as posted here
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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Sunday, 8 February 2009
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
as posted here
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.
as posted here
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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