Smoke alert for Perth suburbs during prescribed burn

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, 18th August, 2018 PM News Update [A prescribed burn operation in Wedderburn, Sydney's south-west in 2015.]( [Smoke alert for Perth suburbs during prescribed burn]( BY staff writers If the smoke is particularly thick, it is recommended people shut doors and windows and turn off air-conditioners. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Hi, sobriety: Our changing relationship with alcohol]( "Grey-area drinkers" aren't alcoholics, but their relationship with booze isn't healthy. But for many grey is so last-decade: being sober is the new black. 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