James Turbitt is now embarrassed to be Australian after he was forced to farewell his dying mother in Perth from a Melbourne hotel room. Now he can t return to Belgium where he lives.
Perth weather warning remains in place as heavy rain, destructive winds hammer WA s south-west
Thousands of homes across Perth and Western Australia s south-west are without power this morning after heavy rain and damaging winds battered the region overnight. 27 July 2021
Thousands of homes across Western Australia s south-west are without power this morning after heavy rain and damaging winds battered the region overnight.
A severe weather warning remains in place for much of the area this morning, including Perth, with destructive winds and abnormally high tides forecast as part of an ongoing cold front that struck yesterday afternoon.
Bickley recorded the most rain in the metropolitan area, with 54 millimetres since 9:00am yesterday, while most other suburbs recorded between 20 and 30mm.
Travelling conmen offering to resurface bitumen driveways and car parks
Work is usually sub-standard or incomplete and at an inflated price
Warning to resist high pressure sales tactics and shop around
A warning from Consumer Protection that ‘Bitumen Bandits’ are operating in WA’s South-West following reports that they are approaching local businesses in the area.
A Myalup business paid the six men $15,000 for a new driveway last week and they have yet to return to complete the work. An Australind business was also targeted with the owner refusing to pay $20,000 for what he considered was unsatisfactory quality of work.
Most Australians are partial to a Bunnings snag on the weekend, but one determined man has taken it a step further with an aim to sample a sausage from every one of the hardware giant s stores.
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