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Exhibition Centre on Wednesday, about the things that sit behind The charity provides support for June 27, from 5.30pm. trauma and how people recover and DR Ann O’Neill’sson Kylewould people affected by trauma and is Dr O’Neill said the event was respond after it’s happened.” Carolyn have turned 30 last Wednesday but raising awareness for World PTSD about coming together to raise Perth College students will be honoured he and his sister Latisha were mur- Day by recognising anyone who has awareness and money. among the angels wearing white to dered by their father 24 years ago. suffered trauma through accident, “We’re trying to get groups of help breakthe record after Year 11 for service Through her not-for-profit illness, disaster, terrorism or crime. peoplefromplaces like refuges, student Amy Porter was inspired by to arts organisation angelhands, Dr O’Neill Canada holds the current record schools and hospitals where people Dr O’Neill’s speech at the school’s will honour her two children by of 1275. Angelhands aims to gather are dealing with trauma,” she said. leadership camp run by Burn Bright. PAGE 2 attempting to break aworld record 1500 angels at Perth Convention “It’s all about raising awareness More, page 3 Theo’s Music closing after 53 years PAGE 3 Former Vienna local in WASO line up PAGE 11 Ann O’Neill from angelhands with Year 1students from Perth College dressed as angels. Picture: Andrew Ritchie www.communitypix.com.au d483561 DENTURES PLUS -Perth’sexperts in quality,life-like dentures! Initial consult is FREE if dentures or implants arepurchased. Finance available! T&C apply. 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It’s afantasy storyIread years ago. ‘Modest’ rate Arts atrue passion forchampion Chard THE reason behind West Aus- THE ESSENTIALS tralian Opera executive director Carolyn Chard’s decades-long TheQueen's Birthday dedication to the arts can be 2018 Honours List: rise forPerth summedupwith aquote by Italian AO: Peter John Fitzpatrick opera composer Giuseppe Verdi. AM: Dr Domenico (Dominic) Spagnolo “There is aquote by Verdi that OAM: Norman Tattershall captures for me why we work and By JULIANWRIGHT FAST FACTS Wells live in the arts: ‘I adore art… when CITYofPerth property owners will Proposed rate increase by Iamalone with my notes my metro local governments experience one of the lowest rates rises heart pounds and the tears Ms Chard’s jobs in the indus- City of Nedlands ..............4% in the 2018-19 financial year with a0.8 stream from my eyes and my try have included Deckchair The- City of Rockingham ..........3.6% emotion and my joys are too per cent increase. City of Kwinana .............3.5% atre, Barking Gecko Theatre and Perth comes second to the Town of Shire of Mundaring ..........3.1% much to bear’,” she said. Awesome Arts Australia general Cottesloe so far, with that western sub- Town of Victoria Park .........3% Her service to the arts was manager in the 1990s, then Black urbs local government proposing 0.7 City of Joondalup ...........2.95% recognised when she was Swan Theatre multicultural audi- per cent. City of Wanneroo ..........2.95% appointed aMember of the Order ence development and Opera The City of Perth’s “modest” rate City of Fremantle ...........2.9% of Australia in the Queen’s Birth- Australiageneral manager in the rise was 1.5 per cent in the 2017-18 City of East Fremantle .......2.5% day 2018 Honours List. 2000s. financial year. City of Mandurah ............2.4% Ms Chard’s segue into theatre Ms Chard said everyone was City of Kalamunda ...........2.1% The new financial year will have the came when she completedan an arts maker or arts consumer. Claremont ............1.9 per cent City of Perth bring in $90.2 million from arts management degree at “We need to value the arts in Cockburn .............1.9 per cent WAAPA after working in banking, rates, which includes residential, retail, City of Swan ................1.8% our lives.The arts nurture the commercial,vacant landand hotel, City of Melville ..............0.9% which she said gave her aground- soul, enriching us and the com- which is $934,000 more than the cur- Town of Cottesloe ..........0.7% ing in business, and fashion, munities we live in,” she said. rent financial year. which gave her apassion for the “There’s alot of passion and a Those that own an empty block will ject. However, recurrent grants have creative side of things. lot of time dedicated to the arts; be charged 6.25 cents in the dollar, decreased by $97,000, primarily due to “The arts have always been a the job is definitely not a9am- while commercialand hotel will both be adecrease in budgeted Skyworks grant deep field of interest and Ithink 5pmroutine. charged 5.56 cents in the dollar. funding by $65,000 to $435,000. that’s because of the ability to be “We put work on the stage Grants and subsidies have Rubbish collection fees are project- creative, the licence to be alittle that is there for only amoment; increased by $214,000 compared to ed to go up by 2.7 per cent, or outside the box and the opportu- we capture moments in the hope the current budget, with $675,000 for $260,000, to recover the 13.9 per cent nity to live an authentically artisti- that audiences will have an expe- the Smarter Cities and $375,000 for increase in the City’s landfill disposal Honoured: Carolyn Chard. cally rich and fulfilling life,” she rience that lives with them long the OzoneReserveartesianborepro- charges. 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Call us on (08) 9381 2800 and register your interest today. 2018 12, [email protected] June Tuesday, THERICHARDSON.COM.AU EXPRESS, GUARDIAN 2 Boost the numbers From page 1 “When Ann spoke to us, she shared the quote ‘I thought someone should do something and then I realised Iamsomeone’,” Amy said. “This really resonated with me as Iamreally pas- sionate about helping oth- ers, no matter how small that act may be. “Trauma is something that affects us all in some way, whether it is ourselves, afamilymemberorfriend and an issue that isn’t going away fast, but by taking part in small actions like these we are taking real steps to help make adifference. Scot Henderson’s late grandfather’s store Theo’s Music is closing down. Picture: Andrew Ritchie www.communitypix.com.au d483614 “By getting involved with this angelhands project, it makes me feel as though I am able to help someone, in Swan song formusic store some way, no matterhow small.” Amy encouraged people FIRST REPORTED AT who also enjoys golf, sailing and flying, “We’ve got suppliers that deal “Lindsay Wells is alocal guy who to sign up for the world opened the Stirling Street shop in straight to the customers now because has been shopping here for decades record attempt. Communitynews Northbridge in 1965. you can go on their website and buy and played with Eric Clapton, and .com.au Mr Henderson died in July 2017. directly from them.” James Morrison shopped here,” he THE ESSENTIALS By JULIAN WRIGHT His son Miles took the reins He thanked customers for their said. throughout the years, working with his ongoing support and said customers Miles will look at retiring once the WHAT: The Largest VIDEO killed the radio star and now the brother Reid, and Miles’ son Scot also who shopped with them decades ago doors close for the last time and Scot Gathering of Angels internet is responsible for the demise clocked up about 10 years in store. bought theirchildren’s first musical may change careers, but will continue World Record Attempt WHEN: Wednesday, of Theo’s Music. Scot said it had become too hard instruments from them. to play instruments. June 27, from 5.30pm After 53 years of operation and run for the store to keep up with online Miles said several customers had He is studying for aCertificate IV in WHERE: Perth Conven- by three generations of the musically- competition and had to close. expressed how upset they were about health and fitness and plans to do a tion Exhibition Centre inclined Henderson family, the iconic “The online market has pretty news of the shop closing.