Ratepayer rollercoaster

Ratepayer rollercoaster

Gibbs Street and East Cannington residents are calling on the City of Canning to urgently review the safety upgrades to the street, which they believe pose the risk of injury to pedestrians and motorists. The two-kilometre stretch of Gibbs Street from Railway Parade...
Debate over charity dinner

Debate over charity dinner

Canning Mayor Patrick Hall’s proposal to turn the mayoral dinner into a charity dinner has been passed by council after some heated debate, with Mr Hall threatening to silence a councillor who spoke out against the dinner. The civic dinner, last held in 2013, will...
Sheryl’s seen big changes

Sheryl’s seen big changes

When Sheryl Bodger walked through the doors of Willetton Child Care Centre when it first opened on April 28, 1986, she had no expectation that she would still be there 36 years later. On Friday, Sheryl spent her last day at the centre and although she hasn’t closed...
Public questions ruled out of order

Public questions ruled out of order

A Canning ratepayer has labelled Canning Mayor Patrick Hall as overly sensitive, after a question he put to council was ruled out-of-order by Mr Hall. Neville Lobo submitted a number of questions to council last week, all of which were accepted by the city’s...
Keeping his NBA dream alive

Keeping his NBA dream alive

It’s a long way from St Norbert College to Willoughby, Ohio, but Ethan Port-Louis has made that journey in the hopes of making his NBA dreams come true and following in the footsteps of Patty Mills, Josh Giddey and Willetton’s own Luke Travers. A product of St...