AFL golden couple Nic Naitanui and Brittany Bown have revealed they are expecting a baby boy at a lavish baby shower in a Crystal Villa at Crown Perth on Saturday.
The Eagles ruckman and his psychotherapist partner of over two years revealed the news to their close friends and family at the intimate event.
Nic Naitanui and Brittany Bown are set to have a baby boy. Credit: Jaxon Foale/Drop AverageThe happy couple. Credit: Jaxon Foale/Drop Average
Naitanui and Bown’s family members were in attendance, as well as Bown’s fellow WAG friends including Dani Shuey and Aymee Redden.
The baby shower at Crown Perth. Credit: Jaxon Foale/Drop AverageDani Shuey, Brittany Bown and Aymee Redden. Credit: Jaxon Foale/Drop AverageThe baby shower at Crown Perth. Credit: Jaxon Foale/Drop Average
The guests were treated to free-flowing champagne and a decadent gourmet spread, as they overlooked the Perth skyline.
The baby shower at Crown Perth. Credit: Jaxon Foale/Drop Average
Their baby boy is due to arrive in late September.
The happy couple. Credit: Jaxon Foale/Drop Average
The pair first shared the pregnancy news in an exclusive STM interview, where they opened up about their shared joy in embarking on the next chapter of their relationship together.
“We were both stoked and super surprised, we had expected a bit more of a journey (trying to fall pregnant),” she said.
“I think culture will play a big part (in raising our child),” Naitanui, 32, added.
“I guess growing up in Australia, a big thing that I haven’t let go of is my Fijian heritage and my background there. So for me, I think it’d be good to teach our child Fijian. I’d love my kids to be bilingual and speak both languages. And also just have a sense of understanding of where they come from, and what’s come before.”
An ultrasound image of Baby Naitanui Credit: Supplied
STM wellness columnist Bown, 28, admitted that Naitanui’s relaxed outlook on life provides her with a sense of relief and confidence ahead of their journey as parents together.
“Nic is so fun, and I think he reminds me that sometimes that’s the best part of life,” she said
“I feel very comfortable going into parenthood knowing our child is always going to have someone to play with and make them laugh.
“He’s also not a panicker. He he’ll say ‘oh well, we’ll sleep later’, or ‘we’ll handle it’. I know as things come our way, if I’m stressed, he’s the type of person who will be OK, he will say it’s not a big deal and calm the whole situation down.
The front cover of Sunday’s STM. Credit: STM/Hellow Harlow Photogaphy
Father-to-be Naitanui mirrored Bown’s sentiment, saying his pilates instructor partner will be “perfect”.
“I think she’ll be perfect. Ella she’s pretty good around children and has a very caring nature. So I think she’ll fit perfectly in the role of being a mother,” he revealed.
The lovebirds’ anticipated due date comes at the pointy end of AFL season, although the Eagles star has a perspective on the bigger picture of life.
“(At the club) we always talk about the rollercoaster, you don’t get too carried away over the highs or too sad when there are lows,” he said.
During STM’s photo shoot this week in a field in Perth’s south, Naitanui, 32, says he is very much at ease around children. Credit: Hello Harlow Photography/Hello Harlow Photography
“A lot of guys have different life experiences throughout their journey, whether it’s birth or death or things like that.
“Footy is a big part of your life, but it’s not the whole thing… it’s something that’s really important to me but at the same time, there’s a lot of things that happen away from the footy field that mean just as much. ”
Marriage is on the cards, but the couple is in “no rush”.
“We’ve got a lot of room for a baby in our lives right now … the other stuff will happen but we’re not going to rush into it.”
A man is dead after a devastating crash which ended with a car smashing through a southern suburbs spearfishing shop.
Authorities said a Holden Commodore and Toyota Hilux were traveling along South Street, approaching Stock Road, in O’Connor about 7.15pm on Friday when they collided, setting off the tragic set of events.
The Commodore continued on, striking a large sign and smashing into a precinct occupied by Wetsuit Warehouse and Adreno Spearfishing Perth.
The car’s driver, a 50-year-old man and sole occupant, was critically injured and died at the scene.
The Commodore continued on, striking a large sign and smashing into a business. Credit: nightnewsThe 47-year-old male driver of the Toyota suffered minor injuries. Credit: nightnews
The 47-year-old male driver of the Toyota suffered minor injuries.
Pictures taken from the crash site revealed the horrific wreck police were confronted with.
The Holden was crunched against the window of the local recreation outlet, while the Toyota was left a mess on South Street, with significant damage to its back-right section.
Major Crash investigators have combed the crash scene and now want witnesses, including those with dash-cam or mobile footage, to contact Crime Stoppers.
A man accused of slashing an ex-Mongol bikie’s face and neck during a violent fight at a Northbridge karaoke bar has denied he rang the venue from jail to get them to delete CCTV footage of the attack.
Brandon Fabris, who was granted bail in court on Friday just over 24 hours after the bloody attack, also claims he had no idea his alleged victim Kimura Davidson, 29, had former ties to an outlaw motorcycle gang.
His lawyer Roisin Keating told Perth Magistrate’s Court the 12cm cut her client is alleged to have inflicted on Mr Davidson was not as serious as it appeared, despite it requiring surgery, and suggested the charge of grievous bodily harm police had laid in the hours after Thursday’s attack would likely be downgraded.
“It’s not how the injury looks it’s what the injury actually is,” she said on Friday, adding that her client was in no way connected to the alleged victim and hadn’t even known Mr Davidson’s name until seeing it on the charge sheet that morning.
After opposing bail, police prosecution said investigators did not believe the incident was linked to outlaw motorcycle gang activity.
A man accused of slashing an ex-Mongol bikie’s face and neck during a violent fight at a Northbridge karaoke bar has denied he rang the venue from jail to get them to delete CCTV footage of the attack. Credit: michael wilson/supplied
The revelation came after responding officers were seen securing a bundle of $50 and $100 notes believed to have been found near where the bloody attack unfolded at Millennium.
Photos taken of the crime scene show forensic officers scouring the area around Francis Street, focusing their interest on a restaurant, two karaoke clubs and a side alley.
The court was told the violent attack happened about 2.45am on Thursday, when multiple men, amongst whom was Mr Davidson, approached Mr Fabris at Millennium’s bar.
It was alleged that what started as a verbal argument between the group quickly escalated when a man not identified in court threw a punch.
Another man, also unnamed by prosecutors, allegedly pulled out a firearm.
While Mr Fabris was backing away, it will be alleged another war of words erupted, resulting in Mr Davidson trying to step in and diffuse the situation and try usher Mr Fabris outside.
That’s when police allege Mr Fabris pulled a small blade out of the back of his waistband and pointed it at Mr Davidson, who was trying to push him out the venue’s back door.
Mr Fabris then allegedly stabbed him to the left side of his face and neck, leaving a 12cm laceration from his ear to his chin.
WA Police have proven there is no case they can’t quack, braving the pouring rain to help rescue adorable ducklings that lost their way and waddled onto a Perth freeway earlier this week.
The group of about 10 Shelduck ducklings was spotted trying to cross the northbound lanes of Mitchell Freeway, just before the Hodges Drive exit in Heathridge, around 10.20am on Tuesday, August 2.
A WA Police spokesperson said police received multiple calls alerting them to the situation and Traffic Enforcement Group North officers sprang into action.
“Unfortunately, there was no sign of a mother duck, and the ducklings were in danger of being hit by cars,” they said.
The group of about 10 Shelduck ducklings was spotted trying to cross the northbound lanes of Mitchell Freeway, just before the Hodges Drive exit in Heathridge, around 10.20am on Tuesday, August 2. Credit: WA Police
The spokesperson said the officers, with the assistance of Main Roads WA staff and members of the public, were able to safely secure all but one of the ducklings.
Video of the rescue shows officers in the rain collecting the birds and entering a roadside storm drain in an attempt to scoop out the last duckling that got washed away.
“After several attempts, [the officer] was able to safely rescue the last duckling,” the spokesperson said.
Main Roads WA maintained a safe working area using their incident response service vehicle on the side of the freeway, while the rescue took place.
The ducklings were taken to Native Animal Rescue in Malaga, where they are now being cared for.
The brood is the second in just a week to find themselves in trouble on a Perth freeway.
Last Wednesday, July 28, a lane was closed and traffic was slowed to 40 kilometers by Main Roads WA after another family of Shelducks was spotted trying to cross heavy traffic close to the Canning Highway exit, near Como.
Main Roads WA real-time media coordinator Dana Alhuneidi said a traffic response team was implemented to close the northbound right lane and ensure safety while officers contacted WA Seabird Rescue to collect the birds.
WA Police have proven there is no case they can’t quack, braving the pouring rain to help rescue adorable ducklings that lost their way and waddled onto a Perth freeway earlier this week. Credit: WA PoliceWA Police have proven there is no case they can’t quack, braving the pouring rain to help rescue adorable ducklings that lost their way and waddled onto a Perth freeway earlier this week. Credit: WA Police
After a successful rescue, the birds were released at Neil McDougall Park.
Main Roads WA real-time media coordinator Dana Alhuneidi said it wasn’t unusual for ducks to try and cross that section of the freeway during the breeding season, which is due to ramp up in October and November.
She said drivers should keep an eye out for the cute fluff balls but reminded commuters that if they come across this situation to phone Main Roads’ customer information center line on 138 138 and to contact WA Wildlife on 9417 7105 or WA Seabird Resuce on 6102 8464 .
“Don’t try to rescue the ducklings yourself,” Alhuneidi said.
The WA Government has cracked down on the illegal sale of vapes across more than 30 State stores, uncovering half-a-million dollars worth of e-cigarettes with many containing undisclosed amounts of nicotine.
Revealing the haul of more than 15,000 disposable vapes, WA Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson said the products imported from overseas are often labeled incorrectly and can contain nicotine.
Of the vapes currently seized, testing through ChemCentre has shown two-thirds of the collection contained undisclosed nicotine — with quantities in some instances equivalent to 50 cigarettes.
The State’s chief pharmacist Meeghan Clay said the vapes can be sold for between $30-$50.
She said many of the seizures had come through tip-offs via WA Police’s Crime Stoppers and included pop-up sales at small stores and delis.
“The hardest ones for us to find are the pop-ups because they’re not as obvious,” she said.
“We’re seeing a very, very small number of vapes now that are stating ‘zero nicotine’. My major concern with that is that these companies are not as scrupulous as ethical companies.
“Our big concern is that although there are a small number of vapes in the stores that don’t have nicotine, there is nothing to stop that company in three months’ time from adding nicotine and still saying ‘zero nicotine’ on the label.
“These have never been legal in Western Australia and we have been doing compliance activities for a number of years now, but we have now stepped it up quite significantly.”
Ms Sanderson said young people can be drawn to the addictive devices by manufacturers using sweet flavors such as bubble gum, grape and strawberry.
The Minister said the Health Department had put 3000 retailers on notice, reminding them of the ongoing sale restrictions.
“We want retailers to do the right thing. We’ve started with our education program,” she said.
The maximum penalty for a breach of the relevant provisions of the Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 is $45,000, while possession of nicotine without a prescription can fetch penalties of up to $30,000.
“It is important that the community remembers that retailers remember it is illegal to sell vapes,” she said.
“It is illegal to purchase a vape without a prescription and you get that prescription from your GP as part of quitting smoking.
“There’s some evidence, but it is limited, that vaping can help adults who want to quit smoking but there are many other mechanisms that you can use.
“It’s always important that if you want to quit smoking, you talk to your GP first.”
Anyone who believes a retailer is selling illegal e-cigarettes or vapes is urged to ‘dob-in-a dealer’ by contacting Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Just as alleged murderer Tobias Moran was set to be denied bail on Thursday, interstate saviours came to his rescue.
Mr Moran was extradited to Sydney from his home in Western Australia last week after being charged with killing his German backpacker girlfriend Simone Strobel in Lismore in 2005.
With all signs pointing to the alleged killer remaining behind bars on Thursday, it seemed Mr Moran would not be returned to his pregnant wife and two children in Perth.
But as the decision was to be passed down, the surfer’s father-in-law, John Moran, who is a well-known dentist in WA, reportedly went to great lengths to ensure his son-in-law’s release.
Mr Moran and his family are understood to have coughed up hundreds of thousands for their in-law, according to the Daily Mail.
Mr Moran’s brother in law, Michael Moran, has also entered into the bail agreement and will be required to pay $50,000 if the alleged killer refuses to allow police to inspect his phone on request.
Other bail conditions include the requirement for Mr Moran to surrender his passport, to report to Wembley Police Station three days a week and to remain off encrypted communication tools such as WhatsApp.
He must not go within 500 meters of any international point of departure, unless to travel to and from NSW for the purpose of attending court and must live at an address in City Beach in WA.
Prior to his release from custody on Friday, Mr Moran was held at Lismore Police Station.
Before being extradited to Sydney on murder charges, Moran was understood to be living a life of luxury by the beach in Perth with his wife Samantha and their two children.
Formerly known as Tobias Suckfuel, alleged the murderer took the name of his wealthy wife when the pair were married in 2012.
Ms Moran, a lawyer, yoga instructor, children’s book author and former ski instructor, is now preparing to give birth to their third child.
The alleged killer was released from prison in Sydney on Thursday after prosecutors decided not to appeal against his bail being granted.
Toby Moran (above) now lives in a Perth beachside suburb and surfs at exotic beachside locations. Credit: News Regional Media
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions released a brief statement on Thursday night.
“The ODPP has considered the matter and determined not to make a detention application in relation to Mr Moran,” they said.
The matter is next listed before the Lismore Local Court on September 28.
Mr Moran will not be required to appear.
Mr Moran is alleged of suffocating Ms Strobel inside a camper van before dumping her body under some foliage nearby.
The 42-year-old was freed by a Sydney magistrate after it was determined that there was not sufficient evidence to link him with the 2005 murder.
He can now return to his home in Western Australia where he was extradited from last week.
Magistrate Margaret Quinn in the Downing Center Local Court on Thursday accepted submissions from Moran’s barrister which claimed there was no new evidence connecting him to the murder.
Police allege Mr Moran killed his girlfriend while they were staying at the Lismore Tourist Caravan Park on February 11, 2005.
Six days after Ms Strobel disappeared, the body of the 25-year-old schoolteacher was found hidden under palm fronds just 100m from the caravan park.
Police claim Mr Moran stayed at the caravan park and misled investigators as they tried to determine the cause of Ms Strobel’s death.
According to police, Mr Moran lied during the initial investigation into Ms Strobel’s death about the nature of their relationship, their consumption of alcohol, and what she was wearing when she disappeared.
More than 17 years later, he had been extradited from his home in Western Australia and charged with murder as well as acting to pervert the course of justice.
On Thursday, Mr Moran appeared via video link in Sydney Downing Center Local Court to learn whether he would be granted conditional freedom after a lengthy bail review on Wednesday.
Simone Strobel was staying at the Lismore Tourist Caravan Park in 2005 when she died. Credit: News Regional Media
During the bail review, his lawyer Tim Game SC told the court the case against Mr Moran was “non-existent”.
He argued the police allegations against his client, including the claim Ms Strobel died of suffocation, were not supported by evidence.
The crown prosecutor disagreed and categorized the circumstantial evidence as strong.
He noted there were a number of statements from new witnesses, which the court heard would bring the total number of witness statements to a staggering 300.
The prosecutor noted an inquest found Ms Strobel did not die from natural causes, but instead the actions of a person or people.
Magistrate Margaret Quinn noted neither an Australian inquest in 2007 nor a German inquest had definitively identified the cause of death.
The court heard the couple had been drinking, doing drugs and fighting before Ms Strobel disappeared.
Witnesses heard screaming in the area of the caravan park in the hours before the young teacher disappeared.
Magistrate Quinn noted the “matters are very old” and would be difficult to prove.
Mr Moran was extradited from WA last week to face charges before the NSW court. Credit: News Corp AustraliaKey locations in the Simone Strobel case. Credit: News Regional Media
She said the prosecution case was purely circumstantial.
“There doesn’t appear to be at its highest any direct evidence connecting him to the offence,” she said.
“It’s not the strongest circumstantial case I’ve seen.”
The magistrate noted Mr Moran has a clean record and his associates combined to offer $450,000 in assurances he would not flee.
Mr Moran, who was known as Tobias Suckfuell before he legally changed his name, was granted strict conditional bail after a robust discussion of how WA authorities would enforce potential bail breaches.
Magistrate Quinn determined the 42-year-old could be released if he reported to police, surrendered his phone information, surrendered his family’s passports and resided only at his City Beach home in WA.
Police claim Tobias Moran continuously lied to them after Ms Strobel went missing. Credit: News Regional Media
However, crown prosecutor Scott Jaeger immediately moved to delay Mr Moran’s release by indicating he would submit a detention application to the Supreme Court.
Hours later, that decision was reversed.
The court heard the trial will likely be held in 2024 due to delays in the court system.
A popular tourist town in WA’s far north has been outed as having the worst airport delays in Australia, according to new data.
A monthly report by the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics has revealed that Broome experienced the lowest percentage of on-time arrivals and departures this June, with little over 30 per cent of flights to Perth leaving within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure.
Flights arriving in Broome provided only marginally better, with 37 per cent landing on time.
In Broome, Virgin Australia delivered the brunt of these delays with none of the 14 scheduled flights from Broome to Perth departing on time.
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines also suffered delays, only 38 per cent of flights to Perth managing to leave at the scheduled time.
A spokesperson for Virgin Australia apologized on behalf of the company and said they will “continue to work hard to ensure all guests reach their destination”.
“While any delay is unacceptable, we’re working hard to improve our performance and we are not the only business experiencing the unintended knock-on effects of increased sickness present in the wider community.”
The other major airlines out of Broome Airport, Qantas and QantasLink experienced similar delays, attributing COVID-19 as a major factor behind the figures.
Only 22 per cent and 31.5 per cent of Qantas and QantasLink flights from Broome to Perth left on time, with 10 out of 83 flights canceled altogether.
It comes after rising public concern over increased delays and cancellations, which, in many cases, saw tourists taking up overnight residence in the homes of generous locals.
In late June, Qantas announced they would station an on-site engineer in Broome in an attempt to curb further flight issues.
A Qantas spokesperson said June’s delays and cancellations were attributed to a rise in COVID-19 and other illnesses among airline crew, and the tough labor market.
“These flight delays and cancellations are not the kind of performance that we were delivering pre-COVID,” they said.
“Everyone at Qantas and Jetstar is focused on turning this performance around.”
The BITRE report also revealed the national industry recorded its worst-ever on-time performance figures which stand at approximately 61 per cent among all participating airlines.
Perth’s drought of being cut off from international music acts during the pandemic is well and truly over with the announcement that 10 massive hip hop and RNB stars are set to hit the city for a one-night-only gig.
After a two-year hiatus RNB Friday’s are back with a brand new name, Fridayz Live, and will be touring around the country later this year.
Macklemore. Credit: Supplied/Supplied
But even more epic is the news of the event’s bumper line-up, which includes Macklemore, TLC, Akon, Craig David, Ashanti, Shaggy, Jay Sean, Dru Hill, Lumidee, Havana Brown and Resident DJ Yo! Mafia, who are all set to light up HBF Park on Saturday November 5.
Get ready to jump back in time and dance along to party hits from way back in the 90s to now, as everyone’s favorite Gemini Abbie Chatfield teams up with Fatman Scoop to host.
Fridayz Live organizers have promised to “continue our legacy for presenting the sleekest production, insatiable visual candy, and pyro for days”.
So whatever your Flava, don’t be Foolish and be the one left saying It Wasn’t Me when your friends ask why you all missed out on tickets because you forgot to book.
Pre-sale begins on Monday morning, before general public tickets go on sale next Friday, August 12. Tickets will be available from frontiertouring.com/fridayzlive
Almost a quarter of a million WA homeowners will find themselves in the grips of mortgage stress as interest rates continue to climb, with little sign of a slowdown on the horizon.
The Reserve Bank on Tuesday announced that it would lift its official interest rate by 50 basis points to 1.85 per cent for the fourth month in a row.
The cash rate target has now increased by 1.75 percentage points since the start of May to 1.85 per cent, with the hike expected to add about $472 a month to repayments on a $500,000 loan, with Commonwealth Bank the first of Australia’s big four banks making the move to hit borrowers with the full increase.
With families across Australia already struggling under the weight of the surging cost of living, new data suggests the move will plunge 1.8 million owner-occupied mortgaged households into financial stress — including 228,621 in WA.
The new report by digital financial advice service Otivo, in partnership with Digital Finance Analytics, surveyed 52,000 households to reveal the real impact of interest rate rises on Australians with owner-occupied mortgages — with a household deemed to be under “mortgage stress” if there is more money going out than in.
The Otivo Mortgage Stress Report stated that at the end of July 2022, more than 1.7 million (or 45 per cent) of Australians were already suffering under mortgage stress.
More than 1.8 million Australians will suffer off the back of the RBA’s latest cash rate hike.
The report further predicted Tuesday’s RBA announcement would force an additional 140,839 Australians into the same boat, bringing the total to 1.8 million.
Otivo then drilled down to reveal the top three postcodes in each State or Territory expected to feel the most significant impact off the back of the latest cash rate hike.
The report revealed some of Perth’s most affluent suburbs would soon be hit with mortgage stress, with homes in some of the city’s most prestigious areas warned to curb spending and brace themselves for the bleak outlook.
An eyewatering 59 per cent (or 1760) households in postcode 6153 (Applecross, Ardross, Brentwood, Mount Pleasant) are expected to fall victim to mortgage pain, with the latest rise pushing an additional 644 homes into stress compared with July’s numbers.
Second on the list is 6152 (Como, Karawara, Manning, Salter Point, Waterford), with an extra 580 households bringing the total number of homeowners under stress to 2087.
Further south, 518 more homes in Mandurah’s 6210 postcode area (Coodanup, Dudley Park, Erskine, Falcon, Greenfields, Halls Head, Madora Bay, Mandurah, Meadow Springs, San Remo, Silver Sands, Wannanup) will take the total number in the 6210 postcode area to 3623 homeowners.
Otivo chief executive Paul Feeney said the mortgage stress report reiterated the need for Australians to seek personal financial advice, regardless of what interest rates and inflation do over the coming months.
“With Australians looking down the barrel of the rising cost of living and higher interest rates, and more than 1.8 million Australians set to be suffering from mortgage stress off the back of the RBA’s latest cash rate hike, now more than ever Australians need quality and affordable financial advice to help them stay on top of their finances,” he said.
Mr Feeney’s top tips for Australians under financial pressure due to mortgage stress
Review or create a budget—Understand what money is coming in and what money is going out. What are the non-negotiable costs (such as your mortgage, utilities, groceries and transport costs) and where can you cut back. If you want to avoid mortgage stress, you’ll need to make some small changes to your monthly spending patterns.
Understand the benefit of an offset or redraw — If you have a mortgage, put spare cash into an offset account or redraw facility. This lowers your loan balance that interest is charged on, saving you money each month.
Discuss your mortgage with your lender — If you’re concerned about interest rate rises, discuss this with your lender and understand if there is an opportunity to get a better rate. Banks are often open to helping their clients if they are under financial stress. You will have to make it up eventually but this may provide some short-term relief for your household right now.
Perth is mopping up and counting the cost after days of wild storms left homes damaged.
While conditions eased overnight, emergency services answered more than 102 calls for help since 5am yesterday.
Millions of dollars of insurance claims have already been lodged after the storms wreaked havoc from Butler to Mandurah and down into the South West from Monday to Wednesday. Insurer RAC says it has received around $5 million worth of damages claims.
The super storms which lashed WA for days were accompanied by destructive gale force winds, with the worst of it recorded early Tuesday. Cape Leeuwin recorded a 135km/h wind gust at 12.47am, Bickley 117km/h at 2.47am, Cape Naturaliste 115km/h at 6.47 pm, Mandurah 109km/h at 2.59am, Gingin Airport 109 km/h at 2.11 am.
Storm conditions in North Beach. Credit: michael wilson/The West Australian
In good news, most power has been restored to homes and businesses left in the dark after trees topped multiple power lines. At the height of the chaos 35,000 homes were without power but Western Power crews have worked through the night to get the lights back on.
Around 700 properties were still without power on Thursday morning — 360 in the metropolitan area and 270 in the South West and great Southern and 75 in the Mid West and Wheatbelt.
While further hazards and faults were reported overnight, storm related damage to infrastructure was less than experienced in recent days.
A large tree fell onto Melville Parade in Como, blocking traffic. Credit: Paul Entwistle/Twitter
A Western Power spokesperson said crews would continue working in the challenging conditions to restore power as safely and quickly as possible.
“There may be some homes and businesses experiencing an extended outage due to continuing forecasted poor weather conditions today,” they said.
“As this is an extended weather event, fatigue management for our crews is now a priority too.”
Overnight, Pearce copped the worst of the rain, recording 30mm in the 24 hours to 8am, Swanbourne also received a good soaking with 27mm, followed by Perth with 25mm and Millendon in the Swan Valley with 24mm.
A damaging wind warning is in place for Eucla and parts of Goldfields and South East Coastal districts. Locals are urged to take action to stay safe, with wind gusts in some areas expected to exceed 90 km/h.
Locations which may be affected include Esperance, Eucla, Eyre, Forrest, Israelite Bay and Rawlinna.
