“We had to keep him alive”

“We had to keep him alive”

By his own admission, Gosnells Sergeant Paul Burke has seen a lot of horrific things in his 28 years on the police force. So, when he describes an incident that saw his team honoured with a WA Bravery Award last Friday as “very, very nasty”, it speaks to the gravity...
Fathers and daughters bond on bails

Fathers and daughters bond on bails

With the explosion in popularity of women’s cricket over the last few years, it’s little wonder Cricket WA are taking the opportunity to get young women and their fathers to bond over the bails. For the first time in WA, a Daughter and Dads cricket clinic will be held...
Willetton fighter headed for the UFC

Willetton fighter headed for the UFC

A ten-fight win streak has seen local Mixed Martial Arts fighter Jack Della Maddalena punch, kick and elbow his ticket to the biggest MMA promotion in the world. Following a knockout performance over Aldin Bates at Eternal MMA 53 at HBF Stadium, avenging one of the...
Club won’t confirm if man allegedly shot himself in the foot

Club won’t confirm if man allegedly shot himself in the foot

Was an ambulance called to a local gun club to treat a gunshot wound? That is the question hanging over Canning Vale’s Canning Club, as rumours swirl over the circumstances of a St John WA ambulance attending the club at 166 Johnston Road. Examiner News understands...
Shed Men rally behind Sage’s cancer fight

Shed Men rally behind Sage’s cancer fight

When Bruce Crane opened up the pages of last week’s Examiner, an article immediately caught his eye and he knew that the Shed Men of Canning Vale needed to get involved. That article Seven-year-old rides for other children with cancer (Examiner, September 29),...