Carnival time in Southern River

Carnival time in Southern River

Traditional Indonesian dancers, Chinese dragon dancers, Japanese drummers and the Cockburn Pipe Band were among some of the entertainers at this year’s Multicultural Eid-Adha Carnival. Held last Friday in Southern River the 12th consecutive carnival was a huge success...
Book characters aplenty

Book characters aplenty

Students from Thornlie Primary School paraded proudly through the school assembly area last week dressed as their favourite characters for Book Week. The costumes were aplenty showcasing everything from Where’s Wally and Harry Potter to Mary Poppins and Spiderman as...
“We want an upgrade”

“We want an upgrade”

A park in Southern River will be left bare with nothing but a concrete table tennis table until at least 2023 after a petition calling for an upgrade was rejected by the city. The petition, which was submitted to the City of Gosnells council in May this year contained...
Battling Sophie’s illness

Battling Sophie’s illness

Three-year-old Sophie Myers has been poked and prodded, tested and retested all her life after she was born with congenital cytomegalovirus. Doctors discovered during Beckenham resident Katie McLachlan’s first trimester of pregnancy that her unborn baby didn’t quite...
Science gateways

Science gateways

The library at Southern River College was jam packed with activities last week as students from several primary schools in the area attended its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fair. Students from Wirrabirra, Gosnells and Ashburton Drive Primary were...