JOONDALUP The family withthe Weekender same birthday PAGE 3 Communitynews.com.au THURSDAY,JANUARY 31, 2019 Helitac patriot act THIS helitac and eight other aircraft were called in to fight the Australia Day bushfire in ABLACK Jandabup that burnt for more than two days. DIAMOND Report, page 3 RING FOR YOUR VALENTINE! Spoil yourloved onethis Valentine’sDay bywinningan 18ctwhitegold &black diamondBill Hicks ring, valued at $2500! Ahelitac dumps water on the Jandabup bushfire. Picture: Josh Tucker How to win: Trailwood tweak See page 13 SENIORS Tyler Brown Joondalup’srecommenda- However, Joondalup palling” and the road was a visitor parking bayspro- tion. planning services manager “steep gradient and bend” posed for the street verge ADECISION on aproposed About 50 residents filled Chris Leigh said while the creating a“major traffic and included them on site. LIFE apartment building for the meeting room, with sev- developer was seeking hazard”. Teresa Ritchie also Woodvale has been de- eral making presentations some minor discretion, the He also highlighted the raised concerns about four ferred for eight weeks for against the proposal. proposal was “largely com- City’s parking permit sys- mature trees that needed to SEE OUR more information and mod- Suzanne Apps, speaking pliant”, with the height and temfor Trailwood Drive, be removed and the land- ifications. on behalf of Peter Grigor plot ratio meeting the re- which gives residents per- scaping not meeting the 50 NEW The two-storey proposal who lives directly behind quirements and the set- mits to park on the street to per cent requirement on for 12 two-bedroom units the proposed development, backs considered appropri- stop train commuters ille- the verge. REGULAR across 80 and 82 Trailwood said the building would ate. gally parking. Mr Leigh said this was Drive was presented to the have an “overbearing bulk Graham Short, who lives Mr Leigh said the City because the visitor parking FEATURE Metro North-West Joint De- and scale”, with the south- 40m from the back fence of also initially had parking had been moved on-site but velopment Assessment ern boundary setback at the site, raised traffic and and safety concerns, partic- landscaping was still acon- INSIDE Panel on Thursday, which 1.1m at one point, and it did safety concerns. ularly given the permit re- cern for the City and more voted unanimously to defer not fit withthe “current He said the current traf- strictions, and so the devel- work needed to be done. TODAY the item as per the City of landscape of the area”. fic conditions were “ap- oper had removed the More,page 8 Construction on VividBlu Residences is now complete! 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Photographer: Martin Kennealey S Group Sales Director: SENIORS LIFE ........................14-16 Water Minister Dave Kelly yester- day announced a10per cent re- Maddie Gray 9237 1427 REAL ESTATE ........................17-21 duction in groundwater alloca- Key AccountsDirector: TRADE DIRECTORY..............22-24 tions from 2028. Brendan Jupp 9237 1451 CLASSIFIEDS ........................25-26 Agriculture and Food Minister Business Development Mgrs: Alannah MacTiernan announced ergup and Neerabup. US Helen Robcke 9237 1574 SPORT ........................................27 PICK plans to develop abusiness case AState Government statement Sue Uphill 9237 1491 for aleasehold agri-precinct in said the previous government Real Estate Account Mgr: State Forest and invest in a proposed a25per cent reduction Dawn Robinson 9237 1529 water-use efficiency program. of groundwater allocations in CT Classifieds 13 20 13 Mr Zagar said the announce- 2016. 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NOVA STREET OF FEB & ACTIVA TION PRIZES 11AM -2PM 3SSUNUNDEDEWRW RISISEJE JOOOONDNDALALUPUP 2 January 31, 2019 www.communitynews.com.au NEWS 3 Bills due Fireforce saveshouses same day Justin Bianchini Lucy Jarvis private property. was issued at one stage –it ary 28, and aDepartment of Monday to help with their ADepartment of Fire flared up pretty quick,” he Biodiversity, Conservation investigation. WHEN Anna and Matt Bills ABOUT 120 firefighters, 50 and Emergency Services said. and Attractionsspokes- The vehicle, awhite 2013 starting going out in the fire trucks and nine air- spokesman said it was re- “It was contained and woman said staff would MitsubishiPajero, regis- UK, friends thought their craft were involved in fight- ported about 12.50pm on controlled at 3.31pm, how- continue patrolling the tration 1EDZ 275, was shared birthday was “kind ing abushfire in Jandabup January 26 during hot, ever there were still peat area for several days. stolen in Murdoch about of cool”. over the Australia Day long windy conditions. fires burning.” Fire crews were support- 3.30pm on January23and The Mindarie couple weekend. He said the response by About 30 staff from ed by SES andSalvation seen in Dianella about could not have dreamed The fire, believed to career,volunteer, Parks Parks and Wildlife were in- Army volunteers, as well as 10am on January25near a that some seven years later have been sparked by a and WildlifeService fire- volved in fightingthe fire, WA Police. burglary on Lennard and on the brink of Aus- stolen vehicle set alight in fighters, as well as aerial using two loaders and a Astolen motor vehicle Street. tralian citizenship, they thearea, took more than support, ensured no homes dozer to create containment was found burnt out in the Call Crime Stoppers on would have ababyboy on twodaystocompletely ex- were lost despite the fire lines. area and Arson Squad de- 1800 333 000 or make are- the same date. tinguish and burnt through getting close to them. The ‘all clear’ was issued tectives appealed for infor- port online at www. Max was born ahealthy about 40ha of bushland and “An emergencywarning after 6pm on Monday, Janu- mation from the public on crimestopperswa.com.au. 3.6kg in King Edward Memorial Hospital at 2.15am on his parents’ birthday, January 11. But he was supposed to be aDecember baby and doctorswantedtoinduce him for an early January arrival, while Anna wanted anatural birth. “He was due on the 29th of December so he came 13 days late,” she said. “The hospital did not like to go past 10 days over- due. But Iwanted anatural birth and didn’t want to be induced. “So Isaid ‘let me go up ’till two weeks’ (before in- ducement) and they agreed. My waters broke the day before (on January 10).” The real estate agent un- derstood her and her hus- band’s birthday would now fade into the background, particularly for Max’s first next year. Emergency services and residents at the Jandabup fire. Ahelitac dumps water on the Jandabupbushfire. “It’s not going to be any- Pictures: Josh Tucker thing to do with my birth- day now, let’s be honest,” JOON Good medicine she said. fornurseleader ECU Professor Di Twigg the School of Nursing search andhealth service has been recognised for and Midwifery was ap- leadership included her leadership and ser- pointed as aMember of being the nursing ser- vice to nursing in this the Order of Australia by vices executive director year’s Australia Day Ho- Governor-General Sir at Sir Charles Gairdner nours list. Peter Cosgrove. Hospital. Professor Twigg was “I am so over- She is amember of the among more than 1100 whelmed, excited and ho- Child and Adolescent Australians to be hon- noured,” Professor Health Services Board oured in the largest Aus- Twigg said.