A new way of learning

A new way of learning

St Norbert College in Queens Park is now ready for the challenge of term two. On Tuesday last week, the school had 907 students at home on day one of online learning and only 11 students of essential workers attended school. The school has developed a new page on...
Prison game changer retires

Prison game changer retires

Western Australia’s longest serving female prison superintendent Jan Allen has retired after 32 years with Corrective Services. The woman credited with launching Bentley’s Boronia Pre-Release Centre for Women, with the aim of reintegrating minimum-security female...
Michael’s lasting gesture for his nana

Michael’s lasting gesture for his nana

How would you feel if you had to shave off your beloved mullet? That’s exactly what Thornlie Senior High School student Michael Hall did recently when he participated in the World’s Greatest Shave and thanks to help from his family, friends and work colleagues’...
New schooling arrangements

New schooling arrangements

Universities and thousands of local businesses have been forced to close down yet schools remain open in Western Australia despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The government announced that new learning arrangements would be introduced from term two to help...
Volunteers pitch in to make face masks

Volunteers pitch in to make face masks

One local organisation has now made more than 370 surgical face masks for the elderly and people with underlying medical issues. As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Australia has been facing a shortage of protective equipment in recent weeks. The...