Union and WA police at loggerheads on need for overtime

Union and WA police at loggerheads on need for overtime

The continued increase in crime statistics across the Perth metropolitan area were a direct result of police being under resourced and stretched to the limit according to WA police union (WAPU) president George Tilbury. The WAPU has called for $4 million for overtime...
Blast for kids

Blast for kids

Fifty budding cricketers turned out to the T20 blast come and try day at Armadale cricket club last Thursday. They joined more than 2800 juniors across Perth who now play the exciting modified game. With music blaring and coordinators getting the juniors pumped it was...
No plans for generators to help hills water supply

No plans for generators to help hills water supply

Kelmscott Roleystone bushfire disaster recovery coordinator Ken Brown has called for the installation of diesel generators at hills water pumping stations so firefighters didn’t lose water from hydrants when battling fires like they did in 2011. There were 38 pump...
Clowning around to end for Goldie

Clowning around to end for Goldie

After more than 15 years of putting smiles on audiences’ faces circus Joseph Ashton’s Goldie the clown will hang up her oversized boots after her performances in Armadale in November. Goldie, aka 40-year-old Golda Ashton, has performed in circuses since she was a...
Bush brekkie in Bungendore park

Bush brekkie in Bungendore park

The only thing better than a fully cooked breakfast is a fully cooked breakfast in the surrounds of one of Perth’s most spectacular parks and that’s exactly what the Bungendore park management committee is doing on November 8. The committee will again hold its annual...