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Going without a roof for a night has been a 15-year annual occurrence for property developer Jeff Leach. The 82-year-old...
14/06/2026

Going without a roof for a night has been a 15-year annual occurrence for property developer Jeff Leach.

The 82-year-old director of the JJ Leach Group has been a regular in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout to raise funds for homelessness services.

Mr Leach will try to nab a comfortable patch at Perth Zoo when the annual event is held on Thursday night.

“You get some cardboard to sleep on and later on a couple of speakers talk about their experiences and homelessness in general,” he said, “I think I may be the oldest one there this year.

“It is such a worthwhile cause. It is only one night for me, which is bu**er all compared to some of the experiences of others who are sometimes just kids.”

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At nearly 90 years old, Reverend George Davies still knows a thing or two about how to engage with young people. George ...
14/06/2026

At nearly 90 years old, Reverend George Davies still knows a thing or two about how to engage with young people.

George had a short stint as a teacher in the 1960s which he said quickly showed him that kids needed more than how to tell “the difference between diffusion and osmosis”.

He established the first “therapeutic community” in 1980, in a house in Palmerston Street loaned by the Claremont Uniting Church.

What followed was the inception of the not-for-profit Palmerston Association which recently opened new headquarters in West Leederville and, much to George’s surprise, the centre has been named in his honour.

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Police are investigating more than 20 instances of alleged sexual abuse of children following the arrest of Nedlands pae...
13/06/2026

Police are investigating more than 20 instances of alleged sexual abuse of children following the arrest of Nedlands paediatrician Chia Liang Saw.

On Monday, a police prosecutor told a court hearing that investigators were uncovering “more and more” alleged victims of Dr Saw.

“There’s in excess of 20 ongoing lines of inquiry in relation to what has been seized on his devices,” police prosecutor Wayne Gan said.

One of those is an allegation that Dr Saw had sexual in*******se with an underage girl in December 2024 in exchange for a gift, the court heard.

Pictured: Nedlands paediatrician Chia Liang Saw and lawyers involved in Dr Saw's case seen arriving at Perth Magistrates' Court.

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WA barbers have warned that “cowboys” educated by YouTube videos have undercut their businesses and threaten the industr...
13/06/2026

WA barbers have warned that “cowboys” educated by YouTube videos have undercut their businesses and threaten the industry.

Since regulations and registrations were relaxed in 2024 and 2010, anyone can pick up a pair of clippers and offer a haircut without undergoing any formal training or certification.

Liz Maher, the director of Taylorweir Hairdresser & Barber Training and owner of Baseline Hairdressing in Subiaco, said the increasing number of backyard barbers was a growing issue.

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Two teenaged boys took a motorboat from Royal Perth Yacht Club at Crawley last month and returned it damaged after a 2¾-...
13/06/2026

Two teenaged boys took a motorboat from Royal Perth Yacht Club at Crawley last month and returned it damaged after a 2¾-hour joyride.

Police investigating the boat theft would like to speak with these two boys.

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Galup water has become so toxic that a volunteer group has been told to stop water quality testing. “Recently we have be...
13/06/2026

Galup water has become so toxic that a volunteer group has been told to stop water quality testing.

“Recently we have been forbidden to continue with (water monitoring) work due to the risks to the health of the volunteers involved,” Galup volunteer Chris McCappin said.

Signs erected by Cambridge council warn visitors to keep out of the hazardous lake.

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Rows of imitation pokie machines at a Subiaco shopping centre have been identified as a gambling gateway for susceptible...
12/06/2026

Rows of imitation pokie machines at a Subiaco shopping centre have been identified as a gambling gateway for susceptible children.

Gambling experts say the colourful gacha machines within Marketlane on Station Street were designed to normalise gambling for children.

“The definition of gambling is an act of risking money on an uncertain event, which is exactly what these machines are,” Curtin University public health expert Louise Francis said.

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Two people are wanted for questioning after they fled the scene of a brutal dog attack in Nedlands that left a woman wit...
12/06/2026

Two people are wanted for questioning after they fled the scene of a brutal dog attack in Nedlands that left a woman with serious injuries.

The local woman, who is in her 50s, spent two days in hospital after the WA Day attack, in which she suffered deep bites to her leg and face.

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Beach erosion caused by recent storms has frustrated North Fremantle residents who fear the foreshore will be lost to th...
12/06/2026

Beach erosion caused by recent storms has frustrated North Fremantle residents who fear the foreshore will be lost to the ocean unless sand is topped up more often.

Port Beach swimmer Alex Bajada has seen the beach be swallowed up by the sea during the past six months.

He and others in the community are petitioning the Fremantle council to replace sand lost to the Northern littoral drifts.

In the short term, they would like to see the sand blown over to Legihton and Mosman Beach returned.

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One man’s personal crusade against “broken promises” has led to a dramatic quick-draw law reform response from Planning ...
12/06/2026

One man’s personal crusade against “broken promises” has led to a dramatic quick-draw law reform response from Planning Minister John Carey.

Floreat resident Adrian Corp discovered that an exclusive old law that applies only to City Beach and Floreat gave Cambridge council the power to disallow the controversial development.

He has taken the council to the Supreme Court to seek a ruling on whether the council had properly adhered to the 1920 Cambridge Endowment Lands Act, which encompasses the Ocean Village land where Property developer Paul Blackburne plans to build highrise apartments.

Mr Carey announced on Monday that he would legislate to change that Act in direct response to the Corp action.

Cambridge Mayor Gary Mack said he was not contacted by Mr Carey about the changes.

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