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THE Eyes on the Street program is not under threat, despite a query by Gosnells MLA Chris Tallentire that it was in danger of being cut.
East Metropolitan Region MLC Helen Morton said the program was successful and would continue.
Eyes on the Street is an intelligence gathering program which encourages State Government agencies, councils and businesses to identify and record suspicious behaviour and report it to police.
“There is no danger that the Eyes on the Street program is going to be cut,” Mrs Morton said.
“It is an excellent program that has had considerable success in the City of Gosnells.”
Mrs Morton said Office of Crime Protection director Wendy Murray and Eyes on the Street project coordinator Mat Jovanou had both confirmed the project was safe.
“Mr Tallentire was told in Parliament that there were no plans to discontinue the program.”
Mr Tallentire had raised the issue with Police Minister Rob Johnson in Parliament.
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Wednesday 26 August 2009
City seeks your views
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THE City of Gosnells is urging residents to have their say on the future of the historic Maddington Homestead, with the Heritage Council of WA set to issue a protection order for it.
If put in the place, the order would prohibit the demolition, damage or alteration of the place or any portion of the place, or any building or structure on the place and the carrying out of any activity that may detrimentally affect the cultural heritage characteristics of the place, including the removal of any object or artefact from the place.
The historic homestead dates back to the 1830s and was built for Major William Nairn, but has recently fallen into disrepair, with vandals starting a fire in 2004 that caused extensive damage.
City of Gosnells Planning and Infrastructure acting director Simon O’Sullivan has urged locals to have their say.
“This building is an integral part of the City’s proud history and people should make their opinions known about its future.”
The public can send written submissions in relation to the proposed Conservation Order, to The Director, Heritage Council of Western Australia, 108 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth, WA 6004.
Submissions must be received by 4pm on Monday, August 31.
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Keynote thanks
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GOSNELLS music lover Rodger Crossman and his wife Joan are organising a concert next month featuring about 12 local musicians and a dance group to help raise funds for the Heart Foundation.
The concert, to be held at the All Saints Hall on September 19, is in gratitude for the support Mr Crossman (68) received from staff at the Mount Hospital after recovering from two major heart operations in the past 16 months.
“I had heart failure and a valve replacement done which required full open heart surgery,” he said.
“But four months into the recovery from that it all went bad so they had to do it again and start from scratch.”
Mr Crossman’s love of music, which started when he learned to play the piano as an eight-year-old, has helped him in his rehabilitation.
“My mind has been going all the time and even now I’ve got that many music projects ahead and I’m coming up with new ideas all the time,” he said.
Mrs Crossman came up with the concert idea about six months ago as a way of thanking the cardiac health and rehabilitation medical staff.
“Joan is a major force in everything so this concert project has developed out of the last year during my rehabilitation,” he said.
Mr Crossman plays keyboard, piano and piano accordion.
The concert starts at 7.30pm.
Tickets are $15 adults, $5 children. Further details, bookings call 9490 9063 or email joanrodger1@bigpond.com.
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Monday 24 August 2009
Two men charged over Burswood star picket attack
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POLICE have charged two youths over a star picket attack on a 39-year-old man at a Gull Service Station on Great Eastern Hwy in Burswood early this morning.
The man was hit in the face with the metal picket and knocked unconscious after parking at the service station at about 1.10am.
It is alleged the pair, aged 20 and 16, took the man's car keys and drove off in his Hyundai Tiburon, which was later found abandoned in Gosnells.
Officers from the police major incident group arrested the youths a short time later.
They have both been charged with armed robbery and will appear in court today.
The injured man received serious facial fractures.
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POLICE have charged two youths over a star picket attack on a 39-year-old man at a Gull Service Station on Great Eastern Hwy in Burswood early this morning.
The man was hit in the face with the metal picket and knocked unconscious after parking at the service station at about 1.10am.
It is alleged the pair, aged 20 and 16, took the man's car keys and drove off in his Hyundai Tiburon, which was later found abandoned in Gosnells.
Officers from the police major incident group arrested the youths a short time later.
They have both been charged with armed robbery and will appear in court today.
The injured man received serious facial fractures.
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Thursday 20 August 2009
postie down in Thornlie
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Hi Guys,
I just saw a postie down on the cnr of yale and spencer in thornlie.
ambulance and cops are there.
posties lying on the rd, doesnt look to good.
bags of mail on the road, and a banged up postie bike aswell.
I know theres a few posties on here, perhaps we can hear about what happened.
Hope the guy heals fast.
Matt
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Ok I just rang my boss, I know her.
From what I can gather, A car ran a red light and hit her, she went up across the windscreen.
She has a broken leg and taken to RPH
Teedow
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Hi Guys,
I just saw a postie down on the cnr of yale and spencer in thornlie.
ambulance and cops are there.
posties lying on the rd, doesnt look to good.
bags of mail on the road, and a banged up postie bike aswell.
I know theres a few posties on here, perhaps we can hear about what happened.
Hope the guy heals fast.
Matt
...
Ok I just rang my boss, I know her.
From what I can gather, A car ran a red light and hit her, she went up across the windscreen.
She has a broken leg and taken to RPH
Teedow
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Share in the beauty
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BARRY McNamara and Craig Kirkcaldy will answer the question “how green does your garden grow?” with the open garden at their Gosnells property this weekend.
Camellia Glades at 89 Corfield Street will be open to the public on August 22 and 23 from 10am to 4.30pm as part of Australia’s Open Garden Scheme.
The property boasts one of WA’s finest camellia collections, including rare and special species such as sasanquas, japonicas and reticulates.
Complementing them are roses, bulbs, citrus trees and wisteria.
WA Camellia Society President Jean Evans talks at 11am and 2pm each day and there are also grafting demonstrations on growing and propagating the plant.
Parking is opposite the property at the corner of King and Corfield streets. Entry is $6 per adult and under 18s free. Money raised goes to charities and community garden projects.
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Turned the corner
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TEACHERS and educationalists from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia visited Yule Brook College in Maddington last week to see first-hand the success the school has had as part of the Big Picture program.
The Year 8 to 10 school has undergone a teaching revolution since it was categorised as “hard to staff” when it was founded in 2000.
Deputy principal Eric Radice said numerous strategies were employed to develop a nurturing and caring learning environment.
“Yet high absenteeism and poor behaviour continued to plague the school,” he said.
In 2006 there were almost 300 student suspensions.
But in 2007 attendance was nudging 83 per cent and there were fewer than 50 suspensions. “The figures were so astonishing, it was assumed Yule Brook’s data system had malfunctioned, but they had not,” he said.
It was also the year that the school became inspired by the Big Picture education program that originated in Rhode Island, USA.
“Jaws dropped further last year when the school’s National Assessment Program literacy and numeracy scores reached benchmark or better.”
Two years on, the school is a hotbed of creativity and industry.
Plans to extend studies to Year 12 are well under way and the focus is firmly on higher education and careers.
“We now have students who never used ‘uni’ in a sentence, checking out entrance requirements for tertiary courses,” Mr Radice said.
“We are beginning to see a change of culture, not just among students and staff, but in the whole community.”
He said parental involvement had increased dramatically and the school’s internship program had proved enormously successful
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TEACHERS and educationalists from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia visited Yule Brook College in Maddington last week to see first-hand the success the school has had as part of the Big Picture program.
The Year 8 to 10 school has undergone a teaching revolution since it was categorised as “hard to staff” when it was founded in 2000.
Deputy principal Eric Radice said numerous strategies were employed to develop a nurturing and caring learning environment.
“Yet high absenteeism and poor behaviour continued to plague the school,” he said.
In 2006 there were almost 300 student suspensions.
But in 2007 attendance was nudging 83 per cent and there were fewer than 50 suspensions. “The figures were so astonishing, it was assumed Yule Brook’s data system had malfunctioned, but they had not,” he said.
It was also the year that the school became inspired by the Big Picture education program that originated in Rhode Island, USA.
“Jaws dropped further last year when the school’s National Assessment Program literacy and numeracy scores reached benchmark or better.”
Two years on, the school is a hotbed of creativity and industry.
Plans to extend studies to Year 12 are well under way and the focus is firmly on higher education and careers.
“We now have students who never used ‘uni’ in a sentence, checking out entrance requirements for tertiary courses,” Mr Radice said.
“We are beginning to see a change of culture, not just among students and staff, but in the whole community.”
He said parental involvement had increased dramatically and the school’s internship program had proved enormously successful
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Change voted in
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THE first-past-the-post voting system will be used at council elections on October 17 after legislation was passed by the State Government last week.
Local Government Minister John Castrilli said the system would replace the previous preferential voting system and would make the electoral process easier to understand.
Mr Castrilli said it would also protect councils from the influence of main political parties and the rise of political factions within councils.
“First-past-the-post voting not only removes the potential for political or other tickets to be run, but the system will also mean results known in a very timely manner.”
The City of Gosnells applauded the move, Mayor Olwen Searle saying it believed first past the post was simpler and cheaper to administer than proportional preferential voting in use for the last council election.
“We are glad to see the State Government has reinstated a simple, cost-effective voting system,” she said.
“The City is committed to local democracy and public participation. First past the post is the easiest way for people to cast their votes. It also saves ratepayers’ money.”
The City is running a publicity campaign to help lift voting numbers at the election. Unlike State and Federal polls, voting is not compulsory.
Mayor Searle urged people to make sure they had their say at election time. “The decisions made by councillors affect every-day life in your own city – make sure you have a say in who is chosen for this vital role.”
Information on why voting is important and how easy it is, especially by post, is available from the City.
Gosnells has 12 councillors, each of whom serves a four-year term. The terms are staggered so half the council is elected at a time, resulting in elections every two years.
The council voted to recommend the end of the ward system, which means people will vote for candidates across the City, not in smaller areas.
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THE first-past-the-post voting system will be used at council elections on October 17 after legislation was passed by the State Government last week.
Local Government Minister John Castrilli said the system would replace the previous preferential voting system and would make the electoral process easier to understand.
Mr Castrilli said it would also protect councils from the influence of main political parties and the rise of political factions within councils.
“First-past-the-post voting not only removes the potential for political or other tickets to be run, but the system will also mean results known in a very timely manner.”
The City of Gosnells applauded the move, Mayor Olwen Searle saying it believed first past the post was simpler and cheaper to administer than proportional preferential voting in use for the last council election.
“We are glad to see the State Government has reinstated a simple, cost-effective voting system,” she said.
“The City is committed to local democracy and public participation. First past the post is the easiest way for people to cast their votes. It also saves ratepayers’ money.”
The City is running a publicity campaign to help lift voting numbers at the election. Unlike State and Federal polls, voting is not compulsory.
Mayor Searle urged people to make sure they had their say at election time. “The decisions made by councillors affect every-day life in your own city – make sure you have a say in who is chosen for this vital role.”
Information on why voting is important and how easy it is, especially by post, is available from the City.
Gosnells has 12 councillors, each of whom serves a four-year term. The terms are staggered so half the council is elected at a time, resulting in elections every two years.
The council voted to recommend the end of the ward system, which means people will vote for candidates across the City, not in smaller areas.
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