Umpire hits the big league

Umpire hits the big league

Fresh from umpiring the final match of the Rich Charlesworth Classic at Curtin University’s Perth Hockey Stadium, Southern River College teacher Joshua Monaghan flew out to Singapore on Tuesday to umpire his first international tournament. Not bad for the physical...
Move over men, time for the girls to have a go

Move over men, time for the girls to have a go

Gosnells Men’s Shed is expanding to include women, with a meeting to be held at the Lissiman Street facility to gauge interest in a women’s shed. City of Gosnells Mayor Terresa Lynes said the idea of a woman’s shed had been on the cards for quite a while. “The Men’s...
This is one lucky kitty

This is one lucky kitty

Curiosity did not kill the cat on Tuesday, with a five-week-old kitten rescued from a drain in Welshpool in a mammoth six-hour operation. Warehouse workers in Welshpool had been hearing a kitten cry but couldn’t locate it, so they called the RSPCA. An RSPCA Inspector...
School has room to grow

School has room to grow

Rehoboth Christian College were a big winner at Tuesday’s Gosnells council meeting, with two development application from the school supported unanimously. The successful development applications see the cap on students and staff at the school’s Kenwick campus...
Museum head says laws to protect heritage are “weak”

Museum head says laws to protect heritage are “weak”

The executive director of the Museum of Perth has lashed the State Government over heritage legislation that he says has failed Maddington Homestead. The Heritage Act was beefed up in 2017, with the State Government at the time stating The Bill retained the...