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FREMANTLE Ho ERALD Volume 30 N 38 Your local, INDEPENDENT newspaper 41 Cliff Street, Fremantle Saturday September 21, 2019 Fremantle: Letterboxed to Beaconsfield, East Fremantle, Fremantle, Hilton, Ph: 9430 7727 Fax 9430 7726 www.fremantleherald.com North Fremantle, O’Connor, Samson, South Fremantle and White Gum Valley Email: [email protected] ‘Remote and beautiful’ • Rew Hanks’ vast Nordic landscape Gone Fishing East of Faskrudfjordur has taken out this year’s prestigious Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award. See full story page 10 Port brawl gets ugly for Labor by STEVE GRANT Another meeting comments – but the entire government was “crystal attendee, who didn’t clear” during the election FREMANTLE Labor MP event was peaceful and want to be named, wrote everyone who attended the that it would stop the Perth Simone McGurk says to Mr Cain saying she Westport briefing had the Freight Link and start she won’t be bullied into was “disgusted” by the opportunity to have their planning an outer harbour. stopping plans being behaviour. say – even the MUA,” Mr “Westport has shortlisted drawn up for a new A union member herself, Cain said. options which retain a role harbour by unhappy she said the wharfies tried “Naturally some in the for Fremantle port,” Ms wharfies. to intimidate speakers and community are concerned McGurk said. disregarded residents who’d Earlier this week 200 McGowan is breaking his “Ultimately the come to hear about the election promise to keep government will be guided Maritime Union of Australia port’s future. members and supporters Fremantle a working port in by the best evidence about Mr Cain said the union public ownership. how to handle our freight marched on Ms McGurk’s didn’t encourage or office after rallying outside a needs moving forward. • MUA supporters rally outside Simone McGurk’s office. condone violence and he’d Misleading “If the MUA had more Westport Taskforce briefing removed the post as soon at the Esplanade Hotel. confidence in their position, as he became aware of it. “When 90 per cent of Find the Fake Ad The union characterised they would not be afraid WIN AN He said their actions at the the future growth in traffic for your chance to win a its members’ actions as of an independent and Westport briefing weren’t will be cars, not trucks, AUTHENTIC feast for two! “loud and boisterous”, but rigorous examination of intimidating. how misleading is it when got caught up in a debate these issues.” PERSIAN RUG “During the rally Westport suggests publicly during the week over a Ms McGurk is a former this morning some we can avoid improving VALUED AT social media comment on official with left-wing of the speakers were our roads by building a new WA branch secretary Chris United Voice, which had a $1699! loud, others spoke with container port in Cockburn Cain’s Facebook page which bruising stoush linked to the See Competitions page See Competitions page passion, and some were Sound?” • Customised cleaning for all premier Mark McGowan outer harbour with the for details. for details. loudly passionate in their But Ms McGurk said the • Continued page 10 2 took as a personal threat. types of rugs from $30 per m • Stain and odour removal • Customised cleaning for all types• of Fibre rugs protectionfrom $30 per m2 • Stain• and Repairs odour removal • Fibre protection • Pick up and delivery WATCH OUR VIDEO Authorised by: Martin Lee, 6 Brennan St, Fremantle Authorised by: Martin Lee, 6 Brennan • Repairs • Pick up and delivery WATCH OUR VIDEO DOWSON… ADVERTISEMENT. A RETURN TO SAFE HANDS ON OUR WEBSITE Fremantle must return to being an ON OUR WEBSITE accountable and transparent Council ✓ JOHN DOWSON for City Ward 1300 MY RUGS Please contact John at [email protected] 1300 MY RUGS 1300 69 78471300 69 7847 www.therugcleaningcompany.com.auwww.therugcleaningcompany.com.au GRAND LAUNCH25% THISSOLD SATURDAY Page 2 - The Herald, Saturday September 21, 2019 f www.fremantleherald.com Election trolls An experienced voice for your rear their heads suburbs by STEVE GRANT A CANDIDATE in the upcoming council elections in Cockburn found two bullets in his driveway the day VOTE after publicly declaring his opposition to Roe 8. A failed attempt to strike Lynn MacLaren the controversial road from • Perth’s planning scheme by HILTON WARD Fremantle City Council the McGowan government has [email protected] | facebook.com/MacLarenForHilton seen it revived for the election, pushed along by Federal Tangney Liberal MP Ben Morton. ADVERTISEMENT Authorised by A. Henderson, 6a Laidlaw St, Hilton 6163 Mr Morton has taken out full-page ads in the Herald supporting the highway, and this week asked Cockburn’s candidates to sign a pledge backing the road. “The Hon Ben Morton MP will be communicating to our community on behalf of candidates who sign in support of building Roe 8&9,” Mr Morton’s electoral manager Jordan Keesing wrote to candidates. It’s local government elections, not Brothers • Phoebe Corke said she treats trolls like ghosts - they shout but no one hears. Photo supplied in Arms devastating when she responded business address, rather than to a Letter to the Editor in my home address, for election Tarun Dewan is running for the West Australian by a Roe material authorisation and had East Ward in Cockburn and was supporter. to check that it was allowed,” furious to receive the federal A photo taken of her with the she said. MP’s message. Imam of the Cockburn Mosque “This time round the “I believe [this] is a clear was shared on anti-Islamic WAEC representative advised interference in the council sites across Australia and even prospective candidates not to elections and violates the local overseas, leading to 48 hours of use their own addresses.” government act,” Mr Dewan death threats. said. On the morning of the Ghosts But Central Ward candidate election, she turned on her Phoebe Corke, who revealed the phone to find 50 missed calls Ms Corke said ducking Present this ad to receive two-bullet threat, said that took and 150 emails from sign-up social media in a campaign was the election to a new low. websites ranging from porn, electoral suicide, so she’s taking 20% OFF the total bill “This is outrageous,” Ms gambling and credit ratings to a different tack. (Valid for either dine in Corke said. loans and shopping surveys. “I treat [trolls] as ghosts; they or take away until 15 Oct 2019) “It’s local government “The volume was so great can shout but no one hears. elections, not Brothers in Arms. within the timeframe that more “On my own page, I’m the Open Mon - Sat 5.30pm - 9pm “It’s really scary when the than one person must have exorcist. (closed Sun) bullies are showing you that been involved,” Ms Corke said, “I’ve put a word filter on they know where you live.” adding she’s still getting 50-60 visitor posts so that if someone Shop 22 / 155 Canning Hwy Ms Corke copped a torrent spam emails a day. uses any of the most common East Fremantle of abuse during the last election But this time around she’s terms of abuse I won’t even We’re BYO! (“Trolling democracy,” Herald, wised up and has a new email get to see their post; it will be September 30, 2018) and during address just for the campaign. instantly blocked.” the anti-Roe campaign found a “Two years ago, the returning Ms Corke says she hopes PHONE: 6161 7117 dead bandicoot had been left on officer from the electoral kicking out the trolls will open Dine In / Take Away her driveway. commission was surprised up time to speak to locals about She said the trolls were when I wanted to use a friend’s issues the council can deal with. FINALIST 2019 / WINNER 2018 MBA HEA AWARDS BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE - SMALL BUILDER SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN 2019 BUILD IT THE RIGHT WAY RIGHT HOMES PTY LTD | ABN: 27 119 778 291 | BC12074 2018 Choose the right MBA HEA AWARDS way for sustainable Finalist - Energy Effi ciency design and building. 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