Thursday, May 7, 2020 COMMUNITYNEWS.COM.AU INSIDE Roger Hunt and Nir Zvison with Alcolizer’s blood tester. Picture: David Baylis STORM RIPS THROUGH Page 9 Violence spikes COVID HEALTH workers at the northern suburbs’ major hospital have recorded a significant jump in family violence figures at its emergen- cy department. Joondalup Health Campus reported a 75 per cent rise in refer- TEST HOPE rals in March-April during the coronavirus crisis compared to cor- responding months last Nadia Budihardjo been manufacturing breatha- year. lysers for more than 30 years, Referrals to the A BALCATTA drug and alcohol supplying to industries and po- social work team are PLANS FOR 16 MORE testing company is at the fore- lice forces around Australia and made by clinicians con- front of developing a blood test internationally. cerned a patient may be for COVID-19. experiencing domestic MANUFACTURING JOBS Alcolizer Technology has CONTINUED PAGE 3 violence. REPORT PAGE 3 2 NEWS May 7, 2020 NEWS ...................................................................... P1-14 MOTHER’S DAY ....................................................... P14 Sleepout YOUR STORY ............................................................ P15 Senseless attack OPEN FOR BUSINESS ........................................ P16-18 goes online REAL ESTATE ..................................................... P27-29 Tyler Brown TRADES & SERVICES ....................................... P30-34 THE City of Joondalup is THE Vinnies annual CEO SPORT ................................................................. P34-35 urging anyone with infor- Sleepout has been forced mation about a graffiti online to raise money for attack at Falkland Park in homelessness services. Kinross to come forward. Participants will be live- Recently-built clubrooms streamed from their cars, were vandalised (pictured) backyards and couches on at the weekend. age,” he said. spent $104,566 to remove June 18. INSIDE Resident Paul Fox said he In the City of Joondalup, graffiti. As of late April, it So far, 40 chief executives reported the incident via incidents of graffiti have had spent $89,925 for 2019-20. will take part in Perth. SnapSendSolve. reduced during the Mr Jacob urged anyone They will choose what Mayor Albert Jacob said a COVID-19 crisis, with 532 who saw vandalism to imme- location to sleep in and have section of the offensive graf- incidents recorded in the diately contact WA Police on raised nearly $20,000. Editorial Director: Amanda Keenan fiti was removed on Sunday, past six weeks compared to 131 444 or City rangers on “While social distancing News Production: Justin Bianchini with the City’s contractor to 592 in 2019. 1300 655 860. Graffiti removal and mass gathering restric- Design: Carly Pilton remove the remainder from Figures have also requests can also be done tions mean we can’t get Features Editor Arylene Westlake-Jennings the building’s walls and remained relatively con- online at the City’s website, together in person... this Digital Editor: Alison Middleton doors this week. stant in recent years. which is then reported to the iconic event will continue, General inquiries: 9237 1000 “Only then can the City In the 2018-19 financial WA Police Goodbye Graffiti albeit in an altered format,” Email: [email protected] assess the cost of the dam- year, the City of Joondalup database. a Vinnies spokeswoman Reporters: said. 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May 7, 2020 NEWS 3 Family violence on rise Justin Bianchini Giles Centre, which sup- ports people affected by do- HEALTH workers at the mestic violence. northern suburbs’ major Deputy chief executive hospital have recorded a sig- Benjamin Irish said the level nificant jump in family vio- of donations to the hospital lence figures at its had been enormous and emergency department. while staff were grateful, Joondalup Health Cam- many wanted them given to pus reported a 75 per cent people in need. rise in referrals in March- “The frontline staff have April during the coronavi- really been touched by the rus crisis compared to corre- thoughtful donations of sponding months last year. meals, coffees, treats and “Referrals to the social more,” he said. work team are made by clin- “But they are also painful- icians – either in ED or on ly aware of the many people wards – where there are con- in our community who have cerns a patient may be expe- recently become unem- riencing domestic violence,” ployed and those who may be Wembley Cycles owner John Carney. Picture: Andrew Ritchie a hospital spokeswoman trying to escape domestic said. violence.” “The 15 referrals in “Recently we received a March-April last year com- pallet of ‘care packs’ which Bike shops welcome boom cycle pared to 27 this year were contain 18 items each rang- purely referrals from ED ing from basic food to toile- BICYCLE stores are Christmas period, with bestselling items include see couples riding clinicians to social work.” tries and it was suggested, thriving during the staff working hard to meet bicycles ranging from $350 together,” he said. WA Police has reported an after the Government con- COVID-19 period, with demand. to $1000, which have been Mr Mifflin said it was increase in domestic vio- firmed that domestic vio- more families opting to ride “We want to work but it sold out, and bike tubes. great to see more people lence for March and the lence is on the rise, that our while closures are in place. was so busy that my entire “My staff and I never enjoying the beautiful lake State Government set up a local shelter would be the Cycling retailers have staff had to have three days changed so many tubes in but reminded visitors to be family violence taskforce to ideal place to send these had a 48 per cent increase off,” he said. our life,” he said. wary of surroundings. work with police and agen- packs.” in turnover in April “We were burnt out by WA Gould League centre “Some people are riding cies to ensure services Social Work co-manager compared to February, the end of last week. It’s manager Rod Mifflin said their bike on Olive remained open during the Tracey Negus said she according to data released busier than Christmas and more people were riding Seymour boardwalk... if pandemic. understood the Patricia by Bankwest. Christmas is certainly the around Herdsman Lake. people can remember to In light of the increase, Giles Centre had put a cal- Wembley Cycles owner busiest time of the year for “It’s mainly families leave their bikes on the end staff at JHC donated 50 ‘care lout on Facebook for dona- John Carney said April your average bike shop.” with one parent and a few of the boardwalk, it’s a packs’ which were originally tions of groceries and was became their new Mr Carney said children going around but I walk-only zone,” he said. given to them to the Patricia delighted to respond. Production ramps up on coronavirus testing FROM PAGE 1 ufactured COVID-19 “We hope to have a prod- immune system has started “Part of that on-site “We’re pretty excited to After receiving a Federal antibody test. uct that’s available to the fighting against it. workplace drug testing, we be moving our supply chain Government grant of “Our total project cost to market in around 90 days.” Mr Hunt said the test believe that companies back to Australia; it’s creat- $181,000, the Balcatta com- automate our production The 20,000 units will be a would be able to measure would want to do some ing some more jobs here.” pany has automated its pro- line is $724,000 and the Fed- mix of drug tests and the both IGM antibodies, which COVID testing,” he said. duction, enabling it to eral Government has COVID-19 blood tests, are produced early, and IGG “It’s a screening test, then manufacture 20,000 units, assisted us by coming to the which can detect if there antibodies, which generate they (who test positive) will SURVIVING THE including coronavirus party with $181,000,” he are antibodies in the blood later in the virus infection. be sent to do a confirmation CORONA CRISIS tests, instead of 900 a day. said. “I’ve got the first tests stream. Mr Hunt said the blood test.” Kochie’s five finance tips Alcolizer general manag- on my desk as we speak and A swab test detects genet- test to measure antibodies Mr Hunt said the project to keep paying bills. er Roger Hunt said the we’ve got to do some fine ic material of the virus of people through on-site would create more jobs as it Flashpoint, Monday at funding would help it devel- tuning of our manufactur- while an antibody test testing or program could brings production back on 9.05pm on Seven. op the first Australian man- ing. detects whether the create safer workplaces. shore. 4 NEWS May 7, 2020 Miles eyes return Lucy Jarvis “It will be about getting life back to normal as quick- WANNEROO councillor ly as possible,” she said. Paul Miles is planning an- Ms Winton said the other tilt at State Parlia- COVID-19 pandemic had led ment. to more grassroots advocacy Labor MP and former in her electorate to help peo- councillor Sabine Winton ple affected in a variety of usurped Mr Miles at the 2017 ways by restrictions.