Taxi drivers hung out to dry

Taxi drivers hung out to dry

The State Government’s assistance package for the taxi industry will not be enough to cover the exorbitant debts facing some plate owners according to a Maddington taxi driver. The Transition Assistance Package, which was designed to help prop up the industry...
Complaints lodged but all hush hush

Complaints lodged but all hush hush

The Department of Local Government and Communities will not confirm or deny whether it is investigating the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale amid a growing number of concerns about shire operations. Concerns have been raised about a number of issues including the amount...
Dad saves his kids

Dad saves his kids

A family of six narrowly avoided death this morning after a suspected electrical fault in a touch lamp sparked a fire which burnt down their Eliot Road, Armadale home. The father awoke to the smell of smoke about 3am in the block of four demountables his family was...
Lunchtime train station indecent assault

Lunchtime train station indecent assault

Armadale detectives are calling for information following an alleged indecent assault on a 30-year-old woman in Armadale on May 30. About 1pm the woman was sitting on a bench waiting for a train at the Sherwood train station on Railway Avenue. A man sat down next to...
‘Greyhound industry is very clean’

‘Greyhound industry is very clean’

The West Australian greyhound industry was far removed from the cruelty and misconduct occurring in the eastern states according to Greyhounds WA chief executive David Hobbs. Last week the NSW Premier Mike Baird declared greyhound racing and breeding would be illegal...