Thursday 26 February 2009

FMG cutbacks to lead to significant job losses

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A mining services company says a decision by Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) to terminate its contract at the Cloudbreak iron ore mine in the Pilbara will result in signficant job losses.

Brierty Limited, which is based in the Perth suburb of Maddington, says it was given the termination notice by FMG late yesterday, even though the earth works contract was not due to expire until August.

It estimates the termination of the contract will cost the company $12 million in lost revenue, but it is still budgeting for a profitable second half of the financial year.

FMG Chief Executive Andrew Forrest says the company's decision to terminate the contract was a business decision and did not reflect the quality of the services.

"They're a fantastic contractor and we had trucks and equipment which could do their job so we acted in the interests of Fortescue," he said.
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School director facing fraud and stealing charges

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The director of a Muslim school, which was closed down by the State Government last year, has been charged with fraud and stealing.

Police allege the 50 year-old falsified grant applications between 2005 and 2007, to secure more than a million dollars in funding for the Muslim Ladies College in Kenwick.

It is alleged he also stole more than $350,000 while he was the director of the school.

He has been charged with a number of offences under State and Commonwealth law, including stealing as a director of a company and making false statements in an application.

He due in court next month.
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Tuesday 24 February 2009

Gosnells cop fractures skull during arrest

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A Gosnells police officer has a fractured skull after he was allegedly hit with a replica pistol last night.
The incident occurred when the officer stopped a car at the intersection of Davison Street and Belmont Road, Kenwick, about 9.45pm.

A police spokesman said the occupant was arrested after police discovered he had outstanding warrants.

During the arrest a struggle took place and the officer was allegedly hit with the pistol.

The man is expected to be charged today.

PERTH
LISA CALAUTTI

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Sunday 8 February 2009

Five escape injury after pursuit crash

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8th February 2009, 12:45 WST

Five people in a car which crashed after fleeing police in Thornlie early this morning escaped without serious injuries.

Police tried to stop the vehicle on Spencer Road about 3.55am but after initially slowing, the driver raced off. It is understood police lost sight of the car but tried to follow it and eventually spotted the crash about five minutes later.

A police spokesman said it appeared the 25-year-old driver failed to negotiate the bend at the intersection of Royal Street and the Kenwick Link. The car had rolled and police helped the five out of the vehicle and extinguished a blaze sparked by leaking fuel.

The Rivervale driver, who was taken to hospital with minor injuries, will be charged by summons with reckless driving, failure to stop and no driver’s license. Inquiries are continuing.

PERTH
GABRIELLE KNOWLES

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throw it to the floor ...



yes lately the delivery of the FREE Giveaway Local Newspapers have ended up accumulating on the street outside our house, when it comes to delivering newspapers or spam letterbox material, you don't get paid much, so if you can deliver them faster, you have a reasonable chance of making a bit of money the quicker you deliver the 500 newspapers the more you can earn, so it seems the best way is to ride by on the bike or in the car and chuck them at the unsuspecting houses, but unfortunately as these papers are mostly unwanted or easily missed they end up decorating our council verges and street scapes, when community newspapers (a generic term not referring to the company name) first got going here in Perth this came up as an issue and is in fact seen by law as littering, to a point that the community newspapers actually supplied residents with tubes for the newspaper to go in, since then they have been put into the letterbox, where you can choose if you wish to read it, use it in the kitty tray or just dump it at your own convenience, but now it seems that the local rags have worked out that they cant keep delivering in this fashion so it seems they have gone back to their old habits, the worse thing is that they are actually applying to council to be allowed to do this and council are giving the green light, to bad for the street scapes where you are starting to find dumped papers everywhere, will this also happen to the other unwanted mail, will they start throwing that to the floor ....

Dog owners on notice

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Chris Robinson and Glenn Cordingley

February 07, 2009 06:00pm

THOUSANDS of dog owners are flouting bylaws by letting their pets run riot when they should be on leads.

The problem, which has led to dog bites and general nuisance to other park users, has forced several councils to consider stricter enforcement and push for harsher penalties.

This week pet owners were caught on camera by The Sunday Times ignoring signs that dogs be leashed at all times.

A survey of six local councils showed there had been 323 reported dog attacks in the past 12 months, ranging from minor incidents to serious injuries and bites.

Councils can issue $100 on-the-spot infringements for dogs that are off-lead and $200 on-the-spot fines for off-lead dogs that have been ``declared dangerous''.

Larger fines of up to $4000 can apply in some circumstances.

City of Stirling community safety manager Laurie Crouch has called for tougher measures and penalties for irresponsible dog owners.

``Councils have been waiting on the State Government to introduce amendments to the Dog Act, providing more power for rangers to deal more effectively with irresponsible dog owners,'' he said.

``A hundred dollars for most of the penalties doesn't send a clear message.

``We're looking forward to (amendments) which will include provisions for increased fines.''

The problem of owners ignoring the rules has forced the City of Rockingham and the City of Gosnells to review their dog laws and exercise areas.

``This is to keep dogs from running free around kids at playground equipment, during sport games on ovals and to ensure dogs are under control around water features to protect the wildlife,'' Rockingham senior ranger Peter Oliver said.

The City of Bayswater is preparing to study the interaction between dogs and families at two of its most popular reserves - Riverside Gardens and Bardon Park, where there are areas for dog owners to allow their pets to run free. A number of complaints have been made about dogs terrorising people in these areas.

City of Bayswater mayor Lou Magro said while many pet owners did the right thing, irresponsible owners were spoiling it for others.

``Unfortunately, there are a few owners who seem to think that once let off the leash, they are no longer responsible for their dog's behaviour in the exercise areas,'' he said.

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Thursday 5 February 2009

Shots fired in police drug raid

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Police are at the scene of a shooting in the southern Perth suburb of Gosnells.

It is understood police involved in a drug raid fired shots at a vehicle near the intersection of Miranda Way and Rowland Court.

It is also believed the driver was trying to avoid arrest when two shots were fired.

The driver managed to elude police and sped from the scene.

The driver's vehicle was found abandoned in a nearby street and a person has since been detained for questioning.

No one was injured.

Internal Affairs officers have launched an investigation.

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and here

5th February 2009, 19:15 WST

Woman detained after Gosnells shooting

A woman has been detained after a shooting incident this afternoon in Gosnells.

It’s reported that police fired two shots at an oncoming Jeep Cherokee about 4.30pm.

A police spokesman said officers attempted to stop the vehicle after it had been earlier seen driving across a front lawn of a Carmody Cove house.

Police internal affairs were also called to the scene and are conducting their own investigation into the incident.

PERTH

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Monday 2 February 2009

Marsh at sporting crossroads

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2nd February 2009, 10:30 WST

Mitchell Marsh faces a dilemma.

A talented footballer who was part of the State under 18s program last year, Marsh also faces a bright future in cricket.

He will soon have to make a decision about which sport he intends to pursue.

Marsh underlined his potential in the summer game with a record-breaking double-century for Fremantle on Saturday that put his team into a dominant position against Gosnells.

Marsh passed Mark McPhee's club record of 202 not out when he hammered 208, including 26 fours and 9 sixes, to help his team to 9-386.

Gosnells lost one wicket in their four over reply and Fremantle are sure to push hard for an outright victory that would keep alive their slim finals hopes.

Marsh will also bat for the WA second XI in the match against Queensland starting at Allan Border Field in Brisbane tomorrow.

But one player who will not be involved in that game in Wanneroo’s prolific No.3 Gary Dixon, the leading Retravision Shield runscorer this season, who refused the invitation to play because he intends to play baseball next year.

Dixon has scored 819 runs this season and is the favourite to win the Olly Cooley Medal as the champion club cricketer.

But he managed only 11 in Wanneroo’s paltry 99 as Willetton all-rounder Matt Johnston claimed a career-best 6-37 while the competition’s leading wicket-taker Chris Lagana, who had 31 before the round, picked up 4-30.

Warriors all-rounder David Bandy, who suffered a horrific head injury after being struck in the head during the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG before Christmas, made his comeback when Scarborough dismissed South Perth for 266 at Richardson Park.

Bandy was given the all-clear to resume late last week but did not bowl on Saturday. Ty Hopes and Theo Doropoulos each claimed three wickets while Hugh Brown top-scored with 76.

The race for the finals remains intense with seventh-placed Claremont-Nedlands in trouble against Rockingham-Mandurah and University (eighth) in a tight tussle with Perth.

Subiaco-Floreat are hanging on desperately to sixth spot and could strengthen their position after a strong display against Midland-Guildford.

Claremont were dismissed for 201 and Corey Whisson has helped bat Rockingham into favouritism at 2-79.

And after Uni were dismissed for 191, a century stand between Jim Cameron and Mark Penter preceding a collapse of 8-61 as Ross Scali claimed 6-42, Perth reached 1-24 before a thunderstorm stopped play.

Subi reached 0-45 after dismissing last-placed Midland for 211 while top team Melville knocked over third-placed Bayswater-Morley for 209 with veteran Steve Russell claiming 6-58.

Scorecards

Wanneroo v Willetton

Wanneroo
First Innings
Charles c O’Connell b Lagana 1
Richards b Lagana 8
Dixon b Johnston 11
Fairchild b Johnston 4
Fawcett c Elliot b Lagana 18
Delborrello c O’Connell b Johnston 13
Warren c Mason b Johnston 23
Atkinson GT c Elliot b Johnston 4
Atkinson GS c Mason b Lagana 2
Quelch c Smith b Johnston 3
Henry not out 2
Sundries: 10
Total: 99
Fall: 5, 18, 26, 26, 58, 62, 73, 88, 90
Bowling: Lagana 18-6-30-4, Ball 7-0-21-0, Johnston 14.2-3-37-6, Hall 3-2-2-0, Elliot 1-0-1-0

Willetton
First Innings
Elliot c Fairchild b Quelch 13
Smith b Atkinson GS 31
Brennan c Dixon b Quelch 17
O’Connell b Atkinson GS 20
Johnston lbw Atkinson GS 7
Silvey not out 6
Mason c Henry b Warren 4
Sundries: 1
Total: 6-99
Fall: 16, 34, 82, 83, 90, 99
Bowling: Quelch 12-3-37-2, Atkinson GS 13-5-23-3, Warren 10.4-0-26-1, Fairchild 4-0-13-0


Gosnells v Fremantle

Fremantle
First Innings
Aslett b Duffield 0
Milton c Upton b Abbott 0
Creevey c Norwood b Jenkins 15
Ervine lbw Abbott 72
Marsh c Duffield b Rees 208
Smith c Upton b Jenkins 17
Coulter-Nile b Duffield 10
Beaumont b Jenkins 29
Miles c Upton b Rees 10
Heath not out 0
Sundries: 25
Total: 9-386 decl
Fall: 0, 0, 60, 137, 176, 201, 309, 385, 386
Bowling: Duffield 23-5-110-2, Abbott 14-3-48-2, Jenkins 18-2-118-3, Horton 4-0-28-0, Turner 7-0-37-0, Norwood 3-0-21-0, Rees 1.2-0-6-2

Gosnells
First Innings
Rees run out 1
Bland not out 9
Turner not out 3
Sundries: 1
Total: 1-14
Fall: 1
Bowling: Heath 1-0-1-0, Coulter-Nile 1-0-7-0, Beaumont 1-0-1-0, Ervine 1-0-4-0


Joondalup v Mt Lawley

Joondalup
First Innings
Newnham c Brownlie b Davis P 0
Swart c Rakich b Palladino 18
Campbell c Walshaw b Kelly 93
Howell c Meredith b Armstrong 39
Richards lbw Kelly 10
Boyland run out 27
Griggs b Kelly 11
Wylie c Beaton b Armstrong 0
Sprague c Davis G b Kelly 23
D’Cruz c Walshaw b Palladino 26
Brett not out 8
Sundries: 20
Total: 275
Fall: 0, 112, 126, 144, 190, 195, 195, 235, 240, 275
Bowling: Davis P 20-6-53-1, Armstrong 11-2-59-2, Palladino 21.3-5-49-2, Walshaw 5-0-39-0, Kelly 20-10-47-4, Davis G 6-0-21-0


Melville v Bayswater-Morley

Bayswater-Morley
First Innings
Morgan lbw Russell 13
Davis lbw Russell 33
Birrell c Terry b Gillies 36
Adams lbw Russell 0
Phillimore c Russell b Platel 32
Robb run out 3
Thistle c Scollay b Russell 48
Barr not out 24
Wright c Terry b Russell 3
Daniels c Pitcher b Scollay 11
Francis c Gillies b Russell 3
Sundries: 3
Total: 209
Fall: 37, 48, 48, 93, 98, 143, 174, 188, 205, 209
Bowling: Gillies 19-4-36-1, Platel 15-2-50-1, Kerr-Sheppard 8-2-22-0, Russell 21-8-58-6, Scollay 10-0-43-1

Melville
First Innings
Meuleman not out 26
Towers not out 10
Sundries: 10
Total: 0-46
Fall:
Bowling: Francis 5-0-14-0, Thistle 3-0-23-0, Wright 2-0-4-0


Perth v University

University
First Innings
Vincec c Walters b Scali 4
Cameron A c Moir b Scali 11
Penter M lbw Yardy 50
Cameron J c Yardy b Scali 57
Barratt b Scali 14
Smith c Paterson b Scali 3
Hogg c Moir b Wilkinson 10
Molinari c Snadden b Nelson 32
Marshall c Walters b Scali 3
Evans lbw Wilkinson 0
Penter A not out 0
Sundries: 7
Total: 191
Fall: 14, 24, 126, 140, 145, 146, 174, 183, 184
Bowling: Keenan 13-4-19-0, Scali 21-5-42-6, Wilkinson 12-1-30-2, Nicholas 7-1-31-0, Walters 3-0-14-0, Nelson 6.1-0-24-1, Yardy 11-1-28-1

Perth
First Innings
Yardy not out 15
Barranca c Marshall b Evans 7
Snadden not out 2
Sundries: 0
Total: 1-24
Fall: 13
Bowling: Evans 4-1-9-1, Molinari 4-1-15-0


Rockingham-Mandurah v Claremont-Nedlands

Claremont-Nedlands
First Innings
King lbw Sarsero 1
Rees lbw Parsons 3
Allenby lbw Sarsero 20
Mason c Whisson b Parsons 57
Brabazon c Whiteman b Loveridge 5
Robertson c Whisson b Parsons 32
Clements c Whiteman b Parsons 0
Kelly not out 37
Donaldson c Whiteman b Loveridge 28
Rosario c Whiteman b Sarsero 13
McKay c Parsons b Sarsero 0
Sundries: 5
Total: 201
Bowling: Parsons 11-3-46-4, Sarsero 14.1-3-35-4, Loveridge 9-1-40-2, Heal 20-3-53-0, Senz 6-0-26-0

Rockingham-Mandurah
First Innings
Whisson not out 30
Sutton lbw McKay 37
Senz c King b Rosario 4
Sundries: 8
Total: 2-79
Fall: 69, 79
Bowling: Rosario 5-3-10-1, Kelly 5-1-16-0, Donaldson 4-0-17-0, Allenby 6-3-14-0, McKay 5-1-16-1


Subiaco-Floreat v Midland-Guildford

Midland-Guildford
First Innings
Corcoran c Lilly b Branston 16
Worthington run out 11
Sadler lbw Lilly 1
Blight b Lilly 32
Del Prete b Willey 16
Jose c Malajczuk b Branston 23
Jones b Branston 0
Crosswell c Glew b Monteleone 61
Crawford c Lilly b Hansberry 31
Baker lbw Monteleone 3
Stein not out 7
Sundries: 10
Total: 211
Fall: 22, 23, 33, 58, 103, 106, 116, 174, 188, 211
Bowling: Branston 15-3-59-3, Lilly 11-2-23-2, Willey 8-3-21-1, Bolton 6-1-22-0, Hansberry 20-4-53-1, Monteleone 15.1-3-30-2

Subiaco-Floreat
First Innings
Bolton not out 26
Malajczuk not out 18
Sundries: 1
Total: 0-45
Fall:
Bowling: Worthington 4-0-10-0, Stein 6-0-22-0, Crosswell 4-2-12-0, Sadler 2-1-1-0

PERTH
JOHN TOWNSEND

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