A billionaire couple have won the right to remove a single tree from the driveway of their lavish $20million mansion after being blocked by their local
council. 

Paul Holmes a Court, the son of Australia's first billionaire Robert Holmes a Court, and his wife Zara had been at loggerheads with their
local council over a request to remove a single peppermint tree
growing in the middle of their driveway.

The couple bought the four-bedroom mansion in the affluent,
tree-lined suburb overlooking Perth's Freshwater Bay for
$20.1million in August.

They wanted to remove the tree but the Shire of Peppermint Grove refused the
request on the grounds the tree was not dead or deceased. 

'We are very lucky to live here, but I have to say that the tree placement is unusual,' Ms
Holmes a Court previously told a council meeting. 

'I'm quite a reasonable and rational person, but a tree in the middle
of the driveway makes it quite tricky to reverse out.'

The couple enjoyed a breakthrough at a council meeting last week after an alternative
motion was unanimously passed that allowed the tree to be removed on the condition they paid a
$2,500 bond before any work was done on the driveway.

They will also need to plant two replacement trees on their property.





Paul Holmes a Court (pictured) is the son of Australia's first billionaire, famed tycoon Robert Holmes a Court,
who died suddenly of heart failure at the age of 53





Paul Holmes à Court and his wife Zara won a council battle
to remove a peppermint tree (pictured) from the driveway of their
$20million mansion

Ms Holmes a Court previously claimed the tree's odd placement also made it difficult to spot cars turning the corner at a nearby intersection with Bay View Terrace.


After the motion to remove the tree was passed at the meeting, councillor
Douglas Jackson said it was a 'good outcome'.


'I think it meets both the owners' wants, or expectation, but also matches the council's needs at the same time by
ensuring that there is tree cover on the verge of that property,' he said.


Peppermint Grove is hoping to implement a policy
that would even make it an offence to damage or remove
any mature trees on private property without council approval.


Last month, WA Planning Minister John Carey said he hoped the Shire of Peppermint
Grove would 'take a common sense approach' to
the issue.

'This is part of the challenge that we do have
with local government. I've always been on the record that
we need local governments to take a common sense approach to issues,'
Mr Carey told the West Australian. 

'And I understand people are passionate about trees.
But ultimately, we do need local governments to assess the situation and find pragmatic
outcomes.'

According to the online listing for the four-bedroom, four-bathroom mansion - which is built
on a corner block along the banks of the Swan River - the sprawling
Federation-style property was built in around 1904. 




The Holmes à Court property was built in around 1904
in Federation 'Arts and Crafts' style





The home boast an unparalleled view of the Swan River
overlooking Fresh Water Bay

'Designed in the rare Federation 'Arts and Crafts' style, the home
has retained all its elegance and splendour via lofty ceilings, sweeping verandas, charming decorative arches, casement-style sash windows, and walls of French doors that bathe the home in light, reflecting river views beyond,' the listing said.


The property also features 'Plush Champagne-hued carpets' and 'cobble-stoned remote garage
to accommodate six cars, abundant storage, gym area, double vanity rain-shower
bathroom and climate-controlled wine cellar.'

Mr Holmes a Court is the chief executive of prize-winning wine label
Vasse Felix and the brother of Peter Holmes à Court, who once jointly owned
of the South Sydney Rabbitohs with Russell Crowe, and climate philanthropist
Simon Holmes à Court.


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Early reactions to Joker: Folie à Deux suggest a
blend of 'brilliance' and 'boredom', leading to a mixed bag
of reviews.

The film sees the return of Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar-winning portrayal of
Arthur Fleck/Joker and the addition of pop powerhouse Lady Gaga as
Joker's love interest Harley Quinn.

Premiering to a full house at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, the eagerly awaited sequel
to Todd Phillips' billion-dollar hit divided critics.



While some found it 'superior' to the acclaimed 2019 film
and lauded the performances of both Phoenix and Gaga, others
slammed Joker: Folie à Deux as 'derivative' and devoid of 'fun.'

DailyMail's Brian Viner called the movie musical 'audaciously different in style from the original, not quite as electrifying, but bold
and brilliant all the same.'









Early reactions to Joker: Folie à Deux suggest a blend
of 'brilliance' and 'boredom', leading to a mixed bag of reviews 





While some found it 'superior' to the acclaimed 2019 film and lauded
the performances of both Phoenix and Gaga, others slammed Joker: Folie à Deux as 'derivative' and devoid of 'fun' 




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Owen Gleiberman appeared a bit less impressed in his review for Variety, writing that the 'cracked jukebox musical' had an audacious concept, 'but in a basic
way it's an overly cautious sequel.' 

IndieWire's David Ehrlich took a bit of a harsher tone,
saying the 138-minute flick is 'boring, flat,
and a criminal waste of Lady Gaga,' adding it feels 'bad
on purpose.' 

He added: 'Phillips has created a corporate pop spectacle that all but demands to be
seen as something else. 

'Here is a movie that perversely denies audiences everything they've been conditioned to want from it; gently at first, and then later
with the unmistakable hostility of a knife to the gut. 

'And that, more than anything else, is why Folie à Deux adopts the form of
a classic musical: Because no other genre makes it so easy to
appreciate all the fun you're not having.' 

In contrast, Alex Harrison of ScreenRant describes Joker: Folie
à Deux as a more refined sequel designed to provoke fans of the
original film. 

'Joker: Folie à Deux has more coherent things to say about fan culture than it or
its predecessor does about mental illness, which,
for me, makes it the superior of the two,' he stated.

Deadline's Pete Hammond praises the film as 'brilliant'
and lauds the performances of the leads. 

'Phoenix knows this character inside and out, and in what others might
say is a risky proposition, he tap dances, sings and sells this role
like no other — if not topping his Oscar-winning turn in Joker,
at least finding a way to take him in different, wholly surprising direction. 

'Gaga is smartly low-key, not the Harley Quinn we associate with Margot Robbie, but her own person, dressed down and
believably showing affection and connection with Joker and,
more important, the man behind the makeup.'

The Hollywood Reporter says Joker: Folie à Deux feels 'narratively a little thin and at
times dull… This sequel is built on more of a conceit than a solid story foundation.'

'Even more than its predecessor, Joker: Folie à Deux reduces the archvillain to
a hollowed-out product of childhood trauma and mental illness.
Which means there's little we didn't learn last time,'
added the outlet's David Rooney.

The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw wrote, 'There's
a great supporting cast and a barnstorming first act but Todd
Phillips's much-hyped Gotham sequel proves claustrophobic and repetitive.'









DailyMail's Brian Viner called the musical 'audaciously different
in style from the original, not quite as electrifying,
but bold and brilliant all the same'





Owen Gleiberman appeared a bit less impressed in his review for Variety , writing that the 'cracked
jukebox musical' had an audacious concept, 'but in a
basic way it's an overly cautious sequel' 





Deadline's Pete Hammond praises the film as 'brilliant' and lauds the performances of the leads 

The Times called it a 'messy, lifeless sequel' that 'didn't
need to exist.'

'The director Todd Phillips said there would be no follow-up to the
original, but he changed his mind and the result is a
derivative musical,' the outlet's Kevin Maher wrote.

Allison Willmore at Vulture panned the movie, writing, 'Mostly, Arthur is acted upon,
even when he thinks he's seizing control — a punching bag for the world and, more importantly, for the director,
who subjects the character to so many indignities that he actually stops being pitiable
and starts resembling the punchline to a very long, shaggy joke. 

'By the end of Joker: Folie à Deux, that joke feels like it's on us.'

Joker: Folie à Deux is set to be released in theaters on October 4,
2024. 

It is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2019's Academy Award-winning Joker, which
earned more than $1 billion at the global
box office and remains the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.


The second installment finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker.


'While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but
also finds the music that's always been inside him,' a press release shared.



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