Canning Should Continue Recy- Clingdespite News Thousands of Tonnes of Recyclables Are Ending up As Landfill
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Thursday, February 13,Ga2020 CANNINzeG tteCOMMUNITYNEWS.COM.AU Keep on recycling, says City RESIDENTS in the City of Canning should continue recy- clingdespite news thousands of tonnes of recyclables are ending up as landfill. Lastweek,the Can- ning Times revealed 20 WA councils had nowhere to send their recyclingafter con- tract negotiations be- tween Cleanaway and the Regional Resource Recovery Centre in Police raided homes across Canning Vale stalled. the southeastern suburbs in The Southern Met- abid to disrupt local drug ropolitan Regional dealers. Pictures: Justin Council (SMRC) had Benson-Cooper an interim agreement in place to help recy- cle materials destined for Cleanaway’s facili- Police break down doors across local suburbs in bid to destroy drug dens ty in South Guildford, which was destroyed by fire in November. But this arrange- ment expired on Janu- ary 24. Canning Mayor Patrick Hallsaid all Heat on dealers material in recycling bins collected by the City of Canning con- tinues to be processed forrecycling and is Rourke Walsh drug homes in Lynwood, not going to landfill. Victoria Park and St “The City of Can- LOCAL drug dealers James. Over the past two ning has awaste man- have been put on notice weekends, police have agement contract with Cannington police charged21people with with Suez to process smashing in doors on the 58 offences and seized recyclables,” he said. weekend during aseries amphetamines, “As such it is not of raids in southeastern cannabis, ecstasy and impactedbyrecent suburbs. stolen property. events reported.” The drug warrants The occupants of a Late on Friday, a were part of Operation home on Cowper Street verbal agreement was Heat Shield, which was in Lynwood opened their reachedbetween launched in December to glass-panelled door after Cleanaway and SMRC crack down on harmful officers warned it would to process recyclables offending over summer. be “knocked in” other- but the terms and con- Cannington detec- wise. ditions were still tives raided suspected Continued, page 2 being finalised this week. CANNING 2 NEWS www.communitynews.com.au February 13, 2020 NEWS ........................................................1-9 CRIME WATCH ............................................8 Wagesofsin LIFESTYLE..................................................10 Ashowofforce FREE sessions in Bentley WHAT’S ON ................................................12 next month will inform REAL ESTATE ........................................13-15 From page 1 car. He was later charged then used to search through and educate business TRADES DIRECTORY ................................16 The couple at the home, with possessing and culti- fordrugs.The 47-year-old owners and employers aged in their 30s, were vating cannabis with intent was charged with drug and about wage theft. CLASSIFIEDS..........................................17-19 charged with offencesin- to sell or supply, possessing weapons offences. Held as partofthe E SPORT ........................................................19 cluding possessing and cul- smoking implements and Aneighbour said the Business Knowledge & tivating cannabis and pos- possessing stolen property. property was known to Software Expo, the ses- sessing weapons. Specialist officers from have people coming and sions will also cover Fair At one unit on Merton the tactical response group going constantly through- Work Australia, PAYG, SID Street in Victoria Park, offi- were then called in to help out the day and night. Payroll Tax and Work cers used acrowbar and enter aheavily fortified “It is alittle bit scary Coverat8am and 4pm on IN battering ram to crash unit on Berwick Street in St sometimes because at night Thursday,March 12. through the front door. James. there are people moving Sessions will be held As they stormed inside As police marched down here and there shouting at Technology Park the property, an occupant the street armed with bat- and fighting,” he said. Function Centre,2 could be heard shouting: “It tering rams and heavy “After 12am people just Brodie Hall Drive, Bent- is only acouple of pot plants tools, residents expressed turn up all the time. Ithink ley. ... why is it so dramatic?”. reliefthat police were tak- there is something wrong To attend, email your Once inside, officers ar- ing action against their in that house.” name, company name rested a34-year-old man neighbours. Det-Const. Evan Jackson and contact phone num- Head of News: Denise Cahill and seized hydroponic One man inside the said the raids had been pos- ber to Digital Editor: Alison Middleton cannabis growing equip- Berwick Street address was sible in part, due to infor- [email protected] News Producer: David Friedlos ment, drugsand astolen arrested. 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The Welshpool busi- nessman will take part brewing in next month’s Red Sky Ride, afour-day charityeventfor So- laris Cancer Care. Having beat aseri- ous blood disorder in his 20s, Mr Blackburn over cafe foundfitness and re- covery cycling. “I was 26, Iwentto the doctor for aroutine Carmelle Wilkinson trucks/coffee van) was not check-up following a the best outcome for Shel- summer cold and THE owners of The Tribute ley Beach. shortly after was diag- Coffee and Kitchen in Shel- “I believe that this con- nosed,’’ he said. ley have come out against cept has not been adequate- Treatment included plans for aproposed cafe on ly thought through,” he astem cell transplant, Shelley Beach, just 450m said. chemotherapy and from their business. “Food trucks and pop-up weeks in hospital. But if there is over- cafesproduce large Mr Blackburn is whelming support from lo- amounts of waste through now clear of cancer cals for acafe, they would single-use utensils, cups, and up for his next like to be given the oppor- plates and napkins, and my challenge. tunity to run it. fear is that waste will fill “Lifeisgoing great; The Tribute Coffee and the bins in the vicinity and I’m back to full health Kitchen Caleb Dalziell said end up blowing into the and enjoy getting out- he did not want to compete sedge banks which line the doors,’’ he said. against food trucks, coffee foreshore and into the Mr Blackburnsaid vans and another cafe pro- amazing ‘living stream’ taking part in Red Sky posed in the Shelley Beach proposed for the site. Ride, was away of him Park Master Plan. “Food trucks often oper- giving back. “We believe that be- ate using noisy generators, RedSky Ride is a tween us and surrounding which pump fumes into our 630km journey cafes, themarket issuit- environment.” through the Wheatbelt ablyserviced with quality Mr Hall said his person- over four days. food and coffee offerings,” al preference would be Op- Cyclists are commit- he said. tion 3. ted to raising $4000 “Any addition to this “Yes, Iwanttosee a eachinsupport of So- would result in an overly small permanent cafe, simi- laris Cancer Care. saturated market, which lar to Lo Quay, with afoot- Mr Blackburne’s would negatively impact on print that expands and con- company Global Civil the long-term sustainabili- tracts; tables and chairs are CANNING andMining are major ty and viability of sur- placed out on the lawn if re- sponsors and will pro- rounding businesses,which quired, then put away at vide an additional Cancer survivor Kane Blackburn is gearing up for a630km bike ride to raise funds for Solaris are typically locally-owned the end of the day,” he said. $20,000. Cancer Care. Picture: Andrew Ritchie www.communitypix.com.au d497872 family businesses.” “The CityofCanning He said food trucks and has successfully estab- mobile coffee vans also lished much-loved cafes at posed environmentalcon- Lo Quay near Riverton History in the making cernsthrough pollution to Bridge on the banks of the the pristine foreshore. Canning River and the Can- LOCALS can help plan for ‘church with the chimney’. They have thrown their ning River Cafe at Kent the future of the City of Can- Canning Mayor Patrick Hall support behind Option 1in Street Weir. ning’s oldest building, Wood- wants residents and visitors the master plan, featuring “These small businesses loes Homestead. to Canning to detail what no cafe or mobile vans. employ local people,they The heritage-listed home- events and activities they stead has been apartofCan- want at the Homestead. “If option 3was to pro- support local suppliers, ning’s history for 150 years, Information sessions will be ceed, we would appreciate they contribute to our local first as afamilyhome for a held at Mid-Week Eats at the opportunity to work economy, and they connect well-to-do colonial family. Riverton Reserve tonight, with the community and our community together.” Today, the Cannington home Cannington Leisureplex Feb- City of Canning to be part The community consul- houses artefacts dating from ruary 14-17, Bentley Library of the tender process to op- tationperiod ended last 1871 to contemporary times February 18-21 and Willetton erate this cafe,” Mr Dalziell Friday.