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Our thoughts are with people near the emergency bushfire in the City of Kwinana, which started just before 4pm.
Please stay up-to-date on the fire that is burning out of control via www.emergency.wa.gov.au.
A Bushfire Emergency Warning is in place for people in an area bounded by Treeby Road, Battersby Road, Marri Park Drive, Park Way, Orton Road and Bombay Boulevard in parts of Casuarina and Anketell.
You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes.
If the way is clear, leave in a northerly direction towards Anketell Road.
Firefighters are actively fighting the fire and aerial support has been sent to assist ground crews.
The fire was reported at 3.49pm.
If the way is clear, leave now for a safer place. This may be with family or friends away from the area.
Do not wait and see, leaving at the last minute could put your life in danger.
Take your emergency kit with you.
If you become stuck in your car, park away from bushes, cover yourself with a woollen blanket, get onto the floor as the windows may break from the intense heat.
Close all doors and windows and turn off evaporative air conditioners but keep water running through the system if possible.
If you cannot leave, you need to get ready to shelter in your home.
You must shelter before the fire arrives, as the extreme heat will kill you before the flames reach you.
Go to a room in your home where you can shelter from the approaching fire.
The room should have running water, such as a kitchen or laundry, and have a clear exit so you can easily escape.
If you are not at home, it is too dangerous to return.
One man has died and another has been seriously injured after an incident at a construction site in Perth’s north-east.
Emergency services were called to the property on Sexton Road in Inglewood about 1.15pm on Thursday after reports two men had been injured after a wall collapsed.
Police will prepare a report for the Coroner.Credit: Peter de Kruijff
A 69-year-old man was confirmed dead at the scene, while a 26-year-old man was taken to Royal Perth Hospital priority one.
WA Police are expected to prepare a report for the Coroner.
WorkSafe is aware of the incident.
Perth Police have put out the call to track down a good Samaritan as they investigate the assault of a woman on Friday, November 30.
About 11.30pm, a woman in her 30s was assaulted by a man known to her near Old Aberdeen Place and Golding Street in West Perth.
A member of the public who was driving past stopped to help the woman, who got into the car but was then dragged out of the vehicle, breaking a headrest in the car in the process.
The woman managed to get away from her attacker and contact police.
Officers investigating the incident would like to speak to the person who stopped to help the woman, and have called on them to come forward as they may have further information which could help police.
Anyone who was in the area between 11.20pm and 11.50pm on Friday, November 30, who may have seen, or who has any information relating to the incident, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via www.crimestopperswa.com.au.
Turning to some breaking news now, and one man has died and another has been seriously injured after an incident at a construction site in Perth’s north-east.
Emergency services were called to the property on Sexton Road in Inglewood about 1.15pm on Thursday after reports two men had been injured.
A 69-year-old man was confirmed dead at the scene, while a 26-year-old man was taken to Royal Perth Hospital priority one.
It is understood the men were injured when a wall at the site collapsed.
WA Police remain at the scene and are expected to prepare a report for the Coroner.
WorkSafe is aware of the incident.
Members of the jury who decided Andre Rebelo is guilty were in tears in court as their decision was read out by the judge.
Meanwhile, Rebelo showed no emotion.
Rebelo’s father Antonio de Horta Rebelo left court saying he continues to stand by his son. He said the verdict was “disappointing”.
A Supreme Court jury has just returned a verdict of guilty in the sensational murder trial of Andre Rebelo.
Rebelo has spent nearly eight weeks on trial over accusations that he killed his mum, 58-year-old Colleen Rebelo and then covered it up by placing her body in a shower to make it look like she had collapsed from natural causes.
Andre Rebelo pictured with his former partner, Grace Piscopo.Credit: Instagram
Today that accusation became truth as a jury of 12 returned a guilty verdict.
The trial has gripped the nation as prosecutors told the jury Rebelo had clear motive for wanting his mum dead after taking out three life insurance policies worth over a million dollars in her name.
A Coroner failed to find a cause of death so all of the evidence presented to the jury was circumstantial.
A series of missed calls and angry text messages from his then-girlfriend – Instagram model Grace Piscopo – were shown to the jury as evidence that Rebelo was unavailable during a 45-minute window on May 25, 2020, the day Colleen Rebelo died.
Bookings open for the renovated The Lodge Wadjemup on Rottnest Island tomorrow, with 63 refurbished rooms in the first stage of the redevelopment available to reserve for early 2025.
The new digs are part of a suite of facelifts to the tourism hotspot ahead of the summer holiday season.
Rottnest Island’s visitor offerings have been supercharged.Credit: West Australia Tourism
While the gloriously dingy Gov’s Sports Bar is no more, the government is trumpeting new food and beverage options as part of the revamp, which has come online alongside new tourism experiences and the return of the late-night ferry service.
New experiences include:
The island’s units at Geordie Bay have also been upgraded with modernised kitchens, bathrooms and outdoor amenities, and upgrades to the Main Jetty have also been finalised.
WA Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti said the summer promised to be an exciting time on Rottnest.
“The diverse range of new activities demonstrates our commitment to expanding the island’s offerings to enhance the visitor experience,” she said.
Is this the housing solution Perth needs now?
Myaree-based Summit Homes is expanding its quick-build tiny homes range to larger modular homes.
Summit Modular general manager Brad Bairstow said the tiny homes launched 12 months ago to strong market interest, and hundreds of customers had the same request – could they have one, but bigger?
Bairstow said Summit’s four new home designs were priced from $247,500, excluding carport, plus transport and site works. Delivery was promised within just 16 weeks.
“During a housing crisis, we need to deliver homes faster and cheaper, and using innovative building methodologies,” he said.
The homes are built in sections off site at the company’s Canning Vale facility, which is not disrupted by weather conditions, site access and trade availability, which offers faster construction times.
WA Premier Roger Cook has commented on the guilty verdict handed down to Perth grandmother Donna Nelson, who has been convicted of drug smuggling in Japan.
Asked about the case on Thursday morning, Cook said the verdict must have come as a “huge kick in the guts” to Nelson and her family.
The premier said he met with the Australian ambassador to Japan during a trade mission last year, who detailed the “very extensive” contact the federal government had with Nelson.
“But it is Japan’s judicial system, and we have to respect that, but I’m sure the federal government doing everything they can to support Donna and her family,” Cook said.
Asked whether Nelson, having allegedly been tricked into smuggling the drugs as part of a love scam, deserved more diplomatic help than other Australians locked up abroad such as the Bali Nine, Cook said there were avenues of appeal open to the grandmother.
“And in due course, I hope we may see a situation where Donna Nelson is brought home sooner rather than later,” he said.