Friday, 6 January 2012

Car crashes into Thornlie building - The West Australian

Car crashes into Thornlie building - The West Australian:

"A driver has escaped injury after hitting a building in Thornlie."

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Perth Heat suffer ABL loss to lowly ranked Brisbane Bandits | Perth Now

Perth Heat suffer ABL loss to lowly ranked Brisbane Bandits | Perth Now:

"The Heat and the Bandits meet up for the third game of the series tonight at Thornlie’s Barbagallo BallPark as Daniel Schmidt takes the mound. The first pitch is at 7:20pm."

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Trees felled as protest goes on - The West Australian

Trees felled as protest goes on - The West Australian:

"Echoing the protest of Thornlie "tree man" Richard Pennicuik in 2010, George Oelsnik, 18, climbed one of the trees about 6.30am yesterday and remained on a platform in the canopy. He said he would stay in the tree for "as long as it takes", though last night he had climbed down, planning to resume his sit-in at first light this morning."

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Thursday, 5 January 2012

Arrests as protesters chain themselves to trees | Perth Now

Arrests as protesters chain themselves to trees | Perth Now:

"Mimicking Thornlie protester Richard Pennicuik - who spent 108 days up a gum tree outside his house in 2010 - Forest Rescue campaigner George Oelsnik says he is set to be Perth's next 'Tree Man', after strapping himself onto a platform high up in a Manning Road gum to stop workers from chopping it down."

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Protestor strapped in Manning Road tree - The West Australian

Protestor strapped in Manning Road tree - The West Australian:

"Save the Trees spokeswoman Alex Jones said she did not know the man in the tree, but confirmed he was not Thornlie "tree man" Richard Pennicuik."

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Wednesday, 4 January 2012

Learner driver charged over fatal crash - The West Australian

Learner driver charged over fatal crash - The West Australian:

"Police allege the 29-year-old Thornlie man was attempting to overtake a truck with a Gold-coloured Holden Commodore west along Dunreath Drive when he collided head-on with a second, white Holden Commodore."

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Protest to save 'cockatoo habitat' - The West Australian

Protest to save 'cockatoo habitat' - The West Australian:

"About six protestors, including Thornlie "tree man" Richard Pennicuik, converged on the median strip between Lawson Street and Leach Highway this morning in a bid to stop contractors going ahead with the removal."

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