On the eve of national Homelessness Week, the chief of WA’s peak housing advocacy body has called for funding to better support the thousands of West Australians experiencing homelessness. Shelter WA chief executive officer Michelle Mackenzie called on the state and...
In a move expected to cost the City of Armadale more than $1.8m, the council has delivered on its promise for a rate freeze to lessen the financial burden on ratepayers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this week’s special meeting, the council unanimously...
Local families have been among the hardest hit by rising childcare costs, with the latest data showing fees in Perth’s south-east to have risen by almost six per cent last year. According to data from the Department of Education, fees in Armadale, Gosnells and Canning...
A new multicultural writers group, which aims to add spice to the already diverse literary landscape, has hosted its official launch at its new home in the Seville Grove Library. Manifold Writers Inc was founded earlier this year by avid writer and local resident...
After a decade-long campaign led by local politicians, councillors and the business sector, the state government has vowed to build a new $22.6 million state-of-the-art TAFE campus in the heart of Armadale. Earlier this week it was announced that the ageing facilities...
