Events receive boost

Events receive boost

Member for Riverton Mike Nahan presented more than $60,000 worth of Healthway sponsorships for community events last week. The City of Canning was awarded a $50,000 Healthway sponsorship for its 2017 season of events. Dr Nahan presented Canning mayor Paul Ng and chief...
More apprentices needed

More apprentices needed

Opposition leader Bill Shorten visited St Norbert’s college in Queens Park on Thursday to help spruik the state Labor party’s apprenticeship and traineeship plans. State opposition leader Mark McGowan said if elected on March 11 they would introduce legislation to...
‘A stroke of luck’

‘A stroke of luck’

A ‘get on with it’ attitude has seen Rossmoyne resident Richard Wassell, 51, overcome a series of major strokes to become one of the best indoor rowers in the world. He wants to prove it once again at the Invictus Games in Canada this September. The Invictus Games, an...
Facilities to receive upgrade

Facilities to receive upgrade

Canning Vale Senior Football Club President Stewart Johnson has welcomed a $457,000 grant to upgrade their facilities at Clifton Park after years of lobbying. Earlier this month the Department of Sport and Recreation announced the funding from the Community Sporting...
Thornlie extension on the cards

Thornlie extension on the cards

The Thornlie to Cockburn rail line was a step closer after Premier Colin Barnett committed to build the $520million project if re-elected in March’s state election. It’s the Liberal party’s first major election commitment in the Perth’s south eastern suburbs and would...