Fire fighting strong

Fire fighting strong

Four female trainee firefighters from Canning will be joining the male-dominated service, marking the largest number of female firefighters to graduate for more than two decades. Alise Gavranich, Alethea Spiers, Lara Freeman and Kellie Bullen graduated on November 15...
Women to get a chance at playing footy for Willetton

Women to get a chance at playing footy for Willetton

For so many years girls have had to watch footy from the sidelines as their brothers or partners ran out onto the field but with the AFLW accepting women Willetton Football Club is not staying behind next season. Female coordinator Helen Hunter is looking forward to...
Bringing everyone together

Bringing everyone together

The Rostrata Makers Market will be kicking off this weekend with the aim of bringing the Rostrata community and local residents together. Following months of planning and organisation the event will have more than 60 stalls which will be selling a huge variety of...
Designer’s hard work pays off

Designer’s hard work pays off

She wasn’t really expecting to be selected but her work paid off and Thandar Tun earned the Design and Product Development Award as part of TAFE’s annual graduate fashion show. The Bentley resident created a collection label called New Age inspired by the contrasting...

Athlete humbled by top award from Curtin Uni

An award-winning water polo player has been named Sportswoman of the Year at the annual Curtin Sport Awards. Zoe Arancini was named the most valuable player in this year’s Australian Water Polo League season and scored three crucial goals to beat Hungary in the Aussie...