Young Perth worker injured
A man in his 20s has been rushed to hospital with a badly injured leg after a workplace incident in Perth's rural north.The man was injured at Limestone Building Block Company in Nowergup about 7.20am on Wednesday.Department of Mines and Petroleum safety director Andrew Chaplyn said the Finlay Blocking Machine operator had sustained serious cuts to his right leg."The injury occurred when the operator accessed the machine while in operation," he said.The man was initially treated by paramedics fr..>> view originalAustralia Day: what's on in Perth
IT'S that time of year again where we sit back and relax with family and friends to celebrate this great nation of ours. And there are many ways we West Australians enjoy this public holiday.From fireworks to backyard barbecues, here is a taste of what is happening on Australia Day.The CityThe Skyworks fireworks display will kick off at about 8pm. But you might want to grab a spot early. Organisers are predicting up to 300,000 people will sit along the city and South Perth foreshores as well as ..>> view originalAustralia Day expected to be a scorcher
PERTH has experienced a hotter day than Marble Bar and eastern parts of the city are being warned to prepare for an Australia Day in excess of 40 degrees.The mercury reached 39.2 degrees in Perth at 1.42pm, while noted hot spot Marble Bar got to “only” 38.1 degrees.Geraldton, where temperatures got to a whopping 44.1 degrees, also left Marble Bar in the figurative shade.Attention will now turn to Australia Day, which originally had a Perth forecast of 39 degrees, after today’s forecast had start..>> view originalPerth cop charged with child sex crimes
A PERTH policeman has been stood down from his duties after being charged with child sex offences dating back to the mid-1980s.Eamon Heary, who was a teacher at a Catholic college in the CBD at the time of the alleged offences, has been charged with indecent treatment of a child under 14 years of age.The 56-year-old was not required to enter a plea when appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday.Defence lawyer Terry Dobson told the court his client had been a police officer for 26 years.He..>> view originalPerth youth group's rethink Australia Day video goes viral
A video by a Perth-based youth foundation has gone viral after the group decided to add their voices to the growing movement of people opposed to Australia Day being held on January 26.Indigenous Communities Education and Awareness (ICEA) Foundation's video, shot in Mosman Park and featuring leaders from its Moorditj mob (youth board), aims to explain the difference between Australia Day and January 26. Play Video Don't Play Up Next Victim speaks out about Bull Creek assault Play Vi..>> view originalAccused Claremont serial killer appears in Perth court
Before his arrest Bradley Robert Edwards was president of the Belmont Little Athletics Club in suburban Perth. Picture: SuppliedTHE man charged with the Claremont serial killings looked meek and mild and stared at his lap during a very brief appearance in a Perth court today.Wearing prison greens, Bradley Robert Edwards appeared at the Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court in Perth’s CBD via video link from Hakea Prison.Mr Edwards wore glasses and held his hands in his lap and pressed together his ..>> view originalPlastic surgery Perth twins diagnosed with body dysmorphia
Perth twins Anna and Lucy DeCinque, who have spent a quarter of a million dollars on plastic surgery to look identical, say they regret how much they've spent and have been diagnosed with body dysmorphia. The 31-year-old twins have spent $250,000 on their pursuit for perfection, which includes plumping their lips, tweaking their smiles, tattooing their eyebrows and getting breast implants. It has taken them to the US, where they recently featured on E! Network reality series Botched in a bid fo..>> view originalBoom town to ghost town: Perth CBD vacancies hit 25-year high
The state of Western Australia's economy and its future is a key battleground in the looming state election with both the Liberals and Labor pitching hard to win voters over to their vision of the shape of things to come.But in a sign of the times, a survey of Perth's CBD by the independent research company Y Research shows whichever side wins in March will have its work cut out pulling the state out of its slump. Perth's CBD is bigger - but there's less workers taking up space. Going do..>> view originalNew $520m rail link between Thornlie and Cockburn
The Barnett Government will today release one of its biggest and most expensive pre-election commitments — a $520 million rail link between Thornlie and Cockburn.Planning and negotiations for the 17.5km link will begin this year, with completion due in late 2023.First seriously proposed 17 years ago, the line will connect the Armadale and Mandurah lines.It will follow an existing freight track alignment and include new stations at Nicholson and Ranford roads.Transport Minister Bill Marmion said ..>> view originalClashing groups plan rallies in Freo and Perth on Australia Day
Opposing groups will take to the streets to rally for and against Australia Day celebrations on Thursday afternoon.Both Reclaim Australia and Invasion Day rallies have been organised for the day, with Reclaim Australia WA organiser Dennis Hutts announcing the group would host an event at Esplanade Park in Fremantle on January 26. "Survival Day" last year saw protesters march from Matagarup (Heirisson Island) through the city. Photo: Hannah Barry "It's a rally of support for the businesses..>> view original
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