Dancing in the Storm

Thursday,Western May 7, 2020 COMMUNITYNEWS.COM.AU SUBURBS WEEKLY DANCING IN THE STORM WILD weather wasn’t all bad, with rock ledges in front whipped our coas- Rin Hutcheson (23) of Indiana at tal waters into a and Liza Marsh (20) Cottesloe Beach frenzy, and enjoying the sea were exposed. wreaked havoc spray. A Cottesloe across the western Water lapped at Council spokeswo- suburbs. the bottom of sea- man said if the Sails were shred- walls needed to beach was found to ded in Scarborough protect the car- be dangerously and a Cottesloe park, Coast restau- eroded, closure playground was de- rant and toilets at would be recom- stroyed, but it Port Beach, while mended. Axe kids State wards EXCLUSIVE But asked if there would matters involving children The boys then allegedly the two officers were deal- Jon Bassett be an investigation into and young people. picked up items left in the ing with three of the boys, it how boys in their care could About 9.30am last Thurs- carpark next to Il Lido res- is alleged the fourth picked WARDS of the State aged break out of their homes day, police were called to taurant and threw those at up a small hand axe. just 10 to 12 slept rough on and spend a night next to reports of four children the adjacent flats. Constable Matthews said the beach overnight before the sea before going on a running riot around For- “A resident came out and the axe was used by a boy to allegedly going on a terrify- crime spree, a Department rest Street and throwing got a bike lamp thrown at damage a body panel of a ing weekday-morning ram- of Communities spokes- what they could find at his head,” Senior Constable nearby 4WD but not swung page through Cottesloe that man said it was unable to homes, including tossing a Mark Matthews said. The scene of the dramatic ended in an axe attack. comment on individual bike through a window. Police arrived and while CONTINUED PAGE 2 Cottesloe arrest last week. 2 NEWS May 7, 2020 NEWS ....................................................................... P1-8 YOUR STORY ............................................................ P11 Carpark LIFESTYLE ........................................................... P12-14 Trouble ‘streams’ in REAL ESTATE ...................................................... P15-26 assault PARENTING .............................................................. P27 FROM PAGE 1 long they had been on the “constant stream”, but it streets, nor how they had had not increased in the A MAN was punched to the FOOD ......................................................................... P28 at the officers. broken out or travelled to COVID-19 lockdown and face in a Scarborough shop- STYLE & BEAUTY .................................................... P29 The four boys were arrest- Cottesloe. occasionally spiked for a ping centre carpark after ed and may face charges Sergeant Dave Tobin said week before falling away. refusing to hand over a ciga- WINE ......................................................................... P32 including criminal damage adults and youths used the He said police worked rette. MOTORING .............................................................. P34 and assault, with the police train lines from the south- closely with Perth Transit Senior Sergeant Craig EMPLOYMENT/CLASSIFIEDS .......................... P35-37 investigation ongoing. ern suburbs to get to west- Authority officers to combat Wanstall said the 29-year-old Police did not know how ern suburbs for crime in a crime. accused, who faces court SPORT ................................................................ P38-39 today, and another man INSIDE approached two people in The Esplanade carpark out- Bike theft link to crime spree side the Luna Maxi Mart on April 26 at 3.50pm. POLICE have charged a 33- Avenue resident reported a dale when the driver was According to Sgt Wanstall, Editorial Director: Amanda Keenan year-old man with the theft man wheeling a motorbike later pulled over by officers the alleged offender became Editor: Laura Pond of a motorbike that is being to a “big white van” about in Bicton. aggressive after asking the Design: Carly Pilton investigated for links to a 2.30am on April 30. The accused will face men for a cigarette and being Features Editor: Arylene Westlake-Jennings spate of crimes across Mos- Police allege they found a court on August 7 and Const refused. Digital Editor: Alison Middleton man Park in the past six Yamaha motorbike in a Matthews said police were He said he kicked one of General inquiries: 9237 1000 weeks. white Mitsubishi Express investigating if recent thefts the victims to the legs and Email: [email protected] Senior Constable Mark van that had earlier been of at least four other motor- punched the other man to Reporters: Matthews said a Murray reported stolen from Fern- bikes were connected. the face, breaking his nose. Jon Bassett 9237 1504 (Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Claremont, Peppermint Grove) Victoria Rifici 9237 1486 (Subiaco, Nedlands, Cambridge) Nadia Budihardjo 9237 1564 (Stirling) Photographers: David Baylis, Andrew Ritchie communitynews.com.au Group Sales Director: Maddie Gray 0419 954 571 Business Development Managers: communitynews.com.au/subscribe Karen Martin 0477 761 235 Doreen Wray 0413 444 057 Contact Centre/Trades: /WSWeekly Jan Han 9237 1470 Distribution: 08 9237 1630 /WS_Weekly Published by: Community Newspaper Group CONTACT US CONTACT 50 Hasler Road, Osborne Park WA 6017. Printed by Colourpress 54 Hasler Road, Osborne Park WA 6017. May 7, 2020 NEWS 3 Nedlands says no to new high-rise developments Victoria Rifici million five-storey apart- a refuge for busy lives, and ment Assessment Panel’s “I’m very disappointed and “set an undesirable ment building on Vincent for quiet and spiritual con- May 11 and 12 meetings. this development has not precedent”. NEDLANDS councillors Street are the first high den- templation,” Mayor Cilla de Ms de Lacy said council- taken a sympathetic, creat- Councillors also said the will spend thousands of dol- sity R160 proposals to border Lacy said. lors objected to Hillam ive and imaginative Vincent Street development lars to make sure their objec- the Peace Memorial Rose Councillors agreed at a Architects’ design for the approach to State heritage- plans reflected poorly on the tions to two proposed Garden under a contentious special meeting on Tuesday Louise Street development listed gardens,” she said. streetscape and showed high-rise apartment blocks planning scheme introduced to spend $6000 for an inde- because they believed it did City planners wrote in a “incompatibility” with the are heard by State planners. last year. pendent planner to help the not consider the “heritage report the minimum 4m area, while the report said it Plans for a $17.6 million “(The garden) is a very City present its reasons for value” of the garden and street setback of the Louise did not allow appropriate six-storey apartment block special place in Nedlands, refusing both proposed de- were concerned about visual Street development would transition between the site on Louise Street and $7.6 and respects the fallen and is velopments to the Develop- privacy. “impact the streetscape” and nearby properties. Rush to build units Peter de Kruijff A flood of high-value development applications worth $688 million have brought big challenges for the City of Nedlands one year after its third-ever planning scheme was made law. Revenue from development application fees has increased five-fold to $1.9 million in the past year despite the City receiving near- ly the same amount of applications, 345, in the year prior to the scheme being gazetted in April 2019. The higher revenue reflects the amount of big- scale and detailed applications submitted as they Shining through attract higher fees. The value of works sub- ALL Perth’s a stage for prise appearances in the mitted in the past year has pop-up opera singers Fio- past month, Ms Cooper also increased by $130 mil- na Cooper Smyth and Pen- Smyth has sung to cancer lion to $688 million. ny Shaw. patients and residents in Nedlands mayor Cilla de After losing work, the Rosalie Park, at a retire- Lacy said there had been duo have been giving ment home and on Sun- pent-up demand, which had impromptu performances day, on her local Nedlands seen the city swamped with to cheer up people with streets and around Kings applications since the live entertainment during Park. scheme change. pandemic restrictions. “It just makes people “It looks like we may be During at least 15 sur- smile,” she said. having to consider allocat- ing approximately $700,000 to the planning budget for 2020-21 to deliver on the implementation of LPS3,” Penny Shaw and Fiona Cooper Smyth sing up a storm on the Cottesloe groyne this week. They have been staging impromptu opera performances she said. around Perth during COVID-19 to bring a little cheer. Picture: Andrew Ritchie Pandemic restrictions also created complications. 4 NEWS May 7, 2020 City seeks It’s not all good news in view advice apartments THE City of Nedlands is Shire’s corona relief plan spending up to $15,000 on legal advice in its bid to chal- Jon Bassett lenge an $8 million development — despite NEWSAGENT Hasmukh acknowledging finances are Gohil is among the small tight. business owners set to bene- Chief executive Mark fit from the Shire of Pepper- Goodlet will seek outside mint Grove’s COVID-19 legal opinion on the chances assistance package but says of the City successfully chal- the financial relief should go lenging approved plans to further. build a seven-storey short- Councillors endorsed a stay apartment block in $107,000 package of support Nedlands, after a motion at their April 28 meeting, tabled by Councillor which will fully or partially Andrew Mangano last week. refund 2019-20 rates paid by Councillors John Wether- shops in the Cottesloe Cen- all and Kerry Smyth were tral shopping centre affected part of the Metro West Joint by pandemic restrictions Development Assessment and suspend rates for eligi- Panel that passed the con- ble businesses in the suburb tentious development at 135 from July to December.

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