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BOWLS CLUB LEASE Gear: Petition ‘won’t make any difference’ MELVILLE Mayor “We were very close and George Gear says a peti- we’re still very close,” Mr tion to slash the length of Gear said. the next Melville Bowling “The petition won’t ARSON remains a key consid- firefighters four hours to Club lease “won’t make make any difference >> eration for investigators as bring under control. any difference” to the al- because the decision has FIRE they continue to pick through Superintendent Andy Hin- ready agreed 50-year already made. the rubble of the former Spot- ton, who was one of the first on plan. “I think most of the light Myaree store, which was the scene, said firefighters A 166-signature peti- obstacles have been FALLOUT HITS destroyed by a weekend fire. working to extinguish the tion, which called for a cleared. It is expected the damage bill flames had been forced to take maximum 10-year deal, “There’s one legal issue from Friday night’s fire will a step back after part of the was accepted by the coun- that we’ve got to overcome MORE SHOPS run into millions of dollars, building collapsed. cil on Tuesday night. and then we can sign the with the entire building He confirmed signs of forced However, yesterday the lease.” requiring demolition. entry to the store but said that Mayor was adamant nego- The petition also calls PAGE 6-7 Internal and external walls the arson squad were still tiations with the bowling on Mr Gear — who is a collapsed and all stock was investigating. A Police spokes- club could continue and social member of the club completely destroyed in the man yesterday said the cause the lease could be signed — “acknowledges his blaze that took 10 trucks and 45 remained “not determined”. before a report into the petition was completed. CONTINUED PAGE 3

MEL 2 NEWS August 20, 2020

NEWS ...... P1-12 EDUCATION MATTERS FEATURE ...... P14 Complaints ART ...... P18 Date set for FASHION ...... P20 policy axed BOOKS ...... P21 MELVILLE council has REAL ESTATE ...... P22 revoked its policy for manag- TRADES DIRECTORY ...... P23-25 first medihotel ing unreasonable conduct by customers, which was EMPLOYMENT ...... P26 last year deemed “comba- CLASSIFIEDS ...... P26 tive” by an independent MOTORING ...... P26 HEALTH Minister Roger for patients who have been with practical completion review into the City’s han- Cook has put a 2023 timeline discharged from hospital expected in early 2023. dling of complaints. SPORT ...... P27 on WA’s first medihotel, but are not yet ready to Other health care services The review, the results of

INSIDE which will be built next to return home. at the site will include an which were handed down in Fiona Stanley Hospital as “I expect this medihotel, urgent care clinic, general December, found the policy part of the Murdoch Health and this broader health pre- practitioner services such as “might impact negatively on and Knowledge Precinct de- cinct, will help set a new pharmacy, imaging and pa- the organisation’s culture velopment. benchmark for the way sub- thology. towards complainants and Editorial Director: Amanda Keenan Mr Cook said the Govern- acute care is delivered in this Also planned is a transi- complaint handling”. News Production: Matt Zis ment would put $55.5 million country by providing a grea- tional recovery unit for Councillors voted at Tues- Design: Carly Pilton over four years towards the ter range of services to mental health patients day’s meeting to do away Features Editor: Arylene Westlake-Jennings operating costs of the medi- match individual patient requiring long-term rehabil- with the two-year-old policy Digital Editor: Alison Middleton hotel. needs,” Mr Cook said. itation and end of life care and refer a draft customer General inquiries: 9237 1000 The medihotel, owned and Stage one construction, for patients who do not need feedback policy to a council operated by Aegis Aged including the medihotel, is specialist high level hospice workshop for discussion and Email: [email protected] Care, will have up to 80 beds due to start later this year, care. amendment. Reporters: Ben Smith 9237 1436 (Cockburn, East Fremantle) Adam Poulsen 9237 1534 (Melville, Fremantle) Photographers: David Baylis, Andrew Ritchie Group Sales Director: Max Wilson 0420 927 511 communitynews.com.au Business Development Manager: Carol Edwards 0433 887 349 communitynews.com.au/subscribe Contact Centre/Trades: Rick Edwards 9237 1442 /CanningMelville Distribution: 08 9237 1630 Published by: Community Newspaper Group /MelvilleTimes 50 Hasler Road, Osborne Park WA 6017. CONTACT US CONTACT Printed by Colourpress 54 Hasler Road, Osborne Park WA 6017.

MEL August 20, 2020 NEWS 3 Palmyra cops a milestone upgrade

Adam Poulsen and refurbishment works were expected to start “with- PALMYRA police station in weeks” and would “create will be transformed into a an immediate boost to work- Heart attack survivor Dane (centre) with rescuers Dan Whitney, Brad Hasson, Nathan Carbone and Simon Bowen. policing hub ahead of the ers such as electricians, ageing station’s 50th anni- painters, plumbers, builders versary next year. and carpenters”. Designs for a $2 million The $96.5m package – part Cricket heroes in action for Dane upgrade to the Palmyra sta- of the State Government’s tion are nearing completion, COVID Recovery Plan – will FOUR off-duty policemen The officers had been breaths, Sgt Simon Bowen bit of trouble,” Sgt Hasson a spokesman for Police Min- have $23.5m spent on refur- who performed CPR on an playing in the net next to spoke to a 000 operator and said. ister Michelle Roberts con- bishments and upgrades at indoor cricket player after Dane that night, June 18, prepared the centre’s defi- Dane, who has made a firmed. 15 police stations across he collapsed during a game and saw him collapse. brillator for use. full recovery, caught up The funding, announced regional and metropolitan in Leeming have shared a “When we first walked “He has stopped breath- with his life-saving new last week and allocated in WA, and the construction of touching reunion with the into the net, Dane was sort ing… and we’ve got some- friends at Striker recently. the 2020-21 budget, is part of a new $52.6m station in Fre- man they helped save. of breathing but he looked one who is qualified in CPR He now has an implanta- a $96.5m State Government mantle. The 27-year-old man, like he was going to be in a who is going to commence ble cardioverter defibrilla- project to upgrade and refur- $14.2m will go towards Dane, this week expressed bit of trouble,” Sergeant CPR,” he relayed with tor installed under his skin bish police stations across improvements at five multi- his gratitude and said the Brad Hasson, who works incredible calmness. that would give him addi- WA. functional police stations in quick-thinking officers had out of Murdoch Police Sta- “An off-duty police off- tional protection should “There will be extensive remote regional WA, while saved his life after he went tion, said. “And then once icer is doing CPR. And the anything happen again. refurbishments and works $4.2m will be spent on the into cardiac arrest. the breathing stopped it defib is on and we are just “I was aware that in my carried out at the (Palmyra) construction of a new wharf “If those police officers was almost instantaneous peeling the pads.” family there was a little bit station,” the spokesman and jetty at Fremantle’s had not been there that that the four of us realised It took three defibrillator of an underlying condition said. “The improvements Water Police headquarters, night, as well as a function- something’s got to be done shocks, as well as unrelent- there,” Dane said. will address general wear and $2m on upgrading the ing defibrillator, I can safe- here.” ing CPR, before Dane’s “I lost my mother at 46 of and tear issues and provide remaining police analogue ly say I might not be here While Sgt Hasson and breathing properly a heart attack. But 27, as a upgrades to the station to radio network in the Kim- today,” he said. “I cannot Detective Sergeants Nath- returned. fitness instructor, reasona- meet the requirements of berley. speak highly enough of the an Carbone and Dan Whit- “There was probably two bly fit and healthy, you do modern policing oper- Palmyra police station four gentlemen that have ney took turns performing or three times on the night not expect anything like ations.” was built in 1971 and is part more or less saved my life.” CPR compressions and that we thought we’re in a this to happen.” Ms Roberts’ office said in a of the Fremantle police dis- statement that maintenance trict. Water police boost Petition against lease THE ageing wharf at Fre- boats and service the the design process now FROM PAGE 1 on the petition was Obviously there is concern mantle’s WA Water Police waters of Perth from Fre- finalised and the tender interest, leaves the cham- required, with some coun- by this group about this headquarters is to be mantle,” Police Minister having closed on August ber during the debate and cillors arguing there was lease and a report needs to replaced with a modern Michelle Roberts said. 12. refrains from voting on no need. be made and sent back to $4.2 million construction. A spokesman for Ms “The works are required this item”. However, Cr Clive them. The funding was Roberts said the existing due to the corrosion that Mr Gear again declared Robartson questioned the “The proposal to take announced last week as construction, which was typically occurs over time an interest at this week’s “point of receiving a peti- that (report) out is not the part of a $96.5m State taken over by police in at jetties within a salt meeting — along with tion and doing nothing right way to go and not Government pledge to 1987, would be retained to water environment,” he councillors Nicholas about it”. what we normally do.” upgrade police stations allow additional capacity said. Pazolli, Margaret Sand- “Council … always A motion was carried across WA. for the mooring of boats Funding has been allo- ford and Glynis Barber — comes up with some re- unanimously to accept the “Their current jetty is and provision of necessary cated in the 2020-21 finan- though only Cr Pazolli left sponse by way of a report,” petition and prepare a past its used-by-date and servicing equipment. cial year as part of the the chamber. he said. report ahead of the next they are in need of a new He said work would com- State Government’s Much of the debate cen- “In my opinion, this is council meeting on Sep- jetty to park up police mence “very soon”, with COVID Recovery Plan. tred on whether a report quite ridiculous … tember 15.

MEL 4 NEWS August 20, 2020 TIME TO CHECK OUT WHAT THE MAKERS HAVE BEEN MAKING

Adam Poulsen

THE Perth Makers Markets will return to Applecross on Sunday for the first time since COVID-19 put a stop to mass gatherings across WA. Owner Erin Madeley said patrons could expect a few surprises, with 140 stallhol- ders having put their creat- ive faculties to good use during the downtime. “We always have a pretty special array of stuff on dis- play, but some stallholders have branched out into other products, so it’s really excit- ing to see what kind of creat- ions they’ve come up with,” she said. “We’re a locally hand- made only market, which means every single stallhol- der makes their product themselves. “That ranges from jewel- lery, candles, clothing, soaps, skin care and beauty products, to metal sculp- tures and ceramics.” Vally Wilson, of Rainbow Vally Designs, is among many Ms Madeley said the mar- Perth Makers Markets stallholders returning this kets usually attracted up to weekend. Picture: Laura Hurley Photography 5000 people, though she was unsure how the pandemic “We can have up to 500 bunch up, we’ll keep staff would affect Sunday’s tur- people in any given section there to try and help with nout. of the market, but we’ll put crowd control and making She said social distancing up signs reminding people to sure that there’s flow.” precautions would be fol- social distance,” she said. The markets will be held lowed in line with phase four “There’ll be hand sanitis- at the Heathcote Cultural of the State Government’s ing stations and, in those ar- Precinct from 9.30am to Road Map to Recovery. eas where people do tend to 3.30pm.

MEL August 20, 2020 NEWS 5 GOVERNMENT COMMITS TO 10-YEAR SAND PLAN TO SROTECT PORT BEACH Golf hazards SANDS OF TIME down the drain

Jon Bassett THE process to turn the Pleasant said drainage former Glen Iris Golf works were permitted on THE State Government has Course into a housing private property. confirmed it will foot the bill estate has taken a further Mr Rendell said drain- to keep trucking sand on to step with the draining of ing the lakes would also Port Beach for another 10 its lakes. ensure they would not years as authorities con- Work has begun to pose a drowning risk to tinue to buy time to plan empty the seven lakes on the community or longer-term erosion protec- the site of the old public become a breeding tive measures. course, which was closed ground for mosquitoes. Yesterday’s announce- in April after being sold “The lakes are being ment by Rita Saffioti, worth to Eastcourt Property drained and would have $3.25 million over the next Group. naturally dried out as the decade, is in line with Fre- Acumen Development warmer weather mantle Council’s strategy to Solutions project director approaches as they are eventually shift carparks Jarrod Rendell described not being replenished by and buildings such as the the process as “progres- bore water,” she said. home of Coast restaurant sive”, so they could He said the Depart- farther from the shrinking remove and relocate fish ment of Fire and Emer- beach. and other aquatic ani- gency Services had been Port Beach’s dire need for mals along the way. consulted to confirm the annual sand replacement “As the bore pumps lakes were not on any reg- ensured it received the lion’s and irrigation system are ister of emergency water share of Government assis- no longer operating, the supplies for fire-fighting tance made to support four Sand piles ready for use at Port Beach this week. Picture: Jon Bassett artificial lakes will start purposes. erosion hot spots, with to dry up when the weath- A DFES spokesman money also for Point Peron, of donated sand before exposed in a storm surge, A council spokesman said er gets warmer,” he said. said there were other Quinns Beach and Gerald- swimmers hit the popular leaving elderly daily swim- the donated sand from the “Emerge Associates larger water sources ton’s Drummond Cove. shore in North Fremantle mers at the Port Beach Polar nearby Leighton apartment are monitoring all fauna nearby they would be “Today we are announc- this spring. Bears having to clamber developments would now be and any future develop- able to draw from if ing $5 million to go towards The State Government- over boulders to have their sieved for small rocks before ment work will be under- required. four high priority coastal declared erosion hot spots dips. being put in front of the taken in line with an Mr Rendell confirmed erosion hot spots across have been damaged over sev- Fremantle Council’s long- eroded section of the car- agreed environmental no development applica- Western Australia including eral winters, including in er term strategy is to retreat park, changerooms and surf management plan that tion for redevelopment the much loved Port Beach 2019, which led to $500,000 from the erosion in coming club annex this week. will be prepared and work had been submitted in Fremantle,” Ms Saffioti being spent extending a pro- decades, but in the interim it The spokesman said the approved prior to any yet, and other than lake said yesterday. tective rockwall to nearby is investigating annual Bears’ two paths would be works commencing.” drainage and scheduled It comes as the most dam- Coast restaurant in April. pumping of dredged sand on rebuilt, and any remaining City of Cockburn act- maintenance, there was aged parts of Port and Sand- In May, up to 6m of the to the beaches, and the via- sand would be used to pro- ing planning and develop- currently no work being trax beaches are being beach was washed away and bility of more rockwalls or tect the most damaged parts ment director Rachel undertaken at the site. patched up with 3000 tonnes former industrial sites groynes. of adjacent Sandtrax Beach.

MEL 6 NEWS August 20, 2020 Destruction

Spotlight Melville has been completely destroyed by fire. Picture: Andrew Ritchie

Ben Smith little as it may be. the metropolitan area, with The crumbling wreck of loyal customers now facing a WHILE the smoke has dissi- Spotlight’s shopfront is still trip to Cockburn Central or pated, the damage from last standing, but only barely, Cannington for their materi- weekend’s Spotlight fire in with the front of the store als. Myaree was still glaringly now tilted back and only From McCoy Street, obvious to passers-by on partly masking a sea of rub- which runs behind the shop, Wednesday morning. ble behind it. the damage was laid bare, Workers have begun the Spotlight is yet to with the former warehouse immense clean-up job at announce any plans for now almost completely hand, but there is no hiding replacing the store it has what remains of the shop, as lost. Just six remain across CONTINUED PAGE 7

MEL August 20, 2020 NEWS 7 is laid bare exposed, its insides more the public from the shops as Goodlife Myaree resembling a scrapyard than workers work at the site, employees have temporarily a fabric store. their machines buzzing loud shifted to the organisation’s From the outside, the two enough to drown out traffic gym at Westfield Carousel. stores next to Spotlight, noise from nearby Leach Nearby stores Plush Sofas Anaconda and Goodlife Highway. and Living Emporium were Gym, appear to be in OK con- both trading as normal. dition with little signs of damage. However, both businesses remain closed, with a row of portable fences separating

Firefighters were still on the scene on Saturday. Inset: surrounding stores remain fenced off and closed because of the damage. Main picture: Andrew Ritchie

MEL 8 NEWS August 20, 2020 Driver assaulted, forced to flee car

Adam Poulsen who described Moore as a “drunken idiot” and his co- A RIDESHARE driver was accused a “complete twit”. choked and had his mobile Mr Malone questioned phone stolen when he was whether Moore had “left his attacked by two passengers brain at home” that day, to in Kardinya, a court has which his lawyer explained heard. he was drunk at the time. The terrified DiDi driver “So he had his brain with was then chased for about him, but his brain was pick- 250m and forced to seek ref- led,” Mr Malone replied. uge inside a BP service sta- “The co-accused, bless tion on South Street, where him, is a complete twit and I staff phoned police. hope he gets whatever is The incident unfolded appropriate. while he was driving two “Mr Moore was just being men from Attadale to Kardi- completely ridiculous, and nya, about 10am on January apparently he behaves like 11. this when he’s had too much The chase was captured Andrew Glen Patrick Moore. to drink… Mr Moore is basi- on CCTV footage and the cally just being a drunken assailants arrested at a near- snatch the driver’s phone idiot.” by home about 4.15am the and, when that failed, reach- “I’m told he wants to start next morning. ed forward and started chok- a multinational plumbing One of the pair, Andrew ing him. business; it won’t happen if Glen Patrick Moore (25), When the driver pulled he behaves like that.” pleaded guilty in Fremantle over and fled the vehicle, it’s Mr Malone was referring Magistrates Court on Friday alleged the co-accused man to previous nuisance convic- to assault. grabbed his phone and gave tions on Moore’s record, The court heard Moore’s chase. Moore also gave including for failing to pro- co-accused instigated the chase, though his lawyer vide personal details to po- confrontation by verbally argued he was actually pur- lice. abusing the driver about his suing his mate. Moore was fined $500 and “manner of driving”. That did not wash with ordered to pay court costs of He then allegedly tried to Magistrate Peter Malone, $118.50. Sub-standard thief toasted

A KNIFE-WIELDING man armed with a machete Court by video link from who held up a Subway res- stormed the Canning High- Casuarina Prison last Fri- taurant in Palmyra has way business on July 9 and day. pleaded guilty to aggravated made off with $240. Bail was not considered armed robbery. Wells entered a fast-track and he was remanded in cus- It’s alleged Darryn John plea of guilty when he front- tody to appear in the District Wells (34) and another man ed Fremantle Magistrate’s Court on October 9. Nature on show

GARY Tate sent the fish, delivered by a male Gazette this photo of an osprey, a sight Mr Tate osprey touching down in hoped would become Alfred Cove in a positive more common for locals. sign that the area’s new- Last week Melville ly-installed nesting pole Gazette photographer may be a desired attrac- Andrew Ritchie cap- tion for the raptors. tured his own extreme Mr Tate captured the nature snap of another bird as she dropped into local osprey taking home the little pool for a drink dinner in Cottesloe, and a face wash. which made for quite a Moments before, she had sight on page 2 of the consumed a nice fresh newspaper. Gary Tate’s osprey photo.

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MEL 10 NEWS August 20, 2020 Honour call for

Richard Lane (left) on stage in Texas with fellow members of The Stems, Dave Shaw, Dom Mariani and Julian Matthews.

Simon Collins The Drill Hall is currently down — before intraband home to live music venue tensions and the rigours of PART of Fremantle could be and microbrewery Freo.So- touring led to their prema- named after Richard Lane, cial after a lengthy stint as ture split in November 1987 founding member of the headquarters of the Fly on the eve of six-week Euro- acclaimed Perth garage rock by Night Musicians Club. pean tour. band the Stems, who died in Lane, who leased part of The Stems reformed in May. the Fly by Night for his mu- 2003, touring overseas and The City of Fremantle’s sic school until its refurbish- releasing long-awaited sec- Finance, Policy, Operations ment two years ago, formed ond album Heads Up in 2007, and Legislation committee the Stems with frontman before quitting again in 2009. last week supported a Dom Mariani in 1983. Away from the Stems, motion to name the thor- Their 1987 debut album At Lane founded the Chevelles oughfare behind the historic First Sight, Violets Are Blue and played in local bands the Artillery Drill Hall after the earned the Stems a national Painkillers, the Rosebuds talented guitarist, keyboar- profile — they performed on and the On and Ons. dist and music teacher. the final episode of Count- In the ’90s, through his

MEL August 20, 2020 NEWS 11 Freo musician independent record label Idaho Records, he issued releases from the Jackals, A Month of Sundays, No Flow- ers No Wedding Dress, Raw- kus and other local acts. Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt said naming the thor- oughfare after Lane was a fitting tribute. The proposal is supported by Lane’s partner Cathy and a petition with 162 signa- tures from the Friends of Richard Lane group, sup- ported by mates Dickon Oxenburgh and Damon Hurst. Mr Oxenburgh said that for 30 years his friend enter- tained thousands of people all over the world and con- tributed to Fremantle’s rep- utation as an arts powerhouse. “But it was on the ground in the Fremantle communi- ty that Richard’s contribu- tion really took root and flourished,” he said. “Naming the lane after a The Stems, with Richard Lane at back. much-loved citizen who had deep links with the area is Fremantle over his lifetime, The committee also sup- also a small but meaningful so in activating this space, ported a motion to recognise way of celebrating Freman- that’s the perpetual gift from and commend Lane’s contri- tle’s respect for the people Richard I want to create,” he bution to the Fremantle who help create its vibrant said. community. The naming of arts community.” “Richard once said to me ‘I the laneway will be consi- Mr Hurst planned to cre- never teach kids how to be a dered by the full council ate a light-box artwork in the rock star, I teach them that before being referred to laneway. music can be a comfort, a Landgate for approval. “Richard taught many companion for life’. Lane is survived by part- hundreds, if not thousands, “He was so humble, so au- ner Cathy and daughter Pen- of aspiring musicians in thentic and a real teacher.” ny.

MEL 12 NEWS August 20, 2020 Show won’t go on Josh Zimmerman

THE Perth Royal Show has been cancelled after Pre- mier Mark McGowan announced the move to phase five restrictions would be pushed back until October 24. The Royal Agricultural Society WA, in conjunction with the WA Government, made the decision Tuesday morning after updated advice about the risks posed by the event from Chief Health Officer Andy Robert- son. Dr Robertson told the WA Government it would likely take at least two months for significant outbreak (and) of the virus in New Zealand, the Victorian coronavirus would result in spread of it has become increasingly outbreak to be brought coronavirus like we haven’t clear that we cannot proceed under control, which precip- seen before in WA. while simultaneously guar- itated the move. “It is a serious risk and anteeing the safety of the “I didn’t enjoy making this one WA does not need to public. decision but the health take.” “The Perth Royal Show advice was very, very clear RASWA chief executive will be back and we look that the risk was too great,” Peter Cooper expressed forward to opening our gates Mr McGowan said, adding “genuine sadness” at the to the thousands of show- the Royal Show presented decision to cancel the show, goers from across WA very “unique challenges”. which is popular with fam- soon.” He said unlike football ilies across the city, but he Mr McGowan said it was games at Optus Stadium said it was reached in con- unlikely the show could be with assigned seating, it was junction with the WA rescheduled — potentially close to impossible to con- Government. for Easter next year — tact trace at the Royal Show “At every step of this proc- because of the nature of if someone infected with cor- ess, we have been working many of the exhibits, which onavirus attended. with the State Government move around the country on “The show has a number to develop a safe event which a fixed timeline set months of high frequency contact the WA community can be in advance. surfaces that would pose too proud of,” Mr Cooper said. The move to phase five big a risk,” Mr McGowan “However, with the con- was originally slated for said. tinuing outbreaks of July 17 and had been pushed “If COVID were present at COVID-19 in the eastern back by a fortnight on three the show… it would lead to a states and the re-emergence previous occasions.

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MEL 18 ART August 20, 2020

85-year-old artist Joe Danau in his studio Picture: Unspoken bonds Andrew Ritchie

Matt Zis “We used to take the kids Aboriginal art. from the orphanage “These are not Aboriginal JOE Danau learned in the swimming. paintings, they are my most beautiful way that “One day I was standing paintings,” he said. communication doesn’t in the water up to my knees “They are white man have to be written or and the kids started paintings, they’re spoken. screaming, yelling, running Australian paintings.” After all, the towards me and jumped on Now the softly-spoken Belgian-born artist barely me. Spearwood local is spoke even broken English “I could see these two considering a new form of as a teenager in the 1950s bloody snakes coming out critical communication for when he took a job up of the water after the kids his works. north, where almost by had been splashing. They He needs a means to tell accident he became were after the kids. the stories that exist not embedded in the Aboriginal “When they jumped on only in pictures but in his community of Beagle Bay. me, they were looking thoughts so they can be In doing so he managed around, the snake around forever understood by to gain extraordinary trust my legs shot through. others. from that community’s “The old fella saw that That might be through a Elder, a man who spoke and from then we became final exhibition or even even less English but who friends.” recording his taught the young bricklayer The canvas has been interpretations to remain more about his adopted Danau’s preferred medium as a living memory. country in 18 months than of communication for the That need has become most who are born and bred past 30 years or so, from the apparent in the years since here could ever hope to time his bricky’s body gave a heart attack, which at the discover in a lifetime. up on him and he enrolled time left him unable to Some 65 years on, Danau, in art school aged 55. even recall his name and whose father was a prisoner Some would say the street. of war in Germany before earlier life-shaping “It’s unbelievable that their extended family Kimberley experience also you can be alive and not moved to WA, recalls the influenced his artistic style, know who are, what you instant that solidified the as displayed in the point are, where you live,” he trust and relationship. paintings of all shapes and said. “I’ve never met a human sizes that fill the walls and Photographs and being like he was – tough rooms of his house. retelling stories with his but soft and gentle, but But Danau strongly daughter has helped physically and mentally refutes his works are an rebuild recollections of his like steel,’ he said. attempt to imitate early years. COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020 • 19

MEL 20 FASHION August 20, 2020 Be daring in Bindaring

Sara Fitzpatrick “The Bindaring Clothing boutiques also donate Sale sells a staggering high-quality items of THE beloved Bindaring volume of quality clothing mostly sale and display fashion fundraiser is back and accessories, and stock. this Sunday after COVID bargain hunters absolutely “We accept men’s, restrictions forced its love it,” Ms Leary said. women’s and children’s cancellation in May. “But it’s also a great way clothing and accessories, Raising money for to extend the life of clothes including hats, scarves and Australian Red Cross since and help the environment jewellery, and we also 1963, this pop-up sale is a by reducing clothing going receive shoes and downsized version of the into landfill.” vintage/quirky garments,” annual event, renowned for Items are mostly donated Ms Leary added. selling sought-after pieces by individuals who follow “This year is completely from investment handbags the cause or have attended different to our normal to vintage sundresses. the sale, and two donation event, due to COVID, and Featuring solely women’s days take place every now we are in a much clothing and accessories March and November at smaller pavilion. this year, it has fewer items Claremont Showground. “We normally have than previous events, with “People can drive into the around 3000 shoppers turn many donations going to grounds with a boot filled up on one day to shop for charities and refuges with unwanted, pre-loved anything from designer during the height of the clothes and we happily take labels to op-shop clothes, virus, but don’t let that it,” Ms Leary said. under one roof. deter you. Event committee “This has worked very Bindaring is the largest Model Georgia Maggs member Karen Leary successfully and people single fundraising event for wearing some of the promises steals and save their pieces for us. We Red Cross in Australia, items that will be up for stunners , including two receive approximately 10 raising more than $2.5 grabs at the annual pristine Chanel jackets and tonnes of donations every million to date. The sale is Bindaring Sale at the a gorgeous floral Dolce & year.” on August 23, 10am- 3pm at Claremont Showground. Gabbana shirt. A number of Perth Claremont Showground. Picture: Andrew Ritchie August 20, 2020 BOOKS 21

Stories just the medicine

Tanya MacNaughton Hagen was 27 and there,” he said. “I said I was married with two children far too busy, but I went MOST people involved in when he decided to leave down later that day and the medical field — whether his job in agriculture to became absolutely hooked.” it be nurses, doctors or pursue a medical degree, Hagen has since travelled paramedics — will have helped by a photographic internationally with World myriad funny and memory that also came in Rallying and Formula 1, heartbreaking stories to handy when starting to along with working in the share. write his book in 2007. St John of God Murdoch First-time author Erik “There’s just some emergency department for Hagen is “just the one who absolutely amazing stories the past 23 years. had the bare-faced gall to that came out, like the He has also tutored in write them down” in his person who burnt the medicine at the University new book Imperfect surgery down and the of Notre Dame and it was Recollections, Memory person who shot there he received initial fragments from an ageing themselves,” he said. positive feedback for medico, published by Austin “The first four stories in his book. Macauley Publishers. the book have two mental “I would read students “It’s a collection of illnesses brought on by some of the stories; they stories from my life in drug psychosis, one about said they loved them and I country general practice, euthanasia and one about hoped they weren’t just with the Royal Flying domestic violence.” being polite,” Hagen said. Doctor Service of Australia, It was during his time “These days, if medical various emergency working as a GP in students are doing a departments and South-West WA when four-year postgraduate motorsport medicine,” Hagen stumbled into course, the first two years Hagen, of Mosman Park, motorsport medicine. are pretty much all theory. said. “It’s told in the style as “The Rally Australia “It’s part of the reason I if you and I are sitting chief medical officer was a thought this book would be down to have a drink and friend of mine when the good for students as well.” Erik Hagen. I’ll tell you the odd tale, like rally came through in 1989 Imperfect Recollections is Picture: Andrew Ritchie old friends.” and he invited me out available now. Melville defies expectations

Keren Bellos TOP 10 SUBURBS FOR MEDIAN HOUSE PRICE GROWTH Suburbs Median sale price Price growth Days to sell DESPITE Perth house 1. Kallaroo $750,000 15.4% 31 prices continuing to decline, Melville has 2. Maylands $667,500 13.4% 42 recorded strong growth to 3. Melville $820,000 10.8% 42 make it one of the market’s 4. Darlington $600,000 10.7% 64 top performers. 5. Pinjarra $307,000 10.6% 94 New Reiwa data shows 6. Mosman Park $1,395,000 8.3% 43 the suburb’s median house 7. Alfred Cove $837,500 8.1% 52 price rose 10.8 per cent to 8. Redcliffe $420,000 7.7% 47 $820,000 while the Perth 9. Shenton Park $1,155,000 6.9% 14 average fell 3.1 per cent to 10. Jane Brook $480,000 6.7% 43 $475,000 in the 12 months to Greater Perth $475,000 -3.1% 45 June. Kallaroo in the City of Source: Reiwa/Landgate. Filtered for suburbs with more than 28 house sales Joondalup achieved the for the 12 months to June 2020. greatest increase of 15.4 per cent to $750,000 followed by number of downsizers access to the CBD make it a inner-city Maylands, with looking for quality very convenient launching its median up 13.4 per cent near-new, single-level pad for residents.” to $667,500. dwellings. He said it was hard to say Alfred Cove and Redcliffe This renovated 1960s home on a 769sq m Melville property, with schools in walking “Compared to its whether now is a good time were the only other distance, was under offer in just seven days during May. neighbours, Melville to sell given the uncertainty southern suburbs to feature certainly offers a lovely in the world. in the top-10 list. inquiry last rapid increase in inquiries secure well-priced blend of property types,” “In terms of potential One Residential selling September/October, which and huge numbers at home properties.” Mr Jennings said. growth, I believe Melville agent Michael Jennings, resulted in some months of opens, with properties He said well-presented, “Its price point compared still has some great who lives in Melville, said strong sales and prices for regularly selling within just well-priced Melville to Attadale and Bicton also capacity, particularly in its median was boosted by a certain property types until days of listing,” Mr properties tend to attract offers great value. relation to mixed zoning large number of modern COVID-19 restrictions Jennings said. offers fast, especially “The primary school has hubs, new home builds and homes selling from $800,000 impacted the market in “Since then, the market restored, renovated and become a drawcard for the potential of the high to $1 million, as well as a March. has been very positive and extended character homes young families and school to become a very few transactions around “This put the brakes on, although the outlook on at least 700sq m that are prospective parents. sought-after establishment, $1.3 million. however, once the schools economically would not in high demand from the “Its positioning in which will only increase the He said there was a went back and the support this trend, buyers upgrading family buyer. regards to the river and value of properties within positive shift in buyer restrictions eased, we saw a have been very keen to There is also a growing Fremantle and its easy the catchment,” he said.

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MEL 26 Gran coupe quite a coup

Sam Jeremic for a small car but you’re Basically, despite its opposing extreme vantage getting more than just the name, this still isn’t a points: a stylish small car WHAT does a luxury/ good looks. genuine M car. with a good performance performance small car The M235i sits below only The engine noise never kick around town, or a buyer do when you want the exquisite M2 in the 2 hits the raucous highs you compromised luxury car something more mature Series range and though its want, the exhaust doesn’t without the performance than a hatch, less mature outputs are significantly crackle and sparkle and payoff to justify its comfort than a sedan, but with more lower, still offers some real while the M2’s automatic and practicality practicality than a coupe? thrills. In everyday driving, transmission is almost concessions. Fortunately, BMW has this is a blast: the exhaust telepathic in its changes, We err more on the side the solution with its has a deep, bassy tone and this requires you to take of the former. four-door coupes, which it acceleration is certainly in over via the paddles to stay dubs Gran Coupes. hot hatch territory with a in the right rev range. The body style is brisk 4.9-second, 0-100km/h While the ride is firm BMW 2 available on other models time. around town, it’s too soft within the Bimmer line-up, The cabin is also modern when driving with vigour. SERIES but we’d wager it makes the and befitting a luxury There’s some body roll VARIANT M235i xDrive most sense in the small 2 sporty car with ample tech but worse is the impact Gran Coupe Series range, especially in and quality materials. we’d probably option The swooping roofline undulations have: it’s never PRICE $72,990 sporty M235i guise. There’s more bright LED 18-inch wheels over the and sunroof affect head jarring, but it also gets ENGINE 2.0-litre Hatches may look cheap, interior lighting than you’d standard 19s — but it’s room severely: adults close seriously bouncy and takes four-cylinder twin turbo sedans strangely out of find in an eastern European comfortable enough. to 180cm tall with have time to recover. petrol proportion, but the 2 Series nightclub. Unfortunately, whenever crooked necks, while my But you pay an extra OUTPUTS GC offers great styling And a million thank yous praising the M235i GC, son’s (admittedly massive) $30,000 (!) for the M2 for a 225kW/440Nm which doesn’t feel out of to BMW for giving drivers often there’s a “but” car seat didn’t fit. reason and the everyday TRANSMISSION place, along with the price the option of turning off attached to it. The M235i’s sportiness is thrills, features and looks of Eight-speed automatic, benefits of a small car. the adaptive aspect of the Having four doors is far impressive in urban the M235i still make it AWD Of course, we’re speaking cruise control. more practical than a environs... but you can see attractive. FUEL ECONOMY VERDICT: in relative terms here: The ride does show the coupe’s usual two doors... deficits when able to push The M235i 7.6L/100km $73,000 plus on-roads is a lot car’s sporty pretensions — but the back row is tight. harder. can be seen from two

Honda revs up the changes in the CR-V

HONDA has revealed Android Auto as standard, All start with the letter changes for its 2021 CR-V while select variants also V, while turbo models also range on sale from score a hands-free tailgate get the letter T. September 1, with its and wireless phone The spec level is Honda Sensing safety charging. indicated by a letter — i, X, technology now available The exterior scores new L, LX in ascending order — on all turbo models. bumper and wheel designs, while seven-seat models It means only the while the interior has a have the number seven non-turbo entry-level Vi redesigned centre console (makes sense) at the end. trim misses out on the to allow for better storage Engines remain active driver assist tech. and easier access to phone unchanged, with the Vi’s Other updates include and USB ports. naturally aspirated dual-zone climate control Honda has also rejigged 2.0-litre four-cylinder and a seven-inch advanced its naming conventions to petrol offering 113kW and display audio system with make them easier to the 1.5-litre turbo four Apple CarPlay and understand. packing 140kW.

MEL August 20, 2020 SPORT 27 Lightning Tough crashers

EAST Freo kept their grip on second spot in the WA Netball League with a 59-53 racket for win over Peel Lightning. Sharks goal shooter Larissa Harrison scored 35 goals at 88 per cent to ensure her team got the two cham- pionship points. Sharma In other games, Rangers climbed into the top four on Steve Butler But Booragoon raised the back of a dominant sec- Sharma, who on the verge of ond half in their 63-37 win RISING tennis star Astra breaking back into the over Souwest Jets at Gold Sharma has admitted choos- world’s top 100 players, said Netball Centre on Friday ing career ambition over her the financial strain of the night. health after deciding to lockdown and a promised Jets put up a fight in the accept a spot in the main spot in the US Open prompt- first quarter to trail by two draw of this month’s US ed her to reboot her burge- goals at the first break but Open. oning career after spending scored just five goals in the And fellow WA player the past five months at home second term as Rangers took John Peers, once ranked in Perth. control. world No. 2 in doubles, has The Australian Fed Cup Rangers, led by captain also decided to temporarily team member and Apple- Brooke Walker and vice-cap- split from his wife and two cross SHS alumni had tain Kate Bunten, scored 32 young daughters, to play in planned not to travel again goals to 20 after half-time on the first grand slam event until next year but left Perth their way to a percentage since the coronavirus lock- on Saturday. boosting win. down. The 24-year-old said she Goal shooter Georgia Pitt The pair both said they would already have been in Applecross tennis star Astra Sharma will shun health concerns and play in this year’s US was the star with 55 goals at endured an agonising proc- the US playing in a Kentucky Open. Picture: Jackson Flindell 97 per cent accuracy. ess in deciding whether to go tournament had she not had Curtin Hamersley Comets because of the continued a viral infection last month. Millman also revealed that for other people, but it defi- concerned about travelling fell out of the top four after a health risks related to the “It’s been a wonderful he would not have been play- nitely does for me. to the US — which has 5.5 69-52 loss to reigning cham- global virus spread which time to decompress from the ing in the Open if he was “For players like Ash and million cases and 173,000 pions West Coast Warriors has claimed 770,000 lives. tour and spend some time younger and more financial- Nick, they don’t have to and deaths. and last year’s grand final- Leading Australian with friends and family that ly secure. if I was in a better position I Both she and Peers said ists Western Roar needed a players Ash Barty, Nick Kyr- I normally wouldn’t get,” “In my shoes and with my would prioritise my health, they were putting great trust four-quarter effort to dis- gios and Alexei Popyrin she said. ranking, when an opportu- too. in their sport’s administra- pose of the winless South- recently followed superstar “It’s been nice to have a nity comes up like this, it’s “There is no wrong deci- tors to keep all players safe. side Demons, scoring 19 Rafael Nadal in pulling out kind of normal life for a bit.” something I need to take,” sion here for anyone. I’m just Peers, 32, felt it was simply goals to eight in the final of the tournament because Her decision came as Aus- Sharma said. glad to get going again.” time for the world tour to term on their way to a 57-42 of health fears. tralia’s world No. 43 John “It might not make sense Sharma conceded she was start again. victory.

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