POWER PERTH HOUSE TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 SPECIAL EDITION

New era of news begins as The West Australian and Seven Perth join forces under one roof

A PERFECT MATCH P10 NOBODY KNOWS NEWS LIKE US P12 WINNING WEB P14 CEMENTING A NEW FUTURE P16 TELETHON TREASURES P28 Years since Fat Cat 2 44 made his TV debut 2 INSIDE The TVW evolution 4 Sporting force 8 Dynamic duo 10 Integrated news power 12 Building a future 16 Early memories 20 On the record 24 Aerial view 26 Telethon phenomenon 28 Recipe for success 30

The West Australian editor-in-chief Bob Cronin, centre, and editor Brett McCarthy oversee news conference at Newspaper House. Picture: Iain Gillespie

THE WRITER Brave new media world Pam Casellas has been a professional television critic, commentator and interested There is incremental change, 800. It puts our rivals in the was a raw 19-year-old, he was Fifty years ago film took days observer of the local and the kind that moves slowly and shade and sets up an enviable offered a job in television, a to arrive by plane in Perth national television industry no one really notices the competitive advantage. matter he discussed with his before it went to air. Press for 35 years, as well as a difference. And then there is A redesigned newsroom cadet counsellor. He was advised photographers transmitted devoted consumer of countless change that is so profound that enveloping a “superdesk” thus: “Son, this TV thing is a their pictures back to the office, television hours. the old ways are gone for ever complements a highly nine-day wonder . . .” in painstakingly laborious and As a reporter for The West and the new reality is a field of sophisticated studio built within While the media has always erratic fashion, via a “pic-gram” Australian she followed the dreams and opportunities with Newspaper House. It is from been a rollicking, ever-changing unit attached to a public many changes to the industry in no limits. here that Seven News bulletins beast, neither he nor his telephone. Reporters, for whom terms of ownership, structure Welcome to this brave new are now presented. The studio counsellor could have imagined the prospect of a mobile phone and technology, as well as the media world where the skills, opens up new opportunities for the scope of change. was science fiction, dictated waxing and waning of diff erent experience, passion and a bigger local production slate The inky smell and thumping their stories to copytakers. programming trends, including commitment of two once- across all platforms. machines of a 1950s printing In 2015, the media world is the fi rst mini-series and the separate news-gathering Bob Cronin, editor-in-chief of room have been tamed into a instant and voracious. To emergence of reality TV. organisations come together to The West and a newspaper man cleaner, quieter, computerised prosper it needs skill, transform how information in all his life, sees it as a perfect place where the old crafts are commitment and passion. this State is presented to readers marriage of news gathering, long gone. In a television studio, Welcome to our new media and viewers. where the stories which are the cans of film, the world, where print and The West and Seven Perth, better covered on television will cumbersome cameras and television are combined in colleagues since 2011, are now be shown there and those which room-sized editing machines bringing you the news in a way firmly united in a shared have their most impact in words have been replaced by digital you had never imagined newsroom to bring their will be in the newspaper. technology and robotic cameras. possible. combined talents into a bright Where staff can move between new media world, the first of its the two media, if they wish, or A redesigned newsroom enveloping a ‘superdesk’ Cover picture: Geoff rey Thomas, Basil Zempilas, Rhianna King, complements a highly sophisticated studio built Rick Ardon, Mark Duffi eld, within Newspaper House. It is from here that Seven Susannah Carr and Angela Tsun inside the newsroom at the The News bulletins are now presented. West Australian and Seven Perth offi ce in Osborne Park. kind in Australia and rare in the stay where they are the most Picture: Mogens Johansen world, the busiest and the most comfortable. Where the most technologically advanced up-to-date technology allows the THE TEAM newsroom in the country. ever-increasing movement of FEATURES EDITOR The new opportunities across news between the various Mark Mallabone 9482 3574 all platforms — print, television, platforms, with ever-increasing [email protected] online, radio, regional speed. Where staff will, in time, newspapers and regional TV — have the skills to contribute to EDITOR are immense. It’s a media all platforms, from reporters in Jenni Storey 9482 3787 monster, in one place, with all country towns to photographers ADVERTISING the efficiencies that come with from the cabin of Seven Perth’s Terence Tay 9482 9706 that and the multitude of skills helicopter. that exist in a combined staff of Back in 1962, when Cronin at Titles in the West Regional ut 22 newspaper network 3

Integrated newsroom paves way to future KERRY STOKES CHAIRMAN, SEVEN WEST MEDIA The West Australian and Seven Perth are integrated single newsroom with important parts of the fabric of the lives state-of-the-art digital technology that of all West Australians. allows us to gather and deliver news to Four years ago, West Australian the people of Western Australia on any Newspapers’ acquisition of the Seven device: from newspapers to online to Network was a significant step for the broadcast television. company and those it serves: our readers It’s perhaps the most exciting and our audiences. It was a development that secures The West’s transformational move for The West. future in this great State. The decision to bring together two great The West’s strengths in publishing media companies created a new company combined with the Seven Network’s that has Australia’s best-performing strong media platforms — including media businesses. It was a bold step leadership in broadcast television, a forward and today that company, Seven market-leading magazines publishing West Media, has the scope and scale to business and commitment to securing its continue to build our businesses and future through the development of its invest in our companies, our content and presence in online and new people. communications technologies — provides Today, we embark on an important next significant opportunities for us to engage step: the bringing together of The West with you, our audiences. and Seven Perth in the one place. It is our people, and their talent, Under the leadership of Tim Worner, creativity and commitment that drives the chief executive of Seven West Media, Seven West Media, and it is you, our and Chris Wharton, chief executive, readers and our audiences, who define us. Seven West Media WA, a great group of We do not take your engagement with us people has created a world first: an lightly. d Kerry Stokes AC says the integrated newsoom is a world first. s We have successfully delivered e, d m” Channel 7’s new media studio m

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1. Linotype operator J.S. Ashton helps produce The West Australian circa the 1960s. 2. Captain Menzies, C.G. Friend, Sir Charles Gairdner and James Cruthers watch the first broadcast at TVW-7 in 1959. 3. The Goss press at West Australian Newspapers. 4. Laying out page plates at WA Newspapers. 5. TVW-7’s first TV program, featuring Leave It to Beaver at 8pm. 6. The original home of The West Australian — Newspaper House in St Georges Terrace.

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There is much in history which the Nullarbor to examine this thing purchaser of the first TV licence in Ltd, to form Seven West Media. unites The West Australian and called television, and report back to WA, a Mr J.A. Redmond, an Now that formal association is a Seven Perth, the company which his board on whether the new Irishman who’d seen television physical one, after Seven Perth’s began life as TVW-7 in 1958 as a medium would work in WA. He was overseas, handed over his five 100-plus staff moved to The West’s fledgling TV pioneer under the filled with enthusiasm, not just for pounds. Newspaper House in Osborne Park, auspices of WA Newspapers Ltd, an television itself but for the role he As the first broadcast approached, forming what is Australia’s first, ambitious gleam in the eye of its thought WA Newspapers Ltd should The West Australian remarked in an and one of only a few in the world, managing director, James take in setting up the company to editorial that the arrival of fully integrated print and television Macartney. run it. television would make a profound newsroom. He had no real idea what this The board agreed and in June 1958 change to people’s lives. A lot of rot, In the wider media world, the new-fangled medium was really like announced the formation of a new it said, had been talked about TV’s speed of change has been just as when the board of WAN, made up of company called TVW Ltd. The power to pervert young minds and rapid. New owners have come and, local businessmen, applied for the company was registered, to raise dull the senses of the old. “We in some cases, gone. New alliances State’s first commercial television one million pounds by selling two should remember that when all is have been formed and, in some licence. million shares at 10 shillings. boiled down, TV will be as good or cases, fractured. Government When the bid was won, there was Equipment had to be bought and bad as we make it.” legislation has been tightened, then no studio, no programs and no staff. shipped from England, the site for a In the 57 years which followed relaxed. Few people in Perth had ever seen a suitable line-of-sight transmitter TVW-7’s opening broadcast, on The media industry, facing television picture. had to identified and acquired, October 16, 1959, the two companies challenging times both in Australia Jim Cruthers was at The West production staff found, auditions for separated, their origins a matter of and overseas, is watching the Australian when he was sent across on-air talent held. And the local media nostalgia. But they integration with great interest. came together again in 2011 when In 2015, 136 years after The West In 2015, 136 years after The West Australian appeared Kerry Stokes — who had arrived in Australian appeared for the first Perth in the year that TVW-7 went to time and 58 years after Seven for the first time and 58 years after Seven Perth’s first air for the first time and found work Perth’s first pictures went to air, two pictures went to air, two proud West Australian companies, as an installer of television aerials proud West Australian companies, — acquired first the Seven with a shared heritage, are back with a shared heritage, are back together again. Network and then WA Newspapers together again. ir Enter nowSunday at hbfrun.com.au 24 May

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It is no small matter to build a new faster delivery but also allow people television studio, from scratch, in an to make more considered and area designed for a newspaper and creative editorial decisions.” its associated activities. However, in The edit suites may be smaller the brave new world of technology but, according to Mr Anderson, where smaller also means more their power is incredible compared efficient, there are correspondingly with the systems used 15 years ago. big benefits. “In the 80s and 90s an edit suite Andrew Anderson is general with the creative power of a manager, broadcast services, for standard digital news edit suite cost the Seven Network and the many hundreds of thousands of dollars, changes both to technical and took several people to operate and staff operations fell into his ambit. was slow,” he said. It is obvious that the space once “The options are immense, as we wo devoted to the production and now have better storytelling tools wh presentation of television at the old and the volume of stories can be co site is far greater than at Osborne higher. The material used in one Park. edit suite can be accessed and an “Television equipment has repurposed by other people using ro reduced in size, especially in the digital edit suites and workstations. sp control rooms and desktops,” Mr “This is especially important wo Anderson said. “The big control during rolling news coverage of of panels in many cases have been important events or disasters where An replaced by a keyboard, mouse and many people are creating content re screen. At the same time a change in from the same material.” all workflow has also occurred. There are two main drivers of the by “Digital technology has allowed space requirements in a television “m for a faster operation. operation. One is the human “The advantages of the technology operational area itself, which is the op not only provide better quality and desks, control rooms and eq e The number of years Channel 7 55 called Dianella home 7

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Unit 1/21 Dellamarta Rd, Wangara, WA 6065 Employees now working 8 1968 at Newspaper House 7 At the top of the B C big league C Fi Ne tel The coverage of sport — State, no national and international — is a major focus for both television and at the newspaper. Engagement with th sports lovers has long been central tel to the work of both organisations. That engagement now is even ha broader. ha Seven Perth’s sports editor Chris Ne Young says: “The combining of resources happens just as the new inv AFL season is starting and for the stu first time in 20 years the WA ne Football League coverage is back on In 2014 at the Australia Open, the fac Seven. Seven Network pioneered the use of ad “This means our coverage of the HBBTV to stream live coverage from local league will be second to none, eight courts simultaneously via the 19 and spread across all platforms, Seven Sport app. The app was the newspapers, online and television.” number one free app on iTunes sc There are world events, too, in during January and saw a record ar which he expects the combined team number of Australians watch the to shine. Open. in “The Rio Olympics are a little Looking ahead to Rio 2016, for the more than 12 months away and are first time Aussie sport fans will be fro the first of three for which the Seven able to watch what they want when mo Network holds the rights,” he said. they want it from any of the pr The key components to Seven’s Olympic venues via a 7Sport app on coverage of live sport are tennis, their tablet or mobile device. The AFL and the Olympics are covered comprehensively by Seven and The West including the Australian Open, And for the first time since 1986 Australian. Pictures: Iain Gillespie, Daniel Carson/AFL Media Ch Wimbledon and the local Hopman WAFL football returns to Seven in Cup; horse racing (all the big spring 2015 with 18 home-and-away games editor Craig Nitschke said WA “We have already dipped our toe races, culminating in the Melbourne plus finals broadcast on Seven and sports fans would be the big winners in the water in the past year with Cup); the AFL Premiership season 7Mate. Today Tonight’s Mark from the new joint newsroom. Channel Seven reporters writing for plus all finals and the Brownlow Readings will head up the “We now have a greater pool of The West Australian and online and Medal, and this year the WAFL commentary team. journalists to cover sport in this journalists from The West football. Seven Perth sports presenter Basil State which will benefit readers of Australian providing some quality Zempilas is part of the network’s The West Australian and content for television. AFL commentary team and the thewest.com.au and viewers of “Now we are on the same floor we ‘Now we are on the same floor we can share Australian Open and Melbourne Seven News and Today Tonight,” can share ideas and continue to Cup Carnival hosting teams while Nitschke said. “Seven will add raise the bar in all platforms. It is a ideas and will be able to continue to raise veteran WA-based broadcaster another dimension to The West’s very exciting time and offers some the bar in all platforms.’ Dennis Cometti will be behind the international and national stories, wonderful opportunities for the microphone for his 29th season in as well as providing extra value to talented team of sports reporters we CRAIG NITSCHKE SPORTS EDITOR 2015. The West Australian’s sports our already extensive local content. have at our disposal.” 2773067πRCRM110315 ng People watched TVW-7’s 70,000 fi rst broadcast 9

‘With changing Back to the future consumer media habits, people want their news CHRIS WHARTON in many different forms.’ CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SEVEN WEST MEDIA WA CHRIS WHARTON

Fifty-six years ago West Australian studio to the transmitter sites in the Newspapers was awarded the first Perth Hills. television licence in WA and TVW-7 — Seven West Media WA (SWM WA) now Seven Perth — was born. is the largest media centre in Australia. Studios were established on what was, With changing consumer media at the time, the outskirts of Perth and habits, people want their news and the area became the city’s commercial information in many different forms. television hub. At SWM WA we are leading the way Nearly six decades later, the wheel in accommodating those demands. has turned full circle and Seven Perth In the big State, SWM WA is the go-to has moved back in with West Australian media source. Its newspapers (The West Newspapers at Osborne Park. Australian and 22 regional mastheads), We have made a considerable television, online, digital and regional investment in new state-of-the-art radio cover the complete spectrum for studios and facilities, including the readers, viewers and listeners. newsroom “superdesk”. Our broadcast With the integration of the combined facility uses the most technologically sales forces of The West Australian, advanced equipment available. Seven Perth, Red FM, Spirit Radio It is high definition running the Network and thewest.com.au, and as a 1920/1080 50i standard. preferred partner of Google AdWords, In excess of 250 vision monitoring SWM WA provides an unparalleled screens are used in the operational opportunity to reach customers across areas and control room. the gamut of media in WA. More than 30km of cabling have been To quote our chairman, Kerry Stokes installed. AC, on the challenging consumer and The tower above the studio is 43m media landscape “we confront these from the ground. Its main purpose is to challenges with confidence and see mount the microwave dishes that them as opportunities for us to drive provide a transmission path from the our future”.

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Susannah is one of those rare people who connects I remember the first time I met Rick. with everyone. It was at a Clear Speech Award night back in the And our connection has been special because, while early 1980s. we’re different people, we both have a continuing We were both contenders. excitement in being side by side, presenting live news I was reading ABC news at the time and Rick was the that’s always changing. good-looking young Channel 7 reader who had a legion I remember being excited back in the mid-80s when of fans. I learnt Sue was coming from the ABC to join us at He’d left the world of print media for the shiny lights Seven. I had already admired her mellifluous reading of television news and made his mark early. style, and marvelled at her polished presentation. My life at the ABC was so different, mixing radio Such is Susannah’s professionalism, she adapted with television. from the almost-British ABC to the more I loved the variety it had to offer . . . reading TV conversational world of commercial TV in the blink of news one day, hosting a music program on radio the an eye. next, compering a classical music concert in the We’ve been sitting smoothly side by side at Seven evening. Perth for 30 years now, longer than both of us have But a couple of years later, our worlds joined. been married. Channel 7 was revamping its news, moving to a And it may surprise some to know that I find two reader line-up, and changing from 6.30pm to presenting the news at six the most relaxing part of the 6pm. day, such is our ease at the newsdesk together. It asked me to be part of the team and, 30 years If there’s an on-air glitch, we’ll cover for each later, I’m still here, with Rick, reading Seven other. If there’s a speed bump in a script to be News Monday to Friday. read, we’ll always find it for each other. It’s been a fantastic partnership for all Yet we’re different, with contrasting lives concerned . . . I like to think of it as a away from work that still interconnect win-win-win situation. because of similar interests. These include We love doing the job, the public a love of great food, art, our beautiful seem to like us and the Seven Network beaches and travel. is happy . . . what could be better? We are often your typical yin and yang Why does it work? but have similar very high standards in We’re different in many ways but news gathering and presentation. My similar in others. training as a young journalist at The A love of news and knowing West Australian included the almost- what’s happening in the world are biblical code of ethics, which has made shared. me passionate about getting it right We both love travel and unusual every time. Sue’s training at the ABC places. was different as a presenter and On the other side . . . Rick is a announcer, yet she has the same passionate surfer and football embedded values enhanced by Aunty. player. Perhaps we’re perfectly paired as He has great sports knowledge. perfectionists, scrutinising scripts for I’m more likely to swim laps at syntax and spelling. Yet Sue’s always on the local pool, walk the dog and time and I’m sometimes a little late, trying then hit the kitchen to try out a to cram too much into my day. new recipe that’s been brewing in While I love covering breaking stories on my head. location, Susannah is unrivalled in her ability Our careers at the Seven to deliver under pressure, with empathy, at the Network have been fantastic. newsdesk. Back in 1987 when Channel 9 tried The recent Sydney siege showed how to poach us, we made a commitment professional she is . . . hosting the live coverage to each other to stay as a team. We around Australia from our Perth studio, at short loved where we worked, the people, notice because Sydney was out of action. Sue the feeling at Seven Perth. It was a ad-libbed for three hours live on air, with an decision we’ve never regretted. accurate and measured description of what On February 23, we began was happening in that cafe. That won her broadcasting from our new praise Australia-wide. studios in Osborne Park as part And why does the relationship work so of our merger with The West. well? Wikipedia sums us up: “In Chinese The State’s first TV station philosophy, yin and yang describes how has moved into a new era. apparently opposite or contrary forces are Oh, and that Clear Speech actually complementary, interconnected, and Award all those years ago? I interdependent in the natural world, and won that one! how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another.” Long may the yin and yang continue.

’It’s been a fantastic partnership . . . I like to think of it as a Rick Ardon and win-win-win situation.’ Susannah Carr. SUSANNAH CARR Picture: Mogens Johansen l’ Hours on air during the fi rst 5 TVW-7 broadcast in 1959 11 Extra hands on the job MONICA KOS TODAY TONIGHT PRESENTER

For Monika Kos, presenter of Today “It’s like having extra hands on the Tonight, the arrival of Seven Perth job,” she said. staff at Newspaper House is business “We’re a content-driven program. as usual. With extra benefits. We survive on having great local “We’ve long worked collaboratively content.” with people from The West,” she said. These days TT’s content is almost “The bond was always there. 100 per cent local, a change from the “Many reporters from The West — days when at least one story a day Geoffrey Thomas, Rob Broadfield, came from the network. With TT Gary Adshead and Ray Jordan are just killed off in Sydney, Melbourne and some — have been involved in Brisbane a year ago, the pressure is different projects for TT,” she said. on Perth to fill from its own resources They were used to working on TV Special reports from TT are also as well as in print, she said, and their shown on The West’s website. contribution was valuable. Kos has presented Today Tonight “The style of writing for TV and since 1997. She’s excited by the newspapers is different — we know challenge of moving to a new and pics, they know words — so between technically sophisticated studio, and us it works well.” to experience the reality of Australia’s She thinks the effect of having the first integrated newsroom. two newsrooms physically close will And TT will be the only local see more local stories unearthed — TT current-affairs program in the country may well come up with ideas for the to come out of the same newsroom newspaper and the other way round that produces a newspaper and TV as well. news bulletins.

‘The style of writing for TV and newspapers is different — we know pics, they know words.’ MONICA KOS

Monika Kos believes the integrated newsroom will mean more local stories.

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Two men, in particular, have driven 1. West reporter the vision of an integrated Steve Pennells in newsroom at Newspaper House, The Sri Lanka with West Australian’s editor Brett locals after a McCarthy and Seven Perth’s news tsunami killed director Howard Gretton. Initially thousands of interested but unsure how to 1 people. Picture: proceed, they headed overseas to Barry Baker visit some of the few newsrooms in 2.The newsroom other parts of the world which have of TVW-7 studios become integrated. in Tuart Hill in the “On the first hour of our first visit days of to the first integrated newsroom I typewriters. was convinced we hadn’t been Picture: Ray thinking about it in the right way,” Ogborne McCarthy said. They both 3. The Seven News recognised that the embryonic plans chopper in action. for moving Seven Perth’s staff to the 4. Seven News Osborne Park headquarters of The reporter Amelia West would need revision. Broun. The initial plan, more than two years ago, had been to move Seven Perth to one floor of the building, leaving the two newsrooms to run independently. 2 But the two men saw instantly that joining the newsrooms offered enormous potential for news newspapers. They have needed to And then there is the gathering, the like of which has learn from each other and to question of where particular stories never been seen in this country. understand the strengths and will be placed. “The best answer is They were thankful the chief weaknesses of each area. there is no blueprint,” Gretton said. executive of Seven West Media WA McCarthy says he’s learnt how “We will decide where the story fits Chris Wharton had had the quickly and efficiently television best.” foresight to send them to explore the news gatherers work, whereas It might be a story told better in possibilities. newspapers, generally with kindlier pictures on TV and followed up in The newspaper which convinced deadlines, can afford to take more print the next day. It might be a them was the Helsingin Sanomat in time. Newspapers are better at long- story promoted on television and Helsinki, Finland’s biggest term planning, the results of which told in full the next day. subscription newspaper. The can also be useful for TV. “There are no rules,” McCarthy situation was not quite comparable One of the things they learnt on said. “But generally, whoever gets to Seven West Media in that the their European visit is the the story will keep it.” partnership was more newspaper importance of a central desk, called Some stories will be joint efforts, driven, with TV as a smaller add-on. a superdesk at Newspaper House. and the case of Geof Parry and But it was apparent to them This is where the heads of Gareth Parker’s work on the Troy immediately that putting in one department of both organisations Buswell car crash is a glowing room the collective experience, skill, sit, making instant communication example of how two minds can be wisdom and news-gathering possible so that everyone knows better than one. Some newspaper expertise would create a powerful, what is happening. reporters will appear on TV from peerless organisation able to There are now nearly 200 people time to time, some TV people will provide material across all in the newsroom, in all areas from write occasionally for the platforms, from newspapers and general news for both The West and newspaper. television, to radio, digital and Seven Perth, as well as sport, Gretton sees the new newsroom as online services. features and production. a vast computer where only 10 per The advice they were given there, “What we have created,” cent of the power is being used. This reinforced by other newsrooms they McCarthy said, “is a great media was just the beginning, he said, of visited, was to let everyone involved hub. There is enormous energy an enormous change in the way in the merger find their own way — here, as well as an impressive media news was gathered right around no one should be forced into either brain.” WA, also using The West’s regional television or newspapers. Gretton said: “I can’t wait for a reporters. The two men come into the really big story to happen. The More than that, it is a welcome, process far apart in experience. power of the room, from journalists optimistic acknowledgment that, in Gretton has worked only in to photographers and cameramen, a difficult media landscape, there is television, McCarthy only in will be amazing.” enthusiasm and passion for a new They do not underestimate the way forward. uncertainty which the merged “We’ve both been in the media for ‘I can’t wait for a really big story to newsroom created in some minds. 30-odd years and we’d never “Newspaper people may be a bit imagined being part of something happen. The power of the room, from fearful of television,” Gretton like this,” McCarthy said. journalists to photographers and suggested. “What they don’t know is It is, they agree, a privilege to be that television people are just as steering this immense new ship into cameramen, will be amazing.’ uncertain about writing for a waters which will be watched very HOWARD GRETTON NEWS DIRECTOR newspaper.” closely by competitors. n TV sets in private homes when se 3300 TVW-7 went to air in 1959 13

Rhianna King, Basil Zempilas, Angela Tsun, Rick Ardon, Mark Duffield, Susannah Carr and Geoffrey Thomas at the office. Picture: Mogens Johansen

Political reporters Geof Parry and Gareth Parker. Picture: Bill Hatto Talented tag team get Buswell scoop

Nothing exemplifies the potential benefit ‘I’m really proud that at no of an integrated newsroom better than the work of The West Australian’s Gareth stage did we sensationalise Parker and his political counterpart at anything.’ Seven Perth, Geof Parry, in the story of Troy Buswell’s final fall from grace. GARETH PARKER By pooling their knowledge, gained from separate contacts and after a great deal of digging around, they were able to and the Premier, Colin Barnett, was forced bring the story to both readers and to hold a press conference to announce viewers, first by Parry on Seven News’ Mr Buswell had left the State and was 6pm bulletin on Sunday night, then receiving medical care in Sydney. developed by Parker in the following day’s The reporters recall with some issue of The West. amusement their frustration at not being It might never have become the news able to see the front, and possibly event that it did but for some luck — good damaged, part of Mr Buswell’s car while it for Parry and Parker, bad for Mr Buswell. was parked behind gates in his driveway. A member of the public had seen a car “I’m taller than Geof,” Parker said with being driven erratically in Subiaco late on some understatement. “So I took a run-up a Saturday night and called the police. The and jumped high enough to see that the police attended but, by then, there was front bumper was hanging off.” nothing to see and their investigation Both Parry and Parker understood the went nowhere. fine line they were walking in pursuing a With Mr Buswell on unexplained story about a man with health concerns. personal leave, that witness had reason to “I’m really proud that at no stage did we 4 revisit what he saw. sensationalise anything,” Parker said. On the night, he told a police call-centre Both note that, when Mr Buswell was operator that the driver “looked like Troy ready to resign, he asked that they 3 Buswell” but that information was never conduct his final interview, Parker with passed on to attending officers. the initial news and then Parry with an The witness thought he might have interview the next day. some information that was connected to He had never, they point out, Buswell’s absence and, when the police complained about the media’s treatment made no further contact with him, he of him and both have run across him called Parry. socially, with no hint of recrimination. A Parry’s initial story mentioned only that measure of the man, they think. the car was believed to belong to Mr While the Buswell story happened Buswell and that other cars parked in the before the two newsrooms were area had been hit, as had the gatepost at physically joined, Parker and Parry believe Mr Buswell’s home. Parker’s story the next the outcome was a good example of how day took it further, after his and Parry’s breaking news is enhanced by combining investigations revealed Mr Buswell had their efforts. been drinking at a wedding on the night The new political team they are part of of the accident. now numbers five, with Parker also having By then the matter had become public an on-camera role. The number of years Susannah Carr and Rick Ardon 14 30 have been reading the news together $

operations merge. This means there is done. But this never ends and it’s are effectively more reporters at voracious.” ‘One team’ approach work, each filing news and pictures Keeping a close eye on what to the website. stories are put on the website and Add The West’s country linked via social media is newspapers and Seven’s GWN7, and important. The brands of both perfect for website the footprint becomes Statewide, he organisations need to be protected said. and any temptation to use “We can be first to the scene of a “clickbait”— cheap, unsubstantiated For The West’s online editor Chris means wider news coverage, breaking story and get pictures on and titillating stories to attract Manly, the integration of the two enhanced ability to run breaking the website very quickly, too.” online traffic — must be resisted. newsrooms could not come quickly news and more efficient use of Seven’s news bulletins are The interactive nature of social enough. resources across all platforms. replayed online and constantly media can be a valuable addition to “It’s been talked about for a long “Our thinking becomes wider,” he updated. Live streaming on the the website. The recent visit to time,” he said. Now it’s a reality and said. website, from sporting events, news Perth by the Giants gave people the he couldn’t be happier. He sees the thewest.com.au as the conferences and coverage of chance to take their own The superdesk arrangement, “breaking news” aspect of the breaking news, offers further photographs and share them on which has all department heads integration. opportunities for co-operation social media. The photos were physically close by, means that “The website is the ‘what between the two newsrooms. collected and promoted on The everyone knows what is going on at happened’ and the paper the next News video filed through social West’s website and the result was a any moment. While the two day asks why and offers analysis.” media by Seven News reporters at wonderful illustration of the organisations have been working While the newsrooms will the scene are embedded in reports community joy the visit provided. co-operatively for some time, the continue to operate independently, with pictures and reports from The And the fact that it attracted traffic Online editor chance for a “one team” approach online is an area where those West’s news team. was proof that the public enjoyed Chris Manly in the Manly has had plenty of the coverage. integrated ‘There is a time in newspapers when it’s over for the day, experience in the print version of Thewest.com.au, relaunched in newsroom. news gathering: 2009, continues to grow each year Picture: Michael the edition is done. But this never ends and it’s voracious.’ “There is a time in newspapers and Manly can see nothing but O’Brien CHRIS MANLY when it’s over for the day, the edition expanded opportunities ahead. WEBSITE WINS In just a few years, thewest.com.au has collected a swag of local and international awards for online content and presentation as well as community involvement. At home the website has won WA Media Awards for its Frontline Afghanistan coverage and its package on the Perth Hills bushfires, After The Flames. In 2011, thewest.com.au’s coverage of the Christmas Island asylum boat tragedy received a WA Media Award for best online series, with judges commenting on the depth and accuracy of the content and the website’s “rapid delivery of material”. Recent global honours include gongs from the Asian Digital Media Awards for three consecutive years. Last year, thewest.com.au won gold at the prestigious Asian awards for its powerful anti-drink-driving campaign, Pledge for Nate. In 2013 its coverage of Syria’s refugee crisis also achieved gold in the Cross Media Editorial category, as well as the silver award for Best Online Video for Bali Remembered. Video presentations were also honoured in the 2012 Asian Digital Media Awards. Online editor Chris Manly said the awards were testament to the dedication of a tight-knit team. n Worth of gold found at TVW-7 $2,976,477.35 as part of the Perth Mint swindle 15

‘We aim to produce even History in the making better journalism for our readers BRETT McCARTHY EDITOR, and viewers THE WEST AUSTRALIAN across all platforms — the For a newspaper with a 182-year history of This revolution brings The West right serving this State there have been many into the digital age and helps to secure newspaper, our changes at The West Australian over the the future of the newspaper. website, Seven years. By bringing together the best s But the revolution that has unfolded in journalistic brains in this State, we aim to News and Today the past few weeks within our newsroom produce even better journalism for our Tonight.’ is the biggest and most exciting change readers and viewers across all platforms — this newspaper has seen. the printed newspaper, our website, BRETT McCARTHY We now publish The West from Seven News and Today Tonight. EDITOR Australia’s only fully integrated newsroom, We will not only have the ability to also producing commercial TV news quickly and efficiently cover the big bulletins, a public affairs show, websites breaking stories here in WA but also we ed and digital products. This has been made will be able to spend time examining possible by the coming together under issues that matter to our State in depth. one roof of The West and Seven Perth. The results will be able to be read in the The planning of the integrated printed newspaper, online and in other o newsroom has been happening for more digital formats plus often seen on TV. than 18 months and to see it come We are proud of our 182-year history as e together successfully has been a great the State’s daily newspaper and excited by honour. the future that lies ahead.

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Moving Seven Perth into Newspaper House involved a complex renovation and state-of-the-art studio fit-out over 16 months. Pictures: Ben Crabtree, Simon Santi, Gerald Moscarda

’The bringing together of Seven Perth and The West Australian in one place is an exciting development that secures The West’s future in this great State.’ SEVEN WEST MEDIA CHAIRMAN KERRY STOKES n/ Telethon topped the $1 million 1980 mark for the fi rst time 17

TOWER FOCAL POINT The landscape at Osborne Park changed with the installation of a tower as part of the relocation of Seven Perth’s studio. The height of the tower itself is 36.4m and it sits on top of the studio which is 6.6m, providing an overall height of 43m. It was constructed off-site in two main sections, with the upper being craned on to the lower during the on-site installation phase. The tower’s primary purpose is to provide a backup transmission path to Seven Perth’s other transmitters, which are at Bickley and Carmel. Towards the top of the tower are two, 2.4m microwave-link dishes which provide a line-of-sight connection to these sites. The microwave links can be fed either with fibre-optic or satellite — the latter, also on the studio roof, is controlled by a 4.8m satellite dish. The number of years the Christmas 18 43 Pageant has warmed Perth hearts 1

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Challenge and opportunity STEVE BUTLER REPORTER

Reporter Steve Butler has already worked motivation in the newspaper,” he said. out how to combine his words in The West “I think we’re really lucky to have the Australian with pictures on Seven News. chance to work in both, when the The trick, he thinks, is to realise when the opportunity is there. It’s certainly the case two will combine effectively. that you start to think about the different “The integration opens up new possibilities of a story. challenges and opportunities. You just “As long as you keep everyone in the have to find your place in it,” he said. loop, and I have a good relationship both He points to the package he did with with The West’s chief-of-staff Ben Spencer Seven News on Neil Brooks. A nice story and Seven’s news director Howard in The West followed by pictures shot in Gretton, I think the integration will work scenic Bali, where Brooks was living, to really well. ab add another element to the piece. “It’s brought a new level of activity and He was also in New York last year, to lifted the mood of the newsroom.” nt. cover former Eagle John Worsfold’s run in He also has a good relationship with the New York Marathon, also providing Today Tonight, for which he did a weekly coverage for Seven News. football segment while working in The Another example is the package he West’s Melbourne office. presented in which he went back to the Butler crosses easily between sport and family farm in the Barossa Valley with general news and, having been based in : current Eagle Shannon Hurn, an effective Bunbury early in his career, has legend combination of words for the paper and status for the vast range of contacts he pictures on Seven. maintains in the South West. “In some cases, it just works for He’s been a political writer, too, but everyone, though I do still find my main there’s another thing he holds dear — the South Bunbury Football Club with its ‘It’s certainly the case that rousing motto cede nullius, or yield to you start to think about the none. different possibilities of a Steve Butler, Adrian Barich, Ryan story.’ Daniels and Mark Readings. Picture: STEVE BUTLER Danella Bevis

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Richard Ashton behind the TV Nothing left to camera. chance at debut The memories of TVW-7’s opening night in 1959 burn brightly for those who were there, with all their nervousness and relative inexperience, yet the knowledge that this night was a piece of history. One of them is Richard Ashton who, with fellow camera operator Gordon McColl, helped put that first telecast to air. And last month he returned to Seven Perth to watch the last bulletin go to air from the Dianella studios. Recalling the first broadcast, Ashton said trumpeters from the Fifth Military District band ushered in the governor, Sir Charles Gairdner, as he left his Daimler and strode into the new studio about to play his part in history. Rehearsals were, of course, extensive but they went one better. To ensure that every element was correct, a week before the big day the studio’s clocks were set to the time of the opening night and the entire telecast run through. R All segments had to be in place, including commercial breaks and the various segments. Nothing was left to chance, Ashton said. And so, when it was time for the real thing, there was a fair degree of confidence that it could be achieved without a hitch. And so it was, down to the governor’s “Tonight is a very important one for our State, certainly a milestone in our progress which would have profound effects on the lives of all of us . . . ”, before declaring commercial television in WA off and racing. There’s a little memento, however, if you listen carefully to the telecast. You might hear a little tinkle at one point. “I had two lens caps on my camera platform and the cable knocked one of them to the ground,” he said. “I saw Jim Cruthers’ eyes flicker — he used to remind me about it for years.” It’s certainly one way to make an unexpected mark in history. ‘I had two lens caps on my camera platform and the cable knocked one to the ground.’ RICHARD ASHTON

Daily News editor Jack Harrison, left, 1989 and a staffer wait for a decision on Then and now Last papers the fate of the afternoon newspaper. printed at They are told that after 108 years the 1879 1959 1980 125 St Georges paper will be closing. Picture: Nic Ellis The West First pictures Telethon passes Terrace, with Australian is transmitted on $1 million mark for the print works launched as a TVW 7 first time moved to new broadsheet, facility at emerging from 1968 1987 Osborne Park previous locally First Telethon Robert Homes a Court’s Telethon cracked $1 million mark in 1980. owned publications held Bell Group buys WA 1990 beginning in 1833 Newspapers Ltd The Daily News 1998 2011 1969 closes WA Newspapers Seven West Media 1958 Melbourne’s 1988 leaves its created WA Newspapers Herald and Alan Bond’s Bond 1992 second St 2015 awarded the first Weekly Times Corporation wins WA Newspapers Georges Terrace Seven Perth commercial TV buys WA control of WA becomes a home for moves to licence in WA Newspapers Ltd Newspapers Ltd public company Osborne Park Newspaper House st The number of WA mine sites reached by 97 the Redfm/Spirit Radio network. 21

LEFT: Ben Harvey launching the Your Money liftout in The West. Picture: Steve Ferrier

BELOW: Nick Bruining’s Retirement Masterclass at the Hyatt. Picture: Mogens Johansen

Retirement issues a growth area

The West’s group business editor business journalists appearing on Redwave radio and through a more accessible for Seven,” Harvey Ben Harvey sees much potential for Seven News has increased in the partnership with 96FM. said. growth in the association between short time Seven Perth has been in “Each August, we publish an “The fact that Bruining can come the newspaper and Seven News, Newspaper House and this trend annual magazine called Securing to Newspaper House for a meeting particularly in the field of will continue as the media group Your Future, which coincides with with me about Your Money and then superannuation and retirement increases its focus on retirement Financial Planning Week.” walk across the hall to Redwave to planning. planning and superannuation The West’s personal finance editor voice five scripts for 6PR and finish “With the first of the baby strategy. Neale Prior appears regularly on the afternoon in Seven’s studios boomers retiring and millions more He said that the creation of an Today Tonight to talk about the doing a piece to camera on what he preparing to stop work, this area of eight-page Your Money personal- stories being covered in print and is writing about in The West and finance journalism is more finance liftout in February was seen Bruining has become a fixture of talking about on radio is a real- important than ever,” he said. by some as the culmination of this Seven News’ weekend bulletins. world example of how well the “The Business section at The West effort. “In fact, it was just the first “The combined newsroom has system works.” has a long history of working with step,” he said. made these two commentators far Seven. Financial reporting is a In conjunction with financial nuanced field and the technical commentator Nick Bruining, The abilities of The West’s business West holds regular Retirement ‘The Business section at The West has reporters have been sought by Masterclass seminars. television producers regularly.” “We have increased the amount of a long history of working with Seven.’ The frequency of the newspaper’s radio airtime devoted to this field at BEN HARVEY GROUP BUSINESS EDITOR

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Former Seven media, both in print and on before being approached by Max that went wrong, the things that “It was a matter of finding a public Perth colleagues television, is without peer in Perth. Bostock to join Seven Perth. “I had went surprisingly right. The things phone booth to communicate with Alison Fan and Alison Fan and Jeff Newman — a no phone at home and Garry the public never saw. The frankly the station. Jeff Newman duo so recognisably part of Seven Meadows knocked on my door when awful Telethon guests, the laborious “Then we had pagers but we catch up over Perth it is difficult to imagine them he heard I’d left Nine,” he said. technology of the early days. And couldn’t use them because Nine coffee in being anywhere else. Their Their careers have been the particular joy in being part of an could listen in. Then we had those Claremont. combined years of experience take divergent, their experiences emerging industry which ran on brick-sized mobile phones.” Picture: us over the century mark. disparate, linked by solid friendship passion and a love of the job. She can lay solid claim to being Danella Bevis In fact, for both of them the story and their loyalty to TVW-7. They have seen the rapid changes one of the country’s most 2. Jeff Newman did begin elsewhere. Fan as a cadet Newman’s long, varied and in technology, from film to video and experienced TV news gatherers, in 1967, the year on the WA Newspapers Ltd illustrious career encompassed such the end of splicing, the emergence of covering the toughest stories going he joined Seven afternoon paper the Daily News and programs as Reach for the Stars, It’s live crosses and the end of the in WA, including royal commissions Perth. Newman, via radio in Geraldton and Academic and, from 1968, Telethon, necessity for “line of sight” with the and the trials of former premiers 3. Over and out then 6PM to Nine, where he for which he was presenter for 37 Bickley transmitter before pictures Brian Burke and Ray O’Connor. She for legendary presented that channel’s first night years. He was also a newsreader and could be sent. also covered the Birnie murders and weathman Jeff on air in 1965. A technical disaster, in 1982 became Seven Perth’s They were there when our screens the Claremont serial killings. And, Newman, right, he recalls. weatherman, a position he held magically turned from black-and- long before that, while working in as Ric Ardon, Fan was a columnist on the until retirement in 2009. Between white to colour and Newman recalls the US she was tear-gassed during Geof Parry Weekend News, the weekend edition 1978 and 1991 Fan was his how premier Sir Charles Court was anti-Vietnam War protests. Susannah Carr, of the Daily, when the company newsreading colleague. prevailed on to flick a switch which In 1989 she had the extraordinary Basil Zempilas changed hands. As a contributor she She was, she thinks, initially flooded the screen with colour for experience of having a million and Alison Fan was, she says with an equanimity assigned “the fluffy stuff ”, the the first time. dollars’ worth of gold sent to her at celebrate the end she may not have felt at the time, lightweight material. But she proved He was also production manager Seven Perth, an odd sequel to the of an era. Picture: “sacked on Friday afternoon. On her worth time and again with the at TVW-7, making Spellbound with stories she’d done on one of the Barry Baker Monday, Darcy Farrell (then news heavy stuff. Not much different from Martin St James and doing a deal city’s most famous stories, the trial editor at TVW-7) offered me a job”. the Daily News really, she recalls, with Alexandra the Great 48 (never of the Mickelberg brothers for the That was in 1968. where she was constrained to heard of her, never mind . . .) to Perth Mint swindle. She left again for a couple of fashion and the social pages and a introduce movies for men in the late Her hardest live cross lingers in years, to accommodate a growing column called The Scene, about a hours. And there was Perth’s New her memory. family, to work at the ABC (where young woman’s view of lifestyle she met her good friend Susannah issues. ‘I was on the top of a skyscraper in Hong Kong during the Carr) and then returned to Seven “It was case of doing the job better Perth. She has not budged, despite and working harder,” she says, as it British handover to the Chinese, filming the royal yacht in overtures from other organisations, was for many women then. She the harbour. Two cameramen were holding on to my including Nine’s 60 Minutes. began Seven Perth’s court coverage, Newman left Nine in 1967 after a which led her to many landmark ankles so I wouldn’t topple over.’ disagreement with management and Perth crime stories. ALISON FAN Years since the fi rst newspaper was printed k 136 under The West Australian masthead 23

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M: 0417 279 103 E: [email protected] I refl ect fondly on my years at TVW 7. My career there began when I was a young 18 year old in 1969. TV was black and white back then and I started out working in the Video Tapes section and the other technology we used was called Telecine. My supervisor was Kevin Campbell. This provided an excellent grounding for me as I was so young and as was the way back then, you learnt starting from the g ground up and from the best people. The corridors of the old building ns was always abuzz with activity as most of the productions were live in the studios. he In Perth Tonight, Stars of The Future, It’s Academic, Children’s nd Channel Seven and so many more programmes and telecasts were produced in those studios. Over the years, the 7 team produced the Bath Tub Races and Birdman Rallies at Yanchep Sun City. The Speedway was very popular and we did live outside broadcasts y almost weekly. The nightly news was shot on fi lm and edited and processed in time for the evening bulletin. Great skill was needed t when the splices failed. The programmes were produced onto huge reels which contained two inch wide video tapes which arrived from all over the world. l What great times they were and how lucky I was to develop and build a career at 7. Every day was diff erent. Clockwise from left: On the roof of Castledare Boys Town Over my 40+ years with 7 Perth I’ve made lifelong friends, seen many checking the link back to the pass, but the soul of Seven Perth remains strong because of the studio. Ron recording the connection with community. Speedway on 2 inch Video I take this opportunity again to congratulate Channel Seven Perth and Tape. Focused on producing The West Australian newspaper on this milestone of moving back special promos for the 30th year together and a new era beginning. celebrations. Signing the yearly From all the team at HOME in WA we wish you all the very best. Master Builders partnership with www.homeinwa.com.au director Michael McLean. Television Programmes | TV Commercials Corporate Videos Years since Alison Fan and Susannah Carr were the 24 29 fi rst women in Australia to jointly read a news bulletin 7 On the record

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David Farr reads the news and film editor Jim Healy changes records, cued by Darcy TWN-7 tests are carried out on a television set in the aircraft Sketch of convicted murderer Eric Edgar Farrell, during a review being recorded at old Newspaper House. of Capt. J. Woods, 3000 feet above Perth. Cooke by staff artist Norman Aisbett. Congratulations Channel 7

The City of Stirling congratulates Channel 7 on its relocation to the commercial centre of Osborne Park. We are delighted Seven West Media has taken the opportunity to remain within the City’s boundaries and base its state-of-the-art media house in this key strategic metropolitan centre.

No other location in Western Australia has a mixture of established The Sandover Medal count at TVW-7 in 1964 — the first to be aired from a TV studio. employment, land and the potential for further expansion to grow local jobs and the economy. Great step forward Channel 7!

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Seven Perth’s Mario D’Orazio. be Picture: Michael Wilson co me div New door opens gr ra for advertisers 80 re The emergence of Seven West Media as a multi-platform organisation lis creates a raft of new opportunities Ba for advertisers. tow Seven Perth managing director re Mario D’Orazio says audiences and ga readers are becoming more an demanding and more sophisticated. av To reach them requires an intelligent, carefully balanced strategy. We “Bringing Seven and The West Bu together again vastly improves an Ni advertiser’s capacity to make the pr necessary impact,” he says. “Our suite fut of platforms is the answer for the th ‘new normal’ in the digital age.” According to The West’s sales als director David Bignold, in an th increasingly competitive and sto fragmented media landscape, traditional media brands continue to co perform. Blue sky for aviation guru “The West Australian is one of the cornerstone brands of Seven West The West Australian’s aviation the instant communication that is arrival to Newspaper House, further Media, driving the daily news agenda editor Geoffrey Thomas is already a now possible. streamlining his working life. “Now and shaping public opinion in WA,” he well-known face to Seven Network “There’s been a significant change I can just walk across the corridor says. watchers from his frequent analyses in the level of energy with the to do a grab for them,” he said. But now the company is anything of the airline industry and arrival, too,” he said, first with the News was now an instant but traditional. particularly his reports on the arrival of the superdesk system. business, he said, and also a “As part of Seven West Media WA, major airline disasters of last year. “And that went up a notch with multimedia business across all The West Australian, thewest.com.au Now, he thinks, his working life the arrival of the Seven staff. There platforms, from print, TV, radio, and Seven Perth work together with will change in many positive ways. are some interesting characters online and social media, and being our advertisers to create “It’s very convenient for us all to coming in!” able to respond to those demands is multichannel campaigns that connect be in one spot,” he said. “Now, we’re He sees more print journalists imperative. “We have simply become with the right people, at the right truly thinking in a multimedia way becoming increasingly comfortable more efficient, more focused at time in the right environments,” he and we can dovetail our reporting, following in his footsteps and doing what we do,” he said. says. “ It’s all about leveraging our expanding the written stuff with a crossing to television, even if only to There is an attraction, too, in assets and advanced targeting and visual element. film “a grab” to promote a being part of the giant leap into the data capabilities to ensure your “We will all start to think about newspaper story. first integrated newsroom in campaign is relevant and actionable stories in a different way. I’m Skynews, with whom he also Australia, the first to adopt a truly to your core-market segments.” probably the oldest journalist in the works frequently, is another new cross-platform presence. “The fully integrated SWM allows building and I think this move access to the dynamic WA market — really focuses our attention on how ‘There’s been a significant change in the across print, digital, television, radio, to cover a story on the many levels Google, social media, events and, now available to us.” level of energy with the arrival, too.’ most recently, personalised customer His work with both The West and GEOFFREY THOMAS AVIATION EDITOR connections through advanced data Seven Network, including on capabilities (RedFusion).” Sunrise, on the missing and downed He says the paper is leading the planes last year shows how way in audience delivery, innovative effectively a “words and pictures” creative executions, award-winning approach works, expanding colour reproduction and out-of-the- information which can be given to box, cross-platform advertising readers and viewers in an accessible solutions. way. With more minds working “Our message is simple, we’re open together there are, quite simply, for business with a fully integrated ABOVE: Geoffrey more minds to bring ideas to the offering and we look forward to Thomas in the table. partnering with you to achieve the 777 simulator at “This is now the best newsroom in best return on your advertising Flight City in the country,” he said. “We have a investment,” he says. Jandakot. Picture: great roster of really good Ian Munro journalists at The West and a team of ‘Our suite of platforms is great professionals at Seven.” RIGHT: Qantas Thomas is particularly the answer for the “new chief executive enamoured of the new superdesk normal” in the digital age.’ Alan Joyce chats arrangement, where heads of all to Thomas last departments sit together all day. He year. 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books,” he says, “and also human rig resources matters. It created our As open up for Telethon website and keeps it up to date. All Te these things help us keep our overheads down and put more jam Telethon. It had humble enough the generosity of West Australians. which helps those with a disability money into Telethon. Seven wh beginnings back in 1968 when the Visiting celebrities, including to reach their potential in the pool. provides us with office space.” to late Brian Treasure, TVW-7’s first Sammy Davis Jr, Michael Jackson, The chief executive of Telethon is There are also greater we general manager, went to a Stevie Wonder, Julian Lennon, Steve Mummery who, with his two opportunities to promote the supportive board with the idea of a Harry Connick Jr and Elton John, full-time staff members and two various Telethon activities across as 24-hour appeal to raise money for lent the appeal their support, too, as part-timers, have made the move to the radio, online, magazine, digital of the community. did a very long list of local and Osborne Park. and print platforms. de While it has changed significantly national performers and celebrities. The joining of the two companies, As well, one of The West’s in the intervening 46 years, the The total flipped over the annual he says, has already paid off for fundraising events, the HBF Run for for essence of Telethon remains $1 million mark in 1980 and in 2014 Telethon’s bottom line. a Reason, is now a joint effort and ra constant. It now runs for two days, it raised more than $25 million. “The West takes care of our this year Telethon has the naming ye outgrew the studios at Tuart Hill The combined $180 million raised and now is telecast from the Perth is now administered by a charitable Convention and Exhibition Centre. trust, chaired by Kerry Stokes, Telethon Annual Tallyboard Result Brian Treasure’s son Bret, just a chairman of Seven Network, for $25,000,000 4 boy when the first Telethon went to children’s social and medical air, says it was the first time he’d research and support. Its seen his father cry, when it emerged beneficiaries are the Telethon Kids $20,000,000 that the inaugural appeal would Institute, Princess Margaret raise more than $100,000. In fact, the Hospital, Telethon Speech and appeal went even better and the first Hearing Centre and about 40 other $15,000,000 total was $104,829. medical and social charities. The community embraced These offer support for children Telethon, taking enormous pride in and young adults with cystic $10,000,000 fibrosis, cerebral palsy, autism and ‘The joining of the two companies has arthritis, as well as those being helped by organisations such as $5,000,000 already paid off for Telethon’s bottom line.’ Camp Quality for cancer patients,

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rights to the Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma, with funds going to Telethon. Mr Mummery’s whiteboard is jam-packed with the Telethon events which happen throughout the year, to culminate in the October 17-18 weekend telecast. The money raised by Telethon is astounding, particularly the extent l of the annual increases in the past decade or so. Mr Mummery has only one hope or for each year’s appeal: “That we raise one dollar more than last year,” he says. t 4 3

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1. Michael Jackson visits sick children at PMH. 2. Perth Wildcats captain Damian Martin meets Telethon child Patrick Majewski, who is a massive Wildcats fan. Picture: Nic Ellis 3. The panel celebrates the final tally at Telethon 2014. Picture: Ben Crabtree 4. A Telethon Golden Moment from the first Telethon in 1968 when Johnny O’Keefe, Graham Kennedy, Bobby Limb and Stuart Wagstaff shed their shirts for a dare.

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If a fat, bald, 55-year-old bloke can forward for the industry which is, work in television, says The West’s he thinks, finding a place in a new acclaimed food writer Rob age. Broadfield, anyone can. It’s his way It helps that interest in food has of encouraging any reporter who grown into a new dimension, with a might be harbouring reservations great deal of television, magazine about baring themselves for the and newspaper space devoted to it. television camera. When food knowledge in the shape Not that the partnership between of the aforementioned unlikely the two organisations is his first television star can be shared both in experience of TV. He was a cadet on newspapers and on television, the Brisbane’s Courier Mail, planets have truly aligned. coincidentally owned by the Seven “And it’s great fun, too,” he said, of Network, and the transition between his forays into television which, if print and television was common Today Tonight’s ratings are an enough. indicator, show a liking for him Admitting also to a deep love of among viewers. radio, he thinks he’s come full circle One of his proudest moments, now, with his regular appearances though, is the Telethon Dinner with on Today Tonight and more options Rob Broadfield, now preparing for being discussed for the future. its fourth year. Pil They include cooking segments, What started as a discussion over Broadfield and which might appear as single “a few sherbets” with the Hawaiian video journalist segments or be packaged into some Group’s Russell Gibbs, last year saw Clarissa Phillips. kind of program. It’s what he the Telethon total boosted by a Thursday Marc Scenic Plans afoo Picture: Kate describes as “the perfect storm” of staggering $350,000. Which, by way lookout fe PAGE 3 Ferguson opportunity and an exciting way of comparison, is more than three Ro ■ Glenn Cordingl

Cattle roamin times the total raised in the first Broome and De volved in 32 veh the past five ye fatality and a medical attentio Eighteen Kim were recorded o Telethon in 1968. ern Highway, 12 and two on Broo And 68 of the d removed from t of road at the Roads — apart f The event has grown since the way — from Jun Roadh first such dinner raised $125,000. after K ■ Gareth McKnig

The owners of Roadhouse are bull by the horn Now it is held over a weekend, with new eye-catchin herd. After an eigh life-size Brahma rived at the roa seas last month pride of place in Perth’s prominent and Co-owner Mat the pair, one gr brown, had caus customers since “Brahmans ar gion,” he told Th er. philanthropic businesspeople flying “We initially w out the front bu were too good t they have found bar. “The reaction to Broome’s Cable Beach Club far. It’s been pr Resort & Spa for a weekend of culinary indulgence, fine wines and fundraising. Last year, chef Neil Perry created a dinner for the event and there was fierce bidding for auction items Food writer Rob Broadfield, at home in the kitchen. Picture: Iain Gillespie across the weekend. Chefs, apart from Perry, who have ‘If a fat, bald, 55-year-old bloke can work in television been involved include Guillaume Brahimi, Adriano Zumbo, David anyone can. And it’s great fun, too.’ Coomer and Peter Manifis. ROB BROADFIELD

had been charged, convicted and exonerated with stealing the gold. But the Life through a lens gold was still missing. One afternoon Fan, who had covered the trials closely, showed Goodall a letter Among the many, many stories Seven He was in Seven’s helicopter one day, she’d just received which said they should News’ former head cameraman Bob following a car chase near Williams, when “look for the stolen gold behind the Goodall has in his professional history, one he thought the pilot had got a bit close to hangar”. Initially they thought of Jandakot has been brought back into sharp focus by the treetops. There was a bit of a thump airport but Goodall thought he’d have a events in Bali. He was in Malaysia in 1986 and a wobble and, when he managed to wander around the staion’s helicopter for the execution of drug smugglers Kevin look out, a pine tree had taken a bit of a hangar. Fan says she didn’t want to ruin Barlow and Brian Chambers. haircut. her pink suede shoes and let him go Chambers was from Perth and the “The next day a bloke came to the alone. men’s trial, conviction and sentencing to station with a 2m lump of pine in the back And there it was, in oil drums — and death by hanging had attracted enormous of his ute. He thought we’d like it as a Goodall’s initial fear was that close rivals attention. Goodall, who started with souvenir,” Goodall recalls gleefully. and near neighbours at Channel 9 might Seven News in 1978, had followed the He’s been a war cameraman in the see what was going on and ruin an story at different times during the two- Middle East, was based for the Seven exclusive. In the event, the police ruined it year legal process and had come to know Network in Los Angeles for a period, by holding a 4.30pm press conference the resolute mothers of the men. covered Olympic and Commonwealth and showing off the pelletised gold. Goodall, whose career spanned 28 Games, was chief-of-staff at Seven and And no, he says, firmly, neither he nor years with Seven, still remembers the worked so often, and squabbled so Fan had a claim on the gold, valued then “appalling Pudu Prison” where the men familiarly with Alison Fan, that someone at more than $3 million. died, built in the 19th century for 700 once asked her what it was like working “The Mint gave us a silver dump, valued prisoners and, at that time, holding 6000. with her husband. at $50, for our trouble.” He captured some of the most graphic And then there was the Mickelberg Despite Goodall’s devotion to all things images of the men’s death when their story, surely one of the most remarkable television, he finds the integrated bare-footed bodies arrived at the morgue. events in the State’s criminal history. It newsroom an exciting development. On a happier note, he was also in South was Goodall who found 55kg of the 86kg “I think the joint newsroom is a great Africa for Nelson Mandela’s election, a of gold stolen from the Perth Mint in 1982 thing,” he said. visit which resulted in a favourite piece of and delivered mysteriously to Channel 7 in “It adds value. More journalists, more footage, a joyful, purple-clad Desmond Tuart Hill in 1989. resources — you end up with a better Alison Fan and Bob Goodall at the spot where 55kg of Tutu dancing gaily in celebration. The Mickelberg brothers, Ray and Peter, result.” gold pellets from the Perth Mint swindle were hidden. on The year Countryman 1885 was established 31 Regional input The news-gathering footprint across They can see where their careers rural and regional WA is growing. might one day go.” Regional publications editor Seven West Media’s regional Laura Morris believes it’s a case of stable of 22 titles includes the more eyes looking more widely into 125-year-old rural bible rural and regional news. Countryman. Morris, who co-ordinates The Editor Ray Chan also sees many West’s northern newspapers from mutual benefits emerging from the Newspaper House, said reporters in union with Seven News. the regions were already filing to He thinks his team’s knowledge of thewest.com.au and, where possible, rural affairs could easily be mined provided video for Seven News. by Today Tonight, for instance, in “We are also working with the case of a big rural or Broome Advertiser’s Nicola Kalmar and Redwave (Media) in cross- agricultural issue, as it could to add Gareth McKnight. Picture: Glenn promotional ideas,” she said. comment to a news event. Cordingley The benefit of being in the same A former ABC reporter, he has no building cannot be underestimated. fear of television and thinks the on radio would be a good way to “It’s so good for our young possibility of cross-promoting promote Countryman in its rural reporters, who do it hard in their across all platforms is an exciting market, an example of how the regions, to be able to work more one. broad range of platforms available Pilbara News reporter Tom Zaunmayr. Picture: Peter de Kruijff closely with the best in the business. He thinks that a regular segment within SWM can be used efficiently. SWM’s State-wide coverage is

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PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 23 celebrate with to raise money College gear up Connect with us online | @SWTimes@ | Smart phone .com.au/swt | www.swtimes.com.au splash of colour for Foundation for Metro Cup Shopping centre in limbo ■ Toyah Shakespeare rospective planning decision in “The City is disappointed with and Cuscuna Nominees has taken Road intersection and a public art PAGE 3 PAGE 7 PAGE 16 the State Administrative Tribunal. the ongoing delays but remains op- the issue of fire safety require- contribution. The arrangement, according to The Bayonet Head Shopping Cen- The Bayonet Head Pharmacy timistic a resolution will be reach- ments to the SAT. The City will not know the full le- Death could change law tre project — stalled for more than has been unable move to a new ed and the shopping centre will be He said Cuscuna Nominees gal costs until proceedings are fin- Rogue cattle pose threat GOLD $US1168.70 ់ $AU1514.23់ NICKEL $US6.4773៌ ASX 5898.9 ■ CURRENCY $AU1 = US 0.77194់ EU 0.71194៌ UK 0.51331៌ two years — hangs in the balance shop in the centre after they origi- able to fully operate,” he said. agreed to install alternative fire ar- ished, but it is insured. as negotiations between the City of nally expected to in February 2013. Mr Putland said the City pros- rangements satisfactory to the Cuscuna Nominees managing ■ Shutdown Glenn Cordingley 2014. The figures released by about 8pm on the Great Northern doing more to ensure pastoralists ted that could take “several years”. Albany and Cuscuna Nominees re- The Terry White franchisee is ecuted Cuscuna Nominees, alleg- City and Department of Fire and director Sam Cuscuna said he was Transport Minister Dean Nalder Highway. carried out proper maintenance of “The time it takes for lessees to Family’s courageous fight set to make sweeping changes to industry main as tangled as ever. suing Cuscuna Nominees for ing it breached the original plan- Emergency Services. “extra frustrated” with the stalled Cattle roaming free between in State Parliament have prompted “I was towing a boat and had the their fences, especially on major comply also varies and can take Open since January 2013, a Wool- breach of contract and it is under- ning approval several times. In a separate but related issue, negotiations. Broome and Derby have been in- local police to warn that stray cows wife and our two kids in the vehi- thoroughfares such as the Great anywhere between one month and USMAN AZAD has proposed to ban work on live He died after his supervising Jayden’s father, Greg, who has should be on the residential sector worths supermarket remains the stood stock for the new store had to Albany Magistrate’s Court ruled Cuscuna Nominees lodged an ap- “It’s a service to the community Seven News Perth director Howard volved in 32 vehicle accidents over were a “reality” and have urged cle. It was a very scary experi- Northern Highway. several years,” Mr Nalder said. circuits which would force electri- electrician did not make sure the been campaigning for changes to rather than the complex industrial only store trading in the centre. be sold to other pharmacies, while Cuscuna Nominees had no case to plication for retrospective plan- out there, there are 4000 people in The two parties remain em- other products have expired. answer in May last year and the ning approval for the centre, which the area,” he said. the past five years, including one motorists to exercise caution. ence,” he said. But Mr Nalder said fenced Mr Chapple said the statistics THE death of a Bunbury trades as- cians to either isolate circuits or power was isolated before work be- the law to prevent another death, sector. broiled in a Supreme Court case af- City planning and development City has appealed the verdict in the was approved by GSJDAP last year “Minor things have been blown sistant has forced the State Go- turn off the power before starting gan. said it was a positive step. The family is pushing for the fatality and another requiring Derby police officer-in-charge In response to questions from properties have been known to be did not paint an accurate picture of ter the City appealed a magist- services executive director Dale Supreme Court, which is yet to subject to conditions. Cuscuna out of proportion.” medical attention. David Dench said the most effec- MLC Robin Chapple in State Par- damaged by storms, fires or by the sheer number of cattle roaming vernment to propose a major work on almost all projects. EnergySafety announced it “But we still have a way to go,” he mandatory installation of RCDs – rate’s decision. Putland said the dispute related to make a decision. Nominees is now appealing these shake-up of the electrical industry. The proposal follows the death of would look at the change following said. an electrical safety device – in all after road Eighteen Kimberley Brahmans tive way to avoid potential acci- liament, Mr Nalder revealed the the cattle themselves or by gates free over this section of highway or Also, Cuscuna Nominees has ap- aspects of the centre’s construc- Mr Putland said the centre was conditions through the SAT. Tell us what you think. Email VICIOUS DOG ATTACK South Western Times were recorded on the Great North- dents with the beasts was to obey owner of the animals was un- being left open for extended the risk to drivers. EnergySafety, the State Govern- 18-year-old Jayden Zappelli, who the publish- Jayden’s uncle and former elec- homes. pealed a Great Southern Joint De- tion not complying with planning unable to be fully occupied until Mr Putland said these included [email protected] or ern Highway, 12 on Derby Highway the speed limit and not drive while known. periods of time. “I recently received a report of ■ Tegan Guthrie came shortly after her partner left “I felt so helpless, I got a towel “It brought back so many memo- ed dog attacks of varying severity ment department tasked with en- died while working in the roof of an ing the Zappelli family’s impas- trician Mark Zappelli said the im- velopment Assessment Panel ret- directives. fire safety issues were addressed, safety works at the Bayonet Head send us a letter. Gretton, is based on goodwill. suring safe practices in the sector, East Bunbury home in 2013. sioned plea on February 12. mediate focus of any law change ៑ and two on Broome Highway. under fatigue. He said adjoining pastoral leases He said all Pastoral Lands 97 cattle counted in just one for work and let their cat out into and wrapped her up and sat at the ries of Zara because Zara passed in the current financial year. CONTINUED PAGE 4 And 68 of the dead animals were “This has become a reality in our were Yeeda, Roebuck Plains and Board directives and notices morning on one small section of A Boulder family marking the first the yard. front door crying as she passed away in our arms and Kitty passed “The City has seen a number of removed from the same stretches region,” he said. Mowanjum as well as unallocated were issued with regard to specific the Great Northern Highway,” he anniversary of their daughter’s “She had been out there for all of away in my arms,” she said. away in my arms in a world of pain serious attacks, defined as ones of road at the expense of Main Broome resident Sam Bettess crown land. circumstances of the case and said. Jay dreads death has been left further deva- five minutes … there are scratch Kitty first turned up at Ms Cop- this morning.” that cause injury or damage to a Roads — apart from Broome High- had a lucky escape last July when Mr Chapple said Main Roads and would prevail until the board Stars shine ៑ stated, after the beloved pet cat marks all on the pavement near ping’s house last year, just three CKB Ranger Service co-ordina- person or animal, however these crumbles way — from June, 2013, to October, his four-wheel-drive struck a cow the Pastoral Land Board should be was satisfied — a process he admit- CONTINUED PAGE 2 they adopted shortly after the trag- our front door so it looks like she months after her seven-month-old tor Mike Molyneux said limited de- dogs have been captured and dealt the day he A state-of-the-art headquarters in edy was mauled to death by two wanted to come inside and they daughter Zara passed away. scriptions and information of the with,” Mr Molyneux said. at sports ■ Jo Fulwood utes. “We will be requesting funding stray dogs. cornered her,” she said. After the cat refused to leave, and attacks were available and urged “There have been six dog at- assistance from Main Roads WA Roadhouse bulls named City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Ran- “When I ran out there they both no owner came forward, Kitty be- anyone who could assist to come tacks, including these two attacks, loses his hair awards Concerns raised by opponents of the once we receive that report,” he gers are currently searching for had hold of her and were ripping came part of the family, providing forward. of varying degrees of severity so Tier 3 rail line shutdowns were said. the dogs, described as tan and dark her, there was blood everywhere comfort for Ms Copping and her “The City takes these incidents far in 2015.” strengthened this week with the But Mr Gibsone said since this coloured “staffys”, which killed and she was gasping for air and fit- partner after their sad loss. very seriously, as the safety of the If you saw or heard anything after Kimberley croc man CHLOE VELLINGA Robert Cridge, Steve forced closure of the Cunderdin- was a local road, it was most likely “Kitty” and a blue heeler cross in ting.” “I was already feeling for Zara community is at risk while these which may assist the investiga- Osborne Park co-ordinating an Quairading road because of damage ratepayers would be forced to foot separate attacks in South Boulder Ms Copping said the dogs this morning, and then to have this dogs remain unfound which leads tion, or you are missing a dog WITH less than a week to go until Hurley and Blake caused by an increased number of the bill. ■ Gareth McKnight the kids sitting on their backs for a on Friday morning. dragged the cat along the footpath happen to Kitty, who came to us so to the risk of further incidents oc- that matches any of the descrip- the World’s Greatest Shave, nerves Watson were among trucks. The public notice issued last week photo.” Speaking to the Kalgoorlie Min- to the front of a neighbouring close after her passing, it’s just too curring,” he said. tions above, phone the are building for Australind man the local sports stars The owners of Roebuck Plains Brahmans were introduced into er, Lauren Copping said the attack house. much,” she said. He said there had been 45 report- Rangers on 9021 9697. Jay Jenkinson as he gets ready to Ratepayers in the Cunderdin said the road was closed because of Roadhouse are keen to grab the the west Kimberley last century in shave off his precious dreadlocks. honoured at the 2014 Shire could also be hit with a hefty “severe structural damage to the bull by the horns in 2015 with two an attempt to breed cattle better Mr Jenkinson’s long locks began Albany Sportsperson of bill to fix the road, which has been road surface and subsurface from new eye-catching additions to the suited to the sub-tropical environ- at 13 when he was “lazy and lack- used to cart almost 30,000 tonnes of continual heavy movements over extensive network of reporters, the Year Awards on herd. ment and are now symbolic in the ing the motivation” to brush his grain since the end of the 2014 har- the past week in extreme weather After an eight-month wait, two North West. hair, resulting in a matted mess. Friday night. Cridge vest. conditions”. life-size Brahman bull replicas ar- Matt, Brooke and Leeland Now 28, Mr Jenkinson has decid- won the disability rived at the roadhouse from over- Sharpe took over the roadhouse, CACTUS BUSTERS ed to step up and take part in the Under section 3.50 of the Local Go- According to Bureau of Meteorol- seas last month and have taken which is 30km east of Broome, last World’s Greatest Shave alongside category, while vernment Act, the Shire of Cunder- ogy recordings, the Shire suffered pride of place in the venue’s bar. May and sparked a recent debate workmate Harley Kemp, who lost Hurley won a record din has closed the road to heavy three days above 42C early last Co-owner Matt Sharpe admitted on Facebook after the Brahmans’ his mother to cancer last year. haulage traffic for the maximum pe- week. photographers and cameramen sixth senior title and the pair, one grey and the other arrival. Meet the team Mr Jenkinson and wife Samara riod of four weeks. Mr Gibsone said the extreme hot brown, had caused quite a stir with With photos posted online, sug- met when they were 15 years old, so Watson was crowned Shire of Cunderdin president weather had exacerbated the road customers since arriving. gestions for names for the two new tasked with she has never seen him without his junior winner. Absent dreadlocks. Clive Gibsone said costings for the damage. “Brahmans are iconic in the re- additions came in thick and fast veteran winner Rob roadworks were yet to be deter- Cunderdin farmer Frank O’Hare, gion,” he told The Broome Advertis- from the Broome community. “I’ve been hoping he would do it battling the for a long time, but I am quite mined but an engineer would pro- who owns property on both sides the er. However, despite the array of Slattery was the overall proud he has chosen this event,” vide further information in coming Cunderdin-Quairading road, said “We initially wanted to put them submissions Matt said the final de- Sportsperson of the means West Australians can access Mrs Jenkinson said. out the front but we thought they cision was a popular choice among prickly weeks on the extent of the damage he had to be particularly careful Mr Jenkinson has already ex- were too good to leave outside, so the roadhouse staff. Year. and the works involved. when moving sheep and machinery ceeded his original target of $1500 they have found a new home in the Named after famous Broome infestation REPORT BACK PAGE He estimated the road had 70 between his properties. and is now hoping to raise $3000 for Picture: Malcolm Heberle bar. crocodile fanatic and wildlife doc- the charity event. truck movements a day during peak “I have noticed a considerable in- “The reaction has been great so umentary maker, Malcolm and plaguing The Bunbury Forum will hold a carting periods, equating to a truck Cunderdin farmer Frank O’Hare with Shire of Cunderdin president Clive Gibsone and local farmer and shire councillor far. It’s been pretty funny seeing Douglas have found new pastures. Bull rider Harry Sharpe, 2, fuels up at Roebuck Plains Roadhouse with help from Jess Leete. 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