Perth Voice Interactive

HEALTH ADVISOR: Cancer’s grim march

December 8, 2016

IT’S estimated that more than 17,500 Australians will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year.

That will make it leapfrog ahead of breast cancer to become the second-most common, and lethal, form of cancer in the country.

But while the disease continues its march up cancer’s grim ranks, there is some good news; in the last 30 years survival rates have improved by about 20 per cent, and people who are diagnosed with colorectal cancer now have a 68 per cent chance of still kicking around five years later.

One of the treatments that has helped contribute to this improvement is radiation therapy.

Dr Jerry Freund from Genesis Cancer Care WA says while radiation therapy is unlikely to cure the cancer by itself, it’s a useful adjunct therapy alongside surgery, chemotherapy or a mix of both.

“Radiation therapy can make the tumour smaller, which can help the surgeon to get it out, and it can kill cancer cells outside the immediate area of surgery, so if it has gone through the bowel wall or is in an area that’s hard for the surgeon to access, radiation therapy can be helpful,” Dr Freund said.

One of the therapy’s most important functions is helping prevent colorectal cancer from returning to the same area, he says.

“If it comes back it is painful and hard to get rid of.”

At Genesis, treatment is for five weeks, with patients receiving about 15 minutes of high-energy radiation each working day.

Dr Freund says there’s no needles and the treatment is painless, so most people can go about their daily routine.

There can be some mild side-effects, such as tiredness, diarrhoea or a little nausea.

But it’s not for all types of bowel cancers and Dr Freund says patients should always talk to their own doctors about their condition.

He says it’s also important that people, particularly males, take advantage of the free screening kits that are mailed out by the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program once people turn 50, as older people are more likely to suffer from bowel cancer.

Studies have shown that there is a 30 per cent improved survival rate for people who regularly screen.
North Perth Feature

December 8, 2016

Local Finance Experts
Award-winning finance broker Diversifi is proud to be involved in the local community and loves being a part of the vibrancy of North Perth. The business recently became the WA advocate for a new anti-bullying initiative called “You Can Sit With Me”.
This campaign is run nationally through schools, sports clubs and community groups. When a child wears one of the distinctive yellow wrist bands, they are agreeing to be available for their peers and promote friendliness in the playground.
Sometimes just having someone to sit with at lunch time can make all the difference to a child suffering from loneliness. If your school or group wishes to be part of this wonderful campaign, visit the website at http://www.youcansitwithme.org and register your interest.
Diversifi offers a full range of finance solutions, tailored to suit your requirements. Whether you’re thinking of buying a new house, car or boat, or dreaming of a well deserved holiday, the professional team can help.
Plus they’re experts on self managed super funds and business finance. For personalised service, call the team for a no obligation meeting at their office, or at your home, whatever works best for you. Diversifi can help make your finance dreams come true!

Diversifi
Unit 1/342 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth
Phone 1300 55 99 49
enquiry@diversifi.com.au
http://www.diversifi.com.au

Discover Your Local
Il Locale, or simply ‘The Local’, has taken North Perth by storm, becoming a fast favourite with anyone who enjoys good food, great coffee and wine. Since its opening, this funky inner suburban restaurant has been delighting locals with its fresh interpretations of classic regional Southern Italian cuisine. Rustic, fresh and full of flavour, the focus is on seasonal and regional WA produce. An eclectic wine list offers up some real gems. The hardest part about a visit to Il Locale is deciding what to have!
Headed up by Rosanna Luca & Don Morison (ex Veritas & L’Alba Café), Locale is reminiscent of an authentic Italian neighbourhood restaurant, or trattoria. It’s charming, cosy and unpretentious. Come in for a wine or aperitivo, or ‘spuntini’ – share plates Italian-style. Open Monday to Sunday for breakfast and lunch and Tuesday to Saturday for dinner and spuntini.
Siamo Arrivati Benvenuti a tutti!

Il Locale
Phone 9227 0077
36 Angove Street North Perth

Marvellous Meat
Established in 1962, Frank Torre Quality Butchers on Bulwer Street has been a part of the local community for over 50 years, providing fresh local meats and gourmet continental foods.
A traditional butcher shop, Frank Torre Quality Butchers is renowned for quality produce and old fashioned service. Not sure how to cook a particular cut of meat? No problem, the expert team is only to happy to offer advice to get the perfect result.
Current owner Michael Izzi began working at Frank Torre Quality Butchers in 1991 and became a partner in the business in 2000. Midway through last year, Michael bought the store outright to become the sole owner. Michael is joined in the business by partner Rebecca. They have continued on with the traditions of Frank Torre and son Anthony, which has serviced the North Perth area for over half a century.
Orders are now being taken for Christmas. The extensive range includes the finest leg hams, turkey, duck and free range pork. There’s also boneless easy carve lamb leg and marinated baby beef roast and much more – the choice has to be seen to be believed! For all orders and enquiries, please call 9328 7596, or pop into the shop to discuss your requirements.

Frank Torre Quality Butchers
318-322 Bulwer Street Perth
Phone 9328 7596
torrebutchers@hotmail.com

Adding Value, Growing Success
Established in 1987, Woodville Property is a well-respected real estate company often selected as the preferred agency for inner city residential and commercial sales, leasing and management. Named after the original suburb that later became known as North Perth, Woodville’s track record of sales and property management is second to none. Directors John Page, Trevor Page, Vera Page, and their team are very ‘hands on’ – dedicated to providing the highest levels of service.
Why choose Woodville Property? The answer lies in three words: Integrity; Service; Results. In a dynamic market with targets to meet, Woodville is committed to acting with respect and integrity at all times. It is the key to success. Everyone likes feeling that they’re more than just a number and while Woodville thinks big, it always acts personally, providing customised solutions for every client. The Woodville team understands how to listen, when to speak and what to do. Woodville’s expert market knowledge of North Perth and the surrounding suburbs allows the team to achieve outstanding results for clients.

Woodville Property
365 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth
Phone 9268 8999
http://www.woodvilleprop.com.au
The time is now to buy the perfect Christmas Gift!

December 8, 2016

The gift that promises health and relaxation. Over 100 different blends of tea including: Black Tea, Green Tea, White Tea, Oolong Tea, Pu-erh Tea, Blooming Flower Tea, Matcha Blends

Chapels on Whatley has been importing a wide selection of tea direct from growers for over 12 years. We challenge you to find a tea range larger than ours anywhere in Perth.

We operate a café and are a tea and coffee merchant. At Chapels we also develop our own teaware. Our range of “Marion Furlong” fine French teaware, all handmade from tempered glass is in store now. We also carry a range of classic tempered glassware that includes: double wall cups, classic tea pots and warmers, tea tasting tubes, classic tea cups and saucers, tea infusers

Chapels on whatley
9272 7738
196, Whatley Cres, Maylands (opp Maylands Station)
bookings@chapelsonwhatley.com.au
http://www.chapelsonwhatley.com.au
Christmas Services Feature

December 8, 2016

The Christmas Story

18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

(Matthew 1:18-25 NIV)

Refer to church services below for Christmas Day masses around Perth:
Making a play for space

December 2, 2016

PARENTS and neighbours are fighting an education department plan to gobble up a third of Inglewood primary school’s oval with six new classrooms.

The parents say the $3.5 million building shouldn’t come at the cost of play space and want the plans rethought.

The 400 students at Inglewood already have an oval roster because of crowding and the parents say that with research showing the importance of active play, the department should be building up somewhere else on the grounds instead.

“We’re not against building extra classrooms … we’re saying it could be built without taking the grass area,” former parent and neighbour Tony Didio said.

“If they could build the extra classrooms around the existing courtyard it wouldn’t be a problem, but they’ve chose the easy way out…It’s just short-term vision stuff, and ugly!”

Bayswater councillor Catherine Ehrhardt says it’s a “bandaid fix” because the government should be investing in new schools to take the pressure off others feeling the suburban squeeze.

• Parents and neighbours protest a new building being dumped on the Inglewood primary school oval where children play.

Hypocrisy

“It smacks of total hypocrisy when we are being told to accept infill and multi storey at any turn to stop sprawl, and then they encourage sprawl and removal of open space from our children!” Ms Ehrhardt wrote on Facebook group ‘Save Inglewood Primary School’.

The parents saying increasing the number of students at Inglewood will exacerbate traffic issues and put kids at risk.

“Parking around the school is a nightmare and not everyone lives walking distance so they are forced to park illegally or be horrendously late”, Kym Coolhaas wrote.

With the current plans showing a modern flourish worked into the classic red-brick schoolroom design, there have been some concerns about it fitting in with the area’s character, but the department of education has said the designs were already altered in response to a submission from Stirling council.

The parents’ group has the support of Maylands MLA Lisa Baker, and as of Wednesday, 146 people have signed a petition which can be found at: https://www.change.org/p/minister-peter-collier-save-our-green-space-inglewood-primary-school

by TRILOKESH CHANMUGAM
Poison pens in Baysy

December 2, 2016

LONG time local politics watchdog Tony Green has been sent a poison pen letter by someone unhappy with his scrutiny of Bayswater council.

The president of the Bayswater City Residents Association recently quizzed Bayswater councillors about the council’s impending Christmas closedown, worried about casual staff who wouldn’t get paid holiday leave. The questions earned him an unsigned letter from a mysterious malefactor, arriving in a Bayswater council postage-paid envelope.

“How dare you criticise the city’s staff for being given the opportunity to take a Christmas break,” read the letter.

“This has been a council-approved arrangement for the last few years due to most other businesses shutting down likewise and most people going on Christmas holidays.

•Tony Green received an angry anonymous letter from someone unhappy with his scrutiny of Bayswater council. Photo by Trilokesh Chanmugan

“Some [staff] put in extremely long hours to satisfy the ratbag ratepayers such as you who have nothing more to do with their lives than to waste the city’s resources on answering your stupid questions.”

But Mr Green says some staff have called in support since hearing of the spiteful letter, thankful he’s thinking about them having no pay over the Christmas break.

The letter also questions the residents’ association’s bonafides, saying few people had heard of it or knew what it did, but Mr Green points out it’s been around since 1932 and he’s been the spokesperson for 20 years.

“We’ve helped thousands of ratepayers in that period,” he says.

“If a ratepayer rings me up, if they can’t get satisfaction from the council, if they’re too frightened to go in there, then I investigate their problem, and once I’m happy with it I stand up in the public gallery on their behalf. I’ve been to more meetings than most councillors have.”

by DAVID BELL
Award for piazza

December 2, 2016

THE Mary Street Piazza has seen Vincent council pick up the Great Place Award from the Planning Institute of Australia.

The Beaufort Street Network had long called for a public space to encourage people to be “Beaufort Street Loiterers,” turning the strip from a thoroughfare into a destination.

The piazza was created during a trial in 2014, receiving wide support and a bit of angst about lost parking bays.

“There were some naysayers,” Vincent mayor John Carey says.

•Beaufort Street was in dire need of a place for people to loiter. Photo via City of Vincent Facebook

Spread out

“But you go there on a Saturday or Sunday and people are spread out, enjoying the sun, it’s created a free public space and a resting spot on a high traffic corridor.”

A similar space for North Perth is in the works.

“We held our first consultation at the North Perth Local [community and business group] event, it’s a really open-ended conversation, we’re first asking where people think a public space should be.”

The Mary Street Piazza project also nabbed the PIA’s president’s award commendation, deeming it to be the second best project overall on the night.

by DAVID BELL
Little dove docks

December 2, 2016

THE Duyfken replica is sailing further upriver than usual this December, docking at its specially built island berth at Elizabeth Quay.

The Duyfken usually lurks around Fremantle’s moorings or sails up the coast to Hillarys Boat Harbour but can now dock at an island berth built bespoke last year.

The Dutch-inspired replica’s in its element in the river; based on a small, lightly armed ship, it’s little hull is easily able to navigate shallow water while bigger ships have to wait out at sea.

The ship’s at Elizabeth Quay for on-board tours from 1pm to 5pm Wednesday to Sunday starting this week and all the info’s at http://www.duyfken.com/visit

by DAVID BELL
Mt Lawley’s DIY MP

December 2, 2016

AFTER waiting six weeks for Vincent council to take action over an unkempt privately-owned block in Mt Lawley, local Liberal MP Michael Sutherland got some gardening tools and tackled the problem himself.

“I’m a hands on MP,” Mr Sutherland told the Voice. “I should have sent you a picture of the rubbish I pick up around my neighbourhood!”

He got in touch with the Vincent staff on October 10 to again remind them that the block near the Mt Lawley underpass and the land under the billboards was “an eyesore and … sadly neglected”.

•Michael Sutherland waited nigh on two months for council action before teaming up with Vivian Ferrante, arming himself with lopper and saw and taking action.

Gutter

“There was a sapling growing out of the gutter!” he said (and it wasn’t little either, it was a five foot tall tree growing out of the cracks).

“I reminded them, and they didn’t do it, so I thought bugger it I’ll do it myself.”
Mr Sutherland and Vivian Ferrante headed down with a set of shears and a can-do attitude.

Despite the delay he is sympathetic towards councils, saying they’re in a tough spot trying to deal with empty blocks where people keep dumping rubbish.

“There’s just this anti-social, small minority of people that just dump their furniture, throw out old mattresses and couches, it’s just endemic.

“There has been an increase in the littering fines, substantial increases, but it’s a case of catching these mongrels.”

by DAVID BELL
School awarded for indigenous program

December 2, 2016

MT LAWLEY Senior High School has received $25,000 as part of a premier’s award for excellence in aboriginal education.

Principal Milton Butcher says the school uses an outreach program called Follow the Dream which identifies aspirational indigenous students and helps them work towards a university entrance.

The program operates in 27 public schools throughout the state, but also pulls high achieving students from neighbouring schools so there’s about 800 students under its umbrella.

It offers access to after school tutors, a mentor to review general well-being, career guidance, and regular contact with parents and teachers regarding academic progress.

All 15 Aboriginal students in Year 12 at Mt Lawley last year achieved their WA certificate of education.

“Mount Lawley has an uncompromising expectation that Aboriginal students can – and will – reach their full potential, setting challenging goals for students but focusing on the small steps to help each individual succeed,” education minister Peter Collier said.