Tuesday 18 December 2007

Teacher admits to abusing students

was originally posted on West but has been removed ..

A 31-year-old high school teacher pleaded guilty in Perth Magistrates Court today to multiple charges of sexual and indecent dealings with children under his care.

Delmar Evans of Gosnells admitted to sexually penetrating and dealing indecently with four different girls under his care between September 2005 and November this year.

The victims were aged between 15 and 17 years old.

Child Protection Squad Detectives arrested and charged Evans on November 16 this year.

The assaults took place in and around Perth’s southern suburbs where Evans worked as a high school teacher.

Evans will remain in custody until February 22 when he will appear in the District Court for sentencing.

BELLE TAYLOR

Be greywater wise

as posted on COGsite

Looming summer heat has prompted a warning for residents to use greywater appropriately to avoid health hazards.

City of Gosnells Director Governance Trevor Perkins said the City welcomed and encouraged the use of greywater but cautioned against storing of waste water.

“Using water from showers and washing machines for disposal on gardens is fine if done immediately, but grey water should not be stored or used on vegetables and edible plants.

“It can quickly turn septic, smell and become hazardous to health,” he said.

“The Department of Health Code of Practice for the Reuse of Greywater permits the disposal of greywater onto the ground by bucketing directly from a laundry wash trough or shower.

“This method ensures that any health risks are kept to a minimum.

“Waste water from kitchen sinks and dishwashers must not be reused as it may contain organic material, bacteria, fats and caustic additives.

“For public health reasons and long term sustainability, greywater is best disposed of by a pumped reticulated system below ground in compliance with the Code of Practice.”

Further advice can be obtained from the Department of Health or the City’s Health Service.



as posted on COGsite

Monday 17 December 2007

Kids help O’Hern overcome Open loss

as posted on TheWest

Professional golfer and almost Australian Open Champion Nick O’Hern visited Subiaco’s Ronald McDonald House today to provide the children some advice on the art of driving a club like a PGA champion.

The kids, for their part, seemed a little more interested in rolling the golf balls down the plastic slide in the playground with a satisfactory clanking sound than learning the delicate art of putting, but O’Hern didn’t seem too concerned.

The Perth-born champion is preparing for a charity round on Wednesday at Gosnells to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House, which provides accommodation for families of children who need medical treatment at Princess Margaret Hospital.

Many thought today would see O’Hern revelling in the role of Australian Open Champion, but a disappointing loss to Craig Parry on the weekend meant the title eluded him yet again.

“I played beautifully yesterday, unfortunately my putting just let me down there towards the end all credit to Craig Parry though he played very well,” O’Hern said.

“I’ve had some really good rounds in my career where I’ve thought I can’t really hit the ball much better and that was definitely one of them. The whole week I struck the ball fantastic but getting the ball in the hole was the problem once again.”

O’Hern spent much of the past year competing on the lucrative US golf circuit. He plans to take a month’s holiday after the Charity Pro Am on Wednesday before heading back to the US to continue competing.

He said he expects to play between 22 to 23 tournaments next year.

“The money we play for in the US is a little bit out of control but it’s a lot of fun over there and if you play well you get rewarded,” O’Hern said.

“I’ve had a good finish to the year. I seem to play well in the last event of the year - maybe it’s knowing I’m going to go on holiday.”

The Nick O’Hern Ronald McDonald House Charity Pro-Am will begin with a shotgun start at 12.30pm on Wednesday at the Gosnells Golf Club.

High Profile players will include Steve Collins and Stuart Beament.

BELLE TAYLOR

as posted on TheWest

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check out Gosnells Primary Schools Recorder Ensemble on YouTube

Heritage FM now online ...

tune into HeritageFM and you can connect online to hear their local broadcasts

and some HertiageFM history ...

After months of hard work and planning the then 93.7 Heritage FM began broadcasting on Australia Day 1998 from studios in the Orchard Avenue, Armadale. In the lead up to this historic occasion a small group lead by then Mayor of Armadale, Councillor Spike Fokkema worked hard to establish a broadcasting facility that the community could be proud of. The opening day's broadcast began at 10.00am - 96FM’s Darren DeMello hosted the first hour on-air - featuring Australian music in the lead up to a simulcast of the City of Armadale's Australia Day Skyshow, these simulcasts continued on the station over the next few years.

For the first few months on air the station was only able to broadcast from 4pm Fridays to 11pm Sundays however in July 1998 Heritage FM was granted a licence to broadcast 24 hours a day.
Throughout 1998 more and more locally produced programs were added to the schedule. In 1999 the station applied for and received a grant to purchase new studio equipment and this was installed into a new larger studio during early 2000. In 2002 the station moved to the current studios in Mills Road, Gosnells and in mid 2002, the station changed to the current 107.3 frequency.

Special mention must be made of the following people for their hard work and tireless dedication to the station over the years - they include, Spike Fokema, Martin Jansen, Henry Zelones, Anne and Henk Heuvink, Susan Iwanyk, Ryan Honschooten, Brett Tizard, Rosalie Powers, Phil Youd, Fiona Williams, Eric t'Hart, Neil Haring and many others. We would like to encourage anyone who was involved in establishing the station and has a story to tell to contact us so we can add your name and information to our History Page. Photographs of events and copies of news clippings and memorabilia would also be appreciated.

To be continued …

If you would like to get involved in the exciting and ongoing future of 107.3 Heritage FM please contact Robyn at the station on (08) 9398 3100.

as posted on HeritageFM

Sunday 16 December 2007

Thornlie lights up for Christmas cheer

as posted on PerthNow

CONSULATE Court in Thornlie is one of Perth's most spectacular streets during Christmas - now it could become one of the most charitable, too.

Ten of the 13 houses on the street have joined in an annual Christmas lights display for the past 15 years.

Residents are also taking gold coin donations for Princess Margaret Hospital and non-perishable food items for Anglicare WA.

The concept began three years ago when resident Kathy Sharp noticed visitors ``actually asking if they could make a donation''.

"We have thousands of people come up each year, so I contacted the Make-a-Wish Foundation and got a `wishing well' for collections.''

The street has in the past raised $3500 for Make-a-Wish and $3400 for PMH.

Ms Sharp believes the street will surpass this this year.

"Local people will come up prepared with coins or a food donation, and when others have seen that they've jumped out and put money in the tin,'' Ms Sharp said.

A collection point is at 11 Consulate Court, Thornlie.

as posted on PerthNow

Wednesday 12 December 2007

Man arrested after alleged abduction, car chase

as posted on ABC720

A man is in custody in Western Australia after allegedly abducting a woman and crashing a car on Albany Highway in Cannington following a high-speed police chase.

The pursuit came after an earlier incident in Thornlie where three cars were involved in a minor collision.

Inspector Mike Valentine says police believe the man was attempting to stop a car in which the woman was in and he then forced her from one vehicle into another.

He says the woman is thought to know the man.

"We now have the driver in custody and there was a young woman in the vehicle, who we believe may have been the victim of the abduction, and we've taken her to hospital at this stage," he said.

Police will continue their inquiries.

as posted on ABC720

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