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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Perth News.net http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/cat/12878be9fc2ca79c/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 14:51:41 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:51:41 -0400 30 Perth 6000 The Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan says he urgently needs 15 extra staff at a centre which handles calls from the public.He says a freeze on the number of public servants means he cannot hire new staff and will have to take staff from somewhere else in the police service.Mr O'Callaghan says moving the staff will have an impact."I think we are all going to have to ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214713458/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:27:41 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214713458/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c WA Western Australian Police have joined a nation-wide crackdown on illegal firearms.Operation Unification aims to crack down on the number of illegally imported and manufactured guns, as well as the number of registered firearms being stolen and sold on the black market.About 1,500 registered firearms were stolen across Australia last year and nearly a third of them were from WA. Acting Police ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214711074/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 05:08:48 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214711074/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c BREASTMILK helps fight infections in babies and their mothers, international research led by the University of Western Australia has ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710575/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 04:57:49 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710575/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett says he is "disappointed'' Kimberley gas hub protesters have cancelled a meeting with him despite pushing the idea during the recent election ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710576/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 04:57:45 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710576/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c The study focussed on the immune system's ability in older people to deal with cancers.It tracked certain cells within the immune system of young and geriatric mice, finding that deterioration caused by mimicked conditions of lung cancers could be reduced by activating other cell types.Dr Connie Jackaman from the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute said the immune system in all ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214711075/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 04:55:03 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214711075/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c PERTH engineer Margaret Watroba has become the only West Australian to reach the top of the world's highest mountain from two sides, and is likely the only woman in all Australia to have done ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214711076/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 04:55:01 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214711076/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c The politically sensitive issue of floating liquefied natural gas technology will be the subject of a 12 month inquiry by the powerful Legislative Assembly standing committee on economics and industry.Resource company bosses from Shell and Woodside will be called to give evidence to the inquiry, which will examine how FLNG impacts on sectors of the WA economy including engineering and design, ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214711077/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 04:50:42 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214711077/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c The family of eight-month-old Nate Dunbar who was killed when a drunk driver crashed into his Merriwa home has welcomed the start of justice today after the woman responsible pleaded guilty.Melissa Ann Waters, 35, appeared briefly in Perth Magistrate's Court today where she officially pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving causing death and driving under the influence to an extent ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214711078/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 04:50:37 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214711078/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Murdoch Detectives had to use police dogs in their investigation into funds being stolen from the Bibra Lake business.Officers used the canines to detect cash during a search on a Shelley home this morning, where they also seized computer equipment and documents.Police will allege a 29-year-old man, who was employed in a financial management position by Adventure World, transferred staff ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710147/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 03:44:35 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710147/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Targeting specific cells in the body can reverse the effects of cancer on the immune system, WA researchers say.The study focused on the immune system's ability in older people to deal with cancers.It tracked certain cells within the immune system of young and geriatric mice, finding that deterioration caused by mimicked conditions of lung cancers could be reduced by activating other cell ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710148/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 03:39:58 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710148/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Kimberley gas hub protesters say they have declined an offer to meet with Premier Colin Barnett despite pushing for a meeting with him during the recent election campaign.In January, Broome residents urged the Premier to attend an open community forum to discuss the social impacts of Woodside Petroleum's proposed gas hub at James Price Point.That meeting never eventuated but the Premier was ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710149/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 03:39:56 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710149/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c A woman crashed her car into a primary school fence in Rivervale earlier today.It is understood the woman's car ploughed into the fence at Tranby Primary School on Acton Avenue about 10.30am.No students were injured. The driver of the car suffered minor ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710150/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 03:39:53 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710150/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Police have charged a 29-year-old Adventure World employee after he allegedly stole more than $100,000 from the Bibra Lake business.It is alleged the man, who was employed in a financial management role, transferred payroll funds into the bank accounts of criminal associates between 2011 and March 2013.Police say he also used his position to pay himself an extra $17,000.Detectives executed a ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710151/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 03:39:49 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710151/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c A 32-year-old has been charged after was allegedly caught driving with a blood alcohol level of more than six times the legal limit yesterdayThe Highgate man was stopped by police on Charles Street in West Perth in the afternoon.He was charged with driving under the influence and will appear in court next ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710152/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 03:39:47 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214710152/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c WA Police have blamed human error as the major factor behind a spate of recent deaths on Western Australian roads.There have been 10 deaths on the states roads in the past 7 days, with 6 of those in the Great Southern region.Police are urging drivers and pedestrians to pay more attention. Assistant Commissioner Nick Anticich says there is a level of arrogance by drivers and too many are being ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708971/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 02:47:48 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708971/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c WA If you've stopped to check a basket of fruit and vegetables at your local supermarket recently, you will find it is like an edible trip around the world.Oranges come from the United States, garlic from China, mangoes from Mexico and asparagus from Argentina.Our supermarkets have really become global villages.But there is a push on to buy locally grown and locally produced food.Many ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708970/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 02:47:48 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708970/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Christmas Island 6798 A report on a shipwreck which blocked Christmas Island's port for months has found the port operator had not properly assessed the risk of leaving a ship moored in deteriorating weather conditions.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau's final report on the sinking of the Panamanian-registered freighter MV Tycoon says weather around Christmas Island is known to ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708972/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 02:47:47 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708972/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c PERTH has an opportunity to become the best oil and gas technology centre in Asia by modelling itself on major hubs in Scotland and ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708973/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 02:36:24 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708973/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c PERTH has an opportunity to become the best oil and gas technology centre in Asia by modelling itself on major hubs in Scotland and ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708974/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 02:34:09 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708974/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c A CATALOGUE of errors by a ship's captain and port master led to the crew of a cargo ship being forced to abandon the vessel as it was battered on rocks at Christmas Island, safety inspectors have ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708975/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 02:34:06 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708975/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Murdoch Detectives had to use police dogs in their investigation into funds being stolen from the Bibra Lake business.Officers used the canines to detect cash during a search on a Shelley home this morning, where they also seized computer equipment and documents.Police will allege a 29-year-old man, who was employed in a financial management position by Adventure World, transferred staff ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708976/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 02:34:03 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708976/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c WA The State Opposition has urged the government to consider allowing remote schools to continue teaching the Year 7 curriculum beyond 2015.From 2015, children will begin high school in Year 7 rather than Year 8, which means many country students will start boarding school a year earlier.Labor MP Darren West says the government has failed to consider the economic, social and emotional effects ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708098/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 01:40:48 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708098/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c NEARLY 60 guns were stolen in WA last month it's been revealed, as police launch a campaign to get illegal and stolen guns out of the hands of ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214707465/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 01:29:54 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214707465/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c AN Australian professor who specialises in endangered species reproduction is nervously awaiting news on the potential pregnancy of giant panda Tian Tian in ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214707464/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 01:29:54 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214707464/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c The woman's car crashed into the Tranby Primary School library on Acton Avenue, Rivervale about 10.30am.The woman received only minor injuries and St John Ambulance attended, but fortunately no children or school staff were ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214707468/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 01:29:45 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214707468/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c After a hot, dry start to the year, Australia is in for a drenching over the next three months, a weather forecaster says.Sky News senior meteorologist Tom Saunders says a pattern of warm seas off the west coast of Indonesia and cool seas off the east coast of Africa - known as a negative Indian Ocean Dipole - will likely make for a wet winter for most of the country."A negative IOD is the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708099/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 01:23:15 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708099/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c WA Police are targeting illegal firearms as part of an Australia-wide campaign to stamp out gun crime.Operation Unification will run until June 7 and is aimed at removing dangerous weapons from the hands of criminals.State Crime acting commander Tony Flack said members of the public could help police by reporting information about illegal firearms."It's hoped the initiative will result ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708100/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 01:23:10 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708100/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c A catalogue of errors by a ship's captain and port master led to the crew of a cargo ship being forced to abandon the vessel as it was battered on rocks at Christmas Island, safety inspectors have concluded.In January 2012, mooring lines on the 4000-tonne, Panama-registered MV Tycoon broke free, causing the ship to slam into cliffs and a crane pylon at Flying Fish Cove.As the ship's ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708101/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 01:23:08 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708101/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Police have charged a 48-year-old man over the fatal stabbing of a woman at a house in Narrogin at the weekend.Charmaine Louise Winmar, 36, was found dead in an Ensign Street home about 11.30am on Saturday.On Tuesday night, major crime detectives asked for the public's assistance in finding Kevin James Corbett after a 43-year-old man was questioned over her death and released without ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708102/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 01:23:05 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214708102/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Merriwa 6030 A 35-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a baby boy when she crashed her car into his bedroom in suburban Perth.Melissa Ann Waters was under the influence of alcohol when she lost control of her utility and drove into the house in Merriwa in January.Eight-month-old Nate Dunbar died at the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214707041/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:21 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214707041/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Incumbents Mitchell & Partners and OMD have been re-appointed by the West Australian Government for the provision of campaign advertising services following a competitive pitch. The pitch for the $33.8m account ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214706324/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Thu, 23 May 2013 00:15:48 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214706324/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Perth 6000 The State Opposition is calling for the Government to overturn an advertising ban which is stopping Tourism WA from promoting the State. The Treasurer Troy Buswell announced a freeze on non-essential government spending last week, in an effort to improve the state's finances. Labor's tourism spokesman Paul Papalia says the decision's impact on Tourism WA was quickly ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214705993/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 23:22:11 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214705993/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Transport Minister Troy Buswell has pointed to grain heavyweight Bunge's $40 million investment in the Bunbury Port as an example of what WA's other port authorities should be aiming to achieve.Mr Buswell last week flagged the possibility WA's ports could transfer the control of assets to the private sector but denied it was a process of privatisation.Bunge is investing up to $40 ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214704211/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 22:26:52 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214704211/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c CUSTOMERS at a fast food outlet in Western Australia have been treated for burns, and two are in hospital, after a restaurant worker apparently mistook caustic soda for ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214704406/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 21:59:22 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214704406/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c TWO men have been killed in an horrific fiery truck and car collision near Wubin, 300km north-east of Perth - making five deaths inside 14 hours on WA ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214705061/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 21:56:45 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214705061/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Perth 6000 The Public Sector Commission has conceded it has spent almost $100,000 in just two months trying to find a new Director General of Health. The position became vacant when Kim Snowball quit in December. According to a government tender document, the Commission had planned to spend $82,000 finding a suitable candidate between March and October of this year. But the ABC has learned that ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214704002/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:32 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214704002/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Joondalup 6027 The Water Corporation has defended its clean up of Lake Joondalup after 750,000 litres of sewage was discharged at the site. The incident occurred five months ago when a private contractor's pump failed and authorities used nearby bushland to contain the overflow. Labor MP Dave Kelly yesterday presented Parliament with a plastic bag filled with human waste and nappies he ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214704001/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:32 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214704001/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c By the age of three, Danielle Fleer had spent more than a third of her life in hospital.Diagnosed with cancer at just two, she had 12 months of chemotherapy, flying between Perth and her home in Albany to get treatment. Doctors had found a 1kg tumour in her abdomen and the toddler had to have risky surgery. Vital blood vessels had tangled around the tumour and only a portion of it could be ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214702905/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 20:07:29 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214702905/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c MARLON Wayans had "nothing but love" for the audience who packed out a Joondalup cinema on Sunday for a preview screening of his new film A Haunted House. Comedy fans lined up for over an hour for the chance to get an autograph and photo with the star ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214702945/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 19:58:48 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214702945/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wubin 6612 Police say two people have been killed in a traffic crash near Wubin, 300 kilometres north-east of Perth.A car and a triple road train carrying ammonium nitrate collided on the Great Northern Highway about 10:30 pm last night, 25 kilometres north of Wubin.The truck and its cargo burst into flames.Police say at least two people, the truck driver and a male passenger in the car, died ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214702946/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:41 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214702946/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c AT least two people have been killed in an horrific fiery truck and car collision near Wubin, 275km north-east of Perth - making five deaths inside 24 ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214702124/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 19:41:44 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214702124/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Customers at a South West fast food outlet have been rushed to hospital with burns after mistaking caustic soda for salt.A St John Ambulance spokesman said 14 people were treated for mouth and throat burns last night after they consumed caustic soda at a Chicken Treat outlet in Bunbury.It is understood an employee at Bunbury Chicken Treat may have confused salt with caustic soda.Two people were ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214702947/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 19:34:07 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214702947/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c The resources investment boom is over, a new report has found, casting more doubt on the strength of the WA and national economies.Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics figures show for the first time since the boom began that the value of new mining and energy projects in the resources sector is falling.A handful of big liquefied natural gas projects, including WA's $53 billion Gorgon ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214702948/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 19:34:05 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214702948/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c A rider has died after falling from a horse in Donnybrook in the State's South West.The rider was reported to police to have fallen off the animal about 5.15pm on Bentley Street.Coronial investigators were last night at the scene trying to establish cause of death, as it is unclear if the rider died of injuries sustained in the fall or other medical ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214701657/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 18:25:48 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214701657/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c State laws to clamp down on the broadcast of live betting odds was unlikely to work because telecasts often came from other States, Premier Colin Barnett said yesterday.South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has moved to ban advertisements urging sports viewers to punt on games which are under way, complaining that the Federal Government has been slow to act.Mr Barnett said he shared Mr ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214701658/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 18:25:45 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214701658/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c The Water Corporation has denied Opposition accusations in Parliament that it unnecessarily dumped 750,000 litres of sewage in Lake Joondalup, where nappies and sanitary napkins remained strewn.Labor's water spokesman Dave Kelly told question time the Water Corporation approved the dumping on November 15 after a pumping station on Ariti Avenue failed, instead of getting a backup pump or ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214701659/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 18:25:40 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214701659/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c The cost of raising children in Australia has risen twice as fast as household income, figures show.A study to be released today will reveal the average cost of raising two children from birth to age 24 has topped $1 million for the nation's wealthiest families and almost $500,000 for its poorest.The study by the University of Canberra's centre for social and economic modelling and AMP ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214701660/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 18:25:38 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214701660/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls says the Department of Health and BHP Billiton are using the perceived health risks of iron ore dust to thwart development in Port Hedland.The Port Hedland council was last night due to approve a rezoning to allow high-density development on the waterfront, which will complement a new marina.The rezoning has received objections from the Department of ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214700502/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 18:25:34 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214700502/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c It seems an unlikely training ground but the icy waters of Lake Leschenaultia in the Perth Hills have proved the best substitute for a group of open-water swimmers trying to simulate New York's Hudson and East rivers.Fishermen have to make way for the five men and two women when they train closer to home and jump off Claremont Jetty into the cold, still Swan River before daybreak or after ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214700278/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:18 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214700278/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c A teacher is suing a real estate agent after buying a Greenmount home she alleges was advertised as in a "whisper quiet location" even though it is under a flight path.Karen Georgina Davies claims she had to stop work because of her lack of sleep and illness, including neck and shoulder problems from sleeping with her head under a pillow, as a result of the noise.Ms Davies, 60, said ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214700279/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:16 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214700279/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c THIS year's Joondalup Wanneroo Relay for Life has been officially launched. The overnight event, where teams of 10 to 15 take part in a relay-style walk or run at Arena Joondalup to raise funds for the WA Cancer Council, will be held on October 19 and 20. Mr Pickard, who launched the 2013 event last week and co-chairs the organising committee with Wanneroo Mayor Tracey Roberts, said the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214698876/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:56 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214698876/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c A MONTH shy of four years of campaigning, Nowergup residents celebrated a decision in their favour against a limestone quarry this week. After the Department of Environment and Conservation decided last year not to approve a clearing permit application from PMR Quarries, which trades as WA Limestone, the company appealed to the Appeals Convenor. On Tuesday, May 21, Environment Minister Albert ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214698878/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:55 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214698878/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c THE consecration of the new Grace Anglican Church in Joondalup last Sunday fulfilled a long-held dream for "pioneers" of the parish. The purpose-built church replaces worship space in an adjacent office building, which the parish occupied for most of its 20 years after relocating from a community hall in Edgewater. The new church, specialist medical suites and a stand-alone caf are ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214698877/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:54 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214698877/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c THE crayfishing town of Cervantes celebrates its 50th birthday this year, and residents have planned celebratory activities during the WA Day long weekend, on June 1 and 2. Located about 200km from northern Perth, the town was named after The Cervantes, an American whaling ship which was wrecked north of the island in 1844. The ship's captain, Sylvanus Gibson, and survivors walked 160km ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214698880/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:54 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214698880/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c WHEN Connolly artist Val Brooks arrived from the UK in 1981, the quality of light and colours of the Australian landscape were a revelation. Always living close to the ocean, its movement and colour fascinated. Over the years, ceramic artist Val translated what she saw firstly to pots and platters and then, as a natural progression, to pastels on paper. Land and seascapes became her passion ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214698879/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:53 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214698879/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c A Perth man who had three editions of a 1980s magazine called Rockspider, which was allegedly targeted at paedophiles and contained sexually explicit stories, denies the material is child pornography.Harry Holland, who changed his name by deed poll from Colin Nugent in 1991, went on trial in the District Court yesterday, defending an allegation he possessed child pornography in the form of the ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214698881/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 16:05:29 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214698881/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Almost $15 billion more in taxes leaves WA each year than flows back into the State in Commonwealth spending, a WA Treasury analysis shows.The report spotlights the extent WA carries the rest of the Australian Federation.It shows WA's net contribution to the other States and Territories is a staggering $6447 for each resident, way beyond that of the other two donor States - NSW and ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214697430/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:25 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214697430/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c People convicted of serious assaults, including domestic violence, as a result of being drunk could be banned from pubs and clubs for up to a year under a proposal by WA's hotel lobby.But the Australian Hotels Association WA also wants the "1950s restriction" that requires pubs to close at 10pm on Sundays scrapped.Releasing its submission to the review of the Liquor Control Act, ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214697429/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:22 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214697429/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Police are searching for a man who they believe can help with their investigations into armed hold-ups at four stores across Perth during the past ten days.Police are looking for 24-year-old John Paul Crossland who is described as 175cm tall with fair skin, a slim build and a shaved head.Police said members of the public were advised not to approach him as he may react unpredictably.At 7.40pm on ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214697431/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:20 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214697431/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Two people are dead and another injured after a horror crash which saw a truck carrying ammonium nitrate catch fire on the Great Northern Highway.The crash occurred about 10:40pm last night when a vehicle collided with the truck about 30km north of Wubin.Initial reports suggested two people died at the scene and another person was being treated for shock.Ammonium nitrate is a fertiliser that is ... http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214694232/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:16 -0400 http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/214694232/scat/12878be9fc2ca79c