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Daily Telegraph
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Telegraph
Live: Central Coast Sports College v Westfields SHS – 2025 NSW NRL Schoolgirls Cup Round 1
Central Coast Sports College have a huge first round clash up against Westfields here! Watch live.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Danny Moon appointed new Westfields first team manager
WESTFIELDS have appointed Danny Moon as their new first team manager. The former Fields player and is no stranger to the surroundings at Allpay Park, having managed across Widemarsh Common at Hereford Lads Club. During his lengthy time managing Lads Club he enjoyed several promotions and took them from the Herefordshire County League into the Hellenic Premier Division. Moon also led the club to County Cup honours during his time in charge at Lads Club. He told the club's social media channels: 'It's great to be back in management. I've really missed it and can't wait to get going. 'Westfields are an ambitious club who want to progress and I feel I can help them do that.' Steve Higgins, Westfields Football Club chairman added: 'The club belongs to the fans, and we know they demand ambition, passion and progress. With Danny at the helm, we believe we have a manager that shares those values.' Westfields also announced the news that former Chairman, Director and friend Chris Williams has sadly died. 'A massive part of our club who brought so much joy, laughter, dedication and a professionalism in everything he did for our club,' said the club.
Perth Now
08-05-2025
- Perth Now
‘Fear and chaos' as Bondi attack unfolded
A security supervisor has revealed the 'fear and chaos' that unfolded on the day of the Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing, saying he wished their team had done better. Six people were killed and 10 others were injured in the attack at Westfield Bondi Junction on April 13, 2024. Dawn Singleton, Yixuan Cheng, Faraz Ahmed Tahir, Ashlee Good, Jade Young and Pikria Darchia died in the incident. Cauchi, 40, had gone on a rampage through the palatial shopping centre with a WWII knife purchased at a camping store before being gunned down by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott. A five-week coronial inquest into the deadly stabbing began last Monday, with the first week revealing never-before-heard details about the incident. Scentre Group operate a string of Westfields across Australia including Bondi Junction. The nature, timing, and adequacy of the response by Scentre Group and its subcontractors Glad Group and Falkon Security will also be examined in the inquest. A security guard and security supervisor working at the centre at the time told the court he wished things had been done differently as the fatal rampage unfolded. 'I wish I …did more to help those people,' he said. Bondi stabbing victims (top l-r) Dawn Singleton, Ashlee Good, Cheng Yixuan, (bottom l-r) Faraz Tahir, Jade Young and Pikria Darchia. Credit: Supplied 'We are trained for these, we go through training, and it's good training … but you're in a fight or flight mode. 'But yeah, (upon) reflection I wish we did better — I wish we did different.' He told the court he wished they had been able to tell customers about the situation 'straight away', and that the centre management emergency override (CMEO) was activated sooner. The man paid credit to his team and said only two members had been able to return to full-time work, saying what they had all gone through weighed heavily on his mind. Bondi killer Joel Cauchi was shot dead by Inspector Amy Scott. Supplied. Credit: Supplied 'What we went through on that day was truly traumatic, and not everyone understands the fear and chaos we went through,' he told the court. He thanked team members for doing CPR and getting people to safety as best they could. 'I know that some of you are still carrying the weight of that day, and life hasn't been the same since,' he said. 'I see your strength, I recognise your pain, and I'm truly grateful to every single one of you — thank you for being there with me.' Newly released CCTV has captured the moment killer Joel Cauchi was pulled over for erratic driving in 2021, years before the fatal attack at Westfield Bondi Junction. The court was earlier told there were two staff members in the CCTV control room on level 4 on the afternoon of the attack, however, one had left about 3pm with his supervisor to undertake training on level 13 while the other left at 3.32pm to go to the bathroom. This meant there was 'no active CCTV monitoring in place' for the minute and forty seconds she was outside the room, and exactly 40 seconds later Cauchi attacked Ms Singleton, counsel assisting the coroner Peggy Dwyer SC earlier told the court. By the time the woman re-entered the control room Cauchi had attacked eight people, three of whom later died. The second security employee re-entered the CCTV control room by 3.36pm, however, all 16 people had been stabbed by then. Ms Dwyer said it appeared the CCTV room being vacant at that time impeded Scentre Group's response. 'Security staff were effectively behind the 8-ball – that is, they were then playing catch-up, catch up to understand what was unfolding,' Ms Dwyer said. An evacuation alert was used rather than one that warned of an AAO, and Ms Dwyer said it appeared appropriately warning customers and staff 'did not occur promptly' or 'in the way it should've done' on the day. mental health support
West Australian
08-05-2025
- West Australian
‘Wish we did better': Westfield Bondi Junction attack security guard speaks in inquest
A security supervisor has revealed the 'fear and chaos' that unfolded on the day of the Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing, saying he wished their team had done better. Six people were killed and 10 others were injured in the attack at Westfield Bondi Junction on April 13, 2024. Dawn Singleton, Yixuan Cheng, Faraz Ahmed Tahir, Ashlee Good, Jade Young and Pikria Darchia died in the incident. Cauchi, 40, had gone on a rampage through the palatial shopping centre with a WWII knife purchased at a camping store before being gunned down by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott. A five-week coronial inquest into the deadly stabbing began last Monday, with the first week revealing never-before-heard details about the incident. Scentre Group operate a string of Westfields across Australia including Bondi Junction. The nature, timing, and adequacy of the response by Scentre Group and its subcontractors Glad Group and Falkon Security will also be examined in the inquest. A security guard and security supervisor working at the centre at the time told the court he wished things had been done differently as the fatal rampage unfolded. 'I wish I …did more to help those people,' he said. 'We are trained for these, we go through training, and it's good training … but you're in a fight or flight mode. 'But yeah, (upon) reflection I wish we did better — I wish we did different.' He told the court he wished they had been able to tell customers about the situation 'straight away', and that the centre management emergency override (CMEO) was activated sooner. The man paid credit to his team and said only two members had been able to return to full-time work, saying what they had all gone through weighed heavily on his mind. 'What we went through on that day was truly traumatic, and not everyone understands the fear and chaos we went through,' he told the court. He thanked team members for doing CPR and getting people to safety as best they could. 'I know that some of you are still carrying the weight of that day, and life hasn't been the same since,' he said. 'I see your strength, I recognise your pain, and I'm truly grateful to every single one of you — thank you for being there with me.' Newly released CCTV has captured the moment killer Joel Cauchi was pulled over for erratic driving in 2021, years before the fatal attack at Westfield Bondi Junction. The court was earlier told there were two staff members in the CCTV control room on level 4 on the afternoon of the attack, however, one had left about 3pm with his supervisor to undertake training on level 13 while the other left at 3.32pm to go to the bathroom. This meant there was 'no active CCTV monitoring in place' for the minute and forty seconds she was outside the room, and exactly 40 seconds later Cauchi attacked Ms Singleton, counsel assisting the coroner Peggy Dwyer SC earlier told the court. By the time the woman re-entered the control room Cauchi had attacked eight people, three of whom later died. The second security employee re-entered the CCTV control room by 3.36pm, however, all 16 people had been stabbed by then. Ms Dwyer said it appeared the CCTV room being vacant at that time impeded Scentre Group's response. 'Security staff were effectively behind the 8-ball – that is, they were then playing catch-up, catch up to understand what was unfolding,' Ms Dwyer said. An evacuation alert was used rather than one that warned of an AAO, and Ms Dwyer said it appeared appropriately warning customers and staff 'did not occur promptly' or 'in the way it should've done' on the day. mental health support
West Australian
07-05-2025
- West Australian
‘Lots of blood': Radio communication during Bondi attack revealed in inquest
Radio calls warning 'lots of blood you need to hurry', have been aired in court as new details of a fatal stabbing attack at Bondi Junction Westfield emerge. Six people were killed and 10 others were injured in the attack at Westfield Bondi Junction on April 13, 2024. Dawn Singleton, Yixuan Cheng, Faraz Ahmed Tahir, Ashlee Good, Jade Young and Pikria Darchia died in the incident. Cauchi, 40, had gone on a rampage through the palatial shopping centre with a WWII knife purchased at a camping store before being gunned down by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott. A five-week coronial inquest into the deadly stabbing began last Monday, with the first week revealing never-before-heard details about the incident. Scentre Group operate a string of Westfields across Australia including Bondi Junction. The nature, timing, and adequacy of the response by Scentre Group and its subcontractors Glad Group and Falkon Security will also be examined in the inquest. Scentre Group retail manager Joseph Gaerlan gave evidence in court on Tuesday, where it was revealed he had heard a radio broadcast while he was in the bathroom in the centre management office. 'Code black, code black alpha, there's lots of blood — you need to hurry,' was broadcast over the radio, though he said no location was given. He told the court a code black indicates a threat, while alpha is to escalate that. In the days after the attack he'd recalled hearing there was a man with a knife over the radio and a possible fatality, however he has since amended this statement upon reviewing CCTV of his actions on the day. 'This recollection was taken three days after the incident had taken place …(it was) such a blur for myself,' Mr Gaerlan told the court. 'I was highly emotional and highly stressed at the time and maybe my mind thought that happened.' If he had heard there was a man with a knife and a possible fatality, he said it would've been 'almost certain it was an active armed offender (AAO) situation' and there would have been a 'very different reaction'. The court was shown CCTV footage of Mr Gaerlan rushing out of the bathroom where he saw other staffing heading down to the centre. He went back to his desk to grab his blazer before going to the lifts and then walking towards the mall to see what was going on. CCTV played in court showed him walking through the mall where a number of customers gather around him asking what was happening, as retailers were also closing their shutters. The customers all appeared calm: no announcements had been made at that stage. While walking towards the level five air bridge he heard a security controller say 'code black, there's an active armed offender, contact blue lights immediately, we need urgent backup' over the radio. This was the first time he had heard there was an active armed offender. He 'turned on his heel' after hearing this and ran the other way, broadcasting to the control room asking to confirm police had been contacted and to make PA announcements for an AAO situation. The court was told he then returned to the centre management office to review CCTV, but upon realising it would take too long to find his logins, he again left the office to head to the CCTV control room. Customers were seen rushing into the lift Mr Gaerlan had taken. He was on the phone to the regional manager when he entered the control room about 3.40pm — about seven minutes after the attack began — and then had an exchange with one of the operators in the control room. 'I still did not have eyes on the situation, I recall being frustrated,' he told the court, saying he had asked if they knew the location, how many offenders and what weapons were involved. 'I was not provided with an answer at this time,' he said. Another controller was able to flick through footage and determine there was only one offender. 'When the male confirmed … there was one offender, he showed me on the CCTV that a male in a green jersey was on the ground,' he said. However it was unclear whether information of there being a single offender was relayed to police at the time. No staff in CCTV control room when attack began The court was earlier told there were two staff members in the CCTV control room on level 4 on the afternoon of the attack, however, one had left about 3pm with his supervisor to undertake training on level 13. The other left the room at about 3.32pm to go to the bathroom just metres outside the control room, meaning there was 'no active CCTV monitoring in place' for the minute and forty seconds she was outside the room. 'It just so happened that exactly 40 seconds after …(she) left for the bathroom … Mr Cauchi attacked Ms Singleton,' counsel assisting the coroner Peggy Dwyer SC last week told the court. 'And over the next 30 seconds, Cauchi attacked a further six individuals.' When she re-entered the control room at about 3.33pm Cauchi had attacked eight people by then, three of whom later died. The second security employee re-entered the CCTV control room by 3.36pm, however, all 16 people had been stabbed by then. Ms Dwyer said it appeared the CCTV room being vacant at that time impeded Scentre Group's response. 'Security staff were effectively behind the 8-ball – that is, they were then playing catch-up, catch up to understand what was unfolding,' Ms Dwyer said. Ms Dwyer said available evidence suggested initial contact and information exchanged between the control room and emergency services took place about 10 minutes after Cauchi was shot, and that an alert wasn't activated until about 3.39pm. An evacuation alert was appeared to be used rather than one that warned of an active armed offender (AAO). Later attempts to correct this were unsuccessful because of the evacuation alert in place, Ms Dwyer said. She said it also appeared appropriately warning customers and staff 'did not occur promptly' on the day of the attack, and 'did not occur in the way it should've done'. The first public announcement of an evacuation, rather than an AAO, was also not made until 3.52pm from the fire control room, which was located externally to the CCTV control room. Ms Dwyer said the control operator tasked with making the announcement was 'distressed and distraught', leading people to be unsure whether she had been taken hostage or was making the announcement 'under duress'. The PA told bystanders to evacuate now, while shop attendants told bystanders they should not evacuate. Police also appeared to be under advice that people should remain in place. Ms Dwyer said the operator read 'verbatim' from a script in a 'distressed voice … in a way that may have led to confusion'. 'Firstly Mr Cauchi had been shot about 15 minutes prior, so it's not suggested that level of confusion at that stage … made a difference to who could've survived,' Ms Dwyer said. 'Secondly, clearly these are individuals who've never been through something like this before, so its natural that stress … is overwhelming, or might be. 'But it is important, in our respectful submission, to learn from the mistakes that have been made here.' Many customers and first responders reported the alarms set off were extremely loud and had impaired communications. Ms Dwyer said communications from the CCTV control room to both security staff and first responders might appear 'ineffective', but it was 'in part exacerbated by issues' faced by NSW Police and NSW Ambulance first responders. She said if Inspector Scott had not been on the scene so quickly there was a 'real possibility' Cauchi's attack could have continued on. 'I expect Your Honor will hear that there have been proactive steps already taken to remedy some of the issues outlined,' Ms Dwyer said. She noted the involved parties were also open to hearing other suggestions.
