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St Patrick’s spokesperson Varnya Bromilow says a support worker tried to find him accommodation for a SIMPLY SEARCH couple and there was none have rocketed there’s been of crisis accommodation for ‘FREMANTLE HERALD available, which frankly was lots of pressure on families homeless women as “crazy”. DINING’ no surprise to her,” she told recently, but the facilities Refuges are by law only the Herald. “I understand are still behind the times— allowed to take in women FOR OVER 150 why they wouldn’t have they are not in line with escaping family violence. RESTAURANT REVIEWS wanted to split up; when you contemporary times.” Ms Ms Bromilow says she’s FROM YOUR LOCAL AREA are homeless on the street Bromilow hopes funding aware of a woman who your sense of community and bodies learn to address the waited more than a year family is all you have got. gap, but says in the meantime before being found shelter. Find the “The streets can be very too many families end up St Pat’s is one of only two Fake Ad and dangerous, as this week’s living in cars. centres in all of Perth helping events show.” St Pat’s recently helped homeless families and On Wednesday Peter a single dad with four couples, and the only one Folater, , a ournalism teenagers find housing after that accepts people suffering Win student at Fremantle’s they’d spent six months mental illness. a Chance for a Notre Dame University was living in their car. Despite the To make things worse, Feast for 2 at charged with Mr Hyman’s diculties, the kids went to St Pat’s cumbersomely- muder. He was remanded school every day and were named Fremantle Family in custody to appear again able to keep up with martial Crisis Accommodation ovember . arts classes. Referral Service doesn’t have Ms Bromilow says there’s “When they got in the guaranteed funding past next been a dramatic increase in house the kids were so June, as it was created with the number of families and excited, because they hadn’t Lotterywest seed funding Indian Restaurant couples facing homelessness slept on a real bed for which is unavailable for 3/248 Stock Rd, Melville but support services aren’t more than six months,” Ms ongoing programs. Bromilow says. “It’s pretty astonishing,” • Top Te scene of a mans deat at ictoria uay Monday geared to deal with them. nigt ournalism student as been carged wit murder For details, please see the “I think because the rents She describes a shortage Ms Bromilow says. bove Police at te scene Photo by Steve Grant Competitions page 15 HOMES RENTED IN THE LAST 15 DAYS! 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Last unlikely to rue the feathers Salmon 500g councillor Tim Grey-Smith month he took on the presidency of neighbours who’ve arced up MELBOURNE CUP! 1dozen has taken over the reins of $ 00 DON’T PAY but says he really only wants about other activities in the past. 28 oysters, the North Fremantle bowling to stay long enough to get it r reymith says he’s $38.951kg cooked per club with plans to breathe it financially sustainable before taking a self-sustaining prawns KG back to life. handing it over to someone more approach, which many of Freo’s & 500gm local (he lives in the inner-city). new breed of organisations, such $27.50Smoked per The club has been limping Salmon KG along and in debt for the past “People want it to be family- as Dismantle or the Fremantle THIS WEEK ONLY! couple of years, but the thought friendly, somewhere they can Foundation, have already (While Stocksonly Last)$5995 of yet another community come down for an afternoon adopted. “You can’t rely on organisation toppling spurred drink and the kids can play funding, that’s the reality,” he Perth's Biggest Display Of Fresh & Frozen Australian Seafood r reymith to take on the in the park,” he says of his says, adding local organisations *The above specials fi nish Wednesday 5 Nov 2014 position. “Frankly, if I hadn’t plans for the club. 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Offer Runs From 31/8/13 - 7/9/13 While Stocks Last The ex-restaurateur became Australia lags a bit in the r reymith says an issue involved earlier in the year after creativity stakes compared to local clubs face is a lack of a CONTACT US OPENING HOURS former president Rob Fittock, other countries who’ll happily generational change, which has COOKEDPh: (08) 9339 ON 3800 BOARD SHARKBAY XLMonday WHOLE - Saturday TIGER 8:00am PRAWNS - 6:00pm a city councillor who’d served drag out the quoits, badminton led to dwindling numbers: it Shop 20, 258 Canning Hwy Bicton WA 6157 Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm on council with r reymith, or a croquet set. was North Freo’s willingness to asked him to spend a few hours He’d also like to see a second tackle that which convinced him a week working at the club. rink, which hasn’t been used to take on the job. DON’T PAY $38.95 per KG That’s entertainment $27.50 per by STEVE GRANT KG THIS WEEK ONLY! 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Earlier this week ABC’s Lateline aired allegations one of the first Haara men deported from Australia was captured and tortured by the Taliban upon his return to Afghanistan. Freo RRAN this week took part in a protest at Perth airport against the deporation of another Haara man. s undie • Fikirte Hailmariam treats Tim GreySmit to a tasty Egyptian treat says her comrades handed out fresly roasted coee Photo by Steve Grant A world of beautiful rugs flyers to other passengers on the aircraft, asking them to help support from passengers. From 6.30pm entertainers take prevent the plane taking off by Freo4Freedom is being held over with Persian singer Tara refusing to buckle their seatbelts.