Fresh calls to ‘fix Jull Street’

Fresh calls to ‘fix Jull Street’

The Reconnect Jull Street group has pleaded with the City of Armadale to use its $1 million federal government grant to revitalise the Jull Street Mall as business owners grapple with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The group, which formed early last year in a...
Young find joy in elderly penpals

Young find joy in elderly penpals

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has proven a particularly difficult time for our elderly, but one special intergenerational learning project has offered the perfect distraction.  Since March, Forrestdale Primary School’s year five and six class has been busy...
‘She set a great example’

‘She set a great example’

South Metropolitan TAFE Thornlie campus graduate Tanya Evans has won the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award. The TAFE awards recognise students’ achievements in teaching and other leadership qualities. Ms Evans completed a Certificate III...
For Michael, art is therapy

For Michael, art is therapy

A Gosnells artist battling with depression wants to inspire and help the community to look forward by using art to open up discussions surrounding mental health. For generations art has run in Michael Byrne’s family but, for the 41-year-old man, art has given him...