Thursday, March 25, 2021 perthnow.com.au/community-news INSIDE Sober reality IN a drunken stupor at a friend’s 40th birthday bash, Sarah Rusbatch fell forward and smashed up her face — it was an incident that changed her life. “I had gone outside for a cigarette, crouched down to put it out and fell forward, landing on my face on the concrete,” she said. “I split my lip open, WAKE smashed my nose, got black eyes and looked and UP TO felt like I’d done 10 rounds with Mike Tyson. “It took weeks to SWIM properly heal and I felt so ashamed.” The April 2019 lightbulb SAFETY moment put Ms Rusbatch on the path to sobriety. Page 5 FULL STORY PAGE 6 Sarah Rusbatch, with a non-alcoholic drink, has started a booze-free movement. Picture: Justin Benson-Cooper Bad behaviour unleashed at park AWAY BARKING WITH Sarah Brookes THE IT is not just the dogs fighting, with claims of owners brawling at a new off-lead park in FAIRIES Carlisle. 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SVB March 25, 2021 NEWS 3 Owners running wild CARLISLE residents say “driving everyone insane”. “When you speak to own- “A lot of people come “There are people there all they are going barking mad “My main beef is the ers of dogs, they tell you to down after work and while the time. There is dog poo ev- from shenanigans at a new incessant dog barking that shut up, mind your own their dogs are exercising erywhere and council off-lead park and it’s not just goes on all day long and in business, the council has put they are checking their should clean the bins more the the dogs causing stress. the summer dogs are bark- this here; you have to put up social media instead of regularly.” Neighbour Geraldine ing from 5am and it doesn’t with it or move,” she said. managing their animal. Mayor Karen Vernon said Raising Paton said she retired early stop until sometimes until “Council need to do some- “Some people will come controlling barking dogs in a from her work because she 10pm,” she said. thing about these dogs down and drink, a dog gets public place was difficult. couldn’t get enough sleep “I can’t even open my front because it is a nightmare.” out of control, people get “The Town’s barking dog the roof due to the constant noise windows and doors to let Regular park user Liz said aggro and then it’s on for complaints process does not BRADSHAW Crescent in from the busy fenced park at fresh air in because that is she had been abused at the young and old.” apply to dog parks,” she said. Manning may have claims to Zone 2X. all I hear. park and police attendance Robyn Howe lives opposite She said Town staff would being one of the region’s rit- “Every weekend there is “Never mind the stench was not unusual after fights the park and said her main meet Ms Paton to gain a ziest street after the third fights galore and it’s not just from the dog s*** left broke out. concerns were visitors park- greater understanding of house in the street sold for the dogs fighting,” she said. around, as well as the traffic She said a limit of 10 dogs ing on her verge and the her concerns and to take more than $1 million in the “Last year a fight between and parking problems.” at one time would help stem smell. practicable measures to ease past 12 months. two women resulted in one Ms Paton said there were the problems. “We did complain that these concerns. In yet more evidence of being hospitalised after the up to 40 dogs at the park at “Around 6pm, the park parking would be an issue “Such measures may Perth’s booming property other woman pulled her hair any one time and the park gets absolutely packed and when they built it so now include ranger assistance market, the five-bedroom so hard.” should be moved away from there is just too many dogs,” that there are, it isn’t sur- and educating dog owners,” luxury home at 36 Bradshaw She said the noise was the residential area. she said. prising,” she said. she said. Crescent sold at auction at the weekend for $1.41 mil- lion, $110,000 over the reserve price. The result is a recent rec- ord for the suburb, eclipsing the $1.38 million paid for a Parsons Avenue house in 2016. Number 33 Bradshaw Crescent sold for $1.18m in May 2020 while number 2 sold for $1.105m last Novem- ber. A four-bedroom home in Crawshaw Crescent achieved the second highest sale price of the past 12 months of $1.225m in May 2020 while three other prop- erties sold for over $1m in the same period. Interest in the home was strong, with 15 registered bidders and five actively competing for the property. Selling agent Ray White South Perth principal Jan- nine Blum said there was a previously unseen number of cash registered bidders and the home went well and truly above anyone’s expec- tations. Ruari with her owner at Zone 2X in Carlisle, the scene of regular fights between dogs and their owners. Picture: Andrew Ritchie The successful buyers were a local family looking to upsize. The seller was a developer Court drama continues over backboards who had planned to keep it A TRIAL of less noisy bas- neer’s report found that steel mesh backboard at the whether the FRP material “The Town only became as the family home but ketball backboards at Zone noise levels from balls hit- park three months ago. better reduces noise,” he aware of the FRP back- decided to take advantage of 2X is going ahead following ting the backboard were up However, chief executive said. board option recently.” the hot market. continued complaints by to 20 dB more than the day- Anthony Vuleta said the “The option for the gal- A sound test will be held The median house price in nearby residents. time assigned level noise noise attenuating back- vanised steel mesh back- after it is installed. Manning is $720,000, accord- The brand new basket- criteria from the Environ- board would be replaced board came about from The Town said it did not ing to REIWA. The sale also ball courts in Carlisle, mental Protection (Noise) again this month with an discussions in March 2020 intend to install the noise soared above the median across the road from the Regulations 1997. alternative fibre-reinforced with the acoustic engineer, attenuating backboards at house price of neighbouring West Coast Eagles’ nest, In response to the prob- plastic backboard that is and with the manufacturer all parks but it might be suburbs of Karawara were closed for nearly a lem, the Town of Victoria hoped will be less noisy. and supplier of the original considered on a case-by- ($665,000), Como ($849,500) year after an acoustic engi- Park installed a galvanised “The Town wishes to test marine ply backboards. case basis. and even eclipsed Salter Point ($1.24m). 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Editorial Director: Amanda Keenan reception area. Valued Lives Foundation corporate services manager “This is another signifi- News Production: David Friedlos Valued Lives Foundation Kenny Lye, Belmont CEO John Christie, Mayor Phil Marks cant milestone in the pro- Design: Carly Pilton chief executive officer Bro- and Valued Lives Foundation CEO Bronia Holyoak.