SIXTY of the BEST Funding Pledge for Lost Youth

Thursday, January 7, 2021 perthnow.com.au/community-news INSIDE HOME BINFERNO SIXTY OF THE BEST Page 3 Funding pledge for lost youth TEENAGERS experienc- night up to three months. ing homelessness or una- During their stay, ble to stay in their family young people are provid- home could benefit from a ed with essentials such as State Government elec- nutritious meals, warm tion commitment of $3.4 showers and toiletries. million to support a new A youth worker is on crisis accommodation site at all times to provide facility in the northern support. A drug education suburbs. and support worker is Youth Futures would also located on site to help build the new facility, young people address any which would replicate its drug and alcohol misuse. existing TINOCA (Teen- Premier Mark McGo- agers In Need of Crisis wan visited Youth WARNING AS RECYCLING BIN Accommodation) facility Futures in Joondalup yes- built in 1988, to provide terday to announce the accommodation for six funding commitment. SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTS, young people aged 15 to 19. “Youth Futures has a PAGE 3 TINOCA provides proven track record when short-term accommoda- it comes to supporting SPARKING HOUSE FIRE tion, with options for resi- teenagers experiencing dents to stay from one homelessness,” he said. STI 2 NEWS January 7, 2021 NEWS ...................................................................... P2-8 STAGE .................................................................. P17, 24 New Year RESIDENTIAL ........................................................... P18 Sunglasses theft TRADES DIRECTORY ......................................... P20-21 fire appeal MORE than $700 worth of LOOK LOCAL....................................................... P22-24 DETECTIVES are searching sunglasses were stolen from for an arsonist after a fire CLASSIFIEDS ........................................................... P24 Westfield Innaloo last caused an estimated $50,000 FASHION .................................................................. P25 month. damage to an Inglewood A man entered a store in home on New Year’s Eve. SPORT ...................................................................... P26 the Scarborough Beach Arson Squad detectives DRIVEWAY ............................................................... P27 Road shopping centre on are investigating a house December 8 at 3.30pm. fire on Tenth Avenue be- The man asked to try on a tween 10.30pm on December pair of sunglasses and 31 and 7.30am on January 1. INSIDE grabbed a second pair on dis- Department of Fire and play while a staff member Emergency Services attend- helped another customer. ed but the fire went out He ran from the store with before crews arrived. the sunglasses, which were Police said there were Editorial Director: Amanda Keenan valued at more than $760. A CCTV image of the man to whom police wish to speak. signs of forced entry into the News Production: Justin Bianchini Police have released house through a window. Design: Carly Pilton CCTV images of the man tall with short dark hair. shoulder. Anyone with information Features Editor Arylene Westlake-Jennings they believe could help with He was wearing a white Anyone with information or CCTV vision from the ar- Digital Editor: Alison Middleton the investigation. T-shirt under a light blue is asked to contact Crime ea can call Crime Stoppers General inquiries: 9237 1000 The man is described as ol- dress shirt, blue shorts, Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or on 1800 333 000 or crimestop- Email: [email protected] ive skinned, 30-35 years old, black sneakers and carrying crimestopperswa.com.au perswa.com.au. Rewards of Reporters: thin build and about 180cm a satchel bag over his left with reference number 9927. up to $50,000 are available. 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Visit www.communitynews.com.au/win STI January 7, 2021 NEWS 3 Rubbish sparks bin fire Nadia Budihardjo Two GoFundMe pages have been set up, with a goal FIRE investigators believe a of $10,000 to be raised for the recycling bin may have first family. “spontaneously combusted” More than $6000 has been and started the blaze that raised for the young family ripped through a house in living next door, which had Trigg this week, causing an one side of their house estimated $1 million dam- blackened by the blaze. age. Elisha Brown said she and Crews were called to a her partner woke up to a house on Chrysostom Street bang and were afraid their engulfed in flames just children were in danger. before 1.30am on Monday. “We were all asleep; my Two people inside awoke daughters were in the front to the sound of smoke bedroom that caught alight alarms and called triple zero first,” she said. while escaping the inferno. “I just opened the curtains It took 90 minutes for 20 and it was bright orange at firefighters to bring the fire our window. “I just grabbed under control, by which my phone, got the girls down time it had also spread to the the stairs and started calling house next door. the fireys straight away.” Department of Fire and The mum-of-two said the Emergency Services Metro community support North Coastal superinten- through the GoFundMe dent Andy Hinton said the page had been overwhelm- cause was accidental. ing. “The fire was caused by “We haven’t stopped cry- spontaneous combustion in ing; seeing everybody’s sup- a recycling bin at the home,” port is just shocking really, he said. you don’t expect people to Fire investigators believe rally around that much,” it was a combination of the she said. contents of the bin being “We’re lucky to have a lot Ralph Havard, seen here in action with sensei Mark Golding, has received a black belt in karate. Picture: Andrew tightly packed, the lid being of family around us so we’ve Ritchie slightly ajar and a windy just moved in to my mum’s day. house in Mindarie until we “If you have the same con- figure out what we’re going ditions at another house, it to do.” Still belting out the classic moves may not eventuated in a fire Family friend and at all,” a DFES spokeswo- GoFundMe organiser Daisy AGE is no barrier for a dad “There’s a lot of emo- his two sons started their Sensei Mark Golding man said. Hill, of Joondalup, said who smashed his goal of tions... for me, it’s the 10 lessons in Balcatta 10 years said Mr Havard was one of City of Stirling waste and every bit of the fundraising achieving a black belt at 60 years of hard work and a ago. the first students when fleet manager Rick Bryant would give the family a years old. few injuries on the way,” he “I heard they were going Gold Martial arts intro- said items should be placed much-needed head start. Ralph Havard received a said. to do an adult class and the duced karate classes for loosely in the recycling bin, “They’re the family that black belt at Gold Martial “I want to definitely get boys go ‘come on Dad, you adults. not bagged. always helps everyone else,” Arts in Balcatta after two another dan (rank). I want have to do it with us’… so “Ralph took up the train- “The correct use of do- she said. “They help out days of grading last month. to learn more about that got me going,” he said. ing at 50 years of age,” he mestic waste and recycling anyone in need even when The North Perth resident karate’s origins and where “I never put age as a re- said. bins will reduce the risk of they don’t have the resourc- said receiving a black belt it comes from, and the lifes- striction for me, it’s just a “How many people fire,” he said. es to do so. was merely scratching the tyle.” number. The day I can’t would say this is something “Hazardous materials, To donate, visit surface on the goals he had Mr Havard said he start- walk is when I’ll stop, that’s I want to do at 50 years of such as aerosol cans and bat- gofundme.com/f/7gw8c7- set for karate. ed taking up karate after what age is to me.” age?” teries should never go into the-ellis-family or go- household bins.” fundme.com/f/28qjw2dyhc. STI 4 NEWS January 7, 2021 SAVE THE DATE Here’s the lowdown on what’s happening in your neighbourhood ᔡ Free Beach Storytime 9am-12.30pm. Events held Osborne Park on January at Scarborough Beach at Hamersley Leisure 14. The all ages event Amphitheatre on January Centre, Herb Graham starts at 6pm. $10 entry 8 at 10am. Suitable for centre in Mirrabooka and via trybooking.com/ children from 0–5 years Scarborough Leisure BNMEI. old. Contact Scarborough Centre. Suitable for ᔡ Furry friends will be at Library on scarborough@ children aged 5-12 years WA Pet Project stirling.wa. gov.au or 9205 old. Contact Adoption Day at Flinders 7420. martine.odonnell@ Square in Yokine on ᔡ Basketball event 3x3 stirling.wa.gov.au or 9205 January 9 at 11am. community hustle at 7600. Contact hello@ Scarborough Beach skate ᔡ Free kids carnival at wapetproject.com.au. park every Sunday from Primewest Northlands in ᔡ Free Whirling in January 10 - February 28. Balcatta from January Stirling Scooter Jam Starts at 1pm. Suitable for 11-15 and January 18-22.

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