While 300,000 people were making their way to the Perth foreshore, an entirely different series of events were taking place at Scarborough Beach. On first glance through my dusty windshield, I pondered whether someone had had a bit too much Australia Day, and poleaxed themselves on a street sign … concerned I drove closer.
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On closer reflection all was revealed as three women went through various moves. Their grace and athleticism was soon interrupted …
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Not long after they’d begun a group of young guys appeared wanting to get in on the act. There’s always someone who thinks they can do better.
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The growing group soon got the attention of the occupants of two police vans parked a little futher up the road. As the officers approached the group, a third van arrived. Thankfully the crowd dissipated without trouble and any potential fireworks were extinguished. Still I pondered …
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Had the call gone out for more police manpower at Scarborough beach, or had word simply got out about the free show?
- Considering Stirling Councils initiatives to make the area more ‘family friendly’, you have to ponder about the inclusion of a stripper pole.
- Or maybe, given the publics reluctance to pay for parking, the Council is considering alternative ways to raise the funds for their multi-million dollar beach development?
- Either way … how lucky are we to live in a city where you can go to the beach with a couple of girlfriends, strip down to your bikini, and practice a few moves as the sun sinks into the ocean … or not!
