Former RFL media manager PETER ROWE now calls Western Australia home, as editor in chief of First Nations News, which is based in Perth. AN IMAGE of the legendary North Sydney winger Ken Irvine stared out guests as they gathered in Perth to recognise the first ever board meeting of the Perth Bears late last year. “I grew up under that fig tree,” the lifelong North Sydney fan and member said, referring to the famous Moreton Bay fig tree located at North Sydney Oval. He was also head coach of the North Sydney Bears in the NSW Cup, so there is a link already. No dogs have been spotted at HBF Park since that first gathering – only Bears – and friendly Bears at that.