Thousands turn out for day of fun

Thousands turn out for day of fun

Thousands flocked to last weekend’s Willetton Rotary Community Fair for an event organisers said was a great success. On a day that peaked at 24°c, estimated figures by Rotary communications coordinator David Honeychurch suggested about 9000 people turned up to...
Towers to be demolished next year

Towers to be demolished next year

The decrepit Brownlie Towers will be demolished by the end of 2019, as one of the first big steps in the newly renamed Bentley Regeneration Project. On April 6 Minister for Housing Peter Tinley announced the beginning of the regeneration project, now named Bentley...
Concerns over ‘disappearing’ library books

Concerns over ‘disappearing’ library books

You may have heard of the pub with no beer, but what about a library with no books? One City of Canning resident is worried library book culls have been going so fast that lots of valuable literature could be lost to locals forever. John Pitman is a regular visitor of...
‘I don’t do these things for recognition’

‘I don’t do these things for recognition’

Willetton Basketball Association’s president Phil Nixon wants his surprise nomination for a major West Australian volunteering award to be a tribute to volunteers like him. Mr Nixon, who has been involved with WBA since 1994, was revealed as one of 10 finalists in the...
Fair set to be biggest yet

Fair set to be biggest yet

Six hours of continuous entertainment has been promised for a community festival in Willetton this month. Now in its 26th year, the free Willetton Rotary Community Fair will run from 10am to 4pm on April 8 at Burrendah Reserve and Rotary fair chair Simon Cubitt said...