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...
‘This car was just flying towards me’

‘This car was just flying towards me’

A local resident was left with severe injuries after he was rammed off the road in Corfield/Albany Highway last month. About 10pm on March 18, Steven Protzman was riding home on his bike from a night out with friends when a man crashed into him and drove away. Mr...