YOLK PROPERTY’S Pakenham Street worksite was shut down by police on Friday following the discovery of old bone fragments attached to some sort of shackle. An electrician discovered the bones while digging a trench, and initially it was believed they might have been from a human arm. A tradie told the Herald a police forensics team shut the site down and “stared at the bones for about an hour” before giving them the go-ahead to start working again. The bones, which police estimated were about 90 years old, were determined not to be human.
WA COMMERCE minister Michael Mischin is to be locked up in prison. But he’s not joining naughty ex MPs, he’s just supporting the seventh Convicts for a Cause charity event in Fremantle tonight, Saturday November 7. Mr Mischin will join business leaders as the Perth Rotary Club tries to smash its previous fundraising efforts and earn $120,000 for diabetes and cystic fibrosis research. Some also goes back to the club and its northern neighbour the Mt Lawley Rotary Club. Head to convictsforacause.org.au for more info.
WITH an extra tuft or two of exotic plumage and a dash of sparkling mineral water, volunteers toasted the Melbourne Cup at Alfred Cove Tuesday morning. SERAG meets weekly to free the nature reserve from weeds and litter. At this time of the year migratory shorebirds from as far away as Siberia arrive, joining local waterbirds drawn to Alfred Cove to feast on rich pickings in mudflats, sedge banks and shallows.
A21-YEAR-OLD Coogee man will appear in court on November 27 after being caught allegedly scrawling graffiti in a nearly-constructed home in Southern River. The man was apprehended by Gosnells police using a sniffer dog after suspicious activity was reported in the house at 10pm last Sunday. The man and a 25-year-old from Canning Vale were charged with burglary, criminal damage, possession of cannabis and possession of a smoking implement.
SIX months after a devastating earthquake killed 9000 in Nepal and destroyed many towns, producers are getting back on track. The first shipment of goods from Oxfam Australia’s trading partners has arrived in the Fremantle store. Oxfam marketing manager Sara Pelvin says Fremantle folk were instrumental in raising funds for Nepal after the earthquake, and any sales will go further towards helping rebuild the country. Oxfam’s trading partners are all part of the Fair Trade Group Nepal and helped distribute food packs and set up medical camps.
SAILORS aboard the STS Leeuwin this week won’t have to worry about any aches and pains from climbing the rigging—they’ll have their own physio on board. The Fremantle RSL has helped fund Notre Dame uni final year physiotherapy student Lori-Rae O’Sullivan (third from the left in the photo above) to spend five days providing care and assistance to other young crew members with physical, sensory or intellectual limitations. “I hope not only to contribute to building a stronger, healthier and happier community myself, but also help people from all backgrounds experience and participate in developing the community themselves,” Ms O’Sullivan says.
THE JOY was unmistakable as two former classmates met for the first time in 83 years last week. Cyril Lees (93) and Elizabeth Murray (92) graduated from Beaconsfield primary school in 1932 and hadn’t seen each other until they caught up at the recent school fete. The school is celebrating its 125th anniversary.
