Is your recycling smiley or sad?

Is your recycling smiley or sad?

Don’t be surprised to see a smiley or sad face on your bin in coming weeks – it’s part of the city’s plan to push for more responsibility in recycling. The bin-tagging program will see Waste Education officers from the city inspecting bins as they are put out for...
Blues Concert a musical memorial

Blues Concert a musical memorial

The sixth annual City of Canning ANZAC Legacy Blues Concert was another massive success, with a bhuge crowd once again complimenting the music of such luminaries as Billy Rogers (Cold Chisel), Lucky Oceans, Lindsay Wells and Birdland, as well as headline act Eugene...
Bee aware of your own backyard

Bee aware of your own backyard

While they might not be the most approachable of backyard friends more and more people are realising the importance of bees to our environment, and one local researcher is building on career on that message. Wilson resident and Curtin researcher Kit Prendergast was...
Local’s racing passion has gone to the birds

Local’s racing passion has gone to the birds

While you may not see as many racing pigeons flying through Canning skies as you may have in the past, one dedicated breeder and racer wants you to know the hobby is well and truly alive. President of the Riverton Pigeon Racing Club Joe Olszowy has been interested in...
Locals vital to WA film’s production

Locals vital to WA film’s production

You may not have heard of a low budget bikie movie filmed in WA but many locals have, that’s because they were in it. The film, called 1%, follows a fictitious bikie gang called “Copperheads MC” and stars popular Australian and NZ actors including Matt Nable, who also...