Southern Live in Belmont– Gazette Eskimo Joe PAGE 7 BELMONT &KALAMUNDA Communitynews.com.au TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018 Count on traffic probe Matt Zis THE City of Belmont will commission traffic counts in coming weeks to look at the effect Brearley Avenue’s clo- sure and Perth DFO’s opening has had on near- by residential streets. Mayor Phil Marks calledfor patience at last week’s council meeting until the significant changes were bedded down. He said it was too tough to evaluate changes while masses of DFO shoppers were checking out the new centre and some were parking wrongly. “When it’s all settled down an assessment can be done,” he said. Acting director tech- nical services Murray Ralph accepted there had been rapid change to Redcliffe streets but said Saskia Twist, Amy Darling,Selma Bitts with her snakes Khaleesi and Tanamei and Smokey La Bare, performers from Twisted Vaudeville Circus. the DFO’s opening- Picture: David Baylis www.communitypix.com.au d488132 month traffic was two to three times what could be expected in normal circumstances. He said traffic coun- ters would probably be in place in November. Celebration in City “We recognise vol- umes are certainly going to increase,” he said. THEcircus –and so many Big Light Out is alight HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FESTIVAL Mr Ralph said the other performers, artists and effects show set to the council was mostly con- and fun creators –has best music of the decades. ■ Rhapsody in the Park -atoe-tapping evening of classictunes celebratingthe music of cerned with ensuring rolled into town ahead of There will also be food Queen with Jake Dennisand his jazz band, Rein Trio and Bohemian Rhapsody Tribute. good traffic flow, road the City of Belmont’s Let’s trucks, carnival rides, live Sunday, November 11 at Tomato Lake. safety and speed limits Celebrate Festival. creationmurals,asilent ■ WTFest!-afree afternoon featuring performers and streetart with displays, shows and through the new road More than 80 mostly free disco, glow golf and neon network, frustrating events spread across vari- body painting. Ahighlight exhibits that will amaze.Saturday, November 17 across the Wilson Park precinct. new Belmont Residents/ ous locations and through- is the festival finale with ■ The Imaginarium -nine days of funny showsand performancesbylocal artists and Ratepayers Action out November make up this Eskimo Joe. entertainers in carnival tents. From November 17 to 26 at Wilson Park. Group chairwoman Lisa year’s festival, which starts “This year’s Let’s Cele- ■ Eskimo Joe live at Garvey Park -the finale show is afree concert on Friday, November Holland at the meeting. Friday night at Garvey brate Festival is going to be 30 featuring the Australian rockers and other acts, plus fireworks and afood truck vil- ShedescribedEpson Park with the return of illu- bigger and better than lage. Avenue as more “like mination and glow experi- ever,” Belmont chief execu- ■ Check out all the events at www.belmont.wa.gov.au. Epson Highway”. ence Big Light Out. tive John Christie said. 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Compatible Apple® or AndroidTM device required. 2 October 30, 2018 www.communitynews.com.au NEWS 3 Boy burnt at childcare centre DavidJohns The incident at Little Be- month. Astaff member put The centre was hit with ulatory authority of “vari- Mr Mullett said the cen- ginnings Education For- ajug of hot water down in $23,000 in penalties and ous matters”. tre had put anumber of AFORRESTFIELD child- restfield in January was the middle of atable and legal costs relating to the Owner and approved new procedures in place care centre washit with among the more serious en- when the table was bumped incident, as well as some provider Allan Mullett said since the incident. $23,000 in penalties and forcement actions for it spilled over the boy. additional breaches. the incident was regret- These included stricter legal costs after afour-year- Perth-based childcare cen- The burns to the boy’s Theseincluded operat- table and “tugged at the first aid procedures and old boy was severely burnt tres that were published legs, genitals and buttocks ing without anominated heart strings”. training more regular- while making playdough online by the Department immediately blistered and supervisor for 11 months “It wasn’t our best day,” ly than was required by earlier this year. of Communities this peeled. and failing to notify the reg- he said. law. Youth have million reasons to smile Inspiring AS Telethon 2018 raced to a stories close and arecord $38,000,554indonations, there was anice acknowl- of award edgement made for the fundraising efforts of a group of Lathlain children. finalists The Telethon Stand Team was the final pledge MOUNTAINEER Steven read out on television and Plain could tonight be the $1308 tipped in by the named the next WA Aus- group of students was the tralian of the Year. clincher to push past $38 The Burswood resi- million. dent suffered alife- They collected their threatening spinal in- money –asthey have done jury in 2014 but was for the past six years –by inspired in his recovery operating astall out the to climb the highest front of Siena and Kasia mountains on seven con- Favazzo’s house. tinents inside four The first time Siena and months. Kasia and their neighbour Mr Plain is one of four Gabi sold old toys and people under considera- books to raise $80. tion for the award, This year, with help which will be announced from friends and fellow Ur- tonight at aceremony at sula Frayne CatholicCol- Government House. lege students, Javauna, Social justice advo- Amy and Georgia, they cate Mervyn Eades, of upped the ante by holding Belmont, could be WA’s the stall over two weekends Local Hero for 2019. BELMONT and selling cakes, plants, Mr Eades is the toys and books. founder of Ngalla Maya Next year they will be Aboriginal Corporation, official Telethon fundrais- anot-for-profitorganisa- ers and are hoping to beat tion that actively pre- their totalraisedfrom this vents recidivism and sui- year. Siena, Kasia, Gabi, Javauna, Amy and Georgia celebrate their fundraising efforts for Telethon. cide. He turned his own life as prisoner around and Council turns deaf ear to recording debates is now inspiring others to do the same through training,employment QUESTIONS asked at pub- mayor or senior council Belmont council staff had Cr Janet Powell said she to introduce live streaming and life skills.