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PERTH VOICE Gorman FEDERAL MEMBER for PERTH SEPTEMBER UPDATE HON ALISON XAMON MLC The Perth Member for North Metropolitan Your Green Voice in Parliament o alisonxamon.org.au @alisonxamonmlc VN 1154 Saturdayoice October 3, 2020 • Phone 9430 7727 • www.perthvoice.com • [email protected] @alisonxamon Willing Council slammed for walkers wanted! THE school holidays will be over soon so let’s get back to lunch with developer work. We have paper with representatives from Paul Collins called out of interest that could lead compromise the city’s delivery areas to fill by ASTRID DAINTON AMP Capital – with WA the city’s hierarchy at to actual conflicts; it brings decision-making. in Northbridge and premier Mark McGowan the the council’s September into question impartiality But WA Party founder North Perth for a STIRLING mayor Mark keynote speaker. 8 meeting, saying it was and the ease of access and local government hard-working, special Irwin is under fire from AMP has a development inappropriate to have which developers have in expert Julie Matheson said couple. You’ll get residents after he and the application before Stirling accepted the invitation. getting to the three most under Stirling’s code of to meet all sorts of city’s two most senior for three high-density “Why anyone from local senior people at the City of conduct, the trio should colourful characters public servants shared towers on the site of the government would want to Stirling.” have knocked back the and business in a luncheon with the Karrinyup shopping centre, be on a developer’s table at But Mr Irwin defended invitation from AMP. which has been met with a property council function the luncheon gathering, “It’s very important this unique district. developers behind the Email your interest controversial Karrinyup furious opposition from is beyond belief,” he later telling the chamber that all councillors, locals who have already told the Voice. “maintaining relationships elected members of a local to distribution@ West project. collected more than 700 “It’s even worse when with developers is one of government and planners fremantleherald.com Mr Irwin, CEO Stuart signatures on a petition that developer has lodged the important ways the city do not attend events with Be quick! Jardine and planning calling for it to be scaled probably the largest, most ensures … the economic developers, because there is These jobs go fast. director Stevan Rodic were down. expensive development benefit of development”. a perception of favouritism invited to share a front-row Former Stirling application in Stirling this He said the participants and bias,” Ms Matheson table at a Property Council councillor and long-term year. had paid for their own told the Voice. of WA lunch on August 28 property council member “It’s a perceived conflict tickets and denied it would • Continued page 4 Sell from home? It sounds too good to be true, but that’s exactly Family fears for Gibbs legacy what we’ve got on offer. We’re after someone email from the library was who wants a family- by STEVE GRANT a good illustration of her friendly working life but can sell advertising like KIDS visiting a point; it didn’t have any authentic Gibbs in its own hot-cakes. state library display collection to replace them, If you’re an active and celebrating the works of and she had to point staff resourceful person who May Gibbs only got to towards private collectors can sell across multiple read books “inspired” by with copies for sale when platforms including the famed author’s iconic they couldn’t track any print, online and social bush babies, and not one down in local bookstores. media, we want to hear word or illustration of “May Gibbs’ books are from you. We need an energetic, her own. inspired by growing up in WA – the creatures, the trees bright, competitive, It was the last straw for and the plants,” Ms Gibbs warm-hearted, fast- Gibb’s grand-niece Julie said. walking, hard-working Gibbs, who has waged The author lived near self-starter. a long battle against the Harvey in WA’s South Email your irresistible imitations, saying they are West from the age of eight, pitch to bryan.zemunik@ swamping the market and riding her pony Brownie fremantleherald.com destroying the originals’ through the bush while integrity. painting and writing about “So I called the museum • Julie Gibbs (centre) what she saw. This period on Monday and pointed out gave The Adventures of became important in the that they weren’t actually Snugglepot and Cuddlepie development of her famous books by May Gibbs, by WA Ballet a glowing bush stories, although and they were mortified review; not so the before they shot her to and took them out of the books ‘inspired’ by her stardom she had forged a exhibition,” Ms Gibbs said. grandaunt’s iconic bush • Continued page 4 She says a follow-up babies. SPEX DESIGN ptometrist have just reopened their doors after a major renovation and update in equipment. neiling the latest in biometric e technolog and the onl one of its kind in erth. Every eye is diff erent and that is why we have invested in the latest German technology. pe esign has unveiled its latest tool in eye testing equipment and prium lens technologies. The technology adopts high-precision eye measurents of the eye, with the biometric values integrated into Rodenstock lenses to ensure an individualised fi t for patients. If you’re looking for true precision vision lenses then speak to us. We know that every eye is as individual as your fi ngerprint. Call us today for true precision vision lenses. TS Phone to secure a time or call in at your convenience itgerald treet, North Perth infospedesign.com.au spedesign.com.au Advertisement Patrick PERTH VOICE Gorman FEDERAL MEMBER FOR PERTH SEPTEMBER UPDATE Dear residents, In less than two months, the new WA Museum will open its doors for the first time. I was lucky enough to get a behind the scenes tour and I guarantee every Western Australian will love it. You can register for the ticket ballot to see the museum in the first nine days at www.museum.wa.gov.au This month, I was also lucky to take a look through Perth’s hidden heritage marvels - the old Savoy Hotel and the Metropole Hotel and Royal Theatre with Activate Perth’s Kylie Taylor and building owner Les Wilson. Perth’s secret heritage will be key to the future of the Perth City’s heart. Kind regards, ABOVE: Speaking with Activate Perth’s Kylie Taylor and building owner Les Wilson about heritage. Patrick Gorman MP LEFT: Touring the new WA Federal Member for Perth Museum’s Kaleidoscope with director Alec Coles. CALLING ALL PERTH DEFENDING AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS UNIVERSITIES Tuesday, 1 September 2020 Whether you are a professional photographer with all the equipment “Fairness and opportunity should be the or an amateur with a phone, this is values that drive our work in this place. the community-based Christmas card No-one held back; no-one left behind. photography competition for you. This legislation does hold Australians back. It holds them back in the middle I am once again running a competition of the first recession in 30 years. It for a photo for my annual community leaves people behind who find that Christmas card with a $500 first prize. university is too expensive. It is a war Think you can beat last year’s winner? This on our universities—a war that, in my year’s theme is Perth: 2020. Photos must view, the Liberal Party have been raging be taken in the Perth electorate. every time they are on the government benches. For more information or to submit a photo, please visit my website Fairness and $500 Some 40 per cent www.patrickgomanmp.com opportunity should of students, will see be the values that PRIZE their fees increase to drive our work in this place. $14,500 a year. That’s No-one held back; no-one doubling the cost for left behind.” thousands of students. courses that I studied a A law and a commerce decade or more ago. degree will increase by 28 per cent, and Education is an investment—an the cost of a humanities course will go investment in the next generation. up 113 per cent. Australia will benefit from investing in a country that understands diversity; is I studied humanities at Curtin University able to think critically; and has a skilled, and business at the University of Western knowledgeable population. For a strong Australia. I am very happy to be standing economy we need to keep university up for students who are studying the affordable for all.” Aged care is a job where compassion is the driving force. But a compassionate workforce also means the industry doesn’t always get the government help it needs. Gratitude is important, but proper funding is critical. Patrick Gorman MP, Opinion Piece, Friday, 4 September 2020 Patrick 08 9272 3411 Gorman PatrickGormanMP FEDERAL MEMBER FOR PERTH [email protected] Authorised by Patrick Gorman MP, Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch), 953A Beaufort Street, Inglewood, WA, 6052 Page 2 - The Perth Voice, Saturday October 3, 2020 www.perthvoice.com The change we’ve been waiting for. CITY OF PERTH 2020 BRUCE FOR MAYOR BruceForMayor.com.au AUTHORISED BY BRUCE REYNOLDS, 180 ABERDEEN STREET PERTH WA 6003. • Reece Harley and Crib Lane cafe owner Michael Ivanoff back in June. 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