Thursday, April 30, 2020 COMMUNITYNEWS.COM.AU INSIDE WE THAT’S THE SPIRIT CAN’T Page 3 Thieves in bike grab FREMANTLE Detectives are taking part in a cross- boundary investigation into DO IT the burglary of a Hamilton Hill motorcycle store on Monday morning. About 1.45am, a commer- cial premises in Maddington was broken into and a white Mercedes Benz Sprinter panel van stolen, along with a set of keys. Just before 5am, the panel van was driven to the motor- cycle store on Rockingham Road, at which point a num- ber of people broke in and ALONE stole four motorbikes. The stolen van was later found abandoned on Keedes Court in Parmelia. Police are calling for Councils plea for Federal Government assistance anyone with dash-cam vision, CCTV or mobile phone vision to provide it to during coronavirus pandemic. REPORT PAGE 5 their online portal or con- tact Crime Stoppers. 2 NEWS April 30, 2020 NEWS ...................................................................... P1-14 ARTS ......................................................................... P16 Car park FILM ........................................................................... P17 BOOKS ....................................................................... P18 Gateway to gets chop PARENTING ............................................................. P19 HOME ....................................................................... P24 A HAMILTON Hill carpark BEAUTY .................................................................... P25 is getting a temporary make- over in the form of a pop-up REAL ESTATE...................................................... P26-27 forest. TRADES DIRECTORY ........................................ P28-29 shop and drive The Greening Greenslade EMPLOYMENT ........................................................ P30 project will establish an Ben Smith an agreed time from one the changes and also urban forest on the site of a CLASSIFIEDS ........................................................... P30 of three designated areas thank customers for foll- council-owned carpark at SPORT ....................................................................... P31 INSIDE COCKBURN Gateway in the carpark. owing social distancing the corner of Greenslade Shopping Centre has The system allows cus- guidelines when in cen- Street and Winterfold Road. started a ‘Carpark Col- tomers to collect from tre,” she said. When completed in June, lect’ service to allow cus- multiple retailers at the it will feature waterwise tomers to support local same time and centre WHO’S INVOLVED plants and a host of recycled Editorial Director: Amanda Keenan business while minimis- manager Alexandra Bakers Delight materials in place of the News Production: Matt Zis ing the risk of infection. McAuliffe said the service Boost Juice 880sq m carpark. Design: Carly Pilton Seven retailers and would safeguard their Breadtop Cockburn environmental Features Editor: Arylene Westlake-Jennings businesses within the health and wellbeing too. Lenard’s Chicken projects officer Lisa Bride- Digital Editor: Alison Middleton centre allow people to “We are pleased with Malone’s Quality Meats son said the site was an General inquiries: 9237 1000 place orders over the the way our retailers and Price Attack underused hard space that phone and collect them at customers have embraced San Churro Chocolateria could become a green com- Email: [email protected] munity asset. Reporters: Ben Smith 9237 1436 (Cockburn, East Fremantle) Aaron Corlett 9237 1534 (Melville, Fremantle) Photographers: David Baylis, Andrew Ritchie Group Sales Director: Max Wilson 0420 927 511 communitynews.com.au Business Development Managers: Carol Edwards 0413 686 100 Paul Skuse 0413 444 038 communitynews.com.au/subscribe Contact Centre/Trades: Rick Edwards 9237 1442 /FremantleGazette Distribution: 08 9237 1630 Published by: Community Newspaper Group 50 Hasler Road, Osborne Park WA 6017. /FreoGazette CONTACT US CONTACT Printed by Colourpress 54 Hasler Road, Osborne Park WA 6017. April 30, 2020 NEWS 3 Tragedy at Upgrade for crash hot spot sea averted COCKBURN Volunteer Sea Ben Smith funding will be used to intersection was the one of Mondays to Fridays in 2017- constraints. Search and Rescue played a replace the intersection’s the most hazardous in the 18 was 16,100 on Rockingham The intersection is a vital role in saving two peo- ONE of Cockburn’s most traffic signals with a roun- area, with the eighth highest Road south of Phoenix Road stone’s throw from Phoenix ple’s lives following a fishing dangerous intersections is dabout. number of reported vehicle and 16,648 along Phoenix Shopping Centre and the trip gone wrong on Sunday set to get a safety upgrade The Black Spot funding accidents for the five-year Road east of Rockingham City of Cockburn council morning. after receiving more than $1 will be part of a larger $4 period to the end of 2018. Road. chambers and close to Man- The two fisherman made a million in funding. million upgrade to Rocking- During that period there Most crashes were right- ning Park. distress call via their elec- The intersection of Phoe- ham Road, considered a pri- were 58 crashes, including 11 angle and right-turn In April 2019, the City of tronic position indicating nix and Rockingham roads mary distributor road and casualties, at a cost of $3.4 through crashes and rear- Cockburn endorsed a draft radio beacon about 6.40am in Hamilton Hill has which stretches down to million. end crashes. concept plan to create a town after a large wave flipped received just over $1.1 mil- Spearwood Avenue. According to Main Roads The intersection was diffi- centre along Rockingham their five-metre half-cabin lion as part of the 2020-21 According to the City of WA’s traffic map, the aver- cult to improve because of Road between Phoenix Road cruiser near Carnac Island. Black Spot Program. The Cockburn’s website, the age number of vehicles land and infrastructure and Coleville Crescent. Cockburn Marine Rescue Vessel Avail was dispatched to locate the men, along with Department of Transport and police vessels. A rescue helicopter spot- ted the pair clinging to a fuel tank off Seaward Reef and they were promptly taken aboard the Department of Transport vessel. The men were taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital for treatment. The Avail stayed behind and while the crew were unable to find the boat, they did manage to retrieve debris over the next couple Running of hours. Despite a large swell in the area, the boat was able to successfully locate four life in a new jackets and flares still in their original packaging. direction Seeking comment THE City of Cockburn has encouraged its booming population to regularly get involved in shaping the future of the area. The City has launched a campaign to boost the par- ticipation base of its online Running with Thieves managing director Scott Douglas. Picture: Aaron Corlett feedback portal Comment on Cockburn. THE people behind what capacity hospitality venue, sanitiser due to a global in Australia, it’s all gone to and we are still struggling Established in 2016, Com- was supposed to be Fre- micro-brewery and micro- shortage. package and we don’t have a because there’s a global ment on Cockburn allows mantle’s next brewery and distillery for the former “We were aiming to push packaging line set up yet.” shortage,” he said. residents and ratepayers to distillery were busy mak- Sealanes site in South Fre- through with construction; Mr Douglas said they “Most of the products provide feedback on issues ing their dream a reality mantle in mid-2019, the right now you would have were fortunate to have the come out of China. such as concept plans, traf- when the COVID-19 pan- brains behind the oper- seen a lot of the front-of- help of local tradespeople, “The hardest thing is not fic and transport projects, demic hit. ation were busily putting house being done,” manag- who pulled long hours to knowing what the demand beaches, dog parks, town Instead of producing everything together. ing director Scott Douglas get the distillery up and is going to be. We are doing planning, infrastructure, their first batch of locally- The shutdown of bars said. “We’ve had to put a running. 500ml and 1l bottles but we events and heritage issues. made craft beer and spirits, and restaurants halted stop to that. “There was a lot of hard are also doing 20L drums The website currently has Running with Thieves now work on the site but the “We also put a big invest- work from our team too; and 5L bottles for frontline nearly 6000 registered users find themselves making company responded to the ment in here with the you are creating a new workers. from a population of just hand sanitiser. Federal Government’s equipment and 70 per cent product from scratch so the “The response has been over 114,000. After the company request for small batch dis- of the demand has disap- biggest challenge has been super positive from the The City hopes to at least received approval for a 300- tilleries to produce hand peared; there’s no keg sales packaging, finding bottles, public.” double this number by the end of 2020. 4 • THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020 COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS April 30, 2020 NEWS 5 Dinner date is welcome relief A HAMMOND Park cafe is doing its bit to look after locals adversely affected by Councils seek the coronavirus pandemic by providing a free weekly meal. Each Saturday night, the Threepence Cafe Bakery is donating a cooked dinner to Federal help a local family that has fallen Ben Smith and existing financial