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The Minister for Local Government has accepted a recommendation from Council that wards in the City of Gosnells be abolished.
This brings an end to the old system where voters elected councillors in a particular ward – Bickley, Canning Vale or Gosnells.
Voters will now select candidates on a City-wide basis at the next election, to be held on 17 October.
A Council recommendation to retain 12 councillors was also accepted. Half of the 12 councillors are up for re-election in October. Those whose terms do not expire until 2011 will continue in their positions as representatives of the entire district.
Council elections are held every two years and councillors then serve a four-year term.
The recommendation to abolish wards was based on recommendations from independent consultants engaged by the City to assist with a mandatory review of wards and councillor numbers.
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Saturday 20 June 2009
Thursday 18 June 2009
Letter to Local Member for Gosnells
In light of the current swine flu issues, do you consider it necessary for the City of Gosnells
to enforce its current Local Laws pertaining to toilets and the requirements for hot and cold water,
soap and adequate drying procedures to be in place, most schools do not have a budget to supply these
basic facilities, and if you were to take the time to inspect toilets in schools in your area, you would see that
they are lucky to have toilet paper and cold running water in place ...
Peter Evans
to enforce its current Local Laws pertaining to toilets and the requirements for hot and cold water,
soap and adequate drying procedures to be in place, most schools do not have a budget to supply these
basic facilities, and if you were to take the time to inspect toilets in schools in your area, you would see that
they are lucky to have toilet paper and cold running water in place ...
Peter Evans
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Car explosion leaves two men in critical condition
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Police in Perth say two men have suffered severe burns while working on a car at a suburban property.
A 21-year-old man suffered burns to 75 per cent of his body and his 43-year-old father suffered burns to 40 per cent of his body.
It is understood the two were draining fuel from a car when vapours in the engine caught fire.
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Police in Perth say two men have suffered severe burns while working on a car at a suburban property.
A 21-year-old man suffered burns to 75 per cent of his body and his 43-year-old father suffered burns to 40 per cent of his body.
It is understood the two were draining fuel from a car when vapours in the engine caught fire.
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Cruise passengers disembark in Fremantle despite swine flu fears
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Passengers from the $1 billion cruise liner Sun Princess are disembarking in Fremantle this morning, despite fears that a small number of passengers remain in isolation with suspected swine flu.
Seven passengers aboard the 2000-berth vessel were cleared of swine flu yesterday after swabs were flown to WA from Mauritius, the ship’s last port of call before Fremantle on its 46-night trip.
A spokesman for the Sun Princess said the isolated passengers would be transported off the superliner separately and then taken into custody of the WA Health Department.
All passengers will report to WA Health Communicable Disease Control officers before disembarking, who have set up inside the passenger terminal.
A Health Department spokeswoman said all passengers would have to fill out health declaration cards on arrival in line with national protocols before being let off the ship.
Five people were confirmed yesterday afternoon to have influenza A and two were cleared completely.
The Sun Princess docked in Fremantle port at 6am. The ship left Sydney on May 2 for an Indian Ocean cruise and is the first international cruise ship to arrive in Perth since the outbreak of the A/H1N1 virus.
The Sun Princess is the sister cruise ship of the Dawn Princess, which was forced to anchor offshore earlier this month in Queensland while authorities took the precaution of testing five passengers and a crew member for swine flu.
The health alert comes as the number of swine flu cases in WA hit 82 yesterday, after another seven people were diagnosed. They included a 16-year-old Wesley College student, a 14-year-old in Thornlie and a nine-year-old at Geraldton Primary School. Four adults were also confirmed as having A/H1N1, including one from Wesley College, as well as one each from Nedlands, Mullaloo and the East Kimberley.
PERTH
KATE TARALA,LEE RONDGANGER
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Passengers from the $1 billion cruise liner Sun Princess are disembarking in Fremantle this morning, despite fears that a small number of passengers remain in isolation with suspected swine flu.
Seven passengers aboard the 2000-berth vessel were cleared of swine flu yesterday after swabs were flown to WA from Mauritius, the ship’s last port of call before Fremantle on its 46-night trip.
A spokesman for the Sun Princess said the isolated passengers would be transported off the superliner separately and then taken into custody of the WA Health Department.
All passengers will report to WA Health Communicable Disease Control officers before disembarking, who have set up inside the passenger terminal.
A Health Department spokeswoman said all passengers would have to fill out health declaration cards on arrival in line with national protocols before being let off the ship.
Five people were confirmed yesterday afternoon to have influenza A and two were cleared completely.
The Sun Princess docked in Fremantle port at 6am. The ship left Sydney on May 2 for an Indian Ocean cruise and is the first international cruise ship to arrive in Perth since the outbreak of the A/H1N1 virus.
The Sun Princess is the sister cruise ship of the Dawn Princess, which was forced to anchor offshore earlier this month in Queensland while authorities took the precaution of testing five passengers and a crew member for swine flu.
The health alert comes as the number of swine flu cases in WA hit 82 yesterday, after another seven people were diagnosed. They included a 16-year-old Wesley College student, a 14-year-old in Thornlie and a nine-year-old at Geraldton Primary School. Four adults were also confirmed as having A/H1N1, including one from Wesley College, as well as one each from Nedlands, Mullaloo and the East Kimberley.
PERTH
KATE TARALA,LEE RONDGANGER
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Tuesday 16 June 2009
Father and son burnt in Thornlie car explosion
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A Perth father and son are in hospital with serious burns after a car they were working on exploded.
The son, 21, received burns to 75 per cent of his body while his 43-year-old father received burns to 40 per cent of his body.
The pair were working on a car in a semi-enclosed carport in Thornlie about 5.30pm yesterday when a spark ignited fuel vapours under the bonnet causing a flash fire explosion.
Police were first on the scene, placing the father in a shower while the son was put under a garden hose to alleviate the pain.
Both men remain in Royal Perth Hospital this morning.
PERTH
JAYNE RICKARD
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A Perth father and son are in hospital with serious burns after a car they were working on exploded.
The son, 21, received burns to 75 per cent of his body while his 43-year-old father received burns to 40 per cent of his body.
The pair were working on a car in a semi-enclosed carport in Thornlie about 5.30pm yesterday when a spark ignited fuel vapours under the bonnet causing a flash fire explosion.
Police were first on the scene, placing the father in a shower while the son was put under a garden hose to alleviate the pain.
Both men remain in Royal Perth Hospital this morning.
PERTH
JAYNE RICKARD
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