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See page 73
Vol 42 No.24
www.postnewspapers.com.au
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Plunkett
mansion
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By DAVID COHEN
Floreat weightlifter Nathan Baxter, right, did not have enough weights in his studio equivalent to his recent
340kg lift at the International Powerlifting Federation world bench press championship in Sundsvall,
Sweden, so he enlisted the help of his 80kg student Nathan Lee to make up the dierence. Report Page 7.
Photo: Paul McGovern
Heres
where
we go
obvious.
It emerged this week that SAS
families had been misled by
an information brochure they
received that sought to reassure
them about their privacy.
The brochure said there
would be defined army and
private residential precincts
at Seaward as well as separate
entry roads.
But Mr Dietz said army and
private owners and their visitors
would all be allowed to enter via
either Seaward Avenue, off West
Coast Highway, or Sayer Street
from suburban Swanbourne.
He said the connecting road
between the two precincts would
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Each week 51,990 copies of the POST are distributed, reaching every household and business in the western suburbs.
These suburbs are shown on the map on page 2. Extra copies are delivered to other selected riverside suburbs.
De-stress those
Floreat moggies
I was saddened, but certainly not surprised,
to read of the vicious attack by a cat on an
innocent walker in Evandale Street, Floreat
(Cat attack put me in hospital, Letters,
POST, June 6).
Floreat cats have long been noted for their
gentility and manners, which result from
exceptional pressure on them to comply
with the high standards of their owners no
wandering on nearby rooftops to satisfy their
natural curiosities, no slow killing of feathered
creatures, no loud sex on fences at 2am.
The problem is that under such pressure
some cats just snap.
We see the results of this every day at the
Shelter for Failed Floreat Felines (SFFF).
Lately, we have noticed a sharp increase
in the numbers of FFFs in our care, which
we put down to a growing trend in Floreat to
supplement pet ownership with small yappy
dogs, adding to feline stress levels.
My advice to Floreat cat owners who want
to avoid FFF syndrome is to resist dog ownership.
Reward the loyalty and manners of your
small furry friends with special treats and
cuddles (rubbing behind the ears is recommended) and do not skimp on medium rare
steak, slow-roasted chicken and King Island
double cream.
Im often asked what we do with failed
Floreat felines that do not respond to treatment.
We release them in Scarborough where
they fit right in.
Rodney
Marlow Street, Wembley
Wembley Woodlands
Downs
Churchlands
City Beach
City Beach
Perth CBD
Wembley
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Hackett Estate
West
Daglish
Subiaco Perth
Mount
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Swanbourne
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Floreat
Cottesloe
Beach
North
Fremantle
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Claremont Nedlands
Peppermint
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er
Swan River
Mosman
Park
Heres where we go
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Too many Bs
Will our paradise end up paved?
Like the Cookie Monster, Premier
Colin Barnett appears to have a
voracious appetite for gobbling
up the harmonious beauty of our
precious city.
We have been told that urban
infill is essential to the economic
progress of our city.
The myth is that high-rise development is essential to our recovery,
with state debt now at $26.9billion
despite the mining boom.
But hasnt the debt crisis come
about because of Mr Barnetts governments lack of foresight in massively overspending on grotesque
projects like Elizabeth Quay?
This will plague the city for
another decade.
Wasnt he warned?
And what is the justification for
yet more massive high-rise, with
an escalating 15% vacancy rate in
West Perth?
And who is this development
actually for?
ABC-TVs Lateline has revealed
that 20% of homes sold in NSW this
year, for example, were bought
by foreign investors rather than
residents.
So what is the benefit to us and
our children, especially with the
continued erosion of our green
More letters pages
12, 36
open space?
A failure to develop proper public transport infrastructure and
additional population centres has
led to all the pain being focused on
the leafy inner suburbs of Perth.
This is unsustainable.
South Perth residents are fighting
massive 20 to 30-storey developments without setbacks.
Could this be the future of
Hollywood through the City of
Perth Act?
And will this development frenzy
spread like a cancer to Kings Park
and surrounding suburbs?
Unlike the 97% of Hollywood
residents, Cambridge voters, in
their fury against their councils
push for a town planning scheme
amendment to allow higher density, were fortunate enough to gain
the support of Churchlands MP
Sean LEstrange.
This could, however, be a case
of too little too late.
Perhaps they could use this opportunity to lobby him to say NO
to the City of Perth Bill through
which Mr Barnett could inflict even
more damage on the paradise we
are losing.
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He said big changes would
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the next 25 years into a true,
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The committee had left out
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Beached elephant?
Is it an elephant, a mastodon or a Transformer?
Mother Nature has
been working for many
years at south Cottesloe
on a spectacular entry in
next years Sculpture by
the Sea.
Recent high tides and
storms have cleared out
sand from around the feet
and give a clearer view
than usual of the stonyfaced pachyderm.
To the unimaginative
its a quirky limestone
outcrop, but a little imagination makes it a petrified
elephant, or ...
Over recent summers
the rock formation has
been a temporary home
for a surfer who has set up
camp between the rocky
legs as a base to enjoy surfing waves at the nearby
artificial reef.
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Shenton College head girl Mia Konarick and head boy Wayne Tan helped plant the sapling at Government House. Photo: Paul McGovern
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College.
Ms Sanderson later offered
the school the chance to visit
Government House to plant the
sapling at a ceremony.
Student Daisy Fanning sang
the royal anthem, Alec Barclay
sang the national anthem, and
Max Howett played bugle.
A plaque next to the sapling
explains it was a gift from the
college.
After morning tea, the students toured Government
House.
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A century of living
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By LINDA CALLAGHAN
Betty Cooper turned 100
on Tuesday and celebrated
with dinner at a restaurant in
Nedlands with her family.
Julian Frayne
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will be missed
The late Julian Frayne will
be missed, Peppermint Grove
council says.
Dr Frayne died on May 30,
aged 80. A memorial service was
held at Scotch Colleges chapel
last Sunday.
On Tuesday night, shire president Rachel Thomas, who was
at the service, said the council
was saddened by his death.
Dr Frayne was a tremendous
supporter of the shire, Ms
Thomas said.
He came to almost all our
annual general meetings.
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one.
Ms Thomas said Dr Frayne
had been heavily involved in
a petition against the state
governments forced council
mergers.
He wasnt shy about telling
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doing the right thing, Ms
Thomas said.
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