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"It will be fascinating to see if Labor&rsquo;s candidate for Cottesloe, Caitlin Collins, can steal a few votes from Colin Barnett, or if former Vincent mayor John Carey can knock off Liberal incumbent Eleni Evangel for the prized seat of Perth. But when it comes to colourful stories, Gero beats any other electorate in WA. This week we told you about the stoush between Nationals WA candidate Paul Brown, a former Upper House MP, and Labor MLC for the Agricultural Region, Darren West. For those who came in late, Brown tweeted a photo of West pulling down one of his campaign signs, in a seemingly nefarious manner, but the real story was West had given Brown a couple of warnings that the sign had been placed on a property without the owner&rsquo;s permission. Now we hear Geraldton police took the licence plates off a trailer bearing a giant Paul Brown billboard yesterday because it was unlicensed. One rumour doing the rounds was that the trailer was on loan from Brown&rsquo;s mate and Nats supporter Shane Van Styn, the mayor of Gero, which was backed up by a photo IC received of the trailer parked in Van Styn&rsquo;s driveway. However, Brown confirmed he had hired the trailer from someone in Perth, and only housed it at Van Styn&rsquo;s at night, and was shocked to hear it was unlicensed. &ldquo;It horrified me to be honest,&rdquo; Brown said. While some locals might be enjoying a brief respite from seeing a larger-than-life version of Brown&rsquo;s mug, the Nat said the trailer went over the pits yesterday and would be back on the road today. Bomb-tastic After nearly 30 years reviewing movies on TV with Margaret Pomeranz, David Stratton has an unrivalled reputation as a film critic, so it is only appropriate he is now the subject of his own movie, a documentary titled A Cinematic Life. Stratton will introduce the movie at a screening at the Windsor Cinema in Nedlands on Sunday and will hang around afterwards for a Q&amp;A session hosted by WA&rsquo;s top film critic Mark Naglazas. We got in early with a question for Stratton: If you could create a choc bomb flavour, what would it be? &ldquo;If there&rsquo;s a hazelnut flavour, or a red wine flavour, I&rsquo;ll plump for one of those,&rdquo; he told IC. We have it on good authority staff at the Windsor will be offering a limited edition &ldquo;Stratbomb&rdquo;, inspired by the great man, on Sunday. Visit lunapalace.com.au. Still a maiden There was a late plunge on three-year-old Rebow at Kilmore in Victoria yesterday, implying that someone had a very good feeling about the gelding&rsquo;s chances in its maiden run. Unfortunately, the trailer taking Rebow to the track got stuck in traffic and the horse, whose connections include leading Perth QC Tom Percy, wound up a last-minute scratching. One wonders if that betting splurge alerted bookies and will result in odds shorter than yesterday&rsquo;s opening price of $11 when Rebow eventually makes his debut. Today&rsquo;s tweet: Few will shed a tear for the departure of Australia Post chief executive Ahmed Fahour, who resigned after PM Malcolm Turnbull asked him to take a pay cut from his $5.6m remuneration package. Still, Fahour managed to get the failing Australia Post back in the black, which is no small accomplishment. IC West - Instagramming WA We don&rsquo;t know much about art but we do know that this giant goon bag from Sculpture by the Sea 2014 is one of our favourite art installations of all time. We thank this Instagrammer and @perth_life for the topical throwback with SBTS just around the corner. Tag your Instagram photos #ICWest for a shot at tickets to the Martin Scorsese film Silence."
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