has planted more than 120 trees this year and will use the grant to fund more plantings by August 2028. The City of Nedlands manager of parks said while the support provided to date had been appreciated, additional funding, research, treatment options and community education would assist local governments and residents in managing the impacts of the borer. A spokesman for the Depart-

ment of Primary Industries and Regional Development said the borer was now considered established in the Perth metropolitan area. Landholders were responsible for managing the borer in their trees, like any other plant pests or diseases. ArbsWest president Dave Crispin said that while the state government was considering their management approach, the borer was spreading in WA and would eventually hit orchards and the farming industry. “It’s not going to be that long before it gets into the orchards and, heaven forbid, the vineyards; this is only the start,” he said.

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“Minister Saffioti drew down a $2.25billion cash advance as she raced to the airport on the eve of the AFL Grand Final and a long weekend,” Jonathan Huston, member for Nedlands, said this week. “Why can’t the richest provincial government in the world make ends meet?” he asked, adding that total state borrowings were $50billion. Ms Saffioti, the state treasurer, responded that $2.25billion borrowings are in line with the program outlined in the 2026-27 Budget papers. “This is just another misguided attempt from the Member for Nedlands to discredit Western Australia’s financial position,” she said. “The 2025-26 Annual Report on State Finances confirms the Cook Labor Government has delivered its eighth consecutive operating surplus, with a final surplus of $4.2billion. “The borrowing program is being used responsibly to fund a record $44.3billion investment in economic infrastucture: hospitals, houses, roads, ports, power and water infrastructure that will benefit Western Australians for decades.” Net debt had gone from the highest in the nation under the Coalition government to the lowest, she said.

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Safer roads for Mosman Park students A dedicated school drop-off and pick-up zone is underway

We're one step closer to improving road safety around Mosman Park schools. A new carpark will be funded by the State Government and comes after years of advocacy by the Town to address ongoing traffic safety concerns at the Mosman Park Primary School and Mosman Park School for Deaf Children. Mayor Paul Shaw said the safety and well-being of students and the community remain the Town’s paramount concern.

“The new carpark is designed to provide a much safer drop-off and pick-up area," said Mayor Shaw.

The carpark will significantly alleviate congestion during peak school hours. “Beyond school hours, the carpark will cater to the needs of the wider community including local sporting clubs.”

Additional parking spaces will be made available for various community groups and users of Mann Oval, Davis Oval, and Nash Field, enhancing accessibility to these facilities. Completion of the new Solomon Street carpark is expected in Term 1, 2027. Temporary pedestrian and vehicle access changes will be in place during the works, so please follow site signage for safety reasons. For more information call the Town on 9383 6600.

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‘Three Bridges’ plan is off the planet I refer to two articles in the POST (Bridge plan makes a point, September 12) and Overcome with ‘silly ideas’ about bridges, Letters, September 26). In relation to the first, Nedlands mayor Leonie Browner is quoted as supporting reinvestigation of the idea of a bridge between Point Resolution and Point Walter (and on to Mosman Park) as a potential solution to transport issues expected due to higher density development. Is this view supported by a council decision? Because of the distances involved, there would be very little pedestrian traffic. The greatest users of the bridge would be youths, on e-rideables. Is this what we want to encourage through the City of Nedlands? The bridge would have to be wide enough for maintenance vehicles, which would mean connection to the local road network, and increased opportunities for overlooking Dalkeith properties. This would be totally unacceptable to residents. The City has nothing to offer, or to gain, by supporting this vanity project. If the City really wanted to do something meaningful to address future traffic problems, it would protect the widening of Brockway Road for a far-less-disruptive Point Resolution to Point Walter tunnel, to relieve traffic pressure on the Narrows Bridge. Max Hipkins Minora Road, Dalkeith

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

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

New stealth assault on local councils The state government has announced the “next phase of local government reforms to reduce voter fatigue”. The press release then lists what is planned. The major changes in the pipeline are whole-council elections every four years, not half every two years, supposedly so voters won’t be as tired (and hence more will vote). In addition, the government plans to repeal the “Dadour Amendment” to make it easier for councils to merge if they wish. Don’t trust them. What is being promoted as addressing “voter fatigue” is a camouflaged attack on councils. It is easy to vote in local government elections. Every two

years you get a letter showing photographs of the candidates, their bios and what they want to achieve. You then tick a box or two and pop your ballot in the letter box, or at the council offices. Voter fatigue is not the issue; lack of interest is the issue, and lack of interest will only increase if relevance diminishes further. The Dadour Amendment is another stealth attack on local governments and their communities. In force since the 1970s, it is very specific: It allows 250 ratepayers to call for a referendum to decide on a merger. To succeed at the referendum there needs to be plus 50% voter

turnout, with plus 50% approval. None of these have ever been successful. I suggest that the major hurdle is voter turnout. I am strongly in favour of smaller councils merging as a progressive process. However, without the Dadour Amendment, the state government can just impose mergers willy-nilly. I just don’t trust them. There are many ways to make the Dadour Amendment more workable. For example, making voting compulsory (not my favourite), or reducing the required voter turnout to 30% (more likely than 50%). Ken Perry Dalkeith Road, Nedlands

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pointed out that increased royalties could also be used to reduce payroll tax for small business. But the costs to the WA public of bauxite extraction include a risk to Perth drinking water from contamination of water catchment by mining close to dams such as Serpentine. Turbidity is created by soil run-off from cleared areas into the water. The risk has been described by the Water Corporation as a certainty, rather than possible or probable, if mining continues within close proximity to our dams. There is an additional risk from red mud tailings dams in places such as Pinjarra. The mud dam is larger than the town of Pinjarra itself, equivalent to 350 full Optus stadiums worth of toxic mud, and yet the local population have no idea whether there are budgeted plans for a clean-up. And who will pay, Alcoa or WA taxpayers? I love bushwalking on the Bibbulmun Track, and the scars from mining are obvious from anywhere in the Monadnocks, Mt Cook, Mt Cuthbert and Mt Vincent. Mining is planned to continue all the way to Albany Highway. A jarrah forest cannot be rehabilitated once the bauxite is gone. Maureen Phillips Derby Road, Subiaco • More letters page 22

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Mayor’s thought bubble a bridge too far Why has newly elected Nedlands mayor Leonie Browner suddenly dredged up the outdated thought bubble of a Three Point Bridge connecting Nedlands to Bicton and Mosman Park (Bridge plan makes a point, POST, September 12)? Is it a deliberate act to distract the ratepayers from their complaints concerning rate increases, to illustrate that among her many managerial talents she has the desire to be a structural engineer/planner, or aren’t there enough major financial and employment issues left over from the last

council’s shenanigans to keep the mayor busy? Why has she not first cleared her desk of all the many and varied basic council issues before venturing into this expensive hazard-strewn realm? The 3Rs (Roads, Rates and Rubbish) were once the byword for council operations. I do not imply a return to this limited sphere, but there is a need to rein in such grossly impractical expensive ideas for the sake of taxpayers, ratepayers and residents. E.R. Jacoby Jutland Parade, Dalkeith

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I’d love to know what car B.C. Povey drives that hates low speeds (Chop these changes, Letters, September 26) and how he manages parking at Ikea or Karrinyup? All of the cars I’ve driven in the past decade are more than happy at 30kmh (and slower). But he has a point: We could utilise the European standard of just 30kmh and 50kmh limits for urban streets and roads, with the limit being the lower of whatever Main Roads and the local council specifies – a speed that respects both engineering and local land use needs. For example, Cambridge Street near Birkdale and Alexander screams out for the lowest possible limit. Conrad Drake Brix Street, Wembley Downs

In decades past, Peppermint Grove developer Nigel Satterley resolved to develop an urban town in Parkerville on a rural property that was gifted to the Anglican Church more than 100 years ago. Last week, following six years of Satterley applications, amendments, modifications and appeals, the State Administrative Tribunal handed down its final decision once again refusing the development. In this David and Goliath fight, this is a win for people power. In the following 20 hours, 1100 “likes” on the Save Perth Hills website proved that the decision was of huge public interest. Since 2020 the volunteer group, SPH, has organised the fight to resist the Satterley plan with logical and validated arguments showing the drastic effects it would have on the unique

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ecosystem, wildlife and traffic, in this unique Hills environment. Each year since then protest rallies have been attended by up to 2000 concerned community members and have included representatives from every political party. Ten attempts by the developer for approval were refused by Mundaring Shire, the WA

Planning Commission and SAT. Last week’s State Tribunal Report states: “The structure plan put before us and relied upon by Satterley is so flawed as to warrant a refusal to approve it.” SPH and its thousands of supporters from near and far were never going to go away. R.D. Walsh Grant Street, Cottesloe

Gaza talk vital for hospital care I agree with Dr Sue Wareham (Hospital talk ‘banned’ over Gaza, POST, September 26): “If we cannot discuss the health impacts of war in a children’s hospital, where should that conversation happen?” Our humanitarian intake includes child immigrants from war-torn countries who will seek health care at Perth Children’s Hospital. A deeper understanding of

war-related trauma would aid staff caring for these children. The metric for deciding whether or not a talk can proceed should not be the risk of a perception of bias or listener discomfort. If we can’t discuss anything that may be uncomfortable for someone, we basically can’t say anything important at all. Anne Martis Minora Road, Dalkeith

The Australian Dream is an idealistic concept that success can be achieved solely through working hard to pursue our own aspirations. It is apparent, however, that there are structural and systemic inequities in modern Australian society so success cannot always be achieved through mere hard work. Is the Australian Dream now a new family aspiring to buy a home of their own, or the prospect of parents working hard so that their children will be able to enjoy opportunities that were not available to them? As we start to unpack the concept, we realise that this place we call home is changing and challenged by the constraints of financial pressures in a costof-living crisis. However, we are resourceful individuals and can embrace these challenges and choose to hold firm to the ideals that have shaped the building blocks of our suburb. The pressing question remains: Are we really ready to embrace these challenges and stand firm to the original ideals of the Australian Dream? Liesel Hool Stirling Highway, Nedlands

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Phone theft a bad break By SPENCER ROBERTSON French kindness softened the blow of a Cottesloe man who broke his ankle and wrist leaping from a second-storey Paris apartment to stop several thieves.

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then had more issues returning to his apartment. “The hospital and staff Greg Tossel intended were amazing,” he said. to make a citizen’s arrest “Straight in. Englishon burglars connected speaking doctors. X-rays. to a major organised Plaster casts and a lift phishing scam who stole home.” mobile phones from his But he did not know the apartment. address of his accommoMr Tossel, his wife dation and had no way to Juliette and their two contact his wife. children were staying in A mix of Google Earth a Latin Quarter holiday and a man who repeatrental after a 17-day bike edly yelled his wife’s tour along the Rhine River. name when returning The thieves used an to the area helped Mr open window to enter the Tossel, with casts on his room in the early hours right wrist and leg, find of the morning. the right apartment. Woken up his wife’s cries “Getting the apartment for help, Mr Tossel immedi- address was interesting ately chased the burglars. because I had absolutely “I manoeuvred myself no idea where it was, just outside the window, low- that it was near Notre ered myself as far as I could, Dame Cathedral,” he said. and jumped,” he said. “It is funny there is this “It was further than I stereotype that French remembered it looking people are rude [to tourthe dayPOST before. ists], 2but everyone I dealtBEAT SECTION HEADER 4448 BRAND REFRESH STAGE - ARTWORK - POLICE “Unfortunately, there with was especially kind.” were no striped canvas Mr Tossel’s neighbour awnings or baskets full of works in cybersecurity and fresh baguettes to break eventually tracked three my fall, just black bitu- of the phones to a rural men and my bare feet. Moroccan town, but they “The mind boggles at could not be recovered. what might have happened He told Mr Tossel that had this whole thing oc- the phones were sent curred in America. We phishing links linked to had insurance, but still.” a major international Mr Tossel was taken by data leak. ambulance to hospital “We just let our guard where he said he received down; it could have hapGreg Tossel, top, tried to stop some Paris crooks by leaping first-class attention but pened in any city,” he said. from this balcony

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exclusion order, one for giving police false personal details, and one for being disorderly in public. Magistrate Heidi Watson Morgan James Taylor said she would not hear a a p p e a r e d i n P e r t h bail application from Mr Magistrates Court via video Dowson until she heard DICKINSON why a Fremantle Court link from Hakea PrisonWITH toBEN magistrate had previously contest one charge of being armed with a dangerous rejected it on grounds instrument, namely an there was a risk of reofuncapped syringe filled fending. She said she found it with 0.6mm of meth. His lawyer Matthew particularly difficult to Dowson said there was grant bail for the charge of no dispute over whether being armed, given it was or not there was meth in the most serious charge of the syringe, but his client its kind. Mr Dowson said he would dispute he was using it to be armed, or would seek a court tranpretending to be armed, in script from the magistrate a way that may cause fear. in Fremantle and return Mr Taylor pleaded guilty to court for a bail applito eight other charges for cation. Mr Taylor is due back incidents that took place in court in December for in Perth and Claremont. These were two charges a half-day trial over his for possessing drugs, four charge of being armed with counts for breaching an a dangerous instrument.

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Show traditions preserved in orange By JEN REWELL

The adrenaline rush of rides, oversized stuffed toys and a queue to enter the cat pavilion – this year’s Perth Royal Show had experiences to suit everyone.

Fifth-generation farmer Bill Knight, a regular stall-holder at the Mt Claremont Farmers Market, took home first prize in jams and preserves for his marmalade made with the family’s Seville oranges. Bill’s 120ha family property in the Harvey foothills produces mangoes, mandarins and navel oranges. He has for years invited customers of his Gibbs Creek Grove stall to make marmalade with his oranges and bring a jar back for him to taste. He became the market’s unofficial marmalade judge, and was inspired to develop his own Seville Orange Marmalade, which combined different ideas and techniques to create a final recipe. The winning recipe was a hit Kids get thrills on the spinning swings. with Perth Royal Show judges this year, with Bill’s marmalade winning first prize. His granddaughter Milly also won first prize for her marmalade. Bill’s preserve was on display alongside cupcakes, chocolate slice, fruitcakes and the popular decorated cakes. A steady crowd flowed through the doors as they took a break from nearby Showbag Alley. Many expressed amazement at the talent and creativity on display. “How have they even done that?” asked one woman, looking at a cake of two delicate dragons Emily Tolland gives Aldgate Whiskey Jack a last tidy-up shave before her poised in flight. event. Exhibitor Michele Gielens won

Bill Knight and his winning marmalade.

the “Most Successful Exhibitor” ribbon, with first prizes for her “fruit bowl” cake, gingerbread house and sculptured cake. The prize-winning crochet was an intricate three-dimensional lace doily by Martha McKinley that took 12 months to make. It won first prize in the tableware section and was awarded Best Exhibition in Crochet. At the other end of the Showground, exhibitors at the vintage farm machinery section were seen cooking bacon in a restored Ruston Proctor Portable PSC6 1904 steam engine. It was one of a suite of restored vintage engines that were fired up and ready to whistle for the crowds. A boy wearing a Playstation shirt discovered he had a talent for whip cracking. Several world champions and international competi-

tions wielded their axes in the woodchopping competitions. A handicap system means that each chopper may only begin at a designated point in a secondby second count-up. Visitors to the sheep shed were invited to guess the weight of a young sheep, with the prize being a fully butchered lamb (it was not specified if it was the actual lamb standing in the pen). The excitement of a full day at the show was a lot to handle. Many parents were carrying sleeping toddlers by early afternoon or pushing prams laden with showbags and napping kids. One dairy-cow handler took a rest, looking very comfortable as she lay back on a resting cow’s wide back. Those who made it through to the evening were treated to a Hot Wheels cars and freestyle motocross show, and of course, the climax – 20 minutes of fireworks.

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Borer claims 100 Kings Park trees By LLOYD GORMAN

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

The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority annual report, tabled in Parliament last month, revealed that at least 20 moreton bay figs on the Mt Eliza escarpment, estimated to be about 120 years old, were removed in response to borer infestation. The focus of works during 2025 and 2026 on the limestone scarp f stabilisation, restoration and land management, the 2025-26 report said. “Critical locations at the top of the escarpment also experienced significant drainage improvement works to address water pooling and uncontrolled surface runoff, reducing the risk of erosion and downslope sediment

movement,” it said. “The upgraded drainage network is designed to improve long-term water management across the site and support the durability of revegetation efforts.” About 35,000 plants and new trees have been planted in the past two years to help stabilise and revegetate the cliff face. Decreasing rainfall is also contributing to the tree decline. “Within parkland areas at Kings Park, modified irrigation regimes in low-profile turf areas, combined with declining rainfall, has resulted in the death and removal of trees within the Broadwalk and Saw Avenue precincts, highlighting the impact of changing climate,” the report said. “These areas will be a focus of future planning and replanting with climatesuitable species.”

Media man dies in Afghanistan

Veteran Mt Claremont journalist and media adviser Charles Hayne, pictured, has died while trekking in Afghanistan.

Mr Hayne, 66, worked as a senior media adviser for the State Library and several government departments. He retired last year to focus on “trekking in the mountains, walking the groodles and working my way through dozens of cookbooks”. Afghan tourist agency Paktia reported

that Mr Hayne had died while trekking in the Badakhshan region. “He had travelled to this remote and magnificent part of Afghanistan as part of a group exploring the Wakhan and Pamir regions,” the agency said. “The incident occurred while the group was hiking in the Chaparan Valley.” Several former colleagues paid tribute to Mr Hayne, who is understood to have suffered a heart attack during the trek.

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Western suburb teenagers showed off their fashionable garments in a display at Claremont Quarter. The clothing came from the not-forprofit Bindaring’s first youth fashion mentorship, with youngsters aged 12 to 20 learning how to sew to repurpose preloved clothing. Their fashion statements were produced after three months of training with Bindaring volunteers every Sunday and advice from fashion industry experts. Bindaring president Althea Mahon said it would become an annual event. “We will do it again; it’s just such a great opportunity for young people who maybe aren’t sports people or musicians to explore another avenue,” she said. “The point wasn’t for them to become fashion designers but to express themselves and have fun. “We would regularly get eight or nine of them in one of the sewing rooms we have open on Sunday afternoons. “They wouldn’t touch their phones, they were so focused on being in the zone and being creative. “All these old skills like knitting, crocheting, and sewing are such good escapes.”

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

Guest speaker Kingsley Faulkner will discuss the past, the place, and the people who call the Porongurups home. Dr Faulkner will outline the long history of the ancient mountain range and Great Southern community. He’ll discuss its geology and cultural significance for Noongar inhabitants, colonial presence, tourism, biodiversity, conservation and its future. The History West Centre is at 109 Stirling Highway, Nedlands. Arrive at 10am for Dr Faulkner’s talk at 10.30. Cost $10 members or $15 non-members of the Royal WA Historical Society. Bookings essential by phoning the office on 9386 3841, or by going online to histwest.org. au, clicking on Activities, then Meetings and Talks.

Kingsley Faulkner, right, will discuss the history of the Porongurups, pictured above on an early 20th century postcard.

A white-cheeked honeyeater, above, and a flower wasp, left, on balga flowers.

A hive of activity at Bold Park

Volunteer guides from Friends of Bold Park Bushland will lead free guided walks in October to show the seasonal changes unfolding throughout the bushland.

Lisa Robson from FOBP said that as the weather warms up, the season of Kambarang brings a burst of new life to Bold Park, with wildflowers providing food for local wildlife and their growing young. “Bees, wasps and butterflies gather around flowers, particularly the long flower spikes of the balga (grasstree),” she said. “You might even spot male flower wasps carrying their flightless female partners from flower to flower!” The increased insect activity

provides a feast for local birds, many of which are breeding at this time of year, she said. “Watch for honeyeaters feeding on nectar, gerygones and pardalotes searching for insects among the trees, and goshawks soaring overhead,” Lisa said. Walks leave from the Tuart Carpark at 9am on Saturday October 3, Sunday October 11 and Saturday October 17. Bookings are not required. Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. Next Saturday, October 10 the guides will also run a sunrise mindfulness and meditation walk. Meet at 5.15am at the Tuart Carpark with warm clothes and a yoga mat or towel. For more information go to friendsofboldpark.com.au.

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UK’s first prison for kids There will be two presentations at the University of the Third Age (U3A) Cambridge branch on October 8.

Year 3 students with the tiles they made as part of the public art project.

Budding tilers create park art Subiaco Primary School students have been given pieces of a public artwork they helped create for the Rupert Street pocket park.

Noongar seasons. Their other tiles had already been installed at the park as part of the Nanninup public artwork. Nanninup, meaning “a place to stop and rest”, was created by Noongar artist, elder and cultural consultant Sandra Hill and ceramic artist Jenny Dawson. It was unveiled in August as part of the City’s transformation of the former Subiaco Community Centre site into the Rupert Street pocket park. City of Subiaco CEO Colin Cameron, who presented the tiles at the assembly, said the students had made a lasting contribution to their community. “Each student now has a

At a school assembly on September 17, participating Year 3 students were each presented with a ceramic tile and a copy of the Rupert Street pocket park project booklet. The tiles were one of two they had each created during classroom workshops run by ceramic artists Jenny Dawson and Peter Zuvela earlier this year. Students used impressions of leaves, seeds, bark and other natural materials collected from the local area to create tiles that celebrated the six

tile to keep, while another tile they created has become a permanent part of Rupert Street pocket park,” Mr Cameron said. “When young people help shape a public place, they build a stronger connection with it and a genuine sense of belonging and stewardship. “Almost 30 years after local students helped create the Centenary Tiles at Postal Walk, another generation of Year 3 students has become part of that story. “This connection is made even more special by the involvement of teacher Sandra Thornett who was part of the original project and has now helped another generation of students contribute to a public artwork for Subiaco.”

Meg Roche and Cheryl Lopez will speak about the life of their great-grandfather, who was one of “The Parkhurst Boys”. Parkhurst was Britain’s first state-run juvenile prison, which incarcerated boys awaiting transportation to the colonies. Meg and Cheryl will outline a short history about the life of their great-grandfather from his time as a teenager, his crime, his time in Parkhurst Prison, his transportation to WA, and how he made a life for himself in the new colony. Sath Moodley’s talk, titled “Race Relations in Apartheid South Africa” is a memoir which tells of his time growing up in the apartheid regime. Sath grew up and was educated in Cape Town, South Africa. His secondary school

An early 20th century illustration of Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight. instilled a motto in students which Sath says he has tried to live by ever since – Vel Primus Vel Cum Primus, which means “If not the best, among the best”. Sath is proud of his Indian heritage and now describes himself as patriotically Australian. The meeting will be at 1.30pm at Ocean Gardens Retirement Village, Kalinda Drive, City Beach. Admission is $3 including afternoon tea. For more information phone Jim Barns 9448 6432 or email jnjbarns@bigpond.com.

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Self-funded retirees who support themselves with share investments are invited to the Australian Independent Retirees’ (AIR) Perth branch investors discussion group.

Attendees share their thoughts and experiences of investing in ASX-listed companies, their web announcements and presentations. The group shares experiences of investment strategies, reviews financial statements, analyses company and industry

information, and where such information can be found. It is a group of investors and not intended for advice. It meets on the second Wednesday of each month from 2 to 4pm. The next meeting will be on Wednesday October 14 at 2pm at Cambridge Bowling Club. The following meeting will be November 11. For more information phone David Brooke 9368 6275 or email dfbrooke@bigpond.com.

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Spring has sprung in Kings Park Kings Park volunteer guides will lead two nature walks in October.

The Rich Bushland Resources guided walk on October 22 will be from 10 to 11.30am, and ABOVE: A flowering eucalypt in the Roe Gardens North at Kings Park. costs $10. Discover how the banksia RIGHT: Honey eater birds taking nectar from the flowering spike of a woodland plants provided xanthorrea or grass tree. Aboriginal people with so much sense of wellbeing. It includes a silent slow walk of what was essential for life, and later provided Europeans through Kings Park bushland and a guided meditation under with valuable resources. To book, go to Eventbrite.com. an ancient peppermint tree. To book, go to Eventbrite.com. au and search “Rich Bushland au and search “Treading Softly: Resources Guided Walk”. The Treading Softly walk, on Mindfully Meeting Nature in October 27 from 9.30 to 11am, is Kings Park”. For more information about $10 and offers an opportunity for attendees to explore the Kings Park Volunteer Guides relationship between humans and for other walks they offer, and nature, and enhance their go to kingsparkguides.com.au.

The pros and cons of vaccination Did you know there is a large outbreak of diphtheria taking place now in Australia?

Find out more when Dr Nick Beeching gives a talk on October 8 to illustrate the history, and the pros and cons of vaccinations. Dr Beeching will be guest speaker at the October 8 meeting of the National Seniors Australia Perth western suburbs branch. He is Emeritus Professor of

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Tropical and Infectious Diseases at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and former Clinical Director of the regional referral unit for Tropical and Infectious Diseases in Liverpool (UK). At the meeting he will discuss recent increases in preventable infections related to vaccine. National Seniors Australia is a national, not-for-profit organisation.

The Perth western suburbs branch meets from 10am to noon on the second Thursday of each month at the Mt Claremont Community Centre, Montgomery Avenue. Entry to the meeting is $8 for members and $15 for nonmembers (either cash or card). Parking is free. For more information and to register for this event phone Marion 0437 115 751.

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

Trish Connery is one of only four healthcare workers selected as a state finalist for the prestigious Health Heroes award, as part of the 2026 WA Health Excellence Awards. She was nominated by members of the public, and the Health Heroes award is to reflect the impact healthcare professionals have on the lives of the people they care for. The winner will be announced at a gala dinner at Crown Perth on November 4. Trish began her nursing career at the Sir George Bedbrook Spinal Unit in Shenton Park, and moved to Royal Perth in 1999. She is Clinical Nurse Manager and Peri-Operative Coordinator for the statewide spinal service, providing critical support to patients aged 14 and over who are undergoing corrective surgery for scoliosis, as well as their families. “We hold their hands from the time we receive their referral through to discharge after surgery,” Trish said. “I absolutely love what I do. I just hope that something I’ve done makes a difference, because that’s what keeps me there.” The parent who submitted the award nomination spoke very

Nurse Trish Connery. highly of the amazing support their family had received from Trish. “Preparing for my 14-year old’s scoliosis surgery was confronting,” the parent wrote in support of the nomination. “We will always be grateful to Trish for her words of wisdom, her compassion and support throughout this process. “I am so glad that future families embarking on this journey will have Trish by their side, to make it a lot easier than it would otherwise be.” More information go to health. wa.gov.au/Home.

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Out of Africa and on to ouzo

The next meeting of U3A western suburbs branch will be on Monday, October 5, at the Grove Library.

At 1pm, Judith Amey will talk about three countries in West Africa she has visited ¬ Ghana, Benin and Togo. She will speak about the wildlife, customs, and housing style, and the historical slave trade. At 2.30pm Dr Paul Genoni will discuss a book he co-authored with Professor Tanya Dalziel titled “Half the Perfect World: Dreamers and Drifters on Hydra 1955-64”. The book won the 2019 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for non-fiction.

The Greek island of Hydra attracted artists and creative people such as Sidney Nolan, Leonard Cohen and Charmian Clift who lived there during the heady days of bohemianism. It is a tale of success and failure, triumph and tragedy, adventurous lives, island living, sunshine and ouzo. Visitors are welcome and there is a $3 charge. The U3A western suburbs branch meets in the River Room at The Grove Public Library, at the corner of Stirling Highway and Leake Street in Peppermint Grove. For more information phone Nick 0438 488 839 or email nickbeeching@gmail.com.

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The Greek island of Hydra pictured in 1960.

Jazz it up at Subiaco night markets

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

The series will showcase soulful vocals, fiery improvisation, timeless swing, and Brazilian bossa nova across four Saturday evenings from October 3. Visitors to the Subi Night Bring friends and family to enjoy Market can buy dinner from the free jazz festivities in Subi. one of a market food vendors,

browse the stalls, and settle into Market Square Park to enjoy live jazz under the stars. Subiaco mayor David McMullen said the partnership was a natural fit for Subiaco and the Saturday night market. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with the Perth International Jazz Festival to bring such a diverse line-up of talented musicians to Subiaco, and best of all, these performances are completely free.” This Saturday, October 3,

the Laura Igglesden Trio will perform jazz classics, with vocalist Laura Igglesden joined by pianist Austin Salisbury and bassist Zac Grafton. The Chris Foster Trio will take the stage on October 10, blending fiery solos and soulful ballads with original compositions and well-known favourites. Performances will be 6.30 to 8.30pm. For more information, visit perthjazzfest.com/program/ subi-night-market.

Members of the Western Suburbs VIEW Club (WSVC) are calling on the wider community to join its campaign to make life better for Aussie kids living in poverty. VIEW stands for the Voice, Interests and Education of Women, and VIEW clubs can be found across Australia. The WSVC supports The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program, which helps children to stay in school and build the confidence and skills that poverty can steal. Anti-Poverty Week in Australia will be October 11 to 17, to highlight that an estimated one in six Australian kids grow up in poverty. WSVC vice president and publicity officer Kerry Somerville-Brown said poverty could affect a child’s ability to succeed at school. Even “free” education wasn’t free and could cost a small fortune. “Uniforms, shoes, excursions, supplies, laptops – the list reads like a shopping spree, except it’s survival gear for learning,” she said. “One in six Australian children grows up in poverty, and for them, these costs aren’t optional extras; they’re barriers. “That’s why WSVC supports The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program, helping children stay in school and build the confidence and skills that poverty tries to steal.” Last year VIEW clubs across Australia raised more than $1.5million for the program. WSVC meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Mt Claremont Community Centre, 105 Montgomery Avenue, at 10am. For more information go to view.org. au, email westernsuburbsviewclub@ gmail.com, or find them on Facebook.

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The Grove Library will see the return of the Grove Classics 2026 Subscription Series, on every Sunday in October and concluding with a grand Gala Finale in November.

Members of the Combined Probus Club of Scarborough Beach enjoy a day at the Avon Valley.

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

Twenty-one club members spent the day discovering some of Toodyay’s treasures. Club member Joy Mazzella said the first stop was the Gidgegannup Bakery for morning tea, followed by a stroll at Noble Falls. The highlight was the Dromedairy Camel Farm in Morangup, which makes soaps and lotion with its camel milk. Joy said the farm’s owner

Dr Max Bergmann was inspirational. “At the farm, we learnt about dromedary camels, their history in Australia and how these fascinating animals are cared for,” Joy said. “The real fun began when we had the opportunity to get up close and feed the herd.” The group then stopped at the Victoria Hotel in Toodyay for lunch and explored the historic town on foot. “A particular attraction was the second-largest Christmas store in Australia,” Joy said. “A great day was had by all.” The Combined Probus Club

of Scarborough Beach meets every second Wednesday of each month from 10am to noon at the Trigg Island Surf Lifesaving Club, West Coast Drive, Trigg. On October 21 members and guests will dine at the Bentley TAFE training restaurant. On November 3 the club will hold a Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Odin Tavern in Balcatta, and members will celebrate Christmas together on December 9 with lunch at the Marmion Angling and Aquatic Club, on West Coast Drive in Marmion. For more information phone Joy on 0438 341 110.

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The concert series is held in The Grove library and will feature internationally acclaimed guest artists, local ensembles, and a wide range of repertoire from classical masters to gypsy jazz. The concert this Sunday, October 4, will feature pianists Irina Buevska-Cowell and Charlie Buevska-Thoo. October 11 will feature Grammy award winner John Jorgenson who will bring his love of Gypsy jazz and classical music, and will perform with

pianist Irina Buevska-Cowell. The Orenda Ensemble will play on October 18, and the Darlington Quartet will perform on October 25. The Gala Finale on November 15 will feature soprano Sara Macliver and the Scotch College Chamber Orchestra. Subscribers to the full series will be treated to four Sunday afternoon performances plus the November Gala Finale. One ticket for one concert is $49. The full subscription for four concerts plus the finale is $255. For more information and to secure tickets go to trybooking. com and search Grove Classics, or go to cappuccino-concerts. com.

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Music’s past, and future

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

The Aquinas Schola Cantorum, pictured, will perform an original work by Iain Grandage.

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

Grandage, commissioned by the RSMC and performed by Aquinas Schola Cantorum. Pianist Shuan Hern Lee will play Caprice Espagnol by Moritz Moszkowski, violinist Paul Wright and pianist Anna Sleptsova will play Adagio by Christian A Sinding, and pianist Jeffrey Shield will perform Islamey by Mily Balakirev. Soprano Naomi Johns, tenor Paul O’Neill and pianist Marilyn Phillips will perform opera arias and the duet from La Boheme. Bookings close at noon on October 5. Tickets $165 are all inclusive. For more information go to trybooking.com and search “Gala Event – Past, Present, Future”.

Hollywood bowls set to sizzle Following on from the success of last year’s event, Hollywood Subiaco Bowling Club will host an Open Day from noon to 4pm on Sunday October 18.

The club will provide a free sausage sizzle and plenty of fun activities for children and adults. Club president David Allport said there will be a children’s play area and activities for adults to include social bowls, darts, pool or bocce.

The bar will be open with a number of tap beer options and wines from club sponsor Grand Cru in Nedlands. “This is a great opportunity for the local community to visit the club and see what it has to offer,” David said. “In addition to lawn bowls and croquet the club is a popular venue for both social and corporate functions. “With an expansive covered outdoor deck area, along with a number of internal spaces

available for functions, the club is a valuable resource for the local area.” Hollywood Subiaco Bowling Club is on Smyth Road in Nedlands. For more information go to hollywoodbowling.com.au, email hello@hollywoodbowling. com.au or phone 0438 189 425.

RIGHT: Visitors enjoy the barbecue and social bowls at the club’s open day last year.

Explore the great outdoors

Families are invited to celebrate the reopening of the refurbished Henderson Environmental Centre in North Beach with a day of discovery, learning and outdoor fun this Sunday, October 24.

Take a guided walk through Star Swamp, interactive animal encounters, wetland science activities, children’s bushcraft sessions and environmental displays, along with facepainting and garden art installations. Explore the refurbished Henderson Environmental Centre’s building upgrades, public art, educational signs and landscaping. NatureFest 2026 will be on from 9am to 2pm and those who get there by foot, bike or scooter will

be in with a chance to win a $100 bike voucher. The day is designed to bring together wildlife experiences, guided nature walks, hands-on activities, local environmental groups, art, and community connection. Henderson Environmental Centre is at the end of Groat Street in North Beach. NatureFest is free but register by going to stirling.wa.gov.au and searching “NatureFest 2026”. For more information email sustainability@ stirling.wa.gov.au or phone 9205 8555.

Monday September 21: 1st Paula Poynter, Phil Werrett; 2nd Geoff Parker, Jeff Irwin. Plate: Alan Wilson, Ken Alford. Wednesday September 23: 1st Geoff Parker, Cliff Racey, Pru Honey; 2nd Derek Gadsden, Terry Gallagher, Elizabeth Morrissey. Friday September 25: 1st Michael Marsh, Terry Galagher; 2nd Yogi Shah, Carol Marsh, Peter Ewers. Saturday September 26: 1st Geoff Parker, Jay Medhat, Colin Herring; 2nd Ted Delaney, Brian Dick.

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Marri tuart forest at Star Swamp Bushland Reserve. Photo: David Pike

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

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

Mosman Park The ladies had their opening day on Wednesday September 23. A triples competition was organised in the morning, followed by lunch. Organised bowls was disrupted because of ladies’ day and the Grand Final. Pennant practice will be back to normal this week. Put your name on the noticeboard lists.

Subiaco Pétanque

A total of 17 members competed for points in the President’s Cup last Saturday, September 26, with some delays as players agonised over the Dockers. 1st Marek Glinski. Other prizewinners Gilbert Baatard, Suren Appadoo, Peter Middleton, Rob Dunlop, Marion Meacock. Subiaco Petanque Club will play social petanque this Saturday, October 3. Visitors welcome Saturdays and Wednesdays. For more information go to petanque-subiaco.com.

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Satterley reshapes top positions

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

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

Immigration cut to decimate aged care

By Nadia Budihardjo

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

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

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

Lezer wants sacked Perth CEO back

By Gary Adshead

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

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

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

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

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

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■ Festival director Jessica Gough, left, trans performer Kitty Obsidian, middle, and headliner Kelly Ann Doll, right.

Fun and fierce focus on burlesque SARAH McNEILL

Leederville burlesque performer and producer Jessica Gough says the Perth International Burlesque Festival has a reputation as one of the most fun and inclusive events around the world. “We celebrate diversity here and put a lot of effort into creating shows that are both fun and progressive,” she said. Jessica performs as The Sugar Duchess and took over running the annual festival eight years ago through her company Tease Industries.

Now in its 13th year, the festival is attracting headliners like Raquel Reed, who produces The Jiggle Room and the Sin City Burlesque Festival in Las Vegas. With 15 years of experience dazzling audiences in high-profile Las Vegas shows like Absinthe at Caesars Palace, the burlesque powerhouse was voted one of the top 10 performers in the world. Australia’s pocket dynamo Kelly Ann Doll is the reigning Miss Viva Las Vegas 2025 and brings nearly two decades of explosive energy, razor-

■ Pocket dynamo Kelly Ann Doll

sharp musicality and rapidfire footwork to the festival. “Fierce, fat and fAboriginal” trans performer Kitty Obsidian brings an awardwinning brand of ferocious activism to the stage. Jessica said burlesque began as an empowerment

movement. “People embraced the art of burlesque because it celebrated every body, no matter what size, age or gender, and now inclusivity is a natural part of the conversation,” she said. “Burlesque reminds us that there is no one kind of beauty and no matter what age or gender we are, burlesque is a beautiful blend of performance artists, cabaret, dance, music and tease.” The Perth International Burlesque Festival has more than 120 performers of burlesque and tease, with showgirls, drag

Women front and centre in music SARAH McNEILL

Chamber music ensemble Mirabilis Collective launches Australia’s first chamber music festival dedicated entirely to music by women next week. Mirabilis is a family community of women musicians who have been celebrating female composers and artists across generations since 2023. “Every year we have held a series of concerts,” said founder and artistic director Stephanie Nicholls, “but this year we ran a regional project, Her Sound, Her Story, in the Wheatbelt. So instead of concerts, we decided to bring it all together in one big festival of music.” The festival, Hear Her Now, will run for 12 days from October 8, bringing together professional musicians, emerging artists and community performers

■ The Mirabilis Collective celebrates female composers and artists.

across a series of concerts, family events and community performances. Stephanie said the program will span more than 900 years of music, from rarely heard historical works to new compositions including four world premieres by WA composers, Katherine Potter, Mia Brine, Rose Russell and Julia Nicholls. Violinist and singer/

songwriter Julia is Stephanie’s daughter, and Julia’s sister soprano Lucinda is also part of Mirabilis’s generational ensemble. “When I started planning the festival I thought we’d have 100 works by 100 female composers, but we’ve already topped 140 and I’ll have to leave so many out,” Stephanie said. She is particularly

proud of the community involvement. Music will include a song written by a Taiwanese woman in Narrogin, about being an outsider in a country town. Two other Wheatbelt women, Jan Smith and Kay Weaver, both in their 70s, will come to Perth to perform their original songs created through the regional project. The festival program includes a fun family concert celebrating Australian women composers, and an event of music created and performed by Queer and disabled artists. The festival finale, Hear Us Roar, will support Breast Cancer Care WA. ■ Hear Her Now runs from October 8 to 19 at various venues in Perth city and UWA. For program details go to mirabiliscollective.com/ hear-her-now/program.

queens, circus and variety acts and musicians coming from the US, UK and across Australia. The festival begins on Thursday October 9 at The Court in Northbridge, with community event Peep Show. The pre-festival charity showcases community and emerging performers to celebrate the diverse world of burlesque. All proceeds from the event go to Minus18, Australia’s charity improving the lives of LGBTQIA+ youth.

The festival’s opening night event is The Tease Factory on Friday October 23 at The Court, featuring the cream of international and local talent. Club Burlesque Gala on Saturday October 24 is at the State Theatre Centre for a powerhouse line-up of burlesque royalty. The festival ends with Glitter Crash – a late night after-party event at Connections Nightclub. ■ For details and tickets go to perthburlesque festival.com/events.

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Sad selfie a prize performance SARAH McNEILL

Artist Lucinda Tassone believes complex paintings deserve complex titles. The UWA fine art student is a finalist in this year’s Lester Prize for Portraiture with a selfportrait titled “Beauty was shattered as light in a prism and she could not gather the rays together again”. The portrait is based on a selfie Lucinda took when she was feeling particularly sad. A huge fan of social media, Lucinda, 21, subverts the idea of selfies always being sunny, happy pictures of imagined perfection. “Like a lot of people my age, I have an awkward relationship with my body and I take a lot of photos of myself when I’m crying

or sad, to see myself the way others might see me,” she said. “It’s very performative.” The Lester selfie was taken during a time of a personal break-up. “I’m really very resilient but a heartbreak was heartbreaking, and it took me a while to come to terms with the idea that we are born alone and die alone,” she said. Lucinda began her portrait career after coming third in the Lester Youth Prize in 2021, when she was a Year 11 student at John XXIII. The hyperreal acrylic painting of her father, titled Class Clown, encouraged her to develop her style in a more impressionistic style. She won the 2024 Lester Prize Spirit Award for emerging artists, for her

gritty, close-up portrait titled I Love Fast Food, based on her and her sister’s unglamorous “hellish” experience of working in fast food service. She is currently completing a double degree in psychology and fine art at UWA and is this year’s cover and featured artist for UWA’s student-run Pelican Magazine. She plans to do honours in fine arts. Her portrait is one of 40 finalists selected from a record 1177 Lester Prize entries, now Australia’s richest portrait prize with a pool of $140,000.

■ The Lester Prize

exhibition of finalists and winners will be held at WA Museum Boola Bardip from October 9 to November 29.

Catalyst to shake up Ellington The 18-piece Catalyst

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

youth big band managed by the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra, whose artistic director, Gemma Farell, was one of Jeff’s students at the Queensland Conservatorium. “He was an incredibly inspiring person to play with and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of jazz,” Gemma said. “He could sit down and play entire transcriptions of great recordings from memory, and his depth of musical knowledge was extraordinary.” Catalyst director Tom Salleo said Jeff was a oneof-a-kind artist. “I’m sure he will have a profound impact on the band members and offer them a unique perspective on jazz and big band music,” he said. The band will have a new set of music to

■ Jeff Usher at the piano. Photo: Matt Cocking

perform that will include Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Thad Jones and Oliver Nelson and will feature some of Jeff’s own compositions. “It’s a challenging program that will push the band to even greater heights than we’ve seen from them yet,” Tom said. Prior to the performance, Jeff will present a short artist talk Upstairs at The Ellington from 6.10 to 6:30pm. Capacity is limited and entry is first in, first served. ■ Jeff and the Catalyst Jazz Orchestra will perform at the Ellington Jazz Club on Thursday, October 15. Tickets are $24 to $29 and can be purchased at ellingtonjazz.com.au. I’ve been engaged for three years but now I am miserable. My fiance is a police officer and very proud of his allure and his physique. He is close to lots of women but got close to one in particular at work. He promised it was a part of an emotional past he was moving away from. He said he used her and wanted to treat her badly because he has that urge, but didn’t want to do that to me because

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If I had to pick my favourite survival story about a human and a dog, it would be Kelly Reichhardt’s understated, Michelle Williams-starring 2008 heartbreaker Wendy and Lucy. Heart of the Beast is the opposite of that film. It has the same deep, unconditional humancanine love at its heart, but whereas Reichardt’s lowkey drama is about a young homeless woman surviving her itinerant circumstances, David Ayer’s Heart of the Beast is a maximalist wilderness adventure of peak testosterone. Written by debut screenwriter Cameron

Alexander, it stars Brad Pitt, who Ayer last directed in his equally macho 2014 World War II film, Fury, memorable for its claustrophobic scenes of sweaty soldiers inside a tank. This film, conversely, is set in the expansive wilds of Alaska (New Zealand stands in), breathtakingly filmed by Ayer’s Training Day cinematographer Mauro Fiore. And it’s essentially a twohander. Apart from a wildlooking J.K. Simmons popping up in a cameo, some brief flashbacks to dusty combat scenes, and a bookend featuring Canadian Inuk actor Anna Lambe, it’s just Pitt as former special forces officer James Belmont and his german shepherd Odin

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

(Uber), a combat canine who’s also retired. Both are scarred; Odin has a prosthetic leg and titanium teeth, James less overtly. But he craves solitude in nature, which he seeks by way of his seaplane.

Of course, something goes terribly wrong early on, and from there the film plays out in much the same way as Robert Redford’s solitary plight at sea in All Is Lost – it’s one wretched thing after another. Only this time

with a dog, and without the moments of almost comic absurdity. No, Ayer’s film is a relentlessly grim, adrenaline-pumping survival story that checks every box of wilderness obstacles – bears, wolves,

ravines, rapids. It’s nervewracking, mostly because you just want the soulful Odin to be okay. Pitt delivers as a regulation tough guy with an endearing soft spot for his companion. But it’s the dog’s movie.

Aussie creatures spark award interest A collection of essays

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

by Claremont author Greg Taylor that introduce Australian creatures has been shortlisted for the Hungerford Awards. Wildlife of the Open Eucalyptus Forests is a collection of narrativebased introductions to 24 creatures and critters from around the country. ‘It has made me wonder whether there is something in these species’ lives that speaks to a broader audience than I had imagined,” Mr Taylor said of being shortlisted. “Maybe, instead of just animal-nerds like myself, the audience is – well, all of us.’

Mr Taylor is an ecologist specialising in the behavioural ecology of birds. His essays include introductions to the grey kangaroo, the wombat, the trapdoor spider, the swift parrot, the thylacine and the spotted pardalote. The stories often follow a life from beginning to end in the open eucalyptus forests. Without anthropomorphising the animals, each essay is an invitation to see the world from a new perspective, and with fresh understanding. Four West Australians were shortlisted for the awards this year and 128

manuscripts were entered, the largest number in the award’s 35-year history. The other WA authors who made the shortlist were David Harris for Moments in the Dust, Jessica Kennedy for The Ridicule and Resurrection of Marija Gimbutas, and Michal Stone’s Torch. The winner will be announced on Friday October 16 at Walyalup Civic Centre on the final night of the Totally Lit Festival. ■ Tickets are free and

available at: events. humanitix.com/ hungerfordaward.

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oving into a brand-new dream home, while avoiding the actual build, sounds like a riddle but will be a reality for the purchaser of this Cottesloe home. The Clive Road address is Cottesloe but the Claremont Hill location is close to private schools, cafes and shops, the beach, train and Jasper Green Reserve, which is the local dog walking park with a view. The house was completed earlier this year, and is one of seven green title dwellings built as a project, and the last to be offered for sale. Agent Nick Holt, of Shellabears, said the house offered buyers plenty of living space. “The best feature of the home is its size and scale, with multiple living areas, four bedrooms, three bathrooms and plenty of parking,” he said. “It’s in a location which is

really only known to locals. “Jasper Green Reserve is at the end of Pennyfather Lane, and it’s walkable to the train stations too. A very convenient spot if you have kids going to the local schools. “Buyers of these properties have been just like those who purchase elsewhere in Cottesloe – diverse. “We’ve had a full spectrum buy these homes, from young families and downsizers through to investors and busy professionals, all seeking an independent green title home.” Mr Holt said the western suburbs market continued to be shaped by supply. “The local market is defying the beat-up we are seeing about property in the mainstream media,” he said. “There continues to be a lack of quality properties coming to market. “At the end of the day, locally we have robust employment, population growth and demand which is far exceeding supply. “The fundamentals are still strong, and people are upsizing, downsizing or upgrading their location.”

the top of the list with residential land in the beachside suburb costing an average of $8900 a square metre. Swanbourne was the next priciest western suburb at $6990. Subiaco was $6760, North Fremantle $6730 and Shenton Park $6017. Peppermint Grove, the suburb with the State’s highest median sale price, did not make the list due to the number of properties sold being too few for the data set. While Cottesloe’s price per square metre is sobering, Sydney’s bay and beachside suburbs dominate the national list with prices starting around $20,000 per square metre for premium water side suburbs and houses in Paddington topping the list at $28,000.

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

■ Enjoy a coffee in Subiaco on some of Perth’s most expensive land.

For lovers of history, businesspeople looking to run a tourism operation or simply a buyer looking to live life on a grand scale, one of WA’s oldest country residences is seeking a new owner. Construction of 15-bedroom Faversham House in York began in the late 1830s and its final form was created in four stages over the next 60 years. It was built for John Henry Monger Snr, who arrived in the Swan River Colony in 1829 as a sponsored migrant and built his fortune operating a sawmill near Perth. The house is National Trust-listed and its floorplan offers features such as ballroom, a

Faversham House

■ Take a dip with ocean views. Acting out at Whale Beach

Australian acting royalty, Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward, are giving up one of the crown jewels of Australian real estate – a Whale Beach beach house. The home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a pool overlooking the ocean and two living rooms. The actors met when starring in the 1980s television series, The Thorn Birds, and Ward has since moved into directing including

the 2009 film, Beautiful Kate. They bought the house for $460,000 in 1993 and it is currently marketed with a price guide of $5.5million.

Price per square metre

New data has been released showing the Perth suburbs with the priciest value per square metre, and no surprise, the western suburbs feature strongly. Compiled using PropTrack figures, the data shows Cottesloe at

commercial kitchen, formal dining spaces to seat 20, a billiard room, library and drawing room. While the original owner of the property paid £100 for the land in 1838, in 2026 the property is listed for offers.

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Lifestyle and business at Witchcliffe 13 8 12 46ha

271 Redgate Road Witchcliffe Offers Caporn Young David Cross 0439 496 926

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ready-made income stream, a home in the Margaret River region and an opportunity to further expand the landholding are all available to the buyer of this Witchcliffe property. Located on the beach side of Witchcliffe and only seven kilometres from Redgate beach, the property is a guest accommodation business operating as Redgate Forest Retreat, with four chalets situated separately on the 46ha landholding. It includes a fivebedroom home, a twobedroom home and two three-bedroom homes as well as various farm sheds. David Cross, the selling agent from Caporn Young, said the property had all the hard work done. “This property and business have been devel-

■ One of four dwellings on the property. ■ This dam and five freshwater tanks supply the farm. oped by the owner over 15 years,” Mr Cross said. “It has been built by an IT entrepreneur, so everything has been done to high level of quality and with ease of use in mind. It is not a typical farm but a modern-day professional set-up.” Infrastructure includes five large rainwater tanks that can supply from any tank to any dwelling, 25+ security cameras, wifi for

each dwelling, new cattle yards and sheep yards, solar panels and battery storage, four pump sheds with UV water filtration, a large four-bay shed with office, machinery shed, automated shed doors and fences that can be operated remotely. “The buyer could live on the property or purchase and run the business remotely with local contractors already in place,” Mr

Cross said. “There is also the possibility of purchasing an adjoining conservation lot, with the chance to potentially build another lifestyle property there. Mr Cross said good rural properties in the Margaret River region continued to attract buyers. “There is a lot of money in WA looking for a home, and supply remains tight,” he said.

■ The property grazes both cattle and sheep.

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(opposite Bunnings)

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0420 44

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PAINTING

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PL9117

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EST: 1952 Call Paul for ALL quotes!

0412 941 665

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NO JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG

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gardening.rodrigo@gmail.com

0481 433 551

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ore Tiling

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0450 403 513

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• From page 3 fear… but one thing that really helps with the fear is preparation,” he said. Physics and trigonometry calculations were built on wind velocity readings to determine the angle and aim of a shoot. He is in two minds about his children following him down the cannon barrel. “They’re ready, and they want to do it,” he said. “It worries me a little because it’s their personality that they’re going to have to beat dad, which is kind of natural, and I love to see it, but I don’t want to see it either because I know what that is.” David said he expected his highest flight to come this Saturday night. “I’ve started getting more comfortable and been getting dialled in here, so I started pushing it up a little bit,” he said. This is the final act of his tour across Australian royal shows.

Murder trial has local link • From page 5 identified at the front glass door she was attempting to escape. “As she was being attacked by Ms Glover and Mr Sorgiovanni, her attempts [of escape] were futile; she had, in every sense, no hope. “After meeting her death inside the home, her body found its way into the 18-month-old’s wardrobe. “After the deceased was killed, a somewhat clean-up commenced. “A knife is placed in a washing machine.” Mr Cvetkoski said the pair and the 18-month-old child were seen to leave the homeon a scooter after a haphazard attempt to clean the knives allegedly used in the crime and burn CCTV cameras at the property. “Before leaving the home, the gas was turned on,” he said. “They intended to burn the house down after they murdered the deceased.” The court heard the trio made their way to meet acquaintances in Margaret River who were unaware of the al-

leged crimes. The couple bounced around acquaintances’ homes in Margaret River before finally going their separate ways, but not before leaving the 18-month-old behind at one of the homes without telling the homeowners, he said. The home occupants knew the biological father, who was contacted to pick the child up. Ms Glover’s mother called the police to conduct a welfare check on the home after she grew concerned. Two officers who attended the scene at 9pm on April 12 had to jump the front fence, where they immediately realised something was wrong. Tara’s family were in court on Wednesday to hear the opening arguments and were warned the body-cam footage of officers discovering Tara dead would be distressing when shown in court. The footage showed blood over the glass front door, and as officers entered the home, more bloodstains were seen on the white walls, doors and

floors. Tara was seen slumped lifeless in the closet, barely covered up. Some of the family members in court sobbed when they saw the footage. Tara’s family told the POST that Tara was a loved sister and treasured daughter who grew up in Swanbourne and later attended Shenton College. “As a young girl, she was a bit of a tomboy. Tara loved to play sports; she played football and was one of the first girls to play on a boys’ team for the Swanny Tigers. “Tara had a few ups and downs in her life but always came out with a smile on her face and was always helping people. “She has a beautiful son called Kade that she loved dearly and did lots with. She was a good person.” Tracy said Tara had lived in Swanbourne most of her life until the last few years when she moved to Mandurah to live with her father. The trial will continue.

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Mr Telford said. “We are leading with the $20,000 a month we sink into our response. “We have to do it; we are preserving our tree canopy to the best of our ability. There is no way around it. “The question really is what are the other local governments doing, because this is not an issue that stops at a council’s boundaries.” Mosman Park councillors agreed in August to set aside $50,000 in its 2026/27 budget to acquire a truck dedicated to its borer response. Although a handful of Mosman Park trees fell victim to the borer early in the outbreak, mayor Paul Shaw said the infestation rate in the Town had largely subsided. “As far as I’m aware, we haven’t had subsequent infestation, but I know there is monitoring going on; if we found more, we would then analyse what that means,” he said. “We still take advice from DPIRD, but they have changed from an approach where they were instructing landowners what to do, and now they are clearly stepping away and making the landowners the

decision makers.” Subiaco mayor David McMullen said the recent grant to Subiaco would assist, but further funding was needed to continue their management response. “The polyphagous shothole borer outbreak has not subsided in Subiaco,” he said. “Without adequate ongoing support, there is a risk of a significant burden being passed on to local governments and private landholders who will not all have the resources, expertise or means to undertake the necessary management, treatment and corrective actions.” Cottesloe said the borer outbreak remained a challenge because it was affecting more tree species. “The Town always welcomes any opportunity to partner with the state government in managing such issues,” a spokesperson said. DPIRD has engaged academics from three universities to lead research into improving the borer response. They said they were working on long-term management plans with local governments, arborists, nurseries, and the community.

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“We are still in transition to management, but we still don’t know what management looks like. “ArbsWest have stepped up to help form some plans for local governments, but many are still unsure of what is in front of them.” Claremont was one of the first local governments to be hit by the borer and was ordered by the state government to remove 250 trees. Just last month Claremont got around to replacing five mature moreton bay fig trees at Mulder Park that were cut down two years ago because they were infected by the borer. Mayor Peter Telford said the state government’s lack of a plan meant the council had to push on with a plan of their own that involved treating trees, pruning them, and in the worst case chopping them down. That plan was costing the council $20,000 a month. “The state’s just given up; they gave us a few freebies like some money for ground cover and some trees at Mulder Park, but nothing more than that,”

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Shark bait • From page 1

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

Sharks that kill

• From page 1 interrupted by outside forces, distracting the shark from its mission. After a major attack, sharks excitedly hang around for many hours – around five hours after the North Cottesloe death of Ken Crew on November 6, 2000, and the same after Greg O’Neill’s death at Sorrento just two weeks ago. Fisheries and police boats on both occasions arrived in plenty of time to catch the very large untagged great white shark and recover human remains – a top priority for any police investigation and bereaved families. It didn’t happen. Questions from the POST to the Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis a week ago are still unanswered. Academics join others who poo-poo the “rogue shark” theory and campaign heavily against removing sharks for “revenge”, though this would at least eliminate the possibility that the same shark may return and endanger others. People are often killed by sharks, especially off the WA coast with three this year and at least 24 since white sharks were declared protected by law in 1999. An uncomfortable worry is that only very few large, old great white sharks may be responsible for fatal attacks on humans. This, at least, is the conclusion of a decades-long study of clusters of shark attacks around Sydney, many years apart. Dr Victor Coppleson compiled the stats and theorised that each cluster was caused by a shark close to the end of its life, its human predation dying with the shark. Let’s also revisit the Mad Shark of New York, blamed for killing four people early last century. This shark partly inspired Peter Benchley’s gripping book and film Jaws. Academics sneer at and deride Benchley’s depiction of a serial killer from the deep and say there is no evidence. When the Mad Shark, a great

A shark tagged at Bremer Bay in 2024. white, was caught its stomach contained human remains. It had killed four swimmers and injured one. The attacks ceased immediately it was caught. Thousands of great white sharks patrol the WA coast, well out to sea, all the time. Only a tiny minority regularly visit our swimming and surfing beaches. And they are the same few sharks. How do we know this? An expensive study was released in 2016 on the behaviour of tagged sharks after clusters of fatal WA shark attacks. Not highlighted in this report, but buried in the tracking data, was the startling fact thatmost stayed well off shore, the same three tagged great whites regularly returned to the same beaches. Why do the same few sharks keep visiting? What about their untagged mates? Was the report abridged because there would be pressure to remove protected sharks that found reasons to visit our swimming beaches, and that action was too politically risky? These questions were all left hanging, as were a series of related questions the POST asked the Minister for Fisheries in the wake of the Sorrento fatality.

Another whale was taken to Tamala Park in 2009 after coming ashore at the same spot. George Hatcher, from Burswood, heard about the whale and came down to touch its separated jaw. “It was like touching outdoor wooden brush bristles,” he said. “We heard about it and thought we’d come down to check it out and grab some pictures.” People were told not to touch the carcass because of the risk of infection. One man was filmed jumping on its back. Mr Mack said the preliminary removal cost estimate was $60,000 to $100,000 but could be subject to change after the crane operation on Thursday. “For Stirling, it cost a lot more, and that was 12 years ago,” he said. Marine scientists examined the whale on Wednesday and determined it was a female humpback roughly 15 to 19 years old. The cause of death was still unknown. Officials set out drum lines on Tuesday and tagged 3.7m and 3.1m great whites. Metropolitan beaches as far south as Cottesloe main beach were fully closed from Monday when at least two 5m great whites and large tiger sharks hovered close to shore. Mr Mack said it was not known when the beaches would reopen. “That may be this Friday or a couple of days later on,” he said. He credited the public for being responsible when the beach had to be shut down. “We have put a lot of staff into this, from our parks and garden, library and admin, to help man those [beach path] entrances,” he said. “We will learn from this and prepare and get a more streamlined approach on the off chance it happens again.” Cottesloe’s shark barrier is due to be installed on Wednesday. A 12-tonne whale beached on the same part of City Beach in 2009 cost $7000 to remove, according to Nedlands council

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

Telford backed for merger talks • From page 3

three decades, deputy mayor Paul Kelly, agreed with Mr Satchwell that larger councils had more punch in their dealings with state and federal governments. “We’ve basically lost planning control,” Mr Kelly said. “The only planning powers we have essentially are strategic town planning schemes and planning policies, and as we know, they are often overridden. “So my view is that we’ve got to start thinking regionally. “We’re probably the most over-governed district certainly in Western Australia, and probably Australia. “It’s been a long time since we’ve revisited this, and I think it’s time we should encourage our neighbours to at least sit down and have a discussion.” Mr Kelly said that across all western suburb councils, including Subiaco, there were 50 elected officials for about 49,000 electors. “That’s one elected member per 1000 electors,” he said. “Stirling, by comparison, which is the largest council,

has 157,000 electors and nine councillors. “Going over and knocking on doors in Canberra to seek money for a population of 8000 or 10,000 people, you’re wasting your airfare. “But I can tell you that if you listen to [Stirling mayor] Mark Irwin speak recently, he is saying Stirling have more money than they know what to do with.” Mr Kelly said the case for a larger municipality lay in how closely linked the western suburbs were socially, structurally and policy-wise. The only council dissent came from former councillor Bruce Haynes, who returned to the Town chambers to argue that council amalgamations would do nothing to address the issues of Claremont residents. “Amalgamation is a solution to a problem Claremont does not have,” he said. “Claremont residents have traditionally complained, as you’ve heard, about traffic; amalgamation does nothing to address this. “[Likewise with] rates, planning, state control and rubbish.”

Mr Haynes also suggested that larger councils were more likely to play into state party politics, with councillors more attentive to the demands of their preferred politcal party than to the views of residents. “Larger local governments in Perth, including Perth, such as Stirling, Wanneroo and Swan, are hardly exemplars of good government and resident satisfaction compared to Claremont,” he said. Councillor Ryan Fernandes moved an amendment to clarify that the motion did not commit the council to any particular model of boundary change. “We didn’t even need a motion on it,” he said. “Peter can, in his own right, go and discuss whatever he wants with his fellow mayors; he’s just trying to be proactive and transparent with the community.”

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Wharfie Time docks with disaster THE

Sporting John townsend

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Time to cancel ocean freebies surfing with cameron bedford-brown

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

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

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

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

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