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No 716 Saturday March 3, 2012 • Phone 9430 7727 • [email protected] • www.perthvoice.com • EAST
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A 61-year-old Stirling man swam for more than 10 hours to conquer the Rottnest Channel Swim last weekend.
Jim McNeilly endured countless jellyfi sh stings and aching shoulders to complete the 19.7km race in 10 hours, 16 minutes.
Some 221 swimmers started the race but 36 dropped out of the gruelling swimathon from Cottesloe to Rotto.
McNeilly fi nished last—but
he doesn’t care.“I was doing OK until I
got further out and then the wake from the tankers started battering me. I forgot about them!” he laughed.
To prepare, Mr McNeilly had swum fi ve times a week for six months.
Each week he covered 25km in around nine hours.
He trained at the Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre and at City Beach.
During the Rotto swim Mr McNeilly was chaperoned by six support crew, travelling
nearby in a catamaran and kayak.
To keep his energy levels up they plied him with sugar-water, bananas and water.
Race rules forbade him from touching the boat or stopping during the 10-hour paddle.
“I have completed the race three times before in a quartet,” he said.
“But this was the fi rst time I did it solo—it was tough going.”
A team leader at Stirling city council, Mr McNeilly raised around • continued page 8
by STEPHEN POLLOCK
NORTH PERTH residents are concerned for their safety after a 14-metre roofi ng sheet fl ew from a construction site along a busy stretch of Fitzgerald Street.
The potentially lethal corrugated iron crashlanded beside a car park on nearby Wasley Street, just missing a tradie at a cement mixer.
Steve Lowe heard a “boom” and ran out to investigate, taking photographs of the aftermath.
The Voice understands windy conditions on February 16 could have caught roofers off guard.
The four-storey site, located at the corner of Wasley and Fitzgerald Streets, is being developed into shops and offi ces.
Mr Lowe, a local resident and qualifi ed occupational health and safety rep, described the site as a “time bomb”.
“I’ve seen lots of workers walking on the roof with no harness on or hard hats on,” he told the Voice.
“Workers are climbing down scaffolding, the site is not secured at the weekend and people are tripping up on uneven brickwork outside.
“The site was a time bomb—a pedestrian on Fitzgerald Street could have been killed by that falling roof section.”
Mr Lowe said an on-site tradie had
• Jim McNeilly at the Stirling city council pond. Photo by John Nettleton
confi ded the developers were using cheap, cash-in-hand labour.
Mr Lowe reported the accident to both WorkSafe and Vincent city council but hasn’t heard back.
Worksafe spokesperson Caroline Devaney confi rmed the site was to be investigated.
Council CEO John Giorgi said the council had had, “on-going issues with the site since the development commenced”.
Following the incident a council technical offi cer and ranger visited the site to discuss issues including trip hazards, secure fences and the clearing of footpaths.
“Most of the required actions have been undertaken,” Mr Giorgi said.
“When the ranger went on-site he met two
Worksafe inspectors who were dealing with the safety issues within the site boundaries, so he did not interfere at that time.”
The worksite, located on a busy strip in Fitzgerald Street, has caused misery for neighbouring businesses.
Last year the Voice was provided with photos of nearby cars splashed with cement, blocked footpaths and cement dust pollution during dry cutting operations.
The council halted work because the builder didn’t have the required permit.
Jason Outten from neighbouring Hair Outaquin salon has reported the builder to the council a number of times.
Site safety fears• This section of metal roofi ng came
fl ying down from a site that is reportedly failing to enforce safety rules, such as the
wearing of helmets and harnesses.
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ROS HARLEY has lost a bid to provide free parking for ACROD sticker holders at Perth Oval.
Every week when there’s a game the parking around Perth Oval is chockers and spectators are charged $22 per vehicle to park (there’s a discount if they car pool).
Traditionally people with disabilities were charged at the lowest rate for carpoolers—$17. Vincent city council staff recommended lowering that to $10, but Cr Harley wanted to scrap it entirely.
Cr Harley, whose father has an ACROD permit, says “they don’t have the same transport options as other people coming to the game”.
“If an ACROD holder wants to have three or four friends accompany them in a car to NIB
VINCENT city council is looking at employing a squad of dedicated parking infringement staff.
Cr John Carey has asked council managers to look into the feasibility of taking the time-consuming and thankless task off rangers so they can get back to duties such as dog management, abandoned vehicles and shopping trolleys, street traders, patrolling parks, reporting graffi ti, returning lost pets and fi nding new homes for strays.
“The number one issue I’m dealing with as a councillor is the parking issues—that’s residents who feel they’re being parked out by commuters,” Cr Carey says.
“Generally people are happy with the rangers, but rangers cover a range of issues.
“What I’m suggesting is we look at creating a dedicated parking enforcement team which would have only parking enforcement offi cers and that would be looking at enforcement blitzes on particular streets and precincts that are being hit hard
• Parking squads may soon swoop on choked streets like Moir Street.
by illegal parking.”He says city workers who
park in local streets all day clog the place up, leaving residents and customers of local shops nowhere to park.
He listed Moir, Florence and Hammond Streets as three of the worst-affected.
One Moir Street local told the Voice, “I think it’s an awesome idea”.
“Parking is a problem. Thursday, Friday, Saturday night, it’s chockers.”
The Voice has heard that some workers are even willing to risk a fi ne each week because it’s still cheaper than parking in the city.
Cr Dudley Maier reported a friend of his who’d visited Bali for two weeks wasn’t issued a single ticket.
Cr Carey wants a full report on how much the squad will cost, how many new staff it’ll need and how long it’ll take to start. He wants the report back by March 27 so it can be included in 2012-13 Budget talks.
Fining squad on the cards
stadium, I say to them: bravo. It reduces traffi c.... I don’t see a problem.
“We need to express some compassion for why people have an ACROD sticker in the fi rst place.”
Cr John Carey agreed: “Let’s just make it free. Let’s not be stingy.
“Given they’re already facing a disability we don’t want to have a disincentive... that makes them park further from the gate.”
Cr Dudley Maier wanted parkers with disabilities to pay the same fee as everyone else, saying ACROD bays were about ease of access, not a price break.
“You could be Gina Rinehart and be an ACROD holder and you get a discount,” he said of the staff-recommended proposal.
The council voted to charge ACROD parkers $10.
Free ACROD bid fails
‘You could be Gina Rinehart and be an ACROD holder and you get a discount’
Cr Dudley Maier
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by STEPHEN POLLOCK
A BAYSWATER ranger has ordered Noranda residents to leash their dogs, despite signage indicating they were in a dog-friendly reserve.
Holden Reserve is not on the council’s list of dog exercise areas but signs at the park show bounding pooches.
Noranda’s Louis Marcus says he’s been exercising his dogs at Holden Reserve for 20 years without problem.
“I’ve never had one complaint about my dogs running about the reserve,” he said.
Cr Mike Anderton exercises his black labrador on the reserve every morning—off the leash.
“The attitude of some of the council rangers was a bit off,” he told the Voice.
“They descended on the reserve and started ordering people off in a rude manner.”
Following a fi ery dispute with the rangers, an irked resident contacted Cr Alan Radford with her concerns.
Cr Radford now wants a review of all dog-friendly parks in Bayswater to clear up any confusion.
“Until we have a review I think people should be able to exercise their dogs off the leash at Holden Reserve,” he said.
“But in general, I think it’s time for a review of all the parks and reserves.
“For instance, Robert Thompson Reserve is classifi ed as dog-friendly but I think there are too many kids playing there for it to be safe—it’s like a large children’s playground.”
The council voted for the
• Louis Marcus and friend with Cr Alan Radford at Holden Reserve. Photo by Stephen Pollock
review and to permit off-leash exercise at Holden Reserve until its completion.
The review comes in the wake of Vincent residents pushing for dog fencing around Jack Marks reserve.
Arguments between dog
walkers and soccer players using the reserve have gone back and forth for years.
In April Vincent spent $15,000 fencing the bike path at Robertson Park after a pup was run over by a cyclist, racking up a $10,000 vet bill.
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Small is beautifulTHE Perth Voice has raised some very important issues with regard to small businesses and independent retailers being priced out of the local business districts.
Whilst market forces must prevail, local governments and residents have a responsibility to enable the vibrancy of our inner-city precincts.
Inner-city environs must retain links to the past but also refl ect contemporary society and the need to adapt to the future. Small markets, accommodation, developments with shops on the ground fl oor, public art, pedestrian- and cycle-friendly design elements all make for a vibrant and exciting community.
We also need mechanical workshops, tyre shops, scooter shops, and petrol stations. The kinds of things we like to use but no-one wants next door. This of course means allowing and encouraging new commercial developments in these precincts, especially along our main arteries including Beaufort, William, Fitzgerald, Oxford and Newcastle Streets. The more commercial space the cheaper the rent, the more diversity.
The Perth Centre for Photography (PCP) (Voice, February 18, 2012) is the latest example of the rent squeeze. Unfortunately this phenomenon is squeezing the life out of our arts community as well as small retailers.
PCP is a not-for-profi t arts organisation that plays a
A funny felineI AM not in the habit of writing letters to the paper but I just had to type a short note to let you know how much I enjoyed reading Claire Yates’ Speaker’s Corner article, The trouble with Dexta (Voice, February 25, 2012).
I laughed till I cried. Then I tried reading it to those around me who were wondering what on earth had overtaken me. I think they laughed more at the sight of me struggling to get the words out!
I went through two very large, extra-thick tissues. Could you please thank Claire from all of us who very much appreciated her article. I hope you have been able to send a copy to the mechanics at the Shell service station in Williams.
DianaThe Ed says: Good idea Diana—
we’ll do it (if Claire hasn’t already).
Losing temperancesI WELCOME the decision of the WA liquor commission in not agreeing to Woolworths’ proposal to build a superstore in Cockburn.
A deciding factor infl uencing that decision was the close proximity of the youth centre and the important issue of health and the potential harm to youth who attend the centre.
The commission has yet to announce its decision in relation to a similar proposal by Coles to build a super liquor store in Maylands.
We in the Maylands community would welcome the commission showing similar sensitivity to our suburb.
We have many groups working to provide valuable services to people with alcohol-related issues, for example 55 Central, Shopfront, Derbal Bidjar and the Elizabeth Hansen Autumn Centre.
The new super store would seriously undermine the good work of these groups.
It should also be noted that we already have 15 liquor outlets in a two-kilometre radius of the proposed super store.
Given these facts I hope the commission pays attention to the needs and wishes of the people of Maylands
Eithne O’DohertyDrake Way, Morley
Facts please, not verbal fi sticuffsORTHODOX scientists believe their fi ndings are irrefutable thanks to their rational thinking, free of any emotional bias.
It is therefore surprising that Mr S Harper (Voice Mail, February 18, 2012) should indulge in abusive language to discredit people who beg to differ from his views on climate change, instead of winning them over with objective facts.
A diffi cult task no doubt, given he seems to be a bit confused on the issue. He rejects the carbon dioxide fi ndings endorsed worldwide by offi cially approved scientists, and then refers to empirical measurements which scientists reject as invalid until confi rmed mathematically or experimentally.
Given that heat energy isn’t a substance that can be identifi ed tangibly, he too ignores it completely. Yet it can be measured and the air currents it generates can be monitored: Given that a large US power plant burns up to six tons of coal per minute, day in day out, it is quite normal for people to wonder where that wasted polluting heat ends up.
There is no excuse to assume our use of fossil fuel is irrelevant to climate change: Prove it. As
Fringe fest dwellersCO-STARRING City of Perth CEO Frank Edwards and WA premier Colin Barnett, with an indigenous supporting cast, the big fringe success of the Perth International Arts Festival appears to be The Heirisson Island Show.
Who would have guessed? Eat your heart out Edinburgh, York, Norwich, Aldburgh, etc.
Ron WillisFirst Ave, Mount Lawley
vital role in the Perth cultural landscape, showcasing emerging local, national and international artists. A 20 per cent rent hike almost spelled the end of PCP in its 20th year.
Fortunately for PCP, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (formerly EPRA) came to the rescue with an offer of premises at 100 Aberdeen Street. PCP has now transformed the premises into Perth’s newest contemporary arts space.
The MRA has done an amazing job in renovating the inner city and has breathed new life into a tired Northbridge. William Street and surrounds is now a vibrant city hub, offering food, music, independent retail and the arts. Perth people can reclaim this space and enjoy an exciting cultural precinct. This is not luck, it’s good planning.
By providing the right conditions, small businesses and the arts can fl ourish. I encourage readers to come and see for yourselves—no need to go to Sydney or Melbourne for examples of what can happen in the Vincent Villages, it’s happening just up the road.
Daniel ArcherChair, Perth Centre for Photography
for the vested interests on this issue, it won’t be the zombies who are going to lose any money by moderating our use of fossil fuels, but well and truly the powerful and rich corporations owning these resources, as well as most of our state treasurers who rely heavily on the fossil fuel royalties to manage budgets.
Frank SchenkOsborne Park
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“Three of us started there the same day: Tom Kay, Eddie Plews and myself. I never forget the interview. We looked round the station with Tom Guthrie who was the station engineer at the time. He was the one, as a side issue, he was president of the East Perth Football Club. And so, when they found a really good candidate in the football crowd in a country town, Mr Guthrie would give them a job at East Perth shovelling coal so that they could play with East Perth Football Club. We ended up with about fi ve or six players and an umpire all at East Perth.” —Sid Clarke
by DAVID BELL
THE rugged history of the East Perth power station has been unearthed by local historians.
Built in 1916 after three years’ construction, for decades it was the only power station servicing Perth’s main power load.
Mount Lawley’s Lenore Layman edited Powering Perth, and says she and the book’s other contributors were spurred to collect local histories because the main players were shuffl ing off this mortal coil.
“There are men’s stories of working at the station, and women’s stories of the take up of electricity in the home,” Dr Layman says.
She says women told her stories about a time when every house had just a single power point, and if you wanted to do some ironing you had to unplug the home’s one light bulb and plug the iron into the ceiling.
Absolute joy“What they remember is the
absolute joy of acquiring the fridge, the iron, the washing machine.
“They talk about great joy, how wonderful it was.”
But while many—aided by advertisements—think these inventions led to women having more leisure time, Dr Layman explains it really just freed them up to enter the paid workplace during WWII.
Men’s tales are of bitterly hard physical work, but many old timers said there was a real camaraderie and remembered the place with warmth.
“They said it was a good place to work, which is an extraordinary statement given how dangerous, dirty, dusty and coal-ridden it was, but it had really good social relationships amongst the men.”
Dr Layman says the workers felt the weight of the city on their
• Lenore Layman
shoulders and that brought them even closer: “They were the only power station supplying all the electricity for Perth, they were an essential service. If they didn’t keep the machines running then the lights went out in Perth, the trams stopped and the factories stopped, so they really were like an essential service, very much I suppose like the medical professionals or the fi re fi ghters.
“Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, it didn’t matter: They worked, and they also worked over most weekends during the war.”
Some of the hardest yakka happened on weekends. When the city’s factories closed there was a window of low demand between Saturday midnight and Monday morning to make necessary repairs to the main turbine, the stalwart “number six” that provided almost half the station’s power.
At 5am Monday “they had to get the number six turbine running because that’s when Hadfi eld’s Foundry’s electrical arc furnaces and other main industries switched on.”
East Perth shut down in 1981 but the workers had seen the day coming from a ways off.
“In December 1981 the power station was fi nally decommissioned,” Dr Layman says. “It switched off all power and that was it. But at that time there was only a very small workforce left there because East Perth was not generating much power into the grid at all.”
By then the new power stations at Kwinana, South Fremantle, Bunbury and Collie had dwarfed the old workhorse.
“For the last fi ve or so years the East Perth workers had known that East Perth power station would be closed. They could see the writing on the wall... some left the industry but most were redeployed.
Skeleton“They did it gradually over
a number of years, so at the end there was just a skeleton staff.
“But East Perth remains extremely important in the system, because the East Perth control centre is still the core control centre for the whole south-west integrated grid.”
Today the station is in ruins with various plans to breathe new life into it coming to nothing.
Authorities no longer permit people inside the derelict site, which has had to be treated for asbestos and noxious chemicals that leached into its soil from decades of coal slurry.
The former Labor government had signalled siting the new WA Museum at the site but Colin Barnett shelved that following the 2008 election. Today the site sits in the hands of the newly minted Metropolitian Regional Authority. The government wants to keep the heritage buildings but hand the place over to the private sector to clean up and run. The high cost has so far kept investors away, despite the prime site.
Powering Perth, a History of the East Perth Power Station is published by Black Swan Press. Email [email protected]
“You had to be very careful in those days putting on and taking off plant [increasing or decreasing power output]. You might be taking off plant because there was one of the soap operas or one of the popular programmes on television was coming to an end. But you had to anticipate that, when it came to an end, everybody would get up and make a cup of coffee. All the billies went on and the load would come up again. Many of us were caught in that sort of situation. Yes, it’s amazing how television infl uenced the load on the system.” —Bill Winch
“As soon as we turned 18, we were called up for the army business: conscription. Once we told them what we did and where we were, they said ‘oh no you’re totally exempt whilst being employed by the WAGR,” and gave us a white form. Well, of course, we were a bit put out by this, with being labelled as deserters and frightened to go to the army. My two best mates had gone and anyway we had this white paper which I wasn’t too happy with; so we were stuck there for the duration.” —Sid Clarke
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12-year olds can’t get a license to drive, but psychiatrists are giving them
The proposed new W.A. Mental Health Act enables children to consent to brain-damaging psychosurgery and electroshock. Youths will decide whether
to be sterilised—all without parental consent.
12 year olds can’t drink, drive or vote, but psychiatrists will decide if they are “mature” enough to decide to permanently damage their brain and life.
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OLD t imers in Bayswater are campaigning for a men’s shed.
Baysey is shedless and men want a social hub where they can meet, build spice racks, drink tea and talk about footy.
There are more than 700 registered men’s sheds across Australia.
The campaign is being spearheaded by Osboine Contemporary Aged Care, a residential home for the elderly.
Aged care coordinator Kim Sinclair says it was initiated by a country bloke named “Max”.
“One of our our residents is an ex-farmer and loved tinkering about in his shed,” she told the Voice.
“So his family approached us with the idea about a men’s shed, and we canvassed other male residents who were interested.
“It will be a great place for our male residents to mingle with the wider community and socialise.”
Other community groups gunning for a shed include Lions Club Morley, Rotary Morley and Men’s Shed Association member Jim Chantry.
Mr Chantry says the underlying foundation of any shed is men’s health.
“Men don’t talk about their feelings, they prefer to tough it out,” he said.
“After a man retires he usually does the big trip with his wife and then a feeling of
PERTH lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi’s election promise for wifi in the
city centre is going ahead following a unanimous vote at last week’s PCC meeting. The fi rst stage will scout wifi hub locations close to public spaces that also encourage visitors to extend their stay in the city. Ms Scaffi di referred to the plan as “my baby” and says it’ll start with hotspots but she eventually wants blanket coverage. PCC wage-slaves will crunch numbers and report back on likely costs before July.
• Shed lovers at Osboine Contemporary Aged Care. Photo by Matthew Dwyer
worthlessness kicks in when he’s sitting about all day.
“This get’s you out of the house and socialising with other blokes—it’s great.”
Famous sheddies include PM Julie Gillard’s dandy Tim Mathieson, who’d organised a “surprise shed” for partners of world leaders during CHOGM.
Mathieson, patron of the MSA, claims
the sheds prevent 2000 suicides every year. Bayswater city council is planning to
hold a community meeting to gauge the level of interest.
In 2006 it approved a funding application for a men’s shed and sensory garden at the Morley Senior Citizen’s Centre. The council returned the $22,719 grant in 2007 as the project was not completed.
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ANOTHER 170 vehicle detection sensors will be installed in parking
bays across West Perth, Northbridge and East Perth, at a cost of about $115,000, joining 500 already being trialled. The PCC says, hand on its heart, they’re for “data collection” purposes only. The sensors allow grey ghosts (do they still wear grey?) to target over-stayers rather than randomly
fl oat about like Dementors, looking for prey. The sensors have apparently already improved compliance from 75 per cent to 85 per cent. “Some businesses/retailers have expressed that there is a marked improvement in turnover and availability of bays. This has also been confi rmed by the statistical data,” the PCC report says.
BIG changes are on the way for some of Northbridge with the allowable plot
ratio likely to increase from 2:1 to 3:1, and even more for hotels. It could be a nice little windfall for owners.
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BAYSWATER is going all rad with a BMX, scooter and skate competition at Wotton skatepark.
BOOMSHANKA! will be held at Wotton Reserve on March 31 and feature live bands, infl atable castles and loads of gravity-defying stunts.
Organiser Tim Yuen says a scooter craze is taking hold at the moment with “a lot of primary school kids and early high-schoolers”.
“Skateboarding and BMXs tend to be popular with a lot of people in their early 20s, but people of all ages will be taking part at the competition.”
Yuen, 27, helped design the hugely popular skatepark at Crimea Park.
After travelling the world for four years (where he concedes he had “too much fun”), he returned to Perth and now works in child care.
But he still fi nds some time to get out his skateboard and do some 360s in Baysey.
The council is also running a competition prior to the event.
Skate fans are required to shoot a 30-second fi lm clip of skate, scooter or BMX tricks and stunts at either Wotton or Crimea skate parks, for the chance to win an iPad.
Video clips will be available on the council website from March 14 for public voting with the winners announced during BOOMSHANKA!.
See www.bayswater.wa.gov.au for details.
• Tim Yuen catching some air at Wotton
skatepark. Photo by John Nettleton
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by STEPHEN POLLOCK
STEVE LOWE (right) is gobsmacked with Vincent city council for planting young jacaranda trees beneath power lines.
The jacarandas have been slowly introduced to North Perth’s Wasley Street as coral trees planted over the past 30 years come to the end of their lives.
Mr Lowe says he’d prefer to see native trees and shrubs planted on verges.
“Native trees give more shade, they use less water and native birds prefer to nest in them,” he said.
“Why are we using jacarandas, when we have native trees we can introduce?
“To plant one under a power line is just adding insult to injury.”
Vincent CEO John Giorgi says the council is listening to locals: “The majority of requests from adjacent residents were to plant jacarandas,” he said.
“This is the theme the city is introducing in Wasley Street rather than having a mixture of various tree species which are then more diffi cult to manage and aesthetically does not look as effective as a streetscape of similar species.
“The city has Australian and WA native trees in many of its streetscapes [but] being an established inner city area the majority of established streetscapes are mature and contain exotic species.”
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by DAVID BELL
MOST Vincent residents want their council to extend it borders.
Around 90 of a randomly invited pool of 1000 residents showed up to the deliberative democracy forum last Saturday. The forum was an initiative of mayor Alannah MacTiernan, who says she wants to give locals more say in the future of their city.
Four options were on the table:• no change to Vincent’s borders;• amalgamate with Perth city council;• completely redraw adjoining council
boundaries to create a new city of 100,000;• expansion of Vincent to include
one or all of:, “Mount Lawley, Menora/Coolbinia, Inglewood, Maylands, East Perth/Claisebrook”.
Most reportedly favoured expanding borders to include some or all those suburbs.
There were two main factors driving people’s opinions. The most important was “financial viability”—meaning no excessive rate increases and sufficient resources to maintain services like rangers and bin collections. The other was that people wanted the city to snap up the parts of Stirling that had the most Vincenty feel.
Peter Kennedy is a Vincent resident in the northern part of Mount Lawley bordering Stirling, and attended the forum.
“I thought it worked pretty well,” he says.
“Vincent is essentially a small inner-city council, about 15 years old, and it’s a bit peaceful. And if the government is keen on having fewer councils, you’ve got to think about what that means for you.
“If we have to get bigger, then we want to have some sort of community of interest with the adjoining areas.”
Expanding Vincent north past Walcott Street makes sense, he says. Currently the divide between Vincent and Stirling is
• Vincent residents discuss boundary changes. Photo supplied, Vincent city council
known as “the Berlin Wall” and leads to strange things like 40kmh speed limits on one side of Walcott Street and 60kmh on the other. There’s also the street art: Stirling’s gone for blue and white art deco. Vincent’s going for an artist-led mashup of New York-style sculpture and furniture.
“You’ve got Vincent responsible on one side and Stirling on the other. That doesn’t make sense to me,” Mr Kennedy says.
“You need to have consistent speed limits for a start, perhaps better parking so you have less onstreet parking so the traffi c can move through more easily without bottlenecks in the morning and afternoon peaks.”
A bigger council will also have a louder voice when it comes to public transport issues, like the planned light rail down Alexander Drive/Fitzgerald Street.
Mr Kennedy says he was pleasantly
surprised to see people were more interested in taking over the parts of town that felt more like Vincent, rather than going for the bits of Perth city council that would bring in big bucks from high rates.
A veteran journo who’s covered politics across four decades, Mr Kennedy says it was refreshing to see a council involve ordinary people, and was glad to see a good turnout of locals interested in how they’re governed.
“Full marks to the Vincent council for doing it,” he said.
“They were well organised, there wasn’t any messing around... the discussion and so on was well led, and I think there was a general good feeling about it.”
Ms MacTiernan says Vincent will now include the locals’ opinions in its submission to the WA government, which has been pushing councils to merge.
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by CARMELO AMALFI
KEEP Oliver away from chooks and duck if you see Matthew messing with reality.
Nothing is as it seems through the lenses of these two young photographic artists whose works go on display in Perth next month.
Oliver Oakley, 20, of Coolbinia, and Matthew Saville, 23, of Northbridge, will exhibit their collection at Smart Space in William Street, Perth, from March 17 to April 8.
Pear consists of works-in-pairs, each exploring the common ground between two seemingly different images.
“Oliver doesn’t see things the same as me, but I like the way he sees things,” Matthew says, having met Oliver at the 2011 CLIP Awards at the Centre for Photography in Perth. “We are on the same page but do things differently. I like to see what happens when you mess with reality.”
Oliver says he produces separate i m a g e s w h i l e Matthew blends his into collages, using f i lm and digital cameras to capture striking and often subtle connections between objects.
“ I ’ m p r e t t y democratic about what I choose to shoot,” Oliver told the Voice. “In fact, I don’t really choose. It’s kinda like how I take photographs, rather than what I take a photo of.”
Which could explain why Oliver recently became interested in the almost human-like surfaces of two raw chooks. “I was out at the shops and saw a deal on two whole chooks,” he explains. “I decided to take them home to photograph. I put them in positions and let them slide off each other.”
Oliver lists his surroundings: “That’s
why I got myself a camera. I wanted to explore what I saw using equipment that doesn’t have to be sophisticated.”
Matthew, who has toured the US with Tame Impala as their photographer and worked with Perth bands The Silents and Pond, lists Nan Goldin and Ryan McGinley as his infl uences.
Having studied design in London, Matthew says he wants to take the point-and-shoot approach to photography to a new level that focuses on a world largely unseen by people.
Common themes in his works include freedom, identity and desire: “Pear adds another dimension to this idea,” he explains in the collection brief. “It is about parallels that you may not have otherwise noticed.
“You can see that the commonalities between the paired images are striking in some instances but subtle in others.
“Yet in all of them, you will see a dialogue, a back and forth motion, an interconnection, Peared, and now—inseparable.”
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MICHAEL SUTHERLAND seems pretty relaxed a week after former Labor minister Bob Kucera announced he wanted his job.
E l e c t e d i n 2 0 0 8 , M r Sutherland—at the time Perth’s deputy lord mayor—won the newly formed seat of Mount Lawley after beating Labor ’s highly-fancied Karen Brown, a senior journalist.
“I’ve always known I’m going to have a fi ght on my hands,” Mr Sutherland says calmly.
“I ’m not going to make any comments about another candidate. My motto is don’t worry about what opposition does, worry about what you’re doing.”
He enjoys a narrow 2.2 per cent margin but the borders of his electorate have since been redrawn and ABC election analyst Antony Green has suggested the margin is now 1.7 per cent.
by STEPHEN POLLOCK
NEW 40kmh speed signs have been installed at Coolbinia primary school.
The Bradford Street school is at the foot of a steep hill and is a popular rat-run between Alexander Drive and Wanneroo Road.
Mt Lawley Liberal MP Michael Sutherland has been campaigning for the signs since the Barnett government gave the local lollipop man the boot early last year.
“I am delighted that I have been able to have these electronic speed signs installed,” he said.
“Many motorists inadvertently pick up speed coming down the hill [and] these signs will assist motorists as they are a highly visible reminder of the 40-kay school zone.”
Annemarie Dembo from the school P&C says there have been too many near misses following the lollipop man’s removal.
Mr Sutherland says Mount Lawley will be a key indicator for how the Liberals fare at the next election.
“If Mount Lawley goes, the Liberal party will go down the toilet,” Mr Sutherland says.
While the Barnett team was riding high and confi dent of an easy return to government with Eric Ripper at Labor ’s helm, there’s reportedly some worry in the ranks about the newly energised Mark McGowan-led opposition.
Mr Sutherland says his strength is his hard-won reputation as the man on the ground, heavily involved with sports and seniors clubs and school events.
T h e re h a v e b e e n s o m e frustrations during his fi rst term.
Locals are still coming to him concerned about low-level anti-social behaviour like graffi ti and
other vandalism.The tough-on-crime Liberal
thinks his party is best equipped to deal with the problem but he niggles at the pace of change.
He’s similarly frustrated by how long it takes councils to do things.
“I’m disappointed with the very slow progress of the Stirling council on Dianella Plaza,” he says.
“That should be a regional hub. It’s taking far too long.”
Last week Mr Kucera told the Voice that if he won the seat one of his strengths would be working well with the Labor mayors of Stirling and Vincent—David Boothman and Alannah MacTiernan.
Mr Sutherland says he’s yet to work with Ms MacTiernan on anything but reckons they’ll get along fi ne when it comes up.
‘If Mount Lawley goes, the Liberal party will go down the toilet’ Michael Sutherland MP
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I’D heard good things about the Fat Dragon from our cockney sales rep Andy
“the geezer” Archibald—a man who’s had more “number 69s” than Ron Jeremy.
The geyser could sell shampoo to Peter Garrett so, after some blarney from him I entered the dragon last weekend.
The Mt Lawley restaurant opened in January and has already secured a high-profi le following, including the bling of Lisa Scaffi di.
“My favourite dishes are Snag Choy Bow (they do it with duck) and the Kung Pow Chicken ,” the Perth lord mayor was happy to impart.
“ . . . t h e w h o l e v e n u e i s contemporary and the food is simply delicious.”
A f t e r s u c h a g l o w i n g testimonial I was practically drooling onto my sporran.
The Fat Dragon signage is reminiscent of a poster from Kill Bill: Blood-red with a white raggedy font.
The interior prolonged the theme, with walls and floors alternating between black and red, like a faulty traffi c light.
It felt contemporary yet slightly old-school, with a tattooed girl adorning the rear wall (artwork, not a waitress).
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The menu was compact and contained a nice mix of Aussie favourites (sweet and sour pork, honey king prawns) and more esoteric fare (Peking pork chops, Malaysian Kari curry).
I decided to stray from my western comfort zone and ordered the patagonian toothfi sh with XO sauce ($27.50), while ‘er indoors went for the crab meat egg foo young ($24.80).
Both dishes were in the Fat’s top 10 recommendations.
As an overture we chose wonton soup ($6.80) and duck and shitake dumplings ($10.40).
T h e w o n t o n s o u p , s i x dumplings bobbing up and down in a translucent broth, tasted fresh and fragrant.
The generous portions and fl avours (no lonely pastry adrift a greasy ocean) fuelled my optimism for the main course.
The crispy duck dumplings were addictive and complemented by a chilli sauce that wasn’t too intimidating.
In between courses ‘er indoors scanned the tables for a glimpse of Madame Scaffidi, but those
golden tresses were nowhere to be seen.
“Maybe she’s at home watching Midsomer Murders,” the good lady sighed.
The smiley waiter was soon en-route with our mains, zig-zagging past amorous couples.
The wok-seared toothfi sh was an imposing, crunchy-skinned fillet. A few tentative bites revealed a strongish, fatty fish that occupied the twilight zone in between cod and barramundi.
The XO sauce (a spicy seafood sauce popular in Cantonese dishes) added mild heat, maintaining my interest for the duration of the dish. It was a pleasing detour that rewarded an adventurous spirit.
Meanwhile, the good lady was wading through her foo young: an enjoyable dish where occasionally the delicate crab was bullied by an over-zealous yolk.
Those seeking good service and unpretentious food, brimming with fl avours, will enjoy the Fat Dragon.
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entitled She Knows. Their easy-going, catchy tunes are far removed from the harsh cold weather of the Great Steppe which has been blamed for untold military failures across history. Their latest release Execution by Electrocution is a song inspired by the fi rst man to die by electric chair, and you can catch the new stuff and some of the old stuff at the Bird March 4, then Friday March 30 they’re at the Civic Backroom with British India.
BAYSY’S GOT TALENT—Singers are sought from the Mount Lawley, Leederville and Bayswater
areas to sign up for solo roles, ensemble pieces and choral songs for a new production crossing Mozart’s romantic comedy opera Cosi fan Tutte with the 1960s Las Vegas songs of the Rat Pack. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, together at last! It’s like mixing frozen peas and doughnuts! The play will draw some parallels between Cosi fan Tutti’s plot and the Rat Pack’s misogynistic attitudes towards women. “Above all, we want to emphasis the comedy in this opera and have some fun with it,” director David Hardie says. Rehearsals start late March, show dates July 13 to 28, call 0411 663 032 or email [email protected]
FRANCOFILMOFILE— New French movie A Happy Event (La Salle de Bain c’est Bon) is an intimate look at a woman’s most joyous and terrifying life
experience: fi rst time motherhood. A graduate student’s thesis writing is disrupted by a baby falling out of her, and she struggles to connect with the child. Getting reviews as a funny and taboo-breaking fi lm, it opens at Cinema Paradiso and Luna on SX March 21 to April 19.
YA? YA!—You should check out the newish James Street music venue Ya Yas, because sells what must be some of the cheaper pints in Northbridge.
Also, the shows they put on aren’t half bad. Wednesday March 7 there’s a Whitney Houston Tribute Night with DJs competing to break down her songs in the most “DTF” way possible. No idea what that means, but if you head along you can get your hair and makeup done by Head Studio on the night.
VENNERABLE—In the medieaval era artists tried to understand the unknowable through sublime and grotesque imaginings alike, with
tales of sorcery and miracles infesting the medieval mindset. A church in those days looked more like the set from an early Sam Raimi fi lm, with demons and undead and horrible creatures scaring people closer to god. Now four artists revisit those strange days with A Magnifi cent World. Duo Pia Bennett and Joshua Fitzpatrick piece together found imagery into paintings, linocuts and sculpture evoking beauty and bestiality of the bygone world, Theo Costantino disrupts and distorts found images into notions of embodiment, death, transience and memory, and Anna Nazzari refl ects on the mediaeval belief that the world is explainable through an “omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent” creator with her series of vampire hybrid animals. A search for meaning in the dark ages of knowledge, it’s on at the Venn Gallery, 16 Queen Street Perth, until March 16.
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SIXTEEN is the most awkward of ages.
An emotional tightrope between bubble gum and night clubs.
Savannah Fleming took her adolescent angst and channelled it into a series of revealing self-portraits.
He work is a naked jumble of emotions: Laughter, sorrow, joy and everything in-between. German expressionism meets Glee.
Fleming’s description of her self-image is detached and esoteric: “I tried to shy away from any typically beautiful images and instead portray the unseen expressions – many of which are not fl attering in the least,” she told the Voice.
“Aside from being a lot more fun to draw, I chose the exaggerated expressions because they forced me to come to terms with my own face as representative of me and my expressions as my primary means for communication and connectivity with others in the world.”
Her work turned heads and is now being shown in Year 12 Perspectives at WA Art Gallery.
Fleming painstakingly created seven dry-paint etchings for the exhibition.
Each took around three hours to make, with many false starts and duds cast aside.
She fi lled in narrow fi ssures with a cheap ballpoint pen.
“For me, the etching medium was an
• Savannah Fleming strikes one of the poses for her self-portrait Rechts um die ecke. Photo by John Nettleton
obvious choice, as with the fi ne etching tools I can aptly portray all the subtle nuances of the face and create tone and form without having to overwhelm the image with colour.”
Fleming is infl uenced by British artist David Hockney (A Bigger Splash), who achieved fame with his pop art paintings in the 1960s.
But it was a book of his fi gurative pencil drawings that stimulated her imagination.
She also cites Auguste Rodin, the godfather of modern sculpture, as a classical hero.
Now 17, Fleming has just enrolled in fi ne arts at Curtin University.
After graduating she hopes to attend the prestigious California Institute of Arts, which hones talented artists, dancers, thespians and fi lm-makers.
The artist would like to work in 2D animation and emulate the achievements of her favourite anime director Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue).
Meanwhile, Fleming leaves us with a chilling thought: “Honesty is a major theme in my work. With such fi ne-tuned control over our faces, how can we ever be honest with others or trust that their expressions too, are truthfully expressing how they feel?”
Year 12 Perspectives is at WA Art Gallery until April 9.
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FAR from family and friends, struggling to learn a strange language, unfamiliar customs
and an unknown medical system, refugee women face a tough time during pregnancy.
It’s a situation that Ishar—the multicultural women’s health centre in Mirrabooka—has been addressing in a joint program with Community Midwifery WA and the help of a $300,000 grant.
The Pregnancy Support for Refugee and Migrant Women program is in its third year providing services for its Stirling/Bayswater councils catchment.
“Educating and empowering women,” Ishar manager Jan Ryan says.
The program ensures expectant mums know what their birth choices are and links in with other agencies for a variety of associated services.
Sometimes it’s a simple as help to buy baby clothes, prams or cots, or to fi nd housing while others need the help of
• Pippa Brennan (second from left), next to a doulas, with mothers at Community Midwifery WA
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Coming from often violent regimes, some women fi nd it diffi cult to stand up for themselves when facing the health system, CMWA boss Pippa Brennan says.
But having experienced home birth in refugee camps many prefer hospital.
The program also offers doulas, volunteer student midwives, who offer non-clinical support during pregnancy.
Instead of seeing doulas as rivals to midwives they are often vital, especially where the partner is a fl y-in-fl y-out worker, and are recommended to expectant mums by CMWA.
“They reduce stress for both [parents]…with their emotional and social support,” Ms Brennan says.
A helping hand, far from family
INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day is gaining momentum and this March 8 there’s a swag of activities.
The Perth United Nations breakfast sold out a week ahead of the event, many no doubt lured by ABC multi-award winning journalist Sally Sara.
But you can still hear the annual Edith Cowan memorial lecture, Women Leading Change, by WA’s fi rst female council CEO Anne Banks-McAllister Thursday, 12.30pm. Call Anne Marie Mallaneu on 6304 2159 to book.
O v e r b r e a k f a s t WA e q u a l opportunities commissioner Yvonne Henderson will present Give Women a Sporting Chance, in a panel discussion with Olympic sailor Tessa Parkinson and violence against women campaigner Nina Funnell. Tickets $40. Call Sarah Johnston on 9216 3911.
Or you can check out the free ethnic communities council lunch at the North Perth Town Hall. To book call 9227 5322.
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EVERYONE dreams of owning a house with a pool.
But the reality is often a dreary facsimile of the image in your brain: A murky crater that drains money and is adorned with russet leaves.
This Maylands house is the real deal, with a designer Infi nity pool that overlooks Lake Brearley.
The edge of the pool suddenly drops into the mouth of the reservoir, an inky-blue abyss fringed with trees and high-rise fl ats.
It gives the impression of being in a pool within a pool, like one of those never-ending Russian dolls that explodes into the horizon.
Flanking the pool is a small decking area, which can accommodate a couple of loungers and a small table.
It is the perfect spot for sipping Brandies Alexander and reading Barbara Cartland after a refreshing dip.
For those who regard home pools as a fiddly expense, this beauty has an automated pool cleaner, solar heating and chlorinator.
Flanking the pool area is a huge limestone alfresco area (30sqm) where you can towel-down and bake in the sun.
Another house-highl ight is the mammoth first-floor balcony (35sqm), where you can enjoy panoramic views of the lake.
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The balcony, clad in terracotta and arctic-blue tiles, is eye-catching and complemented by a demure balustrade.
It is a perfect spot for hosting dinner parties with friends, family, and hungry interlopers who turn up unannounced.
The interior has been designed to maximise the potential of the view: Full-length windows, traversed by thin beams, ensure you can spot every eddy and coruscating ripple.
The main living area is impressive with polished sheoak fl ooring creating a huge timber mirror that bounces light off the four walls.
Needless to say this house has a premium fi nish and lots of extras, including Smeg cooking appliances, a media room and reverse-cycle air conditioning.
The kitchen, featuring granite benchtops, is particularly fetching and has plenty of room to rustle up dinner-time manna.
The main bedroom is a corker with a large ensuite and walk-in robes. The ensuite features double vanities and a large corner spa that could accommodate a small village.
The other three bedrooms don’t disappoint and employ a neutral, relaxing colour scheme. All three bathrooms are spacious and stylish.
In terms of parking, this home includes a double-lockup garage.
For middle-aged men who like to spend hours smashing their balls, Maylands Peninsula golf course is only a chip-and-run away. The rest of the family can enjoy exploring cycle paths and trails that lead to the Swan River and East Perth.
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LUNA PALACE Cinema in Leederville will be screening Margin Call, a stark
portrayal of the fi nancial industry and its denizens as they confront the decisions that shape our global future.
The Voice has a bunch of double passes to give away to the media screening next Saturday March 10—read on for more info.
Set in the high-stakes world of the fi nancial industry, Margin Call is an entangling thriller involving the key
SPICING up WA since 2003, Araluen’s Fremantle Chilli Festival has grown to be one of
the city’s major cultural events. The move to Fremantle has seen the
festival grow from humble beginnings nine years ago at Araluen to a highly successful event attracting thousands of visitors.
What happens at Araluen’s Fremantle Chilli Festival?
The event features over 80 stallholders offering tastings and sales, cooking demonstrations, music, roving entertainment and garden displays.
Flavoured nutsChilli fl avoured nuts and dips might
seem like fairly standard options, but what about chilli fl avoured fudge, chocolate, soap or shaved ice?
The festival stallholders offer everything chilli from fresh and pre-packed foods, plants, pickles, olives, cheese, chocolate, beers, wine and so much more.
The best of WA’s boutique breweries and wineries specialising in chilli beers
and wines are showcased. The festival also caters for non-chilli lovers and children, with a range of mild and non-chilli fl avoured products to taste and buy.
Celebrity chef demonstrations on cooking with chillies, herbs and a large range of fresh produce shows how easy it is to serve interesting and healthy meals.
The Voice has a bunch of free adult passes to giveaway.
For a chance to win, send your entries to Voice Araluen Chilli Festival, PO Box 85 North Fremantle 6159. Comp closes Monday March 5 and we’ll be posting out tickets, so make sure you include your name, address, email address and daytime contact number.
players at an investment fi rm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 fi nancial crisis.
When an entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the fi rm, it leads to decisions both fi nancial and moral catapault that the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster.
It features an all-star cast including Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Demi Moore and Australia’s own Simon Baker.
To win yourself a double pass, send your entries to: Perth Voice Margin Call, PO Box 85 North Fremantle 6159. Be quick as comp closes Tuesday March 6 at 12 noon and tix will be sent in post.
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20)If you start from a relaxed place and are natural in your efforts, then
harmony will prevail. The moment you get tense and try to push against nature, then you’ll get tangled in assorted briar patches. The planets simply won’t allow you to burn rubber minus awareness.
TAURUS (Apr 21 – May 20)Femininity serves you well. If you are a woman, access the very core of your
nature. If you are a man, soak up all that the women around you are offering. Get friendly with moods and moonlight, longing and feeling. If you can, your life will be all the richer.
GEMINI (May 21 – June 21)Life is returning to some degree of normality. Even though the Pisces
Sun is reinforcing nebulousness and longing, something inside feels like it has found an old and familiar pulse. Wonder, curiosity and communication are your strengths. Play to them.
CANCER (June 22 – July 22)The Moon starts the week in Cancer. The Sun is in Pisces. This should have
you in clover. Your heaven rests on life, energy, love, creativity – whatever - moving and fl owing. The planets and stars suggest that this is one of those moments. Forget resistance. Go with it.
LEO (July 23 – Aug 22)There’s a lot around that could make you feel like a stranger in
a strange land. You’ll be fi ne if you can let your emotions fl ow. If you block them, or anybody else’s, then the cosmic gears could crunch and give you a karmic kangaroo hop. Soften any hard edges.
VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22)You might feel like you are standing on a hill, holding on to fl agpole that you feel
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LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 23)By slowing you down, Saturn has opened you up to emotions and
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SCORPIO (Oct 24 – Nov 21) Truth is your love affair. Even when others feel you are being
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frustrating. Move with the goalposts. As the rules change, go with the shift. The moment you become fi xed, everything comes unstuck. You’re mutable. Be mutable! Stay feather-light.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19)Forget impulsiveness. It will only lead you up a goat track, so to say. Go with
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AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18)As others brood and ponder, gently move towards your friends, your tribe. There’s
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PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20)The Sun is with you. It is offering you the gift of strength and centring. It is
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BEAUFORT STREET is sounding like a tough beat lately, with a few
independent stores in the past year moving out to escape high rents and quiet streets.
But there are success stories scattered about. On a Thursday morning not long after opening time, Awfully Gorgeous has a half-dozen customers in its small shop front, looking over the stylish array of clothes, jewellery and homewares.
Owner Sharron Ashworth happily reports that business has grown 25 per cent since she opened last July.
“It’s expanding faster than I imagined,” she says.
“I just think there’s always
TRADERSDAVID BELL
• Sharron Ashworth—underwent a journey from TV to retail. Photo by David Bell
things the big chain stores don’t offer that the little independent stores do offer.”
While we’re chatting one eavesdropping customer chimes in, “the big stores give me a headache”.
Ashworth’s store has plenty on offer and it’s hard to pin down a theme between the clothes, jewellery and homewares, beyond things she herself fi nds stylish.
“I handpick everything, I don’t tend to buy off the internet. I prefer to go and touch and pick and feel.
“It’s kind of a bohemian chic sort of thing. I’m trying to cover all shapes and budgets.
“It’s the sort of shopping I like to do myself: Pick myself up something, and a gift too.
“It’s nice to have a mixture,” Ashworth says.
But of her three lines, the clothing has been most popular. The jewellery pulls its weight (long term she intends to expand this side of things in response to customer demand). The homewares is puttering along.
One of the problems of independence is clothing wholesalers want people like Ashworth to buy big numbers of clothes in different sizes, which is diffi cult for small business budgets to cover.
The shop is a pretty big change for the woman who’d spent decades in TV, most recently as an ABC producer, organising funding for documentaries.
“I’ve been working in TV for 28 years and I felt like I wanted a change, something that’s a bit creative.
“It was a huge step, it’s a lot of work, and it’s still evolving.”
As for choosing to open in Beaufort Street, Ashworth says “I’ve lived in the area for 25 years, and I knew it had to be here.”
Awfully Gorgeous1/591 Beaufort Street,Mount Lawley61611610Open Tuesday to Sunday
Awfully big adventure
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SutherlandDonnaFaragher MLA for
Mount LawleyMLC for East Metropolitan Region
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Helen Bond
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by STEPHEN POLLOCK
BAYSWATER city council
has approved an increase
in student numbers for St
Columba’s primary school.
The approval—which went
against staff advice for rejection—
means the Catholic school can
now double stream and secure a
$3 million federal grant.
Staff recommended the council
block the expansion, citing the
impact of increased traf c on
surrounding streets.
At a special council meeting
held in late December, councillors
narrowly voted (5/3) that the
school be allowed to increase
student numbers from 240 to 490.
The school has agreed to
provide extra parking, including
six bays on Almondbury Street, 17
bays on Milne Street and 35 bays
on-site.Cr Marlene Robinson, who
voted against the expansion,
tabled a letter from Alison and
Geoff Ruhen of Leake Street,
opposing the expansion.
Principal Greg Martin says
the Roberts Street school spent
$12,000 on an independent report
to address traf c issues.
St Columba’s wins expansion
Rorts h
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