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PAGE 5 Picture: Andrew Ritchie www.communitypix.com.au d478492 Phone tower fight Kristie Lim However, Ms Martino, whose LOCALS OBJECT TO VODAFONE PROPOSAL family owns eight properties near ABOUT 300 residents concerned the centre,said she fearedfor her overhealth risksand property notified by theCity of Bayswater said the Cityhad extended the clos- daughter’s health, who hasacute prices havesignedtwo petitions about theVodafone proposal. ing date to February 13. lymphoblastic leukaemia. against aproposed phone tower The phone tower is forthe area According to the ARPANSA and “We don’t have amobile phone near ashopping centre in Morley. behind IGA, where alow-impact the WorldHealth Organisation, near her, we don’thaveher near a Hillcrest Dianella petitionists Monica mobile basestation is also being currentresearchindicates there microwave–weare tryingtomake Primary’s Podesta and LucianaMartino gath- planned by Optus. are no establishedhealth effects these precautions and yet they ered signatures from residents It wasupfor publiccommenton from the low exposure to radio wanttogoandput this big tower twins within 250m of theWellingtonVil- the City’s websiteuntil February6, waves generatedbymobile phone despiteall of our efforts,”she said. 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Cancellation and refund policies apply. REPORTER, OR BY PHONE ASenior Collegeofthe DepartmentofEducation. Visit the short course section of our website at tuartcollege.wa.edu.au or call the College on 9242 6222. EASTERN 2 Council gives approval for overhaul Kristie Lim noise, traffic and odour impacts. Conditionsinclude the developer AN Embleton complex will be de- paying $38,000 in cash-in-lieu funds molished and revamped with a24- for public art, the extension of a hour petrol station and convenience central raised median or the instal- LEFT: Cr Filomena Piffaretti with the Wright family, from Dianella. Right: Luciana Martino, of store, tyre and pet shops after lation of a‘splitter island’ in front of Dianella, with Claudia (3) and Massimo (1) and Monica Podesta, of Dianella. Bayswater Council approved a$3.8 theWalterRoad East and anew Picture: David Baylis www.communitypix.com.au d478573 million proposal. crossover on to WalterRoadEast. The council unanimously sup- There will also be an extension of ported Fabric Property Group’s pro- the right-hand turn pocket on the Plan fully compliant: Vodafone posal for the amalgamationofLot western approach to the signalised 751, 243 Beechboro Road North and intersection of Walter Road East Lot 755, 484 Walter Road East in Em- and Beechboro Road North. From page 1 said the proposed mobile base Lagan or Cr Bianca Sandri to bleton at acommitteemeeting last Deputy Mayor Chris Cornish AVodafone spokeswoman station would improve mobile table at meetings before Febru- week. said it was agood development and said the proposal complied services and mobile internet ary 12. The 3959sq msite is currently oc- would be “far better” than the site’s with all regulatory require- speeds in the area. ACity of Stirling spokes- cupied by avacantbuilding(afor- current state. ments and health standards. IGA Wellington Village woman said the City intended mer DVD