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THE family of a man bashed by a group of youths in Gosnells say their hearts have been "smashed to smithereens'' as he lays hopelessly in a coma.
The man's parents and his wife of one year say they don't know if 34-year-old Matthew, who has a 15-year-old daughter, will survive or suffer permanent injuries.
"Our hearts have been smashed to smithereenes,'' father Barry told the media today in the hope the public can help police catch those responsible.
"We are crushed, shattered. This is happening to our son, to a husband and father.
"No one expects any human being to do this to another human being."
Matthew's wife, Karlene, his childhood sweetheart, said: "He’s been my life and it’s been taken away.''
The family's lives changed forever four weeks ago when, at a friend's party, Matthew confronted a group seen hanging around cars outside the home about 12.30pm.
A fight spilled into a nearby park and Matthew was bashed with a starpicket and left to die.
His family desperately want the culprits found.
"The victim was at a private party on Walter Street in Gosnells on August 2 when a group of juveniles were seen loitering around the vehicles parked out the front at around 12:30am,'' a police spokesman said.
"A verbal altercation started between the victim and members of the group, which became physical and resulted in the victim sustaining a life-threatening head injury at the nearby Chale Street Reserve. He was taken to Royal Perth Hospital where he remains in an unconscious state. ''
Police today arrested a 15-year-old boy in relation to the assault, but police still need
public assistance to identify others involved.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Monday 31 August 2009
Boy charged over Gosnells attack
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Police have charged a 15-year-old boy over a bashing which has left a 33-year-old man in hospital for the last month.
The man confronted a group of youths for causing a disturbance outside a house party in Gosnells on August the 2nd.
It's alleged the youths kicked and punched the man who was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
He remains in a stable condition but it's believed he suffered a significant brain injury.
The teenager has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and police are still looking for the other youths involved in the attack.
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Police have charged a 15-year-old boy over a bashing which has left a 33-year-old man in hospital for the last month.
The man confronted a group of youths for causing a disturbance outside a house party in Gosnells on August the 2nd.
It's alleged the youths kicked and punched the man who was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
He remains in a stable condition but it's believed he suffered a significant brain injury.
The teenager has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and police are still looking for the other youths involved in the attack.
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Friday 28 August 2009
Maddington households to receive underground power
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More than 1,100 households in Maddington will receive underground power by late next year as part of a $10.8 million project.
WA Energy Minister Peter Collier said underground power lines were a vital way of improving the standard of electricity supply to consumers.
"The Maddington Underground Power Project will provide residents with a more reliable medium of electrical supply while ensuring improved safety and attractive streetscapes for the community," Mr Collier said.
The City of Gosnells is the latest local government to sign up for round four of the State Underground Power Program
Residents in the area have been granted a 15 per cent subsidy, designed to encourage participation by low socio-economic areas.
The underground power program was established in 1996 to help improve the electricity distribution network throughout WA.
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More than 1,100 households in Maddington will receive underground power by late next year as part of a $10.8 million project.
WA Energy Minister Peter Collier said underground power lines were a vital way of improving the standard of electricity supply to consumers.
"The Maddington Underground Power Project will provide residents with a more reliable medium of electrical supply while ensuring improved safety and attractive streetscapes for the community," Mr Collier said.
The City of Gosnells is the latest local government to sign up for round four of the State Underground Power Program
Residents in the area have been granted a 15 per cent subsidy, designed to encourage participation by low socio-economic areas.
The underground power program was established in 1996 to help improve the electricity distribution network throughout WA.
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Boy, 6, dies but woman saved in house fire
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Six-year-old Zachary Ryan died in a fire at his Gosnells home yesterday morning but his grandmother survived after two men smashed through the front door and dragged her to safety.
Police arson squad investigators were unable to determine the cause of the blaze, which started in a bedroom at the Corfield Street house, but said it was not suspicious.
Firefighters made the grim discovery of the boy's body in a bedroom after being alerted to the fire by a man and his son, who stopped to help when they saw smoke while driving past about 8.45am.
Maddington fire station officer Keith Van Den Bergh said that the men's quick actions saved the woman's life.
"They didn't see anybody so they smashed a few windows and then they saw the grandmother lying at the front door," Mr Van Den Bergh said. "They've broken the front door down . . . (and) dragged the grandmother on to the front driveway."
One of the men then sprayed a hose into the bedroom to douse the flames.
When firefighters arrived they rushed in to save the trapped boy but he was dead when they found him.
"The heat in the room where we found him was quite intense and he wouldn't have had a chance," Mr Van Den Bergh said.
The boy's grandmother was taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation and burns.
She had tried desperately to rescue her grandson but was forced back by the heat and smoke.
Last night she was in Royal Perth Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The pair were the only people in the four-bedroom house when the fire started.
Police told the boy's mother the devastating news when she returned from taking her daughter to school.
Mr Van Den Bergh said the death was a tragedy but without the heroic efforts of the two men who stopped to help, it could have been worse. "It was a fantastic job that they've done," he said. "We could have had two casualties instead of one."
Zachary's uncle, Michael Cawse, told Seven News he was grateful to the men who had helped.
Mr Van Den Bergh said there had not been any smoke alarms fitted in the home.
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Six-year-old Zachary Ryan died in a fire at his Gosnells home yesterday morning but his grandmother survived after two men smashed through the front door and dragged her to safety.
Police arson squad investigators were unable to determine the cause of the blaze, which started in a bedroom at the Corfield Street house, but said it was not suspicious.
Firefighters made the grim discovery of the boy's body in a bedroom after being alerted to the fire by a man and his son, who stopped to help when they saw smoke while driving past about 8.45am.
Maddington fire station officer Keith Van Den Bergh said that the men's quick actions saved the woman's life.
"They didn't see anybody so they smashed a few windows and then they saw the grandmother lying at the front door," Mr Van Den Bergh said. "They've broken the front door down . . . (and) dragged the grandmother on to the front driveway."
One of the men then sprayed a hose into the bedroom to douse the flames.
When firefighters arrived they rushed in to save the trapped boy but he was dead when they found him.
"The heat in the room where we found him was quite intense and he wouldn't have had a chance," Mr Van Den Bergh said.
The boy's grandmother was taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation and burns.
She had tried desperately to rescue her grandson but was forced back by the heat and smoke.
Last night she was in Royal Perth Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The pair were the only people in the four-bedroom house when the fire started.
Police told the boy's mother the devastating news when she returned from taking her daughter to school.
Mr Van Den Bergh said the death was a tragedy but without the heroic efforts of the two men who stopped to help, it could have been worse. "It was a fantastic job that they've done," he said. "We could have had two casualties instead of one."
Zachary's uncle, Michael Cawse, told Seven News he was grateful to the men who had helped.
Mr Van Den Bergh said there had not been any smoke alarms fitted in the home.
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Thursday 27 August 2009
Child killed in Perth house fire
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A five-year-old boy has died in a house fire in the Perth suburb of Gosnells.
Emergency services were called to the property on Corfield Street just after 9:00am.
The Fire and Emergency Service (FESA) says the boy died in the blaze. The child's grandmother has been taken to Royal Perth Hospital.
FESA spokesman Keith Vandenbergh says the home was not equipped with smoke alarms.
"I think early warning with a smoke alarm might have saved the child," he said.
A neighbour Karen says she heard a commotion and looked over her back fence.
"I saw black smoke coming over the fence and a woman and two men trying to put it out, struggling with hoses, and I heard the woman call out someone's name," she said.
The two men helping the woman were Good Samaritans who were driving past the house.
She says the fire is devastating news.
"Makes me feel pretty sad and reinforces getting smoke alarms in your house to save your children," she said.
Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blaze.
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A five-year-old boy has died in a house fire in the Perth suburb of Gosnells.
Emergency services were called to the property on Corfield Street just after 9:00am.
The Fire and Emergency Service (FESA) says the boy died in the blaze. The child's grandmother has been taken to Royal Perth Hospital.
FESA spokesman Keith Vandenbergh says the home was not equipped with smoke alarms.
"I think early warning with a smoke alarm might have saved the child," he said.
A neighbour Karen says she heard a commotion and looked over her back fence.
"I saw black smoke coming over the fence and a woman and two men trying to put it out, struggling with hoses, and I heard the woman call out someone's name," she said.
The two men helping the woman were Good Samaritans who were driving past the house.
She says the fire is devastating news.
"Makes me feel pretty sad and reinforces getting smoke alarms in your house to save your children," she said.
Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blaze.
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Wednesday 26 August 2009
Eyes to stay on street
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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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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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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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