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GARDENING ............................................................... 42 ers have declared the Cottes- per cent as a result of early Cottesloe Mayor Phil loe Beach shark barrier a morning swimmers doing Angers said the council REAL ESTATE ....................................................... 19-30 success after it was brought lengths of the enclosure cre- planned to have the barrier TRADES DIRECTORY ............................................... 44 ashore on April 1 following ated by the barrier between back in the water by Octo- CLASSIFIEDS ........................................................ 43-45 the end of its first season. Cottesloe Groyne and the ber. Divers from Kingsley- old shark net pylon. “It was put in late in SPORT .................................................................. 46-47 based Eco Shark Barrier dis- The barrier will be rolled “It’s been really good, cre- November this summer, so INSIDE connected the 310m-long up, dried and cleaned ating a greater sense of swimmers next summer structure from the seabed before returning in October. security that made us swim will have a full season to use before it was dragged by bob- longer distances and we’ve it,” Mr Angers said. cat and hand on to the beach. series of great white shark also developed more social Rolled sections of the bar- The removal was part of attacks in WA since 2000, bonding ashore,” Marianne rier will now dry to kill any Editorial Director: Amanda Keenan the company’s four-year including two fatalities in Cronin, who has been a daily encrusted marine orga- News Production: Laura Pond $835,000 agreement with Cottesloe. morning swimmer for 40 nisms before they are Design: Carly Pilton Cottesloe Council. “It’s had an amazing effect years, said. removed. Features Editor: Arylene Westlake-Jennings Councillors decided last because we’ve started seeing Despite the barrier’s pop- Eco Shark Barrier direc- Digital Editor: Alison Middleton year to install the barrier to locals come back to swim ularity, the council decided tor Craig Moss said the bar- General inquiries: 9237 1000 make bathers feel safer and after years away and tourists to remove it to fulfil the con- rier had performed support beach shops follow- love it,” Cottesloe General tract, not block the surf “perfectly” with no damage Email: [email protected] ing uncertainty caused by a Store co-owner Lynda break in autumn and not or breaks. 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Visit www.communitynews.com.au/win April 2, 2020 NEWS 3 Private hospitals at ready Bethesda and Hollywood or equipment, and a Bethes- Mott said the hospital would 34,000 beds to COVID-19 closely with the public sec- Victoria Rifici hospitals have begun pre- da spokeswoman has also contribute. patients. tor to determine our role and paring to care for future agreed, saying the hospital “We worked closely with The private sector will ensure that the health care PRIVATE hospitals in the COVID-19 patients after nar- was not the “optimal site” to our Joondalup facility and work towards allowing system is able to respond as Western Suburb’s are gear- rowly avoiding taking on treat patients with agreed it was more advanced COVID-19 patient access to best as possible to the ing up to ensure they are infected passengers from the COVID-19. However, the in its preparations to accom- 7500 ventilated intensive expected surge in demand ready to care for future Artania cruise ship on the small hospital is now pre- modate COVID-19 patients,” care beds. over coming weeks,” he said. COVID-19 patients. weekend, a task handballed paring to cater for those he said. St John of God Health Mr Kelly said while St Bethesda Health Care in to Joondalup Health Cam- infected with COVID-19. “We remain prepared to Care Group chief executive John of God Health Care Claremont, Hollywood Pri- pus. “Planning is under way play our part in the Dr Shane Kelly said the the was “gearing up” to help vate Hospital in Nedlands The Australian Medical for the potential need to care COVID-19 response as part Federal decision meant a meet demands on the hospi- and St John of God Subiaco Association WA and the Aus- for COVID-19 positive of the WA health system.” strong partnership would be tal system, all operations will contribute to the state- tralian Nursing Federation patients in the future,” she The Federal Government needed between the public would continue, with the wide COVID-19 pandemic re- raised concerns about the said. announced on Tuesday that and private health sectors. exception of surgeries not sponse, upon Federal initial deal, saying staff did Hollywood Private Hospi- Australia’s 657 private hos- “St John of God Health deemed urgent and emer- Government instruction. not have adequate training tal chief executive Peter pitals would be able to offer Care has been working gency procedures. Small Hatchet donations used make big in teens’ difference terror Jon Bassett A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has SCULPTURE by the Sea or- been arrested after allegedly ganisers say the contribu- threatening two teenagers tions from grandparents, with a hatchet and robbing children and art lovers them. have helped the cash- The two victims, both 14 strapped exhibition finish from Scarborough, told po- with $190,000 from a rushed lice they were terrorised by funding drive at Cottesloe the accused on Sunday Beach this year. about 2.30pm while at Mor- But founding director ris Place shopping centre in David Handley said it was Innaloo. too early to say if the dona- According to Senior Ser- tions were enough to save geant Craig Wanstall, the the annual exhibition and accused, who lives in Inna- have it back on the fore- loo, was armed with the shore in 2021. small axe when he demand- He said public donations ed the shoes one of the vic- had added to the overall tims was wearing. $95,987 collected on the The boy complied then beach and pledged to a web- rode off to a friend’s house site, which would now for help, while the other vic- increase to $191,974 after tim tried to ride away but Indiana restaurant lessee was chased by the axe-wield- Andrew Forrest’s commit- ing teenager. ment to match donations. Sen. Sgt Wanstall said the For the first time in the accused threw the hatchet at exhibition’s 16-year histo- the other boy, hitting him in ry, Mr Handley asked the the arm, and stole his bike public for $5 individual and bag. donations and $10 from Volunteer David Hay helped collect $5 and $10 donations. Picture: Jon Bassett Officers arrested the teen- families in February. ager at his Innaloo home The call came after a ment subsidy of $150,000 Town of Cottesloe paying Hammond and Mr Forrest four days early because of later that day for aggravated $180,000 shortfall in money was not repeated from last $70,000 for the exhibition’s matching all donations up the COVID-19 pandemic. armed robbery and he will to cover the $2.2 million year and corporate funding traffic control and portable to $150,000. Mr Handley said it was face court on April 6. cost of having the exhibi- fell. toilets, $1000 each from Cot- Volunteers such as David also too early to say if dona- The next day, they tion installed. Responses to Mr Han- tesloe MLA David Honey Hay collected donations tion requests would con- charged another 14-year-old A one-off State Govern- dley’s request included the and Curtin MHR Celia before the exhibition closed tinue at future exhibitions. Scarborough boy they believe was involved. 4 CORONAVIRUS CRISIS April 2, 2020 Coronavirus fight takes flight Jon Bassett EXERCISING THE COVID-19 fight has taken to the skies, with po- CAUTION lice using drones to warn Beachside and park gym beachgoers to keep their dis- equipment has been tance at Cottesloe Beach. fenced off across the The crackdown followed western suburbs. recent reports of people Claremont personal mingling too closely on the trainer Fabino Buganza, sand and in nearby reserves who used Cottesloe’s and parks.