Puppetry a winner for Peckitt

Puppetry a winner for Peckitt

Hot on the heels of Rostrata Primary School teacher Richard Johnson reaching the world top 10 of the Global Teacher Prize, another teacher from the school has won a national teaching award. Early childhood teacher Rebecca Peckitt recently won an Excellence in Teaching...
Megan sets the dance floor on fire

Megan sets the dance floor on fire

World-renowned ballroom dance spectacular Burn The Floor – Fire in the Ballroom will hit the Regal Theatre stage this week as part of its Australian tour. Among the hyped up performers will be former Leeming girl Megan Wragg, who has been touring with the dance...
Trying their hand at sand construction

Trying their hand at sand construction

Curtin architecture students got sand on their hands this month but they weren’t at the beach. The Sanditecture event saw students build sand sculpture models of real life architecturally significant buildings from across the globe under the careful instruction of...
‘Validating cultures’

‘Validating cultures’

Parkwood Primary School will host a multicultural festival this Friday to promote inclusion and diversity in the community. The festival will feature multicultural performances, food and activities and will kick start Harmony Day celebrations in the City of Canning....
New showgrounds on show in November

New showgrounds on show in November

It is expected to be a bumper year for the Canning Agricultural, Horticultural and Recreational Society with major reconstruction works underway on the showgrounds. The works started with the recent demolition of the old greyhounds racetrack following their...