Cold season hits Perth hard and early this winter and other top stories.

• Cold season hits Perth hard and early this winter

  

  Cold season hits Perth hard and early this winter Posted June 08, 2016 16:40:05 Perth has experiencing a severe and early start to cold and flu season this year, with doctors warning that the season could be worse than normal.Port Kennedy GP Dr Richard Choong said Perth had seen a rise in rates of upper respiratory tract infections."What we are seeing now is a higher than average rate, and it's going to get worse," Dr Choong told 720 ABC Perth."We'd expect a surge in ..

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• Perth policeman's random act of kindness reduces woman to tears

  

  A young Perth woman who was having a bad day thought things couldn't get any worse - until she was pulled over by a police officer in Joondalup on Tuesday morning because the car she was driving had a broken headlight.But what happened next shocked her, and other social media users, after she posted about the incident on Facebook. Perth policeman's random act of kindness Samantha was pulled over for a broken tail light - what the police did next was a true act of kindness. Audio:6PR...

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• Perth shark hunt resumes after university lecturer Doreen Collyer ...

  

  Perth shark hunt resumes after university lecturer Doreen Collyer killed off Mindarie Updated June 08, 2016 13:12:04 Baited drum lines are again being dropped in the ocean north of Perth in an attempt to catch the suspected five-metre shark which attacked and killed diver Doreen Collyer. Ms Collyer, 60, died while diving about one kilometre offshore from Mindarie Marina late on Sunday morning. It is believed the Edith Cowan University nursing lecturer was attacked by..

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• Perth councils vote on equal appeal rights for controversial planning ...

  

  Perth councils will vote on whether to unite for the right to appeal planning decisions made by unelected panels, installed by the state to facilitate suburban infill.Development Assessment Panels (DAP) of 'industry experts', set up by the government in 2011, now decide the fate of the bulk of Perth developments worth more than $2 million. The beleaguered Lumiere building in South Perth has been the subject of numerous appeals at both SAT and Supreme Court level.  Photo: Emma Young At t..

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