Southern Wheels of Steele: Champ’s story Gazette of survival PAGE 3 SOUTH PERTH Communitynews.com.au TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019 That’s my scene MattZis singer of Aussie rock legends Hoodoo midway through their main set, be- clear that organisers at the City of Gurus reminded them. fore ramping up with classic anthems South Perth got the numbers they IT was ashow meant for South Perth “But Ispent abit of time in South Bittersweet,ComeAnytime, Miss were expecting and more. locals and Dave Faulkner wanted to Perth. My family rented ahouse on Freelove ’69 and 1000 Miles Away. Families had arrived early to picnic fit in with the thousands assembled Coode Street when Iwas seven or You Open My Eyes, The Right and enjoy adrink before the sun set before him. eight years old; just over there.” Time, Death-Defying and Tojo were behind the stage, giving great expo- “I grew up in Belmont,” the lead Faulkner and his band were the among the well-known tracks already sure to support act Hot Sand. celebrated and certainly appreciated belted out to that point. The surf rock trio out of CBC Fre- drawcard act for this year’s South But the best came last: an encore mantle brought the heat in away Perth Sounds concert, which played triple treat of timeless wonders – My theirname suggests they should, out on abeautiful evening Girl, What’s My Scene and Like Wow - playing afun set of original tunes in- on Saturday at Sir James Wipeout! –whichhad many of the cluding one about getting teeth taken WIN Mitchell Park. older generation up and out of their out that epitomised their youth. “Even though low-back chairs singing and dancing. In an outdoor events treat for it’s afree concert, Crowd estimates varied –from “as South Perth, big-time music returns ONE OF 150 we are doing all few” as 10,000 to official reports yes- to the foreshore precinctagain in less DOUBLE the big money terday of up to 20,000 –but the ‘full- than two weeks when pop princess songs,” Faulkn- up” sign in the parkingareaand Kylie Minogueheadlines ADay on PASSES TO er decreed queues for food and toilets made it The Green on Saturday, March 9. AN EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW SCREENING OF THE FILM FIGHTING WITHMY FAMILY See page 2 for details UNDER WATCH NEW CCTV CAMERAS FOR SOUTH PERTH: Hoodoo Gurus lead singer Dave Faulkneronstage for South Perth Sounds on Saturday night. Picture: City of South Perth PAGE 3 Do youknowthatyou can REVERSE TYPE 2DIABETES? OPEN 7DAYS Consult our doctors. Book an appointment. NEW PATIENTS Perth Metabolic CentreatParkMedical Group. 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Specials available Saturday23rd February to Friday8th March. 2 February 26, 2019 www.communitynews.com.au NEWS 3 Cameras for Karawara KARAWARA residents’ ef- forts to tighten security in their suburb scored avicto- ry,with $500,000 Federal funding for CCTV cameras confirmed last week. Apetition created by Karawara residents to in- stall CCTV cameras in their neighbourhood start- ed in October last year and was signed by 222 people. The petition has attract- ed Federal funding of $500,000 under the Safer Communities Fund to in- stall 58 CCTV cameras around the City of South Perth, which are expected to be in place within ayear. Lead petitioner Viral Shah said he could now tell his fellow residents the good days were coming. “The pre-work is done, now the real actual action should start as soon as pos- sible,” he said. These days Steele Bishop is competing on the Masters Cycling Tour. Picture: David Baylis www.communitypix.com.au d490651 Violentassault Bishop’snot forretiring POLICE are looking for athug who beat aman unconscious BELMONT on abus in Cloverdale. Sarah Brookes Carmel rubbish tip and wandering around the But the lure of racing re- the Olympics and being The vicious attack happened after aweek of hard work Olympic village while mained strong and he re- headhuntedtoraceasa on the afternoon of Monday, AUSTRALIAN cyclingleg- and scavenging Ihad my members of the Black Sep- turned to the sport at 30 and professional,” he said. January 21, and came despite end Steele Bishop was very own bike.” tember Palestinian terror- become world champion in Now he is once again the man in his 60s choosing lucky to survive his maiden Bishop, who now lives in ist organisation were hold- the individual pursuit, competing on the Masters to sit close to the bus driver in bike ride in Lesmurdie. South Perth, said it was ing nine Israeli athletes, track racing’s toughest Cycling Tour, exhibiting afront seat. But his miraculous sur- while he was reading the coaches and officials challenge and aracewhere histrademark discipline, He was rendered unconscious vival at the tender age of six results of the Tour de hostage,” he said. you break or are broken. commitment andwill to by aflurry of punches to his taught him an invaluable France on the outside step “After 18 hours of negoti- In the final of the 5000m win. head from his attacker. The lesson: it hurts when you of his childhood home in ating, the terrorists’ re- pursuit in Zurich in 1983, He will compete in the attacker then startedtowalk crash. Kalamunda that he first quest for ahelicopter to the he caught his opponent, Australian Masters Track away, but returned to land a In his soon-to-be-re- dreamed of becoming a airport was granted and Switzerland’sRobertDill- Cycling Championships in final punch before leaving. leased autobiography, Bish- world champion cyclist. they along with their terri- Bundi (the 1980 Olympic April and the World Track Police said the two men op said despite the cuts and He won hisfirst state fied hostages were trans- pursuit gold medallist), Cycling Championships boarded the bus at abus stop bruises, from that moment championship at 15 and at ported to awaiting plane.” three laps from the finish, a later in the year, aiming to in Wright Street, where the at- he was hooked on the the age of 19 became the It ultimately resulted in feat almost unheard of in be national and world tacker had earlier asked the adrenalin rush.