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Glenn Cordingley
January 15, 2009 12:36pm
SIXTEEN WA food outlets were publicly named and shamed in an on-line list for breaching health regulations in 2008.
The website currently lists prosecutions that have taken place under the Food Standards Code or WA Health Act, provided on a voluntary basis by local governments.
Eight were within the City of Gosnells and three in the City of Swan.
The fines and costs on those establishments alone were almost $50,000.
Read the full list of Perth's most dodgy restaurants. HERE
The biggest penalties were handed out to the Foodworks Supermarket in Atwell ($7659), La cascade Restaurant in Nedlands ($7500 plus $1750 costs), and Fast Eddy’s Café in Midland ($6000) and $957 costs.
BBH Hot Bread in Stratton breached a number of regulations including not protecting food, lack of temperature control and not clean and sanitary.
Vermin was also found on the premises. Defendants Xen Xon Tang and Thi Le Hoa were fined $4000 each with $950 costs.
The French Hot Bread Shop in Bunbury also copped a $6000 fine plus $1626 costs for the sale and preparation of adulterated food.
Adulterated food is generally considered to be food that has been contaminated so much that it is considered to be unfit for human consumption.
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Thursday, 15 January 2009
Stunning season leads Perth Heat to home grand final
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Gemma Laidler
January 15, 2009 12:53pm
THE Claxton Shield baseball grand final looms and reigning champion Perth Heat will defend its title with in a home series at Baseball Park in Thornlie.
Perth's challenger has yet to be decided but will head into the furnace from February 6-8.
The champions started their season strong, with four wins from five matches in the showcase round last December.
The Heat lost its first game to Queensland Rams 2-8 before stringing together a series of wins against South Australia Bite, Victoria Aces and New South Wales Patriots.
The side then travelled to Canberra and Wollongong in round two to take on the Patriots in a rain interrupted series.
NSW took the first game 3-5 but Perth rebounded to take the second 7-2, but was unable to follow up and let the series slip away with an 8-11 loss in game three.
Some big hitting in the series-losing game - including homeruns from Lachlan Dale, Dean White, Matt Kennelly and Nick Kimpton - was not enough to get Perth over the line.
But a home series against the Queensland Rams in round three promised to have the Heat bounce back and the team did not disappoint.
Perth swept the series, 6-3, 4-2 and 6-3 in the third match.
The Heat's Tim Kennelly sealed game one when he lifted the ball over the fence to bring home three runners.
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Gemma Laidler
January 15, 2009 12:53pm
THE Claxton Shield baseball grand final looms and reigning champion Perth Heat will defend its title with in a home series at Baseball Park in Thornlie.
Perth's challenger has yet to be decided but will head into the furnace from February 6-8.
The champions started their season strong, with four wins from five matches in the showcase round last December.
The Heat lost its first game to Queensland Rams 2-8 before stringing together a series of wins against South Australia Bite, Victoria Aces and New South Wales Patriots.
The side then travelled to Canberra and Wollongong in round two to take on the Patriots in a rain interrupted series.
NSW took the first game 3-5 but Perth rebounded to take the second 7-2, but was unable to follow up and let the series slip away with an 8-11 loss in game three.
Some big hitting in the series-losing game - including homeruns from Lachlan Dale, Dean White, Matt Kennelly and Nick Kimpton - was not enough to get Perth over the line.
But a home series against the Queensland Rams in round three promised to have the Heat bounce back and the team did not disappoint.
Perth swept the series, 6-3, 4-2 and 6-3 in the third match.
The Heat's Tim Kennelly sealed game one when he lifted the ball over the fence to bring home three runners.
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Pomersbach needs to buckle down, says coach
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* Tim Clarke
* January 15, 2009 - 12:28PM
WA's troubled batting star Luke Pomersbach still has a future at the top level of cricket, according to WA coach Tom Moody , but has been warned his work rate needs to match his talent if he wants to play for Australia again.
Pomersbach's underwhelming season this year took a drastic turn last week, when he was fined and dropped for missing a club game after going AWOL following the funeral of a close friend.
WA will be attempting to make the Big Bash preliminary final against Queensland tonight, without Pomersbach who was not considered for selection for the game because of his latest indiscretion.
But Moody said the 24 year-old could still have a massive future in the game - but needs to buckle down.
"He is in the equations from tonight onwards, but Luke has got to go back into the systems, score runs, recapture form and like everyone else present himself as a selection opportunity for the first one day after the T20 program," Moody said.
"He has not gone anywhere, but like a lot of players it is coming to terms with the recognition, that responsibility and expectation.
"The player is still there, the quality is still there, the X factor is still there - he just needs to get focused, work harder and recapture that form.
"It is how he bounces back is the most important thing."
After a season of indifferent form last week Pomersbach was dropped to the second XI by Moody, his season taking a tragic turn when a close friend died suddenly.
This turn of fate rendered him unavailable for the closing stages of the WA second XI clash with New South Wales.
But the 24 year-old then failed to make contact with the WACA on Friday and Saturday, when he was due to play for club site Gosnells.
That breached his contract with the WACA, and while a statement said the Association was sympathetic to Pomersbach's situation, his behaviour had been deemed unacceptable.
Moody said Pomersbach's slump from Australian T20 debutant just over a year ago and IPL star was a lesson that talent can only get you so far.
"He has not lost that exceptional talent, that is still three - but he has got to realize that it takes a little but more than talent to be successful on a consistent basis," Moody said.
"Having worked with him and Shaun (Marsh) during the IPL we were very ,mindful on keeping an eye on that type of thing. He did not get ahead of himself.
"But he is realising it is a pretty competitive world out there when it comes to staking a claim for not only WA but Australia, and it takes a lot of hard work in combination with what God's given you."
Moody said a similar message had got through to Marsh, who will line up for Australia against South Africa in the first one day international at the MCG tomorrow.
"We felt Shaun turned the corner a couple of weeks ago with his form, so I am sure a big knock is around the corner," Moody said.
"It is a shame it did not happen with us, but I think Australia is going to get the reward for that. He is going through a lean period as well, but he has recognized he has got to work a lot harder as well."
And the coach also said he believed the spectre of Matthew Hayden's impending retirement - confirmed earlier this week - may have been attracting Marsh's eye away from his immediate priority.
"Hayden was always going to retire at some point, and maybe that has been the problem with Shaun.
"Maybe he has recognized potentially there is a spot coming up and he's been focused too far ahead of himself and not concentrating on the immediate issues which are continuing to work on his game, work hard and score runs here."
Meanwhile Moody said he has still had no contact from English cricket bosses, after his name was strongly linked to the head coaching job made vacant by Peter Moores' sacking last week.
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* Tim Clarke
* January 15, 2009 - 12:28PM
WA's troubled batting star Luke Pomersbach still has a future at the top level of cricket, according to WA coach Tom Moody , but has been warned his work rate needs to match his talent if he wants to play for Australia again.
Pomersbach's underwhelming season this year took a drastic turn last week, when he was fined and dropped for missing a club game after going AWOL following the funeral of a close friend.
WA will be attempting to make the Big Bash preliminary final against Queensland tonight, without Pomersbach who was not considered for selection for the game because of his latest indiscretion.
But Moody said the 24 year-old could still have a massive future in the game - but needs to buckle down.
"He is in the equations from tonight onwards, but Luke has got to go back into the systems, score runs, recapture form and like everyone else present himself as a selection opportunity for the first one day after the T20 program," Moody said.
"He has not gone anywhere, but like a lot of players it is coming to terms with the recognition, that responsibility and expectation.
"The player is still there, the quality is still there, the X factor is still there - he just needs to get focused, work harder and recapture that form.
"It is how he bounces back is the most important thing."
After a season of indifferent form last week Pomersbach was dropped to the second XI by Moody, his season taking a tragic turn when a close friend died suddenly.
This turn of fate rendered him unavailable for the closing stages of the WA second XI clash with New South Wales.
But the 24 year-old then failed to make contact with the WACA on Friday and Saturday, when he was due to play for club site Gosnells.
That breached his contract with the WACA, and while a statement said the Association was sympathetic to Pomersbach's situation, his behaviour had been deemed unacceptable.
Moody said Pomersbach's slump from Australian T20 debutant just over a year ago and IPL star was a lesson that talent can only get you so far.
"He has not lost that exceptional talent, that is still three - but he has got to realize that it takes a little but more than talent to be successful on a consistent basis," Moody said.
"Having worked with him and Shaun (Marsh) during the IPL we were very ,mindful on keeping an eye on that type of thing. He did not get ahead of himself.
"But he is realising it is a pretty competitive world out there when it comes to staking a claim for not only WA but Australia, and it takes a lot of hard work in combination with what God's given you."
Moody said a similar message had got through to Marsh, who will line up for Australia against South Africa in the first one day international at the MCG tomorrow.
"We felt Shaun turned the corner a couple of weeks ago with his form, so I am sure a big knock is around the corner," Moody said.
"It is a shame it did not happen with us, but I think Australia is going to get the reward for that. He is going through a lean period as well, but he has recognized he has got to work a lot harder as well."
And the coach also said he believed the spectre of Matthew Hayden's impending retirement - confirmed earlier this week - may have been attracting Marsh's eye away from his immediate priority.
"Hayden was always going to retire at some point, and maybe that has been the problem with Shaun.
"Maybe he has recognized potentially there is a spot coming up and he's been focused too far ahead of himself and not concentrating on the immediate issues which are continuing to work on his game, work hard and score runs here."
Meanwhile Moody said he has still had no contact from English cricket bosses, after his name was strongly linked to the head coaching job made vacant by Peter Moores' sacking last week.
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Perth swelters ... and there's worse to come
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* Chalpat Sonti
* January 15, 2009 - 12:19PM
Parts of Perth could be headed for their hottest January day in 11 years tomorrow.
As the mercury begins its climb to an expected maximum of 38 degrees today, the maximum temperature tomorrow is predicted to hit 40 degrees for the first time since February last year.
However, weatherzone.com.au forecaster Martin Palmer said inland parts of the city, such as Gosnells and Armadale, could see temperatures hit 42 degrees.
If so, that would be just shy of the 42.6 degrees recorded in January 1998, the highest recorded temperature for the month in the city since a new weather station came into operation in 1992.
The all-time January high for Perth is 46 degrees recorded at the airport in 1991. The old Perth weather station, decommissioned in 1992, recorded 45.8 degrees the same day.
A combination of heat from the north and easterly winds were combining to push up the mercury in the city to levels being experienced further inland, Mr Palmer said.
But there would be relief from the heat on Saturday, with a cool change expected to drop temperatures down to the low 30s.
There was also a small chance of a storm on Sunday, with temperatures expected to remain in the low 30s next week.
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* Chalpat Sonti
* January 15, 2009 - 12:19PM
Parts of Perth could be headed for their hottest January day in 11 years tomorrow.
As the mercury begins its climb to an expected maximum of 38 degrees today, the maximum temperature tomorrow is predicted to hit 40 degrees for the first time since February last year.
However, weatherzone.com.au forecaster Martin Palmer said inland parts of the city, such as Gosnells and Armadale, could see temperatures hit 42 degrees.
If so, that would be just shy of the 42.6 degrees recorded in January 1998, the highest recorded temperature for the month in the city since a new weather station came into operation in 1992.
The all-time January high for Perth is 46 degrees recorded at the airport in 1991. The old Perth weather station, decommissioned in 1992, recorded 45.8 degrees the same day.
A combination of heat from the north and easterly winds were combining to push up the mercury in the city to levels being experienced further inland, Mr Palmer said.
But there would be relief from the heat on Saturday, with a cool change expected to drop temperatures down to the low 30s.
There was also a small chance of a storm on Sunday, with temperatures expected to remain in the low 30s next week.
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Man's nose bitten off at New Year's party
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* January 15, 2009 - 8:53AM
A man has been charged for allegedly biting off another man's nose at a New Year's Eve party in Roleystone.
Police claim the alleged attacker arrived at the party earlier in the evening with his girlfriend and had been drinking heavily.
The 33-year-old, from Highgate, allegedly became involved in an argument with another partygoer around 3.30am on New Year's Day.
The argument escalated and police claim the man picked up a pair of scissors from a table and stabbed a 43-year-old Gosnells man in the throat, causing a small cut.
The man was then asked to leave the party by the 45-year-old host.
However, police allege that as the host was escorting the man out of the house, he turned and bit the host, taking off a small portion of his nose.
The man later sought treatment at Royal Perth Hospital where he underwent plastic surgery to repair the wound.
Armadale Detectives investigated the incident and yesterday located the alleged offender.
He has been charged with unlawful wounding and assault occasioning bodily harm and will appear in the Armadale Magistrates Court today.
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* January 15, 2009 - 8:53AM
A man has been charged for allegedly biting off another man's nose at a New Year's Eve party in Roleystone.
Police claim the alleged attacker arrived at the party earlier in the evening with his girlfriend and had been drinking heavily.
The 33-year-old, from Highgate, allegedly became involved in an argument with another partygoer around 3.30am on New Year's Day.
The argument escalated and police claim the man picked up a pair of scissors from a table and stabbed a 43-year-old Gosnells man in the throat, causing a small cut.
The man was then asked to leave the party by the 45-year-old host.
However, police allege that as the host was escorting the man out of the house, he turned and bit the host, taking off a small portion of his nose.
The man later sought treatment at Royal Perth Hospital where he underwent plastic surgery to repair the wound.
Armadale Detectives investigated the incident and yesterday located the alleged offender.
He has been charged with unlawful wounding and assault occasioning bodily harm and will appear in the Armadale Magistrates Court today.
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