West Swan couple Sarah Brodie and Daniel Paterson, and their sons Brayden and Rylee, inspect their fire-ravaged home. Picture: Bruce Hunt/InMyCommunity Source: PerthNow A FAMILY'S memories up in flames, a bid to block 'heritage by neglect' and a couple of local heroes amongst the best of InMyCommunity.com.au Family's memories up in flames Rosanna Candler, Midland Reporter A MEMORY box filled with her son's crayon drawings, first tooth and painted handprints may have been "weird stuff only a mother keeps," but are now lost in the ash where Sarah Brodie's West Swan house once stood. "It's hard to wrap your head around it ... that there is no front door, no pictures hanging on the walls, no couch in the lounge room," Ms Brodie said. The house was timber so it would have taken a few minutes for everything to go up in flames. I still can't believe our home simply doesn't exist anymore. 181 Walcott St in Mt Lawley is a prime example of demolition by neglect. Bid to block heritage demolition Stirling Times CITY of Stirling council will tonight consider planning changes that would stop property owners from being able to demolish heritage buildings after letting them fall into disrepair. The amendment to the planning scheme, which was passed by the City's planning and development committee last week, enables the City to issue orders to repair properties that were at risk of being demolished by neglect. The changes would also allow the City to organise the repairs to be done and recover the costs from the property owner. Operation to target off-road offenders Lucy Jarvis, North Coast Times AUTHORITIES are warning four-wheel-drive enthusiasts to stay off metropolitan beaches, foreshores and private property, as coastal estates develop. City of Wanneroo acting city businesses director Ian Hamilton said rangers patrolled the beaches and were targeting illegal off-road driving with police. "Rangers recently completed a six-week education program at Shorehaven Estate, Alkimos, in relation to the operation of off- road vehicles," Mr Hamilton said. The aim of the program was to educate members of the public that off-road vehicle use on the City's beaches, foreshores and sand dunes is not permitted. Carmela Hartnett recently returned victorious from the Taekwondo World Championships. Picture: David Baylis/InMyCommunity. Class kicks in for Carmela Sam Gibbs, Canning Times A CANNING taekwondo instructor has won her second World Open Championship, making her the first Australian woman to take out two titles. Carmela Hartnett travelled to Telford in England for the championships along with 2500 competitors in 16 competition areas at the Skydome Arena last month. During her 31-year martial arts career, Mrs Hartnett became the first woman to be coach of a national junior team, the first woman to be head of a national team and the first and only Australian to win more than 62 international medals. General Inspector RSPCA Trevor Prentis with Zhuofans Zhou and friend Li Ye, having a good time with their dog "Trevor." Picture: Marcelo Palacios Source: Rescued dog named after RSPCA officer Julian Wright, Midland Reporter AN RSPCA inspector and the dog he rescued from a neglectful owner were reunited last week at the pooch's new home. Trevor Prentis, a police officer for 23 years before a career change about five months ago, made his first solo rescue in July when a cruelty complaint was made about a pet owner at a Herne Hill home. When Mr Prentis arrived there, he found an 18-month-old white Staffordshire bull terrier cross that was starving, weighing only 14kg and deaf.