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WE ARE JUST KIDS, AND IT’S NOT FAIR...” — INDIE, 7 Cott kids ramp up bid for skate park Laura Pond urb’s youngsters to have the op- “We are just kids and it’s not portunity to skate without fair people don’t want us skating COTTESLOE kids are standing leaving their suburb. at the park.” up for their right to skate. “I love to skate. I mostly skate Indie’s mum Jaime said there Momentum continues to build in our laneway because we don’t were several playgrounds scat- in support of a skate facility at have a skate park. It’s bumpy so I tered around Cottesloe that ca- Grant Marine Park and seven- would love somewhere smooth,” year-old Indie wants the sub- she said. CONTINUED PAGE 3

Town back in court after talks collapse FLOWER Victoria Rifici ment Minister David Templeman Templeman’s initial agreement to at the end of May due to concerns not make an order against the THE fates of Town of Cambridge over good governance, but the two Town before 10am on July 14 was POWER elected members will remain in parties failed to mediate the issue now “dependent on the outcome the hands of a Supreme Court on Tuesday. of further court proceedings”. Judge after talks fell apart. A Department of Local Govern- Mayor Keri Shannon said the Page 5 The Town was hit with a show ment, Sport and Cultural Indus- Town would “continue to seek cause notice by Local Govern- tries spokeswoman said Mr procedural fairness”.

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FROM PAGE 1 their grandchildren. atmosphere it could bring. “It’s easy to get here, there “I think it will most likely tered for younger children. is lots of car parking, food be local children using the “I would love to see a play- nearby and you could go for park,” he said. ground where primary and a swim too,” Mitchell said. Mr Porteous supports high school kids had Business owners are also the proposed facility in the somewhere to play with behind the venture; Chris- “family suburb” and said it scooters, skateboards and tian Angeles from nearby would form part of the BMX bikes,” she said. Pharmacy 777 on Eric Street vision for the Cottesloe Eight-year-old Austin said it was “a good place for foreshore. believed a skate park would kids to socialise and it can Time is running out for get “kids off devices and do teach children how to calcu- people to have their say, exercise”. late risk and improve their with the Town of Cottes- “I’m getting better at ska- self-reliance”. loe’s public consultation teboarding because my Cottesloe IGA owner ending 4pm tomorrow. brother helps me and gives Aaron Loo said: “It’d be good Despite incorrect figures me advice,” he said. for business as there would quoted in a feasibility study “Perry Lakes and North be more people transition- by Enlocus to the Town, Fremantle are closest to me ing through Cottesloe.” which listed Grant Marine Cottesloe skaters Indie, Mason, Daisy and Blake. Picture: Ian Munro and my mum takes me and The now infamous anony- Park as the best spot when my brothers skating all the mous letter delivered to Cot- the numbers ranked it ity to the boundary of from a limited number of were keen for the public sur- time so if there was one in tesloe residents warned behind the Sea View Golf Forrest Street and Marine residences.” vey to continue so it and Cottesloe we could walk or property prices would fall if Course carpark and Cottes- Parade — which would A previous report to coun- recalculated figures could be ride there together and meet the skate park went ahead loe train station, a subse- impact the usable area of the cil by Town staff said the sta- presented to council. our friends there.” but William Porteous Prop- quent explanation found it site and future expansion op- tion site was “high risk” “It is important to high- Cottesloe teenager Mitch- erties International director was the preferred site. portunities, and put the because owner the Public light that 75 per cent of the ell Rosenberg and his Man- Andrew Porteous did not The report said “critical skate park close to neigh- Transport Authority sought survey questions are focused durah friend Jordan Bailey believe that would be the factors” scored lowly for bouring homes. to lease the land subject to a towards identifying aspira- (both 13) said they supported case. the golf course carpark, “The Grant Marine Park six-month termination tions for a skate park in Cot- a facility at Grant Marine He suggested looking to with “undulating topogra- site in contrast has ample clause. tesloe in general and are not Park, with Jordan saying it the popular Scarborough phy” and close proximity of space, and can circumvent A Town spokeswoman ac- directly related to the survey would be a “fun thing” for Beach skate bowl for an indi- golf course facilities push- most of these issues,” it said. knowledged the “unfortu- questions about the Grant older residents to do with cation of the family-friendly ing the potential skate facil- “The site sits 100m back nate” error but said they Marine Park site,” she said. Community wins goal of access to Subi Oval under proposed plans Victoria Rifici behalf of community) will from Monday to Friday after not require permission from school hours and from 9am FOOTY and fitness fanatics an alternative management to 1pm on Saturdays, and off and families are set to have body to schedule activities peak use will be Monday and early mornings, evenings or use Subiaco Oval within Wednesday evenings and and weekends to enjoy Sub- allocated times, which two hours on Sunday. iaco Oval’s hallowed turf. would be the situation if the Cr Rick Powell said the Subiaco councillors City does not have the man- oval was the “correct place agreed on Tuesday to sup- agement order,” he said. for senior and junior foot- port a draft plan outlining The hours for use of the ball” despite some objec- allocated hours for usage turf between all three par- tions from residents. and maintenance costs of ties are not yet set in stone, “Concerns have been the oval shared between Bob with agreement needed raised by the general com- Hawke College, Department from the department and munity outside football and of Education and WA Foot- WAFC. school that they’re maybe ball Commission. If approved, Subiaco Oval not getting what they had Under the plan, manage- will be freely available on hoped for,” he said. ment and maintenance of weekends, before and after “To me, the school was Subiaco Oval will be vested school hours, and during part of the community and with the City pending agree- school holidays. football was part of the com- ment from the department In summer, Friday even- munity and logically I would and WAFC. ings will be for the City to think the oval is the home of City of Subiaco planning host community events and footy.” services manager Alexan- community football. Maintenance costs will be der Petrovski said at the Bob Hawke College will split between all three par- ABORIGINAL health workers from Nedlands QEII Medical Centre gathered outside meeting the management use the oval during school ties, with the City set to cov- Children’s Hospital this week to mark the original NAIDOC Week dates after national order was “in favour of the hours from 9am to 4pm Mon- er $30,282, the Department official celebrations were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They enjoyed a City” because it allowed a day to Friday except holi- $18,925 and the WAFC performance by Bindjareb Middar dancers Warlitch Kearing, Joseph Anderson, Jerome greater amount of certainty days. $45,422 annually, and poten- Williams, Theo Kearing, Theo Kearing Jnr and Cyallyutt Kearing. Picture: Andrew Ritchie for ongoing community use. WAFC will have access to tially reviewed in three “The City (acting on the oval during peak season years.

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NEWS ...... P1-10 WEEKLY LIFE ...... P12 WHAT’S ON ...... P14 Footpath fenced off REAL ESTATE...... P15-22 LIFESTYLE ...... P23 A POPULAR Crawley foot- path has been fenced off as FILM ...... P24 erosion threatends to cause FASHION ...... P26 it to break. Soil and sand supporting PARENTING ...... P28 the concrete path within JH GARDENING ...... P30 Abrahams Reserve along TRADES DIRECTORY ...... P31-33 Hackett Drive has eroded through the river wall, creat- EMPLOYMENT ...... P33 ing voids underneath. CLASSIFIEDS ...... P33-34 INSIDE Nearly the entire stretch SPORT ...... P34-35 of footpath in the City of Perth area has been fenced off for public safety. “If the concrete is left Editorial Director: Amanda Keenan unsupported in areas, it The footpath at JH Abrahams Reserve has been fenced off. Editor: Laura Pond could potentially break and Design: Carly Pilton create a hazardous situa- sion by backfilling the soil path,” Mr Jorgensen said. approval will not be known Features Editor: Arylene Westlake-Jennings tion,” City chief executive and creating a new footpath. The City applied for until September. Digital Editor: Alison Middleton Murray Jorgensen said. “The works will address Department of Biodiversity, Work is expected to finish General inquiries: 9237 1000 It aims to extend the life of the erosion issue, extend the Conservation and Attrac- by January if signed off by Email: [email protected] the river wall through main- life of the river wall, and tions funding of $246,911 to the Department of Plan- Reporters: tenance and eliminate ero- replace the sand and foot- part subsidise the works but ning, Lands and Heritage. 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 954 572 Business Development Manager: communitynews.com.au/subscribe Doreen Wray 0413 444 057 Contact Centre/Trades: Jan Han 9237 1470 /WSWeekly Distribution: 08 9237 1630 Published by: Community Newspaper Group /WS_Weekly 50 Hasler Road, Osborne Park WA 6017.

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WSW July 9, 2020 NEWS 5 Business blooming again Mayor to Victoria Rifici say sorry CAMBRIDGE Mayor Keri BUSINESS is blooming Shannon has been ordered again for Poppy’s Flowers, to apologise over comments with wedding inquiries and she made about a former orders piling in. employee two years ago. Owner Milly Dempster Last year the Local said the 99-year-old Government Standards Pan- Nedlands business made it el determined Ms Shannon through the COVID-19 pan- had used her office with the demic almost unscathed, intention of damaging the with flower bookings look- reputation of two past staff ing bright again. members. “We squeezed a few wed- Ms Shannon appealed the dings in the lead-up going decision in the State Admin- into lockdown but when istrative Tribunal (SAT) and they put the restrictions on, was successful in getting everything shut down,” Ms most of the determination Dempster said. thrown out. “Things got pretty quiet But she was still found to pretty quickly, all weddings have breached the code of postponed, but then Easter conduct for elected mem- was surprisingly busy as bers for some of the com- everyone was stuck at home, ments she made about sending flowers to everyone former executive staff mem- who people couldn’t go and ber Jason Lyon. see.” Ms Shannon has previous- The Hampden Road flower ly said she had been trying to shop even experienced its bring accountability and busiest Mother’s Day ever transparency to the council. during the lockdown period. SAT presiding member “Mother’s Day was tricky Patricia Le Miere deter- as the demand was bigger mined Ms Shannon should than supply,” Ms Dempster make a public apology at an said. “We just had to shut the Owner of Poppy's Flower in Nedlands Milly Dempster. Picture: Andrew Ritchie upcoming meeting. online orders down; we Ms Le Miere wrote the didn’t have any flowers left have a budget, they just changed; instead of opting demand for local product said her florist business was minor breach was towards and in the end we sold out, wanted to send something for more “exotic” flowers, since COVID-19 but people going back to normal. the “lower end of the scale” which is why I had to say because they were unable to Ms Dempster said custom- are also happy to see the big- “It’s not too many book- but Ms Shannon had shown no.” see people and a lot of cus- ers wanted “more locally ger variety of blooms back ings but definitely a few no remorse for her actions Budgeting wasn’t an issue tomers were sending add grown flowers” including in store, which comes both more coming through as and sought to justify them. either for Poppy’s Flowers ons like champagne, choco- Australian natives, seasonal from interstate and over- people are rebooking or The Town has been customers during the lates and giftware,” the Cot- field, and preserved and seas,” she said. going back to their engage- mediating with the State COVID-19 shutdown. tesloe resident said. dried flowers . Wembley’s Manic Botanic ments from before,” she Government after being “Customers didn’t want to Taste in flowers also “There is still a big manager Ashleigh Allen said. issued a ‘show cause’ notice.

WSW 6 NEWS July 9, 2020 Thief leaves with plants A WOMAN allegedly swiped a doctor’s pot plants from a surgery in Cottesloe. Senior Constable Simon Hill said the suspect was challenged by staff at the Forrest Street surgery around 1.30pm on July 1 but told them she “had permis- sion to take them”. According to Const Hill, the woman put six pot plants worth $700 into a blue Hyun- dai i30 then drove away. Rates flat in Stirling STIRLING ratepayers will face no rates rise this year. In a decision made at last An artist’s impression of the new Nedlands shopping hub planned at the corner of Stirling Highway and Florence Street. week’s council meeting, credits will be given to rate- payers for residential, com- mercial and industrial properties if their bill comes in higher than last year. Shops in no rush to open Mayor Mark Irwin said it was one of the most difficult Victoria Rifici a confirmed construction pharmacy, liquor store, and Florence Road where not object to its competitor’s budgets for the council to timeline but would “keep the Woolworths supermarket they meet Stirling Highway, application. adopt. MULTI-MILLION dollar community updated as our and dining precinct south of including a laneway within “We believe together this Council also approved plans to revitalise two prom- plans progress”. the Captain Stirling Hotel. the supermarket site, but are will create a regionally sig- using reserve funds for inent sites in Nedlands The neighbouring site also Metro Inner North Devel- subject to approval by Main nificant destination that other purposes, including remain on hold. remains in limbo, with Wool- opment Assessment Panel Roads WA. would compete with Subiaco drawing $3.7 million from Supermarket giant Aldi is worth’s $40 million plan for a members last week deferred A second laneway, pro- and Claremont, and will be a the Public Parking Strategy set to front the Stirling High- supermarket, dining and a decision on the plans for 90 posed to run behind Aldi dining late precinct that will reserve for the rates freeze. way strip but residents have retail hub yet to be approved days so Woolworths could from Florence to Dalkeith be on offer to the Perth met- Staff will go without a pay a wait for the store to open as State planners. provide more information roads, is still pending agree- ro area,” he said. rise; a City spokeswoman $10 million plans for con- The plans call for a two- about traffic, transport and ment between the owners, Plans to demolish the Cap- said most administration struction remain stagnant. storey mixed use commer- access to the site. City of Nedlands and Aldi. tain Stirling Centre IGA and staff voted to retain wages at A spokeswoman said this cial building including a Road modifications will be Aldi WA property director build an Aldi store and other the current level for the next week the chain did not have medical centre, gymnasium, required for Stanley Street Morgan O’Shea said it did shops were approved in 2018. year.

WSW July 9, 2020 NEWS 7 Final decision on City to fix “problem” towers imminent Neale Prior

NEDLANDS Mayor Cilla de CLAREMONT Council increase in traffic on sur- Lacy has vowed to fix her has backed some residents rounding streets and pri- council’s problems with against a proposed $127 vacy fears, with resident nursing home planning as million tower develop- Rosemary Gionotti wor- she faces a backlash over a ment for the vacant for- ried her children and their proposed luxury five-level mer Sundowner friends would “not be able complex on two narrow resi- retirement village site. to play in the garden or dential streets. That was despite Mayor swim in the backyard pool With anger building over Jock Barker warning that without being seen by Oryx’s planned 90-bed nurs- if the recommendation hundreds of new neigh- ing home, Ms de Lacy told a was not supported, “the bours.” meeting of about 120 resi- developer could go to the In the streets immedi- dents this week the City of WAPC and ask for 25 or 26 ately near the proposal, 47 Nedlands’ policies were too storeys”. of 48 residents who made broad to deal with the trend At Tuesday’s meeting, comment to the council towards high-rise aged care. councillors went against opposed or had major con- “We have a huge prob- their staff’s report recom- cerns with the proposal. lem... and we are going to fix mending conditional ap- Mr Blackburne said the it,” she said. proval for the planned towers had been moved She made the comments Claremont by Blackburne during the design process after listening to objections An artist’s impression of Oryx's proposed aged care facility in Nedlands. development, which up to 130m to stop over- to processes that had would comprise 245 apart- shadowing and sight lines. allowed Oryx to be able to within metres of Nedlands’ in the way consultation was “If they wanted to build a ments across five build- He also argued the grea- come up with a proposal to border with Dalkeith. provided... and how we got good brand, I would not have ings — including 11- and ter height would reduce build the multi-level com- Neighbour and protest informed as a community,” done it this way,” she said. 16-storey towers — on the overall bulk and said plex on four residential leader Matt McNeilly said Mr McNeilly said. She said the council did Airey Street. the “two slender build- blocks between Betty Street the zoning changes pushed One resident said they not have policies aimed at Developer Paul Black- ings” covered 8 per cent of and Doonan Road. through during COVID-19 were supportive of plans to nursing home sites. burne bought the site for the site. The council sold a Doonan lockdown effectively lifted build an aged care complex According to its project $25.1 million in October Project director Mat- Road block immediately the height limit for Oryx’s with two-storey buildings on website, Oryx said it had following Amana Living’s thew Chau said the State north of the Melvista Lodge planned development from residential land to fill the been in discussion with the departure in 2017. Design Review Panel and retirement village to Oryx in three to five levels. gap left by Melvista Nursing City and Lisle Villages for About 70 residents reviews by Town planning November 2017 despite the Mr McNeilly, an experi- Home closing in 2012. five years and had consulted opposed to the develop- staff reviews ensured not-for-profit Lisle Villages enced property developer “Instead this thing gets with adjoining residents and ment fronted the meeting, neighbours’ privacy. pleading for seven months to who had just had a conten- imposed on us and it is going the wider community in that where Sandfire Resources Seven ocouncillors vot- come up with a plan incorpo- tious apartment develop- to change our world,” the time. The proposal is open to chief executive Karl Sim- ed against the plan. rating its site. ment approved in South resident said. community feedback this ich, of Peppermint Grove, The Metro Inner North In late April, the council Perth, told the meeting that Ms de Lacy she had month ahead of the council submitted a 160-signature Development Assessment passed zoning and site densi- ratepayers should have been expected Oryx to work with having to generate a report petition in objection. Panel will make a deter- ty amendments for Oryx’s better informed and had a neighbouring Melvista own- for the Development Assess- Issues raised included mination on the proposal four lots on a steep slope say in such major decisions. er Lisle for a concept for ment Panel at the end of concern about a potential on July 14. north of Lisle’s site and “There is clearly an issue their adjoining two sites. August.

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An artist’s rendering of the Herdsman Glendalough Structure Plan. Comment sought PLANS to reinvigorate a commercial area to be more residential will be re-adver- tised because years have passed since members of the public had their say. City of Stirling proposes to introduce high density, mixed-use development to the Herdsman Glendalough area to allow more residents to live closer to work or the station. An amendment to the local planning scheme was advertised in 2015 and the Forever Young by Jerome Davenport, known as Ketones6000, at Scarborough Community Hub. Picture: City of Stirling outcomes presented to Stir- ling Council at its last meet- ing, with a recommendation to submit it to the WA Plan- ning Commission for ap- proval. But councillors Welcome with open art instead voted to seek further public feedback on the PATRONS returning to pub- murals on four of its build- mural Forever Young. through this fun and vibrant Artist Peter Ryan painted amendment . lic facilities are being wel- ings, with each design curat- “Given the structure is a design,” he said. Fishing for Dreams at Karri- “We advertised this struc- comed by new artworks ed to fit with its location. community space with a “The philosophy behind nyup Library. Mirrabooka ture plan five years ago and from Perth artists. At Scarborough Commun- library, I thought it was the the concept is connectivity Library and Mt Flora there’s been considerable The City of Stirling com- ity Hub, Jerome Davenport, perfect way to connect the and communication Regional Museum in North change in the area,” Cr missioned artists to paint aka Ketones6000, created the walls and place of learning through the generations.” Beach also received art. Karen Caddy said. A shining example Take a bao SOLAR power is now illum- Grove chief executive Don A BATTLE of bao is brewing inating bookworms after the Burnett said. in Subiaco. Shire of Peppermint Grove An 80kW solar array was The Beer and Bao Festival and the towns of Mosman installed on The Grove’s roof will roll in on July 18, with Park and Cottesloe switched and a 20kW service for the six food trucks serving up on the 100kW system at The Shire’s offices. their best bao buns for the Grove library. Mr Burnett said the sys- chance to take out the judg- “The Grove is an ideal tems were estimated to save es’ and people’s choice facility for a large solar pho- the councils $25,000 and cut awards. tovoltiac installation as the global warming-causing The Subiaco Hotel is host- majority of the energy used CO2 gas by 121 tonnes a year, ing the event in its carpark is during daylight hours or the equivalent of 847 trees Fos Energy managing director Kon Michailidis, Cottesloe Mayor Phil Angers, Peppermint from noon to 9pm. More when the solar PV is most being planted every 12 Grove President Peppermint Grove Rachel Thomas and Mosman Park Mayor Brett Pollock details at Subiaco Street efficient,” Peppermint months. at The Grove library Picture: Andrew Ritchie Food’s Facebook page.

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WSW 10 NEWS July 9, 2020 Talent to burn at festival

A SHORT film written by a co-produced with Roslyn “We still have a few festiv- with caring for her grandfa- can feel in remote areas, cou- western suburbs local and Park, of Inglewood. als that we’re hoping to get ther after the loss of her par- pled with the fact that these shot partially in Kalgoorlie It was selected to screen at accepted into,” she said. ents. Shannon said the film people have ‘fallen through has screened at a prestigious St Kilda Film Festival in “It would be really awe- explored the importance of the cracks’,” he said. “These festival, marking the start of June, which was held online some to have a screening in family and human connec- issues are tragically all too a wider distribution. because of COVID-19. WA, before we release it tion involved in dealing with common in the Outback, and Back Burn was written Park said being selected to online to a wider audience.” trauma. need to be addressed.” Warren Harding. and directed by Scarbo- screen at the festival was Back Burn follows a teen- “I really wanted to high- Back Burn was filmed in rough’s Jake Shannon, and just the start for Back Burn. age girl who tries to cope light the isolation that one Kalgoorlie and Melbourne. Harding at the helm DALKEITH resident War- Marshall follows ren Harding is the new chair of Alzheimer’s WA. Mr Harding replaces gut feeling again Craig Masarei, a Cottesloe councillor, who is retiring after 19 years at the helm of THE University of WA’s was selected as one of 32 the charity. Noisy Guts Project has promising companies Mr Masarei was given an been selected as ‘one to this year and will feature honorary life membership Nature watch’ by The Spinoff in . after Mr Harding acknowl- Nature Prize created by It has made great pro- edged his “significant lega- research journal. gress in monitoring com- cy”. The project, headed by mon gut disorders like Mr Masarei joined the Nobel Laureate Profes- Irritable Bowel Syn- board after selling his legal sor Barry Marshall, cre- drome since it originated business in 1997, which did ated a belt that uses at UWA in November pro-bono work for the orga- acoustic sensing technol- 2019. nisation. ogy to detect gut disor- Prof Marshall said the “Within two or three years ders, which could help research team was of being on the board my fa- avoid invasive colonosco- delighted to receive the ther was coincidentally di- pies. prestigious prize. agnosed with Alzheimer’s The user wears an “Through this pro- disease,” Mr Masarei said. acoustic belt that listens, ject...we hope to commer- Mr Harding has been a records and analyses gut cialise technology to aid board member since 2018, is noises with the aim of fast detection of gut dis- a Curtin Business School faster and more effective orders and empower adjunct professor, former diagnoses of chronic gut patients to identify trig- government ministerial disorders. gers that cause symptom adviser and Disability Ser- The Noisy Guts Project flare-ups,” he said. The belt could help people avoid invasive procedures. vices Commission board member.

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WSW WA Opera’s Telephone call Weeklylife Page 23 Story to hatch conversation

Siahne Rogers with Go For Broke, which will be on show at PICA. Picture: Andrew Ritchie

much more. he’d still be this serious where she started to The exhibition of 24 broader sense and I think “He was a fascinating businessman with gold examine the feeling of works by recent visual arts that really came through man who, like so many of pens in his pocket and fulfilment and the graduate from across when I started making the these stories, came from shiny shoes, but as our pressures surrounding the marks the work about him. humble beginnings,” grandfather he was so idea of success and failure. re-opening of the gallery on “For a while there I was Rogers, of St James, said. different. He had a funny The 28-year-old July 10 and shows until worried it was too “He worked as a sheep sense of humour and was channelled it all into the October 18. self-focused and I wanted it shearer up north and was always joking with me and final installation for her BA “I think he would love the to do more than tell one always determined to live my sisters.” in Fine Arts at Curtin fact someone was making particular story. I think it TANYA MACNAUGHTON out what he thought was his Galloway purchased Fast University, “A big-shot goes artwork about him,” Rogers makes you realise that so dream life, becoming a very Eddy’s in the 1980s from belly up…” “I’ve heard this said. often the conversations we TO most people, Attadale successful business person founders Christopher and one before”, which features “Although the work is explore through making entrepreneur Ernie who was so driven. He was Con Somas, where it some of Galloway’s informed by his life and open up a whole other Galloway was one of the in real estate and I think he boomed to become a Perth personal items and a touch what happened to him, it’s conversation, and you have men behind 24-hour was in a social circle where icon before “it all fell apart of slapstick humour. still a broader question that to be ready for it. American-themed diner you grabbed at any in the early 2000s”. It went on to be selected I’m trying to ask. “I’m excited to have more Fast Eddy’s, but to his prospects that you could. Rogers was prompted to for Hatched: National “The definitions of conversations with the granddaughter and “It was interesting to see reflect on her grandfather’s Graduate Show 2020 at winning and losing are other artists who are in the artist Siahne Rogers he was the polar opposites where life after his death in 2018, PICA. determined for us in such a exhibition.”

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WSW 14 WHAT’S ON July 9, 2020 Perth is the place to be

Arylene Westlake-Jennings WE’VE heard it time and OTHER EVENTS time again: Melbourne and Sydney are “so much RETURNING better” than Perth. FOR 2020 Unfortunately for our prodigal eastern states • OKTOBERFEST IN THE cousins, the pandemic has GARDENS – Saturday, made it difficult for them to October 10 maintain that facade. • SNACK SHOWGROUNDS Because, unlike them, we FEATURING HERMITUDE – are now possibly just days Saturday, October 10 away from Phase 5 of our • GOOD DAY SUNSHINE restrictions easing, with all (Margaret River) – Saturday, state restrictions removed, October 31 including the 2sq m rule • BREW & THE MOO (Dampier) dropped for all venues (oh, – October 25–26 except for the hard border • BY THE C – Saturday, with the rest of the country November 7 but perhaps we’d be wise to • DINER EN BLANC – Saturday, keep that for now). November 7 When Phase 4 was • THE PINEAPPLE CLUB – announced, a collective Saturday, November 21 cheer could be heard from • GIN TONICA FESTIVAL – across our state from event Sunday, November 29 organisers and rescheduled • SETS ON THE BEACH dates came pouring out. PRESENTS FISHER BEACH One of those throwing Nowhereman Brewing Co’s Pia Poynton, Rocky Ridge Brewing Co’s Ricky Watt, Perth Craft Beer Festival PARTY – Sunday, her hands up was Palace J organiser Brett Walsh, Feral Brewing Company’s Bronte O’Donoghue and Funk Cider’s Dougie Clarke are looking November 29 Entertainment’s Jaylee forward to September’s Perth Craft Beer Festival at Claremont Showgrounds Picture: Andrew Ritchie Osborne as she signalled the return of another of her 4–6 on their calendars for many events that had to be the return of WA’s biggest rescheduled. hops-induced booze-up, the Perth Craft Beer Festival, in So much time for Father’s Day. Claremont Showground love has will be filled with a range of gone into breweries and cideries from across the country, planning the including West Australian event we just favourites Beer Farm, Rocky Ridge and Boston want to see it Brewing Co for the event’s Artist Lauren Wilhelm is one of more than 100 creatives come to fruition. third edition. participating in Margaret River Region Open Studios. “We’re absolutely thrilled The event director’s to be announcing the popular vino-themed music return of Perth Craft Beer festival Wine Machine will Festival for 2020; it’s one of return to the Swan Valley our flagship events, and an for its fourth year on event we put a lot of love Saturday, October 17, after into, plus, there’s beer!” This year's Wine Machine will see Hot Dub Time Machine the original April date had Aedan Buckley, from event return to the decks. to be moved for obvious organisers Bar Pop, said. reasons. The co-founder and “Despite these announce its new dates for “We’re feeling incredibly director added one of the challenges, we remained September 12–23, enthusiastic and inspired to biggest challenges thus far positive and stayed focused confirming a whopping 101 make it the best year so in 2020 had been the on rolling with the bumps. artists from the South-West far,” Ms Osborne said. “The uncertainty surrounding if “It’s been wonderful to would open the doors to Wine Machine returns to Oakover Grounds in October. hardest things was the and when business would touch base with all our their studio to art lovers. uncertainly of whether it return to normal. suppliers and vendors to “We believe it might be Open Studios features looking for a good excuse to was going to happen or not. “With events having such get the ball rolling again the first full-scale event painters, sculptors, catch up with friends while “So much love has gone a significant lead time, it and play a part in helping returning to the Margaret illustrators, jewellers, perusing inspiring into planning the event we caused a lot of difficulties them get back on their feet River region post COVID-19 printmakers, glassblowers creations, turning it up just want to see it come to co-ordinating logistics and again, too.” restrictions, an exciting and textile artists among with your besties or fruition; we are all very marketing campaigns for Down in our most prospect for both our artist the creatives and includes shouting Dad a frothy, there excited for a spring events which were at one recognised wine region, the and local tourism notable names such as are plenty of options in the edition.” stage at risk of not organisers of Margaret industry,” Open Studios Lauren Wilhelm and near future for everyone to Punters are also marking occurring at all in 2020,” Mr River Region Open Studios chairman Jim Davies said. Christian Fletcher. wrap up 2020 on a more the weekend of September Buckley said. were also thrilled to Now in its seventh year, So whether you’re positive note.

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WSW July 9, 2020 RESIDENTIAL 17 Executive style on Terrace

2 2 1 1805/237 Adelaide Terrace, Perth $549,000 Agency: Growth Realty Contact: Enzo Pagnozzi on 0411 865 712

YOU will have easy access to some of Perth’s best attractions as the owner of this apartment in the Elevation complex. You can walk down to Elizabeth Quay for a coffee, gelato or just to enjoy the sun and scenery, or hop on the ferry to South Perth with its pubs, eateries and the zoo. If you are an exercise enthusiast, you can walk, run or cycle along the river — and if you are feeling uber-fit, why not take the 10km route around the bridges? It is also possible to walk to Burwood and Optus Stadium and the CAT buses will take you all over the city. balcony, two bedrooms and well as the gym, it has a And on top of all that, the two bathrooms, one of pool, yoga room, theatre apartment is on the 18th which includes laundry room and entertaining deck. floor and offers stunning facilities. The apartment also views of the river and city; The master bedroom has a includes one basement car you can even see the river walk-in robe, while bedroom bay and a storeroom. while using the complex’s two has a built-in robe. It is being sold fully gym. If you are not in the mood furnished and equipped so The home has an to go out and about in Perth, you can move in and start open-plan living/dining/ why not make use of the enjoying city life, or choose kitchen area that opens to a complex’s facilities — as to use it as an investment.

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Cliffhanger thrills the senses

RON Packer says the views Royal Freshwater Bay Fewster said the home’s suspended between the sky home’s layout was another 4 5 4 from his four-storey home Yacht Club and the views unassuming street entrance and river,” she said. great feature. 6 Riverview Place, Mosman are its standout feature and are certainly impressive — gave little clue to what you “This feeling will The floors are connected Park he and wife Philippa often rain, hail or shine, you could expect once inside. continue with you by a staircase and lift and Offers by July 31 joked that even the cars had know there will be “The expansive throughout the remaining the bottom level can be Agency: Ray White a great outlook from the something to delight the floor-to-ceiling windows of three levels, especially on used as a self-contained Cottesloe-Mosman Park top-floor four-car garage. eyes, plus they cannot be the entry gallery the incredible living level apartment — it includes Contact: Jody Fewster on The north-facing home is built out and are enjoyed immediately draw your eye which embodies nearly the two bedrooms, each with 0414 688 988 built into a cliff overlooking from every floor. to the river views, creating entire third floor.” the Swan River and the Selling agent Jody a relaxed feeling of being Mr Packer said the CONTINUED PAGE 20

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FROM PAGE 19 large walk-in robe and and a bathroom. The spacious balcony is “There’s plenty of room water’s edge. ensuite with steam The huge open-plan ideal for entertaining, with for entertaining and I The home is on a 741sq m walk-in robes and ensuites, sauna/shower, double living/dining/kitchen space plenty of room for dining absolutely love the bird life, block and while it is on the a living area and kitchen vanity unit, freestanding has a fireplace, timber and lounge suites, and with osprey nests nearby, side of a cliff and overlooks with coffee machine, and an Villeroy & Boch bath and flooring, acoustic panels in there is also a fireplace pelicans and a lot of the water, it is sheltered alfresco area. shutters that enable you to the 3.4m high ceilings, plus with stone surround and a welcome swallows, and from the wind. The second floor also has take in the view while a wall of glass to showcase built-in barbecue kitchen — dolphins,” Mrs Packer said. Mrs Packer said it was a living area, balcony and enjoying a relaxing soak. the outlook. a fabulous place to gather “Every single day I get incredibly rare to find a two bedrooms with walk-in While all floors have The kitchen has an island with family and friends huge amounts of pleasure north-facing home on the robes and ensuites. living rooms, the main bench with breakfast bar, who will also admire the from this house.” Swan River. One of these is the living area is on the third an abundance of storage river views and other An extra bonus is a “We are in a protected spacious master, with a floor, along with an office and butler’s pantry. sights. private path down to the pocket here,” she said.

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Online opera rings true

Tanya MacNaughton for stage it’s always going to 26-year-old said. be a little different every “I know some people hate SOPRANO Chelsea Burns night because it’s live. With performing with their and baritone Lachlann this it was a finished partner, but there’s no one Lawton are finding it a product you have no control I’d rather perform with bizarre notion to not know over, which made it a little really.” what their latest opera bit liberating.” Created in the 1940s, The production looks like until A couple in real life, Telephone has been adapted the digital adaptation of Burns and Lawton are both to 2020 where the phone has The Telephone is released to Wesfarmers Arts Young been replaced by Zoom calls WA Opera audiences on Artists who came home to on a tablet. July 9. Perth from the UK in Stuck at home together, The short one-act comic January. Ben is desperately trying to opera by Gian Carlo After studying as a propose to Lucy but she is Menotti was filmed in three mezzo-soprano at WAAPA constantly interrupted by days at the Mt Hawthorn and the Royal Northern calls and a comedy of home of music director College of Music in errors ensues. Chris van Tuinen and Manchester, Burns made “It’s such a cute opera directed by Katt Osborne. the decision to move into and we’re playing on “The first time we get to soprano repertoire. COVID-19 isolation,” Burns see it is when everyone else The Telephone was the said. “I think it’s perfect for gets to see it,” Burns, of first time in a while the this time because the piece South Guildford, said. pair, who play couple Lucy is so lighthearted.” “Lachlann and I had and Ben, had performed in The Telephone debuts on never done film before and a production together. WA Opera’s YouTube it was very different from “When I sang as a Channel at 7.30pm on what we’re used to doing in mezzo-soprano it was very Thursday, July 9, and is the rehearsal room; there different and we weren’t available on demand. Chelsea was a feeling of it being a necessarily love interests Register at waopera.asn. Burns as final product. but it’s always great au to receive the direct link Lucy in The “When you’re doing stuff performing with him,” the by email. Telephone

Matt Sinclair’s massaman beef curry To help Australians cook up a heartwarming dish Preparation: 10 mins broccolini and beans) big pinch of salt. this winter, Masterchef alumnus Matt Sinclair has Cooking time: 3 hours ៉ Steamed rice 6. Add the potatoes and let it partnered with Australian Beef to share a flavourful Serves: 4 for 2 meals submerge into the liquid. massaman curry recipe. METHOD 7. Stir all ingredients together, INGREDIENTS 1. Preheat oven to 160°C. bring to a simmer. Once ៉ 1.5kg chuck steak, cubed 2. Place a large heavy based simmering, place lid on and ៉ 3 tbsp vegetable oil (or any saucepan on a medium-high put in the oven at 160°C for neutral oil) heat. Once hot, add oil and approximately 3 hours. ៉ 2 tins of massaman curry fry off curry paste for 6–8 8. After 3 hours, check paste minutes until lightly tenderness of beef — you ៉ 500g potatoes, cubed caramelised and smelling should be able to cut with a ៉ 500ml coconut cream sweet. spoon. (reserve 2 tbsp for garnish) 3. Add beef and coat in the 9. Taste and adjust seasoning to ៉ 500ml water or stock curry paste. Continue to fry suit. The taste should be mild ៉ 80g whole lightly roasted off and seal the beef for a spicy with a sweet, sour, salty peanuts (plus extra for garnish) further 5–6 minutes. balance. ៉ 20g crispy shallots (plus extra 4. Sprinkle in palm sugar and for garnish cook for approximately 3–5 TO SERVE ៉ 3 tbsp palm sugar minutes to caramelise and 1. Use a pot or microwave to ៉ 3 tbsp fish sauce deepen in colour. steam greens, season. ៉ 2 tbsp tamarind puree 5. Once it has reached a deep 2. Garnish curry with coconut ៉ Salt red colour, add in fish sauce, cream, shallot, peanuts and ៉ Coriander tamarind, coconut cream, fresh coriander. ៉ 500g mixed greens (such as water, peanuts, shallots and a 3. Serve with steamed rice.

WSW 24 FILM July 9, 2020 Host of horrors in debut

Nadia Collins as Liz in An Ideal Host.

Lucy Rutherford manic comedy to all of our shows and it was fun to try DURING the past 10 years, translate that on to the Rupert Penry-Jones, Shelley Conn, Celia Imrie and Shannon Tarbet in Love Sarah. composer Robert Woods screen.” and writer Tyler Jacob While the two worked on the duo, Isabella feels the Jones have received rave the concept together, Jones dream is over until Sarah’s LOVE SARAH (M) reviews at Perth Fringe took on the role of script- daughter Clarissa (Shannon DIRECTOR: Eliza World for their musical and writer and Woods used his Bad Tarbet) persuades her they Schroeder theatre shows, but film was extensive experience in can still open the bakery STARRING: Celia Imrie, always their first love. post-production and VFX as together, with help and Rupert Penry-Jones, “We always said we were An Ideal Host director director and funds from estranged Shelley Conn 1 going to do a movie, then Robert Woods. cinematographer. grandmother Mimi (Celia ᗂᗂ ⁄2 we got another theatre offer “I expected this film Imrie). NOW SHOWING so we kept putting it off,” dinner party with her mainly to be a showreel mix Also joining the mix is REVIEW BY: Lucy Woods said. partner at their newly piece, our chance to dive in pastry chef Matthew (Rupert Rutherford “The only way we got it purchased rural property. and get something made no Penry-Jones), ex-lover of done was because we went “My parents hate horror, matter what the quality THE bakery setting in Sarah who might have scouting for locations for a so we wanted to make because getting your foot in picturesque Notting Hill another connection to the gets lost among everything farmhouse and we found something that by the time the door — even with me should make Love Sarah a family. else going on. one that belonged to a it got to the horror it was working in this industry for sugary hit, but this While the cakes and Luckily for Love Sarah, its friend of mine from high too late for them to turn off; a decade — is incredibly half-baked drama fails to rise pastries cannot help but cast abounds in talent and school who said it was they were already hard,” Woods said. to the occasion. make your mouth water, the their chemistry is enjoyable available in six months, so invested,” Woods said. “It’s really silly, it’s really The eponymous Sarah dark colour grading and to watch and easy to root that’s what gave us a hard “We wanted a gradual schlocky, but we ended up (Candice Brown of Great strange choice to paint the for. The kind of feel-good deadline.” change between the three making something that I’m British Bake-Off fame) was bakery in grey is not so family drama Love Sarah This result is An Ideal acts from comedy into quite proud of.” about to open a bakery with visually appetising. wants to be is somewhere in Host — filmed in Harvey weird sci-fi thriller and An Ideal Host is screening her best friend Isabella The team eventually this film, but hidden under over just 13 days — a horror then just all-out schlock online as part of the 2020 (Shelley Conn) before her discovers a market for layers of unnecessary comedy sci-fi mash up grindhouse.” Revelation Perth tragic death. international baked goods, backstory and too many plot about protagonist Liz’s “Tyler and I have a International Film Festival: With Sarah the baker of though this promising idea threads. quest to host the perfect particular kind of dark Couched from July 9–19.

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WSW 26 FASHION July 9, 2020 Footloose and fancy-free

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WSW 28 PARENTING July 9, 2020 Sticking point

brings sorrow, lost dreams day then leave it to rest in and an angry, full-bodied my mouth overnight; God injustice to my youngest — knows how I survived. the kind of misfortune that Thing is, my youngest only the littlest sibling can doesn’t even know what truly appreciate. bubblegum is. She just This daughter is not wants it because her sister allowed bubblegum. can have it. My six-year-old recently And big sis can, under SARA FITZPATRICK asked for a pack of the strict rules. She cannot sticky sweet stuff and I chew it around her sister, THERE is one word in my agreed to buy it as a or in bed, and hair must be household that guarantees weekend treat. out of the way. So the a sticky situation. My four-year-old soon bubblegum stash remains More than that, it ensures caught wind — as she hidden 90 per cent of the a calamity. always does — and time, as do those three Mention the ‘b’ word in demanded to have it too. forbidden syllables. the presence of my Bursting her bubble, I One night at bedtime — four-year-old and there will told her no; she was too just before the weekend’s be tears, hitting and name young. And then the bubblegum treat and while calling leading to an epic hurricane of hatred blew little sister was fast asleep timeout. with gusts of wailing, — my eldest said to me: “I What is the contentious sobbing and kicking. can’t wait to try word you ask? Bubblegum. Next came the mummy bubblegum, Mummy. It whispers glorious sweet slander: “I hate you, you’re Because if you blow a really everythings into the the worst mummy in the big bubble you might float delicate ears of my eldest, world. up into the sky and fly. And summoning promises of I understood her anguish when it pops, you don’t deliciousness and a ‘big-kid’ — being the youngest know where you’re gonna freedom that she doesn’t yet blows. For me it always land — you might land on a understand but desperately meant getting the middle helicopter or in a lake.” wants to — the kind of seat on road trips because I Fast forward to when she magic that only a had the shortest legs. finally tasted her first piece six-year-old can truly What’s more, bubblegum (lil’ sis in the hills on a play appreciate. is a big deal when you’re a date), I asked: “So how is it, This daughter is allowed kid — I was mad for a sweetie? Do you love it?” bubblegum. five-chunk Hubba Bubba “Yes, but when can I stop But, conversely, the word pack of grape. I’d chew it all chewing, Mummy?”

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WSW 30 GARDENING July 9, 2020 Damaged trees need special care Charlie’s Sabrina Hahn Correct pruning practices are a much better plan to RECENT storms have help trees recover from wreaked havoc on many damage. gardens across wide areas Cut broken limbs with of southern WA, with many ragged ends below the point got the trees badly damaged. of injury with sharp Many gardeners have lost pruning tools. Prune one limbs from trees and are limb off at a time, step back wondering what to do next. from the tree and reassess The first step is to assess the balance; it will need to dirt on the damage to the entire have equal weight on all tree to discover if any more sides. limbs are hanging Trees recover pretty fast dangerously or have big and you will see a callus wounds. developing after a few If it’s a big tree, do not be months. garden tempted to climb up yourself as some of the JOBS TO DO NOW limbs could be damaged in areas not obvious from 1. Lift and divide canna ground level. Big trees will lilies. Prune back hard glory need an arborist to cut before dividing. limbs cleanly and at the 2. Liquid-feed all right points to ensure stable vegetables and regrowth. winter-flowering annuals Better Homes and Gardens’ Charlie Albone is here to answer your pressing gardening queries. Picture: Flavio Brancaleone It is very important to such as primula, violas consider the balance of the and iceland poppies. Jade Jurewicz From lawn maintenance Albone’s garden design Australia. His Sunday tree. If half of the tree has 3. Autumn-flowering and jobs to do in winter to credentials are first rate — Times column will be been felled from the storm, bulbs can have another THERE isn’t much that can making the most of our WA he has won two silver gilt specifically tailored to our it must be pruned on the dressing of fertiliser to stump Charlie Albone if soil — which he says is medals at the world’s most conditions in WA. remaining side to ensure an prolong flowering. you’re looking for plant different to anywhere else prestigious garden show, “I like to compare soil to equal weight. tips, which is great news for in the world — Albone will The Chelsea Flower Show it being a healthy diet, and Clean cuts are essential. TIP OF THE WEEK WA green thumbs with the answer all your questions, and has spent 17 years you can’t be healthy When trees have wounds, Trees are an investment Better Homes and Gardens no matter how dirty. working internationally without a healthy diet so they grow new wood to your home, so if your landscape design expert “I’ve done a bit of and in Australia. it’s really, really around the wounded part to tree has had storm joining the The Sunday everything but at the heart This year he joined the important,” he said. form a callus and internally damage, it doesn’t mean Times team as a columnist. of it I’m a gardener — every cast of Australia’s favourite “The climate in WA is bring into play a set of it should be cut down. Every week, the plant weekend and every second I lifestyle program, Channel different and the plants that actions to prevent infection. Employ an arboristto whisperer will share his get I’m in the garden, and 7’s Better Homes and grow there are different Applying a dressing check the integrity before vast knowledge nurtured it’s that kind of experience Gardens, after 13 years which is really exciting and interrupts the tree’s making any quick over his long career in the I think they’ll be able to solving gardening you have a huge versatile natural defence. decisions of removal. garden. take,” he said. dilemmas on Selling Houses palette to work from.”

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WSW 34 SPORT July 9, 2020 Manager cleared Forrest fires up Nick Taylor sion. His latest attack was got up and went again. That between states in administra- aimed at the former adminis- counts in the world of rugby. tion and not only on the field, owner tration that saved the Mel- If you look at what the West- then you are pulling down the in footy Andrew Forrest has criticised bourne Rebels, describing ern Force did and how they game. the game’s governing body as their actions as puerile, pa- survived, you respect them “We will be the underdogs he rallied his players ahead of thetic, short-sighted and and you want to be part of (in ) but we will their Australian Super Rugby unfair. He accepted RA’s invi- them. give that cage a bloody good debut against the Waratahs tation to bring the Force into “What you’ve got out here is rattle. It’s going to be tough. salary leak on Saturday. the new competition, but only vindication of our determina- Having been out of the compe- A WAFL talent manager investigated over the The mining magnate took because he could see a “real tion never to give up. tition for three years, we are WA Football Commission salary leak has on in a bitter light at the end of the tunnel “It was short-sighted to rip considered the fifth sad Char- returned to work after being cleared of any three-year battle after they under a decent new chair- the heart out of WA’s rugby lie but we’ll do all right.” impropriety. dumped the Force and man” Hamish McLennan. and place it over in Victoria Forrest is confident that And the WAFC investigation, which Sport refused his $70 million offer to “We’ve had this puerile, just because you thought you having the Force in Super Minister Mick Murray described as a “witch keep them alive. pathetic and often unfair could make something out of Rugby does not mean the end hunt”, has ended without the football body dis- He has since pumped mil- competition, particularly Victoria. of . covering who leaked the salary spreadsheet lions of dollars into the club, against WA, off the field,” he “The old administration “Whatever happens Global accidentally sent by a senior manager to going alone with Global Rapid said. was doing everything for Vic- Rapid Rugby has got such a WAFL clubs last month. Rugby. Now, in the greatest of “This state and the whole toria and nothing for the good reputation internation- “The investigation identified internal WAFC ironies, Forrest said he was game of rugby was ground to national game. Back then the ally from to to processes that will be addressed and improved vindicated with the Force dust by unfair behaviour. stupid decisions got made Japan to New Zealand. That’s to ensure that confidential information is back in Super Rugby, albeit “We didn’t give up when we unfairly and against our state. what Global Rapid Rugby did secure and protected in the future,” a WAFC the abridged Australian ver- got this unfair body blow. We “If you have competition for us,” he said. spokesman said. “All employees are aware of their contrac- tual obligations regarding confidentiality.” The end of the inquiry comes as the WAFC investigates Peel over a $5000 cash payment to a senior player last November. The leaked spreadsheet revealed that WAFC employees cost more than $10 million last year, accounting for more than a third of the com- mission’s spending. The talent manager was stood down last month after his club told the WAFC the spread- sheet was included in an email forwarded to all nine talent managers. Clubs were told the senior WAFC manager had inadvertently included the spreadsheet in a suite of budget documents sent to talent managers. The leak caused significant embarrassment to the WAFC and prompted a Parliamentary inquiry into how it spends the $11 million pro- vided by the State Government every year. The Public Accounts Committee is expected to call WAFC chairman Wayne Martin and chief executive Gavin Taylor to give evidence next month. ᔡ Ticket prices will remain at $15 despite WAFL games being reduced by 20 per cent.

Andrew Forrest attends Western Force training at UWA Sports Park yesterday. Picture: Simon Santi Pro men’s tennis series back in Perth PROFESSIONAL men’s ten- have recently returned to nis returns to the State Ten- Perth after the COVID-19 nis Centre this week for the pandemic. first of three UTR Pro Ten- With the series kicking off nis Series events to be held in Sydney, Brisbane and in Perth. Melbourne last week, Perth Perth’s John Peers will join Adelaide this week entered the July 7 to 10 tour- in hosting the country’s top nament as a formidable performing athletes as they threat, winning 21 profes- compete for a share in the sional career titles including $450,000 prize money. the Australian Open men’s “After the temporary sus- doubles final in 2017. pension of professional ten- Having being named in the nis, we are delighted to be Australian Davis Cup team hosting a UTR Pro Tennis since 2016, Peers has Series here in Perth,” Tennis appeared in 12 ties, includ- West chief executive ing the most recent qualify- Michael Roberts said. ing event in Adelaide which “These events are vital in landed the Australian squad providing safe and competi- a spot in the final, which will tive match opportunities for now be played in Madrid in our elite players in their 2021. Peers will be joined by home state.” former US college students The next two series events Scott Jones, Scott Webster in Perth will be from July 19 and Thomas Hann, who to 22 and July 31 to August 3. Sorrento tennis champion John Peers. Picture: Mark Brake Getty Images WSW July 9, 2020 SPORT 35

Polo stars Netball returns

IT was a long time be- back in tween drinks (295 days) because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but round one of the WA Netball League brought back elite net- the swim ball, a new team and a chance for spectators to again watch live sport. Nadia Budihardjo The opening games really young age and then on Friday were played TWO local water polo ath- finally, the making of these at the State Netball letes selected for the nation- squads, for me it shows that Centre, where West al squad will now undergo I’m on track and working Coast Warriors (77) rigorous training in an towards that goal,” she said. were dominant against effort to play at the world Pedley has played water Curtin Hamersley championships. polo since she was about 11. Comets (42) as 2019 Jill Trigg resident Jamie “It’s really exciting for me McIntosh winner Nel- Oberman (19) and Chur- because I haven’t gone to a lie Wallam carried her chlands’ Philippa Pedley (18) world championships yet form from last year by are part of Australia’s 20 & but I’ve been in a couple of shooting 70 goals. Under water polo squad, squads,” she said. There was also a win which is preparing for final “This would be a great ex- to Western Roar over selections ahead of the 2021 perience going further into Southside Demons, 70- World Women’s Junior the senior teams and hope- 41. New team Peel Water Polo Championships. fully continuing on with the Lightning hosted its Oberman, the daughter of squads.” first game in Mandu- 1992 Olympian Paul Ober- Oberman and Pedley had rah but were downed by man, said national selection their training cut short due East Fremantle Sharks represented all the hard to the COVID-19 pandemic 63-47. work of the past few years. but have recently gone back With an eight team “All the training sessions to an intense schedule. league in 2020, a 14- and early mornings finally Pedley said they had to be game season is in place paying off in making an- eased back into training to with the grand final on other squad for me,” she limit the risk of injuries. October 16. Catch the said. “We ended up training for action live every Friday Following in her dad’s a week before all the lock- from Centrepass via footsteps, Oberman said her down came but before the the Western Suburbs ultimate goal was to play at tournament and camps we Weekly at www.face- the Olympics. were training more than Jamie Oberman and Philippa Pedley had their training cut short due to the COVID-19 book.com/WSWeekly. “I’ve wanted to go from a usual,” she said. pandemic but have since gone back to an intense schedule. Picture: Andrew Ritchie

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