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STAFF at a Perth lottery centre have been left stunned by a player who insisted they wait until 9.09am yesterday to print his ticket for the $20 million Superdraw.
The man walked into the Good Fortune Lottery Centre in Maddington at 9.01 yesterday - September 9, 2009 - to buy a ticket for Saturday's Superdraw, a Lotterywest spokeswoman said.
Staff member Gloria King put his ticket request through the lottery terminal but was quickly stopped by the man, who was adamant that they wait until exactly 9.09am to print out his ticket.
Ms King said the man told her the number nine was very lucky for him.
"He told me the number nine is a very lucky number, and I'll be really interested to see if he wins," she said.
"As soon as we printed his ticket out, I printed one out for myself and my staff!"
Yesterday's date of 9/09/09 was the last of the single-digit dates for 1001 years, Lotterywest says
What's more, the words "Wednesday" and "September" are each made up of nine letters.
Tickets for Saturday's $20 million Superdraw will be on sale at Lotterywest retail outlets around the state until 6pm on Saturday.
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Thursday, 10 September 2009
New laws extend smoke-free zones to cars, alfresco, Royal Show Article from: PerthN
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WA smokers have been put on notice as major reforms are set to accelerate the growth of smoke free communities throughout the State, says AMA(WA).
“Legislation passed by the Upper House last night to extend smoking restrictions to areas such as alfresco restaurants and in cars carrying children, is an historic step forward in the fight against the dangers of passive smoking,” said association President Prof Gary Geelhoed.
“And later this month the Royal Show will become the world’s largest smoke free community event when smoking is banned anywhere within the Showground.
“Last year more than 400,000 people attended the show -- half of them under 17 -- and it’s fantastic that this number of children will be able to spend a day at the show without inhaling second hand smoke.”
Prof Geelhoed said the community and the medical profession owed a debt of thanks to Alfred Cove MLA, Dr Janet Woollard, for her determination to push her private member’s Bill through Parliament, despite intense lobbying by the hotel and tobacco industry to derail the legislation.
“This legislation still has some formalities to go through in Parliament, but it will eventually save lives and reduce many smoking-related illnesses as well as lower the rate of respiratory diseases among children,” said Prof Geelhoed.
“It will also lower absenteeism in the workplace and reduce the cost of healthcare in WA which is already facing huge funding difficulties.”
Prof Geelhoed said Healthway and the Royal Agricultural Society deserved praise for taking the responsible healthy step of having a smoke-free Royal Show.
“Thousands of grateful parents and grand parents will know their kids can spend a day at the show without facing the risk of second-hand tobacco smoke,” he said.
“We should remember that only a few years ago our kids had to sit at Subiaco Oval with 40,000 football spectators and be drowned in smoke.”
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WA smokers have been put on notice as major reforms are set to accelerate the growth of smoke free communities throughout the State, says AMA(WA).
“Legislation passed by the Upper House last night to extend smoking restrictions to areas such as alfresco restaurants and in cars carrying children, is an historic step forward in the fight against the dangers of passive smoking,” said association President Prof Gary Geelhoed.
“And later this month the Royal Show will become the world’s largest smoke free community event when smoking is banned anywhere within the Showground.
“Last year more than 400,000 people attended the show -- half of them under 17 -- and it’s fantastic that this number of children will be able to spend a day at the show without inhaling second hand smoke.”
Prof Geelhoed said the community and the medical profession owed a debt of thanks to Alfred Cove MLA, Dr Janet Woollard, for her determination to push her private member’s Bill through Parliament, despite intense lobbying by the hotel and tobacco industry to derail the legislation.
“This legislation still has some formalities to go through in Parliament, but it will eventually save lives and reduce many smoking-related illnesses as well as lower the rate of respiratory diseases among children,” said Prof Geelhoed.
“It will also lower absenteeism in the workplace and reduce the cost of healthcare in WA which is already facing huge funding difficulties.”
Prof Geelhoed said Healthway and the Royal Agricultural Society deserved praise for taking the responsible healthy step of having a smoke-free Royal Show.
“Thousands of grateful parents and grand parents will know their kids can spend a day at the show without facing the risk of second-hand tobacco smoke,” he said.
“We should remember that only a few years ago our kids had to sit at Subiaco Oval with 40,000 football spectators and be drowned in smoke.”
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Second teen charged over Gosnells party bashing
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Police have charged a second teenager over the bashing of a 34-year-old man at a Gosnells party last month.
Mathew Double was at a party on Walter Street in Gosnells on August 2 when a group of juveniles were seen hanging around cars out the front of the home about 12.30am.
Police allege an argument began between the man and members of the group became physical, spilling out on to the street.
Mr Double was later found unconscious in a nearby park.
The newly married father of one was in a coma in Royal Perth Hospital for several weeks.
He recently regained consciousness but cannot talk or walk.
A 17-year-old Coolbellup youth has been charged with grievous bodily harm and will face the Perth Children's Court today.
Two weeks ago a 15-year-old boy was also charged with grievous bodily harm.
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Police have charged a second teenager over the bashing of a 34-year-old man at a Gosnells party last month.
Mathew Double was at a party on Walter Street in Gosnells on August 2 when a group of juveniles were seen hanging around cars out the front of the home about 12.30am.
Police allege an argument began between the man and members of the group became physical, spilling out on to the street.
Mr Double was later found unconscious in a nearby park.
The newly married father of one was in a coma in Royal Perth Hospital for several weeks.
He recently regained consciousness but cannot talk or walk.
A 17-year-old Coolbellup youth has been charged with grievous bodily harm and will face the Perth Children's Court today.
Two weeks ago a 15-year-old boy was also charged with grievous bodily harm.
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