Other Herald News in Short (January 9 Edition)

‘Home-grown hero’ by Jenny D’Angermouse D’Anger: 23-year-old Melville local Vinay Menon, a UWA med student, recently received the Australian Human Right’s Commision’s Young Person’s Human Right’s medal for his volunteer work with the Red Cross which has included working in a refugee camp on the Tanzania/Congo border as well as working in remote communities in WA’s north west and working with Aboriginal children in Kwinana.

‘Council Action over chopped tree’ by Ben Dineen-Dickinson: Developers have chopped down a protected mature gum tree in North Fremantle.  The council is seeking legal advice to try and get a ‘permanent replacement’.

‘Raven mad’ by Brendan Foster: An anonymous flyer has been distributed in Hilton urging locals to discourage ravens from hanging around.

‘Midges out of control’ by Brendan Foster: There are heaps of midges in Yangebup.

‘Ex Chook a Walkley winner’ by Brendan Foster: David Crossthwaite, who used to work for the Herald, is on a team that won a Walkley Award last year.

‘Party to change political landscape’ by Brendan Foster and Ben Dineen-Dickinson: WA’s first Aboriginal political party was formed last month.  The Aboriginal People’s Party is being assisted by Gerry Georgatos, the Murdoch Guild general manager who recently unsuccessfully contested the Willagee by-election.

‘Sydney drama for local’ by David Bell: “An East Freo lass” is going to NIDA for two weeks.

‘Bizzare discovery by Jenny D’Angermouse D’Anger: A Bizircus circus troupe has found that South Beach used to be a main metropolitan beach.

‘Shopping centre row’ by Vanessa Williams:  Garden City centre management have denied that a memo they sent out was intended to imply that traders who refused to extend their hours would not have their leases renewed.

‘Mariners take a dive’ by David Bell: A Freo waterpolo team ALMOST won the Tom Hoad Cup this year.

‘Cities hotting up’ by David Bell: A sustainability group has warned that climate change will result in climate change.

‘Lightning lads’ by David Bell: “An East Freo lad” won a yacht race.

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