SUN CITY NEWS Thursday 23 October 2014
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ANOTHER CRASH Demands for traffic lights at the intersection of Marmion Ave, Lagoon Drive and Peony Blvd, in Yanchep continue, while more and more accidents occur on a regular basis. In May 2014, the Two Rocks Yanchep Residents Association held a rally for signals at the intersection, along with presenting a 499 signature petition to City of Wanneroo council in July. In September, councillors decided to write to the Minister for Transport and Main Roads WA seeking traffic signals. According to Main Roads funds for traffic signals on Marmion Avenue would have to come from the City of Wanneroo. In November 2013, the City of Wanneroo said that the intersection had a low crash ranking and would be unlikely to receive Black Spot funding. Fortunately, to date, there hasn’t been a fatality at the intersection, yet!
Builders unite to stop theft Several of Perth’s residential home builders have joined forces with security company, Meridian Services, in an effort to reduce building site theft, vandalism and illegal dumping. Meridian Services executive director, Kevin Minchinton, said: “Theft, vandalism and illegal dumping are frequent and present serious issues that affect the building industry, impacting on new home construction timeframes and resulting in affordability concerns for new homebuyers through increased building and insurance costs. “Up to 95 per cent of these offences that occur are committed by people who work in the construction industry in a variety of different capacities.” Through the ‘Busted’ initiative, Meridian Services provide services such as regular and
targeted building site patrols, CCTV surveillance and monitored GPS tracking of highly targeted items like whitegoods, hot water systems and bathroom fixtures. Meridian Services investigators work directly with building site managers and tradespeople in attending sites where an incident has occurred, collecting witness statements, photographs and relevant evidence to hand on to police to complete investigations on behalf of the named builders. A dedicated phone line has been set up at 1800 637 434 for these builders and the public to report suspicious activity on building sites. Rewards of up to $3000 are offered when reported incidents lead to successful prosecution, based on the seriousness of the offence. Photo: Police and Busted officers conducted a ‘stop and chat’ with builders early one morning.
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From the council meetings . . . but did not approve chemicals to be taken to, or stored on the site.
Update It has been over four weeks, since the Sun City News alerted the City of Wanneroo health department and the WA State Government’s Department of Environment about various issues at Swan Valley Egg Farm on Carabooda Road.
Additionally, the council stated: “No peat, landfill, soil, chemical or other substance or material is to be brought onto Lot 52 for the purposes of: filling the land to achieve the approved finished floor levels; or manufacturing products or materials from the limestone extracted; or storage or stockpiling.”
The Sun City News understands that a ‘Nuisance Notice’ has been issued, comply with its offensive trade approval conditions given, and evidence is being checked to ensure the council can proceed with legal action, if approved by City of Wanneroo lawyer.
Coastal erosion At this week’s Shire of Gingin council meeting, the council will consider a report: ‘Business case to address coastal erosion protection, boat ramp and caravan park at Seabird’.
This process takes some months before it gets to court. The Sun City News understands this egg producer, West Swan egg factory, has also been embroiled in compliance issues for over ten years. Additionally, another egg farm is being built in the Shire of Gingin, by the same egg farm - See page 12 about ‘The ugly side of eggs’.
Carabooda compliance Behind closed doors, at last week’s City of Wanneroo council meeting, the council authorised the chief executive officer, Daniel Simms, to commence compliance enforcement related to Canh and Michael Le’s family owned market garden property at 108 Safari Place, Carabooda.
The report highlights the seawall option has been estimated to cost between $600,000 - $800,000.
The alleged offences relate to health issues, building offences, non-compliance planning approvals, unauthorised structures and unauthorised land use issues. In July, more than 100 charges were laid as a result of the raid on the Carabooda market garden by state and federal authorities in May. The charges relate to money laundering and harbouring unlawful non-citizens.
Quarry queried Lime Industries has been seeking council approval to extract limestone and operate an ‘incidental earth moving training’ facilities at Lot 52 Nowergup Road, Nowergup, since July 2013. The old quarry site has been closed for over 40 years. The applicant felt aggrieved at the City of Wanneroo’s decision to refuse the application and started proceedings with the State
Administrative Tribunal (SAT). At a special council meeting in December 2013, the council approved the application subject to various conditions. Lime Industries, then sought a review of certain conditions including a permit to bring 1,500 tonnes of calcium Hydroxide, 2,500 tonnes of calcium Carbonate and 200 tonnes of Molasses on to the site, annually. After extensive discussion, the council approved the application
The reports says: It is acknowledged that action needs to be taken, the fundamental issue of financial resources will be the challenge for the Shire of Gingin. The 25 page business plan can be found on the Shire’s web site: www.gingin.wa.gov.au.
Next meetings The City of Wanneroo has a briefing session scheduled for Tuesday 4 November; Shire of Gingin’s next council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 18 November. Members of the general public are welcome.
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Clubs saved from financial burden to provide the required information in sufficient detail, within the agenda deadline for the 14 October 2014 meeting. “In addition to this, administration has amended the recommendations of this report to include a recommendation that no contribution be sought from the benefiting clubs.
After months of lobbying, petitions and hard work by many supporters and members of four local clubs, the City of Wanneroo council, at last Tuesday’s council meeting, decided not to ask the clubs to contribute nearly $100,000 towards construction costs of a change room extension. At a briefing session held at the City of Wanneroo, a week earlier, the recommendation was to
asked the four local clubs, including two junior clubs, to commit to providing up to $20,000 by January 2015. After Councillors, Brett Treby and Dianne Guise, asked for additional information about council’s funding of other changeroom facilities; the recommendations were changed in the final agenda. The amended agenda stated: “Administration has not been able
“This is on the basis that, as a result of the preliminary research undertaken to provide the additional information requested by Elected Members, it was found that a similar project was undertaken at Warradale Reserve in 2010, which included the provision of a multi-purpose room as a part of an extension to the existing community facility. “This project was undertaken without any contribution from benefiting clubs.” North Ward councillor, Linda Aitken, and deputy-mayor, Dot Newton moved administration’s recommendations.
Council leaks Over the past three years, there has been a steady growth in ‘leaks’ from the City of Wanneroo with confidential documents and information being readily accessible. Some councillors are accusing fellow councillors of leaking documents, while they truely don’t have a clue. For example, the Sun City News was alerted to a councillor being accused of leaking to the Sun City News editor, Terry Loftus. When, in fact, the leak originated with the accuser, showing off certain documents in public before the council had deliberated or made any decision. Mr Loftus, a former City of Wanneroo councillor (1999 to 2007), said: “New laws should be established to crack down on local councillors leaking information to the public or misusing their position. “The law needs to target councillors who breach confidentiality or direct council staff improperly. “We should know that we can trust their elected local council
representatives and trust that a rigorous framework is in place to deal appropriately with any breaches.” Council’s Code of Conduct policy, spruiks the ‘goodness’ but doesn’t deal with being proactive and vigilant about how a council operates better, more efficient with honesty and trust the primary consideration. Many councils across West Australia are simply reactive, and not proactive to its residents and ratepayers. The WA State Government attempt to reform Local Government, nearly always ends up ‘watered down’ to appease various political pressures. Over the past couple of years, the Sun City News has seen a steady growth in complaints about local council in a variety of issues - Yet, councils continue to produce reports showing ‘how effective and satisfied’ their communities are. A number of locals have asked the Sun City News why there is such a variance.
The answer is simple, when surveys are organised, the brief given to the ‘professionals’ to conduct the survey is tightly constrained by the brief. For example, a brief directive could be given to ask residents, ‘what they like about council?’ Negative answers get lost, and only the positive responses are considered. If the question was asked, ‘How can council improve?’ - Then, there is the opportunity to express constructive criticism. Attention seeking mayors and councillors don’t want these types of survey results published. Local councils are managers of the community’s money and assets, they need to be more responsive and upfront with their honesty and decisionmaking. Until they are, more and more concerned people will leak confidential documents to the media. And, the more our elected mayors and councillors are not trusted.
Councillor Dianne Guise moved an amendment to remove entirely all references to any contribution from any of the local sporting clubs. Mayor Roberts said during the discussion on the amendment: “I always said this was not an easy fix, and not without hurdles.” Interestingly, most of the problems and issues were council created. Cr Aitken, who had a week earlier, donated $1000 toward the extension fund-raising, said during the discussion: “I’m just really excitied.” The amended report was supported unanimously, with the Mayor releasing a statement the next morning saying: “Yanchep sporting clubs will not be asked to contribute funds for the extension of the Oldham Park change rooms following a decision by Wanneroo Council.
“Council supported City administration's recommendation that a financial contribution should not be sought from the benefiting clubs, including the Yanchep Districts Junior Football Club, Yanchep Red Hawks Cricket Club, Yanchep Red Hawks Football Club and Yanchep Little Athletics Club. "Council's resolution recognises and supports the important role of sporting clubs within our community. "Clubs provide invaluable service to the local community, engaging with our youth, providing volunteering opportunities, being excellent role models and helping to develop good values and team spirit." Mayor Roberts said the City had applied to the Department of Sport and Recreation for a funding grant of $100,000 to go towards the project, which had an estimated completion date of December 2015.
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Editorial - Terry Loftus I see Australia Post has moved Yanchep’s only mailbox, again. It has been moved to the front of the Yanchep Central Shopping Centre - Good move!
Appointments call Donna on
9561 6336 or 0403 768 933 4 Foreshore Vista,Yanchep
There is also a petition outside the Yanchep Central Newsagency urging people to sign if they support a full Australia Post office being established at the shopping centre.
To me, it makes sense, but knowing Australia Post, I’m guessing it won’t be that easy. Why wouldn’t you establish all the main services at one location? With a post office and other essential services being available in Yanchep, it won’t detract from Two Rocks Given time, Two Rocks’
population will double, and double with the services and facilities being established there too.
railway to Yanchep and how it can create a major employment node at this future satellite city.
That brings me to the rail to Yanchep - Until this arrives, Yanchep and Two Rocks won’t achieve the promised employment hubs as promised.
As one famous politician, once said “It’s Time”.
Our state government should realise the importance of a
The developers, City of Wanneroo and WA State Government have been planning since the Alan Bond era, it is time to deliver.
this and didn’t receive a reply, well not that I saw anyway.
Do you know what I would like to see?
I am probably part of the new breed of armchair activists, but I don’t really care, as I see it, we get a raw deal up here in Yanchep and Two Rocks.
Our councillors available on a set day on a monthly basis based at one of the shopping centres or somewhere accessible to meet with the people that have allowed them to take (I don’t see how they earn it so far) the $30,000 payment, because I shall be voting in the next local elections and I shan’t be voting for them, I have a good mind to stand myself!
Your letters . . . . Losers To the person or persons, who stole the small two seater and table setting from our porch this week - If you would have knocked on our door, pleaded poverty I would have given it to you as we were going to donate it to the Salvo's anyway, but no, like the hopeless and sad piece of humanity you are, you quietly snuck off into the night to gloat about the major crime you had achieved. I really do hope it collapses when you park your thieving rear end on it. If a small aluminium table with two blue painted chairs appears in your area, tell who ever has it that Karma will get them. Sad really isn't it. Tony Russell, Two Rocks.
Oldham Reserve Does anybody else see the irony of your photo adjoining your article on page one, regarding the request for locals to contribute to the public oval in Oldham Road? These marvellous limestone sign posts are dotted uselessly all over Yanchep denoting every bit if public land as a 'named park' of some sort. Most of these 'parks' are scrubby bits of land and naming them a park is laughable. Yet the Wanneroo council has deemed it necessary to spend public money on this silliness. It would be interesting to find out exactly how much was expended on these signs. Who makes these decisions? And why? These public funds would be of better use going towards
facilities for local kids, such as the facility at Oldham Park that is well used by all locals. In fact, don't we pay council rates for the benefit of all? For so many years now Yanchep has suffered from a lack of amenities due to its insignificant population. The area is growing quickly and more and more money is flowing into the coffers of Wanneroo council as a result. Perhaps it is time we started making some very noisy demands! It is an insult that a local footy club is being asked to pick up part of the tab for a basic facility which is not only their right to have, but should be paid for with our council rates! Wanneroo council is a very good argument for smaller councils. Those who run it seem to me to be totally out of touch with what the Yanchep locals need. I am a local, I have no need of a football club or field. But I have no objections to paying rates that contribute to facilities that encourage kids to play sport. It's good for kids, it's good for adults and it's good for the public in general. I'm just not sure we are getting the same benefits from those signs. Penny Reinecke, Yanchep.
Pavements I’m not sure who is responsible but I am appalled at the state of the bus stops and pavements leading to them, in Yanchep. I wrote on the City Of Wanneroo’s facebook page a couple of months ago about
So I was prompted to write this when I drove past the bus stop just north of the Jindalee shops on Marmion Ave and noticed the lovely new pavement leading to that solitary bus stop which services Butler on one side and a rather large bushed area on the other. My issue is this, Yanchep is an old established community yet the majority of bus stops that I pass have no appropriate access to them, they are either surrounded by grass, a verge, woodchips, sand and/or broken concrete pavers (Two Rocks Road). Nearly every morning that I pass the bus stop on Yanchep Beach Road just before Two Rocks Road I see the gentleman in a wheelchair waiting for the bus heading north. Once, I passed as he was approaching the stop and this is when it dawned on me, this poor guy has to go out onto the road itself and go over the kerb and onto the grass to be by the stop. How unsafe is that? Then you see the mums with prams battling over the woodchips to get to the stops by Jindowie. Can someone please address this appalling state of affairs, we are treated so disdainfully (clubs to fund Oldham Reserve change rooms, Mary Lindsay House delays, to name a few) here in the far northern suburbs.
Local government shouldn’t be a ticket to easy money, or state and federal politics, people should be passionate about their local community and be fighting for this continually. It’s interesting to note that Cr Treby from a different ward, has intervened twice on North Ward matters in a positive way, can we convince him to move here do you think? Emma Jarvie, Yanchep.
Bus service The Sun City News has received numerous complaints about the new Yanchep Two Rocks bus service - In the next issue we are planning to run an extensive feature on local residents concerns. If you have any complaints or suggestions about the new Yanchep Two Rocks bus service, email your comments to buses@suncitynews.com. au, please include your name, address and contact phone number. Emails are required by Saturday 1 November. Have your say! Terry Loftus, Editor.
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Working to 70 may not be as easy as the Government makes out The government is keen to save money on pensions. They plan to do this by increasing retirement age to 70 and changing the indexing system for pensions. People are living longer and spending a greater proportion of their lives in retirement, in many cases drawing a pension. But it is not all that easy to keep on working to 70, as a recent report by National Seniors shows – Health conditions and employment among senior Australians, by Ruth Williams, Thoa Menyen and Tim Adair. The authors surveyed 2000 older Australians to find out what encouraged or prevented them staying in the workforce. The main issue discouraging them from staying at work is poor health. Almost half of the people who responded to the survey had been off work for at least a month in the past five years. This was due to cardiovascular disease (50 per cent), arthritis (35 per cent), musculoskeletal injury (34 per cent), and mental health illnesses (23 per cent).
Many people had more than one medical problem. Almost half of people with an illness, injury or disability had three or more health conditions in the past five years (49 per cent). Of people who had worked in the last five years and had an illness, injury or disability, 46 per cent reported that the illness had prevented them from working, 37 per cent reported that it prevented them from working as much as they would like, and 13 per cent reported that it prevented them looking for work. People with a musculoskeletal injury (61 per cent) and mental illness (58 per cent) were most likely to have reported that their illness had prevented them from working or looking for work. Almost half, (49 per cent), of the people with poor health returned to work after an absence of at least one month. However, a further 21 per cent had yet to return to work or had retired. Men, especially older men, were less likely to stay in paid work or return to paid work after an
illness, compared to females and younger men. Those who continued to work or returned to work after illness said they were encouraged to do so by flexible work options (47 per cent), management or supervisor support (41 per cent) and peer group or co-worker support (38 per cent). Workplace health assessments or checks were in high demand by mature age workers. If these were offered by employers, 46 per cent of mature age workers wanted to participate in such a program. Other suggestions were health insurance subsidies (44 per cent), exercise breaks (42 per cent), information for a healthy lifestyle (39 per cent) and diet and nutrition programs (39 per cent). Marcus Dripps, National President, Australian Physiotherapy Association said prevention of injury is especially important in older people. “At work older people need to be aware of changes to their bodies over time. We lose flexibility and physical strength.
“These can be addressed at the workplace, for example by changing physical position, working at different times and redesign the job to reduce physical effort. “Non-work related injuries also contribute to loss of work time. For example arthritis of the knee creeps up on many people. It may result in pain at work, if not later and it needs addressing.
“It is important for older people to maintain physical activity, flexibility and strength and not to lose it in the first place.” With care and support in the workplace most people who want to should be able to continue working longer. But that does not mean they should be forced to do so. Source: This article was written by Frank Smith and published in the October 2014 issue of the Have-a-Go newspaper.
Free financial advice Hot rods in the park A free six week financial advice and help course is being held at Capricorn House, in Yanchep.
Each of the six sessions will be held at Capricorn House, 73 Lindsay Beach Blvd, starting at 7.15pm from next Monday.
The annual Hot Rods in the Park will be held in the Yanchep National Park on Sunday 16 November.
Accountant, Nina Bhol, with Rene and Lynette Kastner will be administering the course for local residents.
For more information, call Nina on 0417 981 111 or Rene on 0478 024 220.
The hot rods will be on display from 11:00am with an impressive array of lil’ deuce coupes, highboy roadsters, fat fender Fords and old classics such as Chevys including Corvettes near the historic Yanchep Inn.
Ms Bhol said they would help participants prepare budgets and compare costs to save money. “The idea is to empower them to come up with a process for themselves,” she said. We will encourage them to pick a goal, such as save for a holiday or pay off a debt.”
Got any local news? If you have any local news articles and/or photos, email them to news@suncitynews. com.au, don’t forget to include your name and contact details.
Hot rod enthusiasts can get up close to the cars to admire the meticulous attention to detail by their owners in building these fantastic vehicles.
Usually around 4,000 people go to the hot rods event, so to avoid disappointment get in early. Normal park entry fees apply.
Next CWA meeting The next Yanchep and Districts Country Women’s Association monthly meeting will be held on Thursday 13 November, at the Phil Renkin Centre, Lisford Avenue, Two Rocks, starting at 9.30am. If you are interested in joining this wonderful group, ring Helen on 9561 2221 for more information.
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Infrastructure – A vital part of our economy Infrastructure is the backbone for the success of the Yanchep Satellite City project providing jobs and creating specialist nodes to attract investors from all corners of the globe. When Tony Abbott became Prime Minister, he stated that he wanted to be remembered as the ‘Infrastructure Prime Minister’ who would raise productivity by cutting red tape and green tape and eliminate pork-barrelling. The existing Federal Government facilitation agreement with the Yanchep Satellite City project, hasn’t delivered one project yet, let alone delivered any infrastructure to help attract big business to establish in the region. The Sun City News understands that a few international businesses have looked at the Yanchep region to set up their business, but there first question is “Where is the rail and infrastructure’ to service my type of business?’ In the WA State Government’s report ‘Public Transport for Perth in 2031’ it states the Northern Suburbs Railway (NSR) can be completed before 2020. The report states: “The NSR is committed to extend north to Butler. Extending north to Yanchep will support the development of the Yanchep City Centre with a station precinct at its centre. Future developments between Butler and Yanchep will
lead to future development of stations, potentially at Alkimos and Eglinton.
which will see a rail line built connecting Mirrabooka to the Perth CBD.
“The early development of this line will provide developers with the certainty required to develop at a higher density, particularly around train stations and within walkable catchments of services. It will support a much more sustainable form of urban development with significantly lower levels of car use.”
That could mean works on extending the rail line to Yanchep do not begin until after 2022.
Twice in July 2011, the then Minister for Transport, Troy Buswell, said: “The extension of the rail line north to Yanchep will support the development of the Yanchep City Centre, with a station at its centre, and the fasttracking of this line will provide developers with the certainty they need to proceed with higher density development” Mr Buswell also stated in July 2011: “the Government would use $11 million allocated in the 201112 State Budget to progress planning for these three priority projects.” In August 2014, Transport Minister, Dean Nalder, said that the Yanchep rail link has been put on hold until the completion of the Forrestfield - Airport Rail Link, which will connect new stations on the proposed link to the Airport. It will also be delayed until after the proposed MAX light rail,
Shadow Transport Minister, Ken Travers, said the delay to the rail extension to Yanchep, once a priority, has been put on hold and is likely to lead to a rise in road traffic congestion. Mr Travers says that people living in the areas surrounding the longdiscussed Yanchep train station have the right to be angry that the project has been pushed from first priority to last. He said the government had also not explained its reasons for doing so. “The government has clearly mislead people when they announced in July 2011 that the extension to Yanchep was on their priority list,” he said. “This government has an obligation to explain to people why it has taken the decision that it has and to be open and accountable with all of the information on which they base their decisions.” Public Transport Authority spokesperson, David Hynes, said with the opening of the Butler rail station would see the introduction of a new bus, number 491, that would cater for passengers
travelling to and from Two Rocks and Yanchep. While Mr Travers said that the introduction of a bus would be beneficial for the area, he said it would be nowhere near as effective as the rail link in reducing congestion on the freeway. “We know that buses are still onroad solutions,” he said. “Trains get people off roads, they are faster and more efficient. A feeder bus from Yanchep to Butler, whilst it’s better than nothing, it’s certainly not going to get the increase in patronage we need to avoid that gridlock on our freeway.” Mr Travers said there was growing demand for public transport due to the population growth near Alkimos and Yanchep. “What we know is that by not building that rail line, somewhere in the order of 11,500 people will now use their motor vehicles and I would estimate that somewhere in the order of 10,000 additional vehicles every day will be on our roads,” he said. “That’s the equivalent of an extra lane or two on the Mitchell Freeway so it is not as if cancelling the rail project doesn’t have ongoing consequences. We are already facing a congestion crisis.”
At last week’s Wanneroo Business Association breakfast meeting held at Yanchep Inn, the Member for Wanneroo, Paul Miles, was the guest speaker; and he confirmed that the railway to Yanchep was ‘on schedule 2021’ and Mr Nalder comments ‘had been not reported correctly’. Member for Butler, John Quigley told the Sun City News: “Mr Paul Miles’ statement to the Wanneroo Business Association that the Barnett Government has not back flipped and delayed the Yanchep rail extension is simply not true. In July 2011, then Treasurer and Transport Minister Buswell, in releasing the independent report on Perth’s public transport requirements identify the Yanchep rail extension as one of the two trans-formational projects identified for completion by 2020. At the time Mr Buswell said that the Government was already spending money on the planning of this project. “Now the Barnett Government says they have changed priorities and first they will start the Perth Airport rail extension which will commence in 2017 and take five or six years to complete and after that max light rail – a $2 billion project which will take another five or six years to complete. They will then look at the Yanchep rail extension, which on this timetable won’t be due until 2030/31.”
How are councils coping with the Cat Laws? More than 5,000 unwanted cats were killed by WA local governments in the past 12 months. And that number is expected to grow following the introduction of the Cat Act 2011, which came into effect on 11 November, last year. Under the State Government legislation, all WA domestic cats are required to be registered with councils as well as micro-chipped and sterilised. Failure to comply can result in cat owners receiving fines of up to $5000. Minister for Local Government, Tony Simpson, told state parliament that about 5,000 cats were put down by councils in WA each year. But when added to those euthanised by animal homes
and shelters, the number killed could be as high as 13,000. Figures obtained by the Sun City News show local councils are displaying mixed results in enforcing the new cat law. The City of Wanneroo records show that only three per cent of cats impounded were returned to their owners.
Local Government Cat Figures Wanneroo Gingin
Impounded Destroyed Re-homed Returned 174 * 0 5 11
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owners with nine re-homed from the eleven cats that had been impounded since last November.
Of the 174 cats seized, only five could be returned to their owners.
The City of Wanneroo told the Sun City News there were 4,059 registered cats in the local government region, an area consisting of 684 square kilometres; while only 62 cat are registered within the Shire of Gingin.
The Wanneroo council could provide details on re-homing cats, they stated: “Cats are not re-homed from the Wanneroo Animal Care Centre, they go to the RSPCA and after the holding period they are re-homed.” At the Shire of Gingin two cats were returned to their
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‘Is it really Telstra calling?’ access to their information,” he said.
personal
“The conduct of these people makes it difficult for customers to tell the difference between a call made by an authentic Telstra representative, and a call made by someone impersonating a Telstra representative.
remote access to your computer. n Make sure your computer is protected with regularly updated anti-virus and anti-spyware software.
n If your alarm bells are ringing or you think something's not quite right, just hang up.
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“To help customers avoid purchasing an offer that is too good to be true, or falling victim to a telephone scammer, the information flyer provides advice so customers will know if it really is Telstra calling them.” Telstra is raising community awareness about telemarketers who attempt to mislead customers, and scammers who attempt to obtain customers’ personal information via the telephone.
Most importantly, the flyer also clearly sets out to customers what authorised Telstra staff will say to them when they contact them on the telephone.
An information flyer entitled, ‘Is it really Telstra calling?’, will be sent to six million customers between now and Christmas.
Telstra Area General Manager, Boyd Brown, said Telstra is increasing its efforts to raise awareness about the unethical conduct of rogue telemarketers and telephone scammers.
The flyer provides examples of what telemarketers and scammers who impersonate Telstra staff say to customers on the telephone.
“We know our customers receive phone calls from people impersonating Telstra staff, who try to switch them to another telephone company, or try to gain
Customers can find out more information or report rogue telemarketers and telephone scammers by calling Telstra on 1800 260 270. Mr Brown’s tips to avoid phone scams: n If you're not sure that the person on the other end of the phone is legitimate, hang up and call the organisation by using their official contact details. n Be wary of sharing personal, credit card or banking details over the phone. n Never give an unsolicited caller
Breakfast at Yanchep Inn
Last Wednesday, the Wanneroo Business Association held their once-a-year business breakfast at the Yanchep Inn.
improve the road network to Neerabup with Flynn Drive joining Neerabup Drive linked to Mitchell Freeway.
Guest speaker, Wanneroo MLA Paul Miles, who was a former North Ward Councillor at the City of Wanneroo for less than 12 months, said by 2031 the City of Wanneroo’s population will be around 300,000 - “That means we are going to grow double.”
As a parliamentary secretary, Mr Miles said the government was trying to reduce red tape and the amount of paperwork small business had to do.
Mr Miles went on to say there was a recognised need to create more jobs locally, and
When asked about the railway to Yanchep, Mr Miles said the timeline had not changed and
Mr Miles cited several pieces of legislation the government had either abolished or simplified.
the extension was still on schedule. Several business owners from the Yanchep region attended the breakfast, including Rebecca Maloney from Harcourts Beachside, Earl Pryor from Synergy Business Services, and Tony Villanova from the Yanchep Inn. The Wanneroo Business Association annual award night will be held at Bridgeleigh Reception Centre on Thursday 27 November.
Podiatry is a specialist area of healthcare, allied to medicine which involves care and maintenance of foot and lower limb conditions including toe nail issues, corns, hard skin to diabetic related assessments. A podiatrists aims to improve the independence, mobility and general quality of life. Coastal Wellness Centre has a new podiatrist, Kylie Gates, who can treat a whole host of foot and foot related conditions for you.
October is Foot Health Month and in order to raise awareness, Kylie is offering free foot advice. If you are suffering with problem feet and would like to take advantage of this offer, call now and mention that you read about Kylie in the Sun City News. Free sessions are limited, so be quick. Kylie can be contacted at Coastal Wellness Clinic on 9561 2686. Some podiatry services are eligible for Medicare bulk billing, ask how.
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Francis and Homer - Legends There was a thick fog that rolled in around 12.30am and it hung around until the sun came up.
Many Gingin residents may know Frances Overheu or have seen her around town, but how many of you would be aware of her achievements in one of the toughest Equine sports there is Endurance Riding.
The first riders started coming through the gates after their first leg at around 2.30am. Frances and Homer come through with the first handful of riders.
Frances began endurance riding 18 years ago at the age of 47 on her first horse Rumpole, a part bred Arabian.
Although the ground around Wagin is considered flat country, there were deceptive long creeping hills that made the course far more technical than many had anticipated.
She completed over 3,000 kilometres with Rumpole before continuing her endurance career with Poseidon Moon (aka Homer) a home bred Arabian Gelding.
By the end of the first leg, 20 horses had been vetted out.
Frances says when Homer began competing eight years ago he was first considered ‘cute’, then a ‘character’. He went on to be called a ‘Champion’ and then a ‘Freak’.
The first rider to complete all five legs was Jessica Langridge from Queensland, with a ride time of 9 hours 13 minutes. Frances was the first WA rider to come through with the time of 11 hours and 25 minutes, putting her in fifth place for the middleweight class and overall.
After this 2014 season. he has become known as a ‘Legend’. Homer has now completed over 8000 kilometres, finishinging 78 out of the 85 rides he has entered. He has received 40 best conditioned awards. Homer and Frances share a special partnership, no one else has ever ridden him. He lives at Frances and Geoff's property in Gingin, in his 4,000 acre paddock and has never even seen a stable. Endurance Riding is a tough sport where the partnership between horse and rider is of the upmost importance. The pinnacle of the Endurance calendar is the Tom Quilty Gold Cup. An event that was first put together in 1966, after the legendary R M Williams and
West Australian Station owner, Tom Quilty, came up with the idea for a ‘100 mile in one day ride’. The ride is held every year, in 1985 it was decided to rotate the event from state to state. The ride always begins at the stroke of midnight when all the competitors set off on a 160km ride that will take them through various terrain. The ride is divided into 'legs' where the rider and horse return to base, times are recorded as they arrive in and they have minutes to unsaddle and cool the horse down and lower the horses heart rate to under a specified ‘beats per minute’ rate.
They are vet checked and hopefully given the all clear to continue on their next 'leg'. There is no rest time, it’s all hands on deck and back out. The competitors are also scored in various divisions, lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight as well as junior. The weight is the combination of the rider’s weight and the saddle weight. This year, the Quilty was held in the wheatbelt town of Wagin with 102 horses from all over Australia competing. Three horses were vetted out before the event began, so 99 horses set off at midnight on the third of October.
The last rider came through at 11.50pm the following night, 23.49 hours after beginning the ride. Of the 99 competitors only 36 completed the ride and passed the final vet check. This alone speaks volumes of the difficulty in this year’s Tom Quilty. The motto of Endurance is ‘To Complete Is To Win’. Frances and Homer certainly won. They now have their second 'Quilty Buckle' and deserve to be very, very proud of their achievement. Article and photo submitted by Emma Harte.
Yarn bombing at Yanchep Yarn bombing is very 'on trend', but limiting because not everyone has knitting or crocheting skills. The City of Wanneroo decided to put a twist on this trend to make it more inclusive - Brightly coloured tshirts were cut into strips,
braided and embellished and then wrapped around the bike racks at Yanchep Community Centre, which has made a highly visible and wonderful display of colour. The bike racks were targeted for this workshop because they sit among shrubbery and
the splash of colour would help them standout and hopefully encourage greater use. Local artist, Angie Beck was an instrumental part of this project. Ms Beck was recently awarded with a City of Wanneroo Volunteer Excellence Award.
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community event or activity, that most organisers forget about. Successful Sun City News sponsorship recipients will be guaranteed one of the best marketing and advertising programs for free - Each package is valued between $1000 up to $3000. When writing your submission and organising your data you need to make sure you are clear about what you want to achieve; use clear language and avoid jargon; present only relevant supporting material and make sure it's presented clearly; and structure your submission so that it is easy to follow. Submissions can be emailed to grants@suncitynews. com.au or posted to Sun City
Cr Smithson had obviously done some research to debate his reason for supporting the approval of the two amendments.
News Community Grants, PO Box 1, Two Rocks 6037. All grant applications must be received by the close of business on 15 November 2014. One of the events the Sun City News will be sponsoring, next year, is the ‘2015 Poker in the Cave’ tournament.
In the over 70's group ‘Atlantis arthritics' were the winners and 'Memorable oldies' were the runners up. Both teams were from our group. All players enjoyed the day and look forward to next year.
trophy held at Kingsway Sporting Complex.
At last Tuesday’s City of Wanneroo council meeting, Coastal Ward councillor, Robert ‘Bob’ Smithson strongly supported two amendments to the Drovers Place Precinct Structure Plan to allow additional facilities and services to be established. The applicant is seeking to establish a medical centre, pharmacy and other currently not permitted service due to the planning zoning of the site.
This event will see one local community group named as benefactor of the tournament, collecting a guaranteed cash bonus. If your group or club would like additional information or discuss your project, call Terry on 0414 425 858.
Locals’ badminton success
The Two Rocks Badminton group entered five teams in the WA Seniors Challenge
Was Smithson right?
The group play at the Phil Renkin Centre, every Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00am and welcome players of all levels.
They laugh a lot and don't take things too seriously. If you want to join in, simply turn up at the centre or ring Roy on 9561 6121 for additional information or just a chat. Photo: Teams of happy trophy winers: Judith Allison, Gordon Blair, Roy Jackson, Trixe Schaafsma, Elysia Regan and David Lownds.
Unlike some other councillors, who had obviously not read the report, let alone consider the officer’s recommendations. One councillor asked simple questions, that if they had read the report, as legally required, they wouldn’t have needed to ask the question. Cr Smithson raised some very good points and unfortunately didn’t get the hearing from some of the other councillors his viewpoint deserved. One councillor spoke up, supporting Cr Smithson, then voted against his viewpoint. When the report was put to the vote, the council agreed to amend the officer’s recommendation and not support Cr Smithson.
Website down On Monday 20 October, the City of Wanneroo launched their new look, revamped web site, by Tuesday morning the site had crashed with either completely ‘no access’ or many dead links or HTTP errors. What do you think of the new City of Wanneroo web site? Do you find it any easier to use or find documents? How much did the City of Wanneroo spend to create their new look web site? Email your comments to news@suncity new.com.au
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Community bus celebrates 25 years Yanchep Two Rocks Community Bus Group recently celebrated their 25th anniversary of continuous service to the local community.
Twenty-five years on and the bus service runs every Monday and Friday to Two Rocks, and/or the doctors in Yanchep; every Thursday it alternates between Joondalup and Ocean Keys Shopping Centres.
The bus service was started when Phil Renkin arranged a public meeting in 1986 and a local Volunteer Drivers Association was formed - Yanchep Sun City had a bus and fuel, the association provided the drivers for the various rosters.
With the lack of government provided bus services, the community bus is still going strong helping out at Bethanie Beachside and venturing into the new residential developments.
While on City of Wanneroo council, Phil Renkin heard about ‘pilot scheme’ being run by the Australian Family Association, they were looking for three community organisations to run a Community Bus Service; and they would supply the bus free
If you would like to become a volunteer driver or help out on the committee, contact Julie on 9561 1538, and leave a message on the answering machine. The Yanchep CWA ladies provided a fantastic morning tea, with Freda Burden organising the celebration cake.
After another public meeting in August 1989, the Volunteer Drivers Association was disbanded and on 23 October 1989, the Yanchep Two Rocks Community Bus established exactly 25 years, to the day, for the celebration. With the aid of both the City of Wanneroo and Yanchep Sun City Pty Ltd this regular bus service was established. Over the past 25 years, the group has fundraised funds to purchase four new buses. This bus service is probably the only one still existing in Australia, being run by local volunteers.
Got any news? If you or your community group has any local news or a celebration to promote, then call the Sun City News on 9561 2500.
Over the 25 years, the bus service has travelled over 600,000 kilometres transporting nearly 150,000 passengers.
Certificates of Appreciation were presented to the City of Wanneroo and Yanchep Sun City Pty Ltd.
Sadly, while the WA State Government continues to provide only a minimal bus service, the need for the Community bus and their door to door service remains strong.
Guests at the morning tea included Freda Burden, one of the first passenger on the bus service,
City of Wanneroo CEO, Daniel Simms, Director or Community Development, Fiona Bentley, and Mayor Tracey Roberts represented the City of Wanneroo. Jun Sasaki and Motoko Yamada from Yanchep Sun City Pty Ltd attended.
You can email your news articles and photos to news@suncitynews. com.au or if you want some assistance to write your article call Terry or Carolyn on 9561 2515. The Sun City News continues to provide the most comprehensive local news across the northern half of the City of Wanneroo and the entire Shire of Gingin.
Yet again, the championship is his
Regan Davis, a fifteen year old, has been competing at Perth Soapbox Club for the past six years. "I was lucky to win. There were a couple of close races, and I just got over the line; it ended up being a one point ball game. I am looking forward to next championships and the ones after that," said Regan. Local student, Regan Davis, competed in a Soapbox Championship in Perth. Soapboxing is described as the Formula One version of go-karting. The soapboxes are known to reach up to speeds of 110km/h. Perth Soapbox Club holds a local championship annually, along with Albany and Esperance Soapbox Club. Earlier on this year Regan was crowned senior champion at Esperance and has continued his winning streak to become the Perth senior soapbox champion.
Like earlier on this year, he was not expected to win. This was because the other racers had bigger advantages, like more body weight and Taiwanese tyres. Taiwanese tyres are not manufactured anymore so they are difficult to get and very expensive. These tyres can make the soapbox go at least a second faster, which could cost a championship. This year, the Perth Soapbox seniors were very competitive but Regan still managed to pull off first place. Photos and article submitted by Teka Davis.
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$15m to communities thanks to customers "The Community Bank model was introduced to restore banking services to towns where the last of the major banks were closing down their services," Ms Ellul said.
Earlier this month, Bendigo Bank announced it had returned $15 million to support communities across Western Australia via its unique Community Bank model. Bendigo Bank’s WA state manager, Simone Ellul said
thanks to the banking business of more than 114,000 customers and with the support from 12,000 local shareholders, projects deemed important by the local community become a reality.
"Fifteen years later, the model has grown into something even bigger than that in WA. It has rapidly developed into a partnership that generates a valued, alternative source of income for a community, funding initiatives that make a local town or suburb a better place to live." One such project turned a bigger dream into an even bigger reality for the WA community, with a number of Community Bank branches joining forces to pledge
$250,000 to the new Ronald McDonald House to be built at the Perth Children’s Hospital. Gingin Community Bank Branch and Lancelin branch chairman, David Roe, said the branch had returned more than $1,592,764 thanks to its 3559 customers and with the support from more than 278 local shareholders. ‘’We’ve been able to achieve so much for our local community, supporting projects that improve outcomes for local people,’’ Mr Roe said ‘’The Community Bank concept is the ultimate example of a win/win partnership.
‘’When local people choose to do their banking with a Community Bank branch, they take charge of their community’s destiny, with benefits for generations to come. ‘’It’s a big proposition, with an even bigger outcome for local people,’’ Ms Ellul said. Major projects made real by Gingin Community Bank Branch and Lancelin branch include a new shed for the Moore Men’s Shed group, the Gingin railway station restoration and new facilities for the Lancelin Volunteer Marine Rescue Across Australia, 305 Community Bank branches have returned $125 million to local communities.
Property Rights Group AGM - Coming up “Land owners in agricultural areas should take care that they are not inadvertently committing a criminal offence when going about their normal activities,” according to Murray Nixon, President of Gingin Private Property Rights Group (GPPRG). “Few land owners realise that subsidiary legislation, tabled in parliament declared that thousands of properties contained Wetlands which are Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) and made it a criminal offence to graze livestock, control regrowth, or use native vegetation for shade or shelter, “said Mr Nixon.
The Wetlands are indicated on aerial maps, only available on line, that have not been field proven and certainly are not accurate. Land owners have never been advised if they are affected. In the Shire of Gingin, about half remains uncleared, but about half of the cleared land is classed as a Wetland, around which is a 50 metre buffer is part of the ESA. Much of the most productive land is included. Many shires are even more affected.
The Swan Coastal Plain, South of Perth, has about 90 per cent declared and even in the Wheatbelt many salt affected areas are included. Even if a property is not shown, there is a clause that includes any land that has ‘Riparian Vegetation’. If land grows rushes or reeds it could be included. GPPRG is conducting its Annual General Meeting in the Granville Centre in Gingin on Wednesday 5 November, starting at 7.00pm. Lecturer in Law, Loraine Finlay, will be the guest speaker.
Woodridge Spring Fair The annual Woodridge Spring Fair will be held on Sunday 2 November, with a Swapmeet kicking off the day’s activities at 8.00am. All the fun of the fair starts at 9.00am with the auction starting at 10.30am. Throughout the day there will be heaps of entertainment including wood-chopping, suitcase circus and cars on display. This long running community fair provides a full days entertainment for all the family. There will be a great choice of food stall, rides and entertainment for all ages. See you there!
INVITATION SENIORS DAY 2014
Seniors Week 9-16 November
To all Seniors in our Shire of Gingin Community To show our appreciation for your contribution to the community, you are invited to join us and your fellow community members for this FREE event to enjoy a fun day at the Wanneroo Botanical Gardens for Mini Golf. Transportation is provided. Lunch will be Wood Fired Pizzas catered at the Leap Frog Café Restaurant.
Date: Tuesday 11 November 2014 A bus service will depart from the Shire office in Lancelin at 8.30am and the Granville Civic Centre car park in Gingin at 9.00am. RSVPs are a must as spaces are limited. Proudly presented in partnership with
RSVP: Cher Groves by 30 October 2014 P: 9575 2211 ext. 138 E: eso@gingin.wa.gov.au
The meeting will provide an opportunity for land owners to gain an understanding of the implications of Environmental Legislation. Any person found guilty of an offence could face penalties of fines up to $250,000 and a criminal record. GPPRG is also ‘mail boxing’ maps of the Gingin shire so that land owners can have some understanding of the problem, but all land owners need to become aware of their situation, where ever they live. The group first became aware of the situation when a Gingin
farmer was threatened with prosecution. It then successfully supported the defence of Peter Swift, charged with clearing an ESA without a permit. Although he won the case, the trauma has left him physically, mentally and financially exhausted and Mr. Swift is facing foreclosure by his bank. GPPRG currently has a petition before Parliament to repeal the legislation. We believe that if government takes property rights for the benefit of the community, the community must pay fair and just compensation.
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What are free range eggs? There is a strong push to create a national, legally-enforceable definition of free range eggs. This follows Federal court action by the ACCC against two egg producers, alleging their use of the term 'free range' was misleading. Western Australian egg company Snowdale Holdings, which runs Swan Valley Egg Farms, is included in the court action. Currently there is no official national standard for free range eggs, and the label on your carton can have any number of meanings depending on the producer. Without an official standard for free range products, consumers are at real risk of being misled by businesses wanting to cash in on the premium that a free range product attracts. Lynn MacLaren MLC, for The Greens, has advocated a national standard to define free range as eggs from farms with 1,500 hens or less per hectare; or 2,500 hens per hectare under an approved paddock rotation system. “I introduced the bill late last year to provide certainty for shoppers who prefer free-range eggs. The bill ensures that producers cannot mislead consumers by bending rules on free range requirements. “Under the bill, the term free-
range may only be used when an egg is produced under the conditions of the W e s t e r n Australian Code of Practice for Poultry, with no more than 1500 hens per hectare, or 2,500 hens per hectare in s p e c i f i c circumstances. “A free-range hen must have daytime access for a minimum of eight hours per day to an outdoor range, protected from predators and the elements. They also must have access to a perch, litter and a nest at night. “Free-range eggs have become big business in Western Australia; we must bring truth back into the egg industry”.
The ugly side of eggs Male baby chicks are of no economic value to the egg industry, so they’re killed on day one. They’re either thrown into a grinder, drowned, or gassed. Some places act outside of the industry standards and suffocate chicks in rubbish bags, or merely throw them out in the trash to suffer a slow death.
Many of them suffer chronic pain from the lesions and other foot problems they develop from standing on cages their entire lives, while they are also prone to skin abrasions that often get infected.
About 12 million chicks are killed in Australia every year. Those fluffy, yellow, chirping cuties are treated as mere waste. Hens, are forced to endure 18 months or so of misery while they’re exploited for their eggs, before being slaughtered for pet food, or soup stock cubes. Battery hens suffer the most. Their entire lives are spent crammed in tiny wire cages, unable to walk, flap their wings or scratch in the soil. They are de-beaked, a painful procedure that involves cutting through bone, cartilage and soft tissue, suffer broken bones and often resort to cannibalism due to their stressful environment.
The filthy conditions are sickening. The hens are covered with feces, are often diseased and are caged alongside dead and decaying corpses. People who visit these places talk about how their eyes and lungs start burning due to the ammonia in the air. Salmonella thrive in these conditions, and that spells bad news for the consumer. Food Standards Australia New Zealand estimates there are about 12,800 cases of egg-related salmonellosis per year in Australia. In other countries, the problem is far worse. And if you think buying ‘free range’ eggs will solve these issues, think again. The free range phrase gives the connotation of chickens roaming freely in a large outdoor area.
This is often not the case. In most farms, the chickens spend the majority of time crammed indoors in poor conditions. This is because there is no legally-enforceable definition for ‘free range’ eggs in Australia, meaning the term is often exploited. The voluntary ‘free range’ code of practice states there should be 1500 hens or less per hectare. It is still quite crowded compared to a hen’s normal habitat. However, some farmers have been caught marketing eggs as free range despite cramming up to 50,000 per hectare, with most of the hens kept in cages. And the Australian Egg Corporation has been lobbying hard in recent years to increase the industry standards for ‘free range’ layer hens from 1500 birds per hectare to 20,000 birds. Bit by bit, the term free range is being hijacked and watered down. Put simply, it can no longer be trusted. If you want to buy eggs produced in an ethical manner, get them from a small-scale organic farmer. Meanwhile, the Free Range Egg legislation is still slowly making its way through the government process.
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Swim into summer
Unsurpassed views
If you are seeking to spend those lazy summer days lounging by the pool and if you are looking for a genuine beach lifestyle opportunity in an entertainer’s dream -Then you've found it all right here!
This substantial four bedroom, two bathroom architecturally designed home built in 1986 is situated on a massive 978 square metre block with street access to both levels.
Basking on a huge 863 square metre block of land, this spacious home magnetically draws you to the outdoors and welcomes you to a charming oasis overlooking the sparkling in ground pool. Absolutely endless entertainment options for family and friends with two brilliant alfresco areas: a fully enclosed alfresco area offering an enviable opportunity to enjoy outdoor dining and entertaining all year roundÍž and an expansive undercover patio opening from the living space, providing the perfect setting to enjoy summer barbeques. Indoors, the open plan design provides plenty of breathing space for the growing family with a casual dining/entertaining area, a formal dining room with cozy fireplace for those winter nights leading onto a separate sunken lounge.
There is a great double garage for the family cars plus a huge second garage/workshop with the ability to park several vehicles. And, still plenty of space to park the caravan and boat and to top it off a super size salt water swimming pool. Call Kelsie Leach from L J Hooker Two Rocks on 0433 431 854 to arrange an inspection of this property.
Other feature include two reverse cycle airconditioners, central vacuum system, bore, water-softener and solar hot-water.
Call Tracy Ewins from Harcourt Beachside on 0449 074 270 to arrange an inspection of this property.
Address: 24 Blaxland Avenue, Two Rocks.
There are two large garden sheds, lovely gardens, manicured lawns all reticulated and fully fenced.
Address: 7 Kerr Place, Yanchep.
Asking price: $489,000. Agent: L J Hooker Two Rocks, Two Rocks Shopping Centre, Two Rocks.
All this only a few meters from the beach and with endless views of the Indian Ocean from almost every window.
Phone: 9561 1207
Asking price: $799,000. Agent: Harcourt Beachside Real Estate, Brazier Road, Yanchep. Phone: 9561 1750.
Top home in a top spot
This beautifully presented 2010 built Content Living residence is situated in the highly sought-after private Reef Estate with superb street appeal. The large living/family areas has been designed to allow space for everyone with an open plan leading to a large gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar, quality appliances, brand new stove and dishwasher, modern soft tone cabinetry and walk-in pantry. Huge undercover alfresco area perfect for entertaining and outdoor dining. Stunning landscaped gardens with auto reticulation for the easy care green thumb. Double garage with high ceilings and storage area. Enviably situated just minutes from the marina, cafe's, shopping centre and school, and with your own estate park. This is a great opportunity to capitalise on a top home in a top location with motivated sellers. Make your move today.
Call Trevor Parry from L J Hooker Two Rocks on 0417 001 344 to arrange an inspection of this property. Address: 59 Ashmore Avenue, Two Rocks. Asking price: $$459,000 - $479,000. Agent: L J Hooker Two Rocks, Two Rocks Shopping Centre, Two Rocks. Phone: 9561 1207
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One street from the ocean - Ocean views
Discover the best kept secret in Yanchep Ocean views, so close to the beach surrounded by quality homes and fantastic neighbours. This immaculate 2011 quality built home plus one bedroom apartment currently rented for $250 per week or have this area as your private retreat with a full kitchen, dining, lounge and private balcony. The main house has a substantial open plan living area opening to the ocean views with a large cedar lined under roof alfresco to the front and in addition another massive cedar lined under roof alfresco area with built in outdoor kitchen to the rear. Featuring a top quality kitchen with stone bench-tops, superior 90cm gas cook-top and under bench oven plus dishwasher
and double fridge recesses and plenty of cupboard space and worktops. Tiling to all high traffic and wet areas and carpet to bedrooms.
Call Tracy Ewins from Harcourt Beachside on 0449 074 270 to arrange an inspection of this property. Address: 27 Seadrift Street, Yanchep. Asking price: $695,000. Agent: Harcourt Beachside Real Estate, Brazier Road, Yanchep. Phone: 9561 1750.
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COMMUNITY DIARY
Crossword
Saturday 25 October WA Youth Jazz Orchestra Quintet perform at Gabbadah Park, Guilderton. 4.00pm to 6.00pm. Admission is free, BYO chairs, rug and refreshment.
Sunday 2 November Woodridge Spring Fair - Swapmeet from 8.00am, fair from 9.00am.
Monday 3 November Yanchep Two Rocks Recreation Association monthly meeting, starts at 7.30pm at the Phil Renkin Centre.
Friday 7 & Saturday 8 November Bindoon Art Group exhibition at Community Hall, 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Wannamal
Sunday 9 November Yanchep Two Rocks Recreation Association’s Car Boot Sale - Stall holders call Pamela on 9561 1623.
Monday 10 November Yanchep Two Rocks RSL monthly meeting, last for 2014. 9.30am at Bethanie Beachside.
Tuesday 11 November REMBERENCE DAY - A service will be held in the Yanchep National Park, commencing at 10.45am.
Thursday 13 November Yanchep and Districts Country Women’s Association monthly meeting at the Phil Renkin Centre, Two Rocks, starting at 9.30am. All welcome. Call Helen on 9561 2221 for more information.
Saturday 15 November Gingin District High School, 50th year anniversary, celbrations start from 1.00pm, everyone welcome.
Sunday 16 November Hot rods in the Park, at Yanchep National Park from 11.00am.
Tuesday 18 November Crown Casino bus leave Phil Renkin Centre at 5.15pm, Yanchep Sports Club at 5.25pm. Bookings 9561 5321 or 0407 992 384.
Friday 28 & Saturday 29 November Wanneroo Show
Sunday 30 November Gingin Jive, more details soon.
DEADLINE for NEXT ISSUE All Community Diary, Sports Results, News articles and Photos are required by 12noon, Saturday 1 November. Email to news@suncitynews.com.au
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SPORTS RESULTS
GARAGE SALES
GARAGE SALES
Together with the Salvation Army Merriwa, the North Coastal Women's Shed is hosting the Garage Sale Trail on 25 October at 26 Jenolan Way, Merriwa, between 9 am to 3 pm.
GARAGE SALE
TRYCAN GARAGE SALE at Capricorn House cnr Lindsay Beach and Two Rocks Road. Sat 25 October 9.00am - 3.00pm Art, craft, jewellery, paintings, books, fabrics. Coffee/tea & cake.
Saturday 25 October (9am - 4pm) 126 Lindsay Beach Blvd Yanchep Various household items
GARAGE SALE 40 Wentworth St, Yanchep Saturday 25 October Womens clothing sizes 10-12, 16-22. Mens clothing various sizes, Shoes, housewares, books & magazines, craft plus heaps more. Also Loncin 250cc motorbike. 8:00am start
GARAGE SALE TRAIL Compulsive collector downsizing Retro,Vintage and Designer clothes, plus accessories - Vinyl records, books, bric-a-brac. Saturday 25 October - 20 Kaiber Ave, Yanchep 8:00am to 3:00pm.
GOLF Guilderton Sat 4 Oct - M Schmeidte Trophy: L Meharry +6, J Bresland, B Hicks, B Wegner +4. NTP: P Flavell, A Gault. Longest putt: B Hardeman, G Robson, Longest drive: P Rouse. Wed 08 Oct - Scroungers: B Johnson 22, D Roxburgh 19. NTP: C Meharry, B Johnson. Longest putt: B Hicks. Best 3rd shot: L Meharry.
SCCC Tues 7 Oct - Women Par Plus: F Read +4, C Meharry, M Kearney, L NewhouseMaiden, M Budiselik +1.
Fri 10 Oct - Ladies S/ford: M Glover 37, A Mann 36, L Newhouse-Maiden, B Tierney 35, L Wells 34. Men S/ford: D Denison 43, C Cauldwell, V Howell 40, J Zacharias, A Lamb 39, C Higo, G Cruden, M Facherall, D Rinaldi 38. Tues14 Oct - Ladies S/ford: M Kearney ocb S Comber 37, L Symons, M Wetherly, J Higo, L Bracken 36, H Spalding 34. Fri 17 Oct - Ladies S/ford: A Mann ocb M Dickerson 38, M Budiselik 35, L Symons 34. Mens S/ford: E Oliver 41, P Symons 40, A Lamb 39, B Stone 38, A Kane, T Scott 37. Tues 21 Oct - Ladies S/ford: A Scaddan 38, J Higo 37, L Bracken, M Kearney, L Symons 34, B Tierney 32.
Email your sports score to sport@suncitynews.com.au
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MEMBER OF THE MASTER PLUMBERS & GASFITTERS ASSOCIATION
Domestic and Commercial Plumbing and Gas Installations and Servicing Over 20 years local experience
Andy 0416 289 860 p/fax: 9561 5098
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e: orfords_plumbing@hotmail.com
P.L. 6718 G.F. 007623
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MY Plumbing & Gas Installation & Servicing of L.P.G. & Natural Gas Appliances Septic & Leach Drains Installed & Unblocked Renovations & New Housing PENSIONER DISCOUNTS
Phone/Fax: Mark (08) 9561 1080
PL 5868 GSL 007123
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Super 6 Fencing 2400 4 sheets. New. $180 lot. 9561 5070. ---------------------------------Aluminium ladder extends to just under 4 metres, ideal for two storey window cleaning, as new condition. Cost $200, sell $100. 9561 5173 or 0499 149 880. ---------------------------------Kitchen/Dining Suites plus various other furniture. 9561 1474. ----------------------------------
FOR SALE BY PUBLIC TENDER ABANDONED VEHICLE The Shire of Gingin hereby notifies its intent to dispose the following vehicle, which has been abandoned in the Shire, by Public Tender: Green Toyota Sedan (approx.1997/9) unregistered. The vehicle is to be tendered on an “as is where is” basis. Anyone wishing to view the vehicle is requested to contact the Shire’s Ranger Services on (08) 9575 2211 during office hours.
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All Tenders must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Tender Abandoned Vehicle” and must identify the vehicle being tendered for. Tenders must be lodged at the Shire of Gingin, 7 Brockman Street, Gingin WA 6503, no later than 4.00pm on Friday 7 November 2014. No Tenders necessarily accepted. Canvassing of Councillors or Shire Employees will automatically disqualify the tenderer. JEREMY EDWARDS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
FIREBREAKS 0418 946 125 9561 6655 enquiries@elementdrilling.com.au
FOR SALE
EMPLOYMENT
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PUBLIC NOTICE GINGIN PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS GROUP INC GRANVILLE CENTRE, WELD STREET, GINGIN Wednesday 5th November 2014, 7.30 PM Interested Supporters Welcome Guest Speaker: Lorraine Findlay Lorraine Finlay is a lecturer in the School of Law at Murdoch University. Her research interests include criminal law, constitutional law, international criminal law and public international law. Lorraine joined Murdoch University in 2010 from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (WA), where she worked as a State Prosecutor. She has also previously worked at the High Court of Australia, initially as the Legal Research Officer and then as an Associate to The Hon. Justice J D Heydon. Lorraine currently lectures in Constitutional Law and teaches as part of the International Human Rights Law Program in Geneva. Murray Nixon President
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