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...
Record breaker

Record breaker

The need for speed has seen Gosnells soapbox racer Tyler Patterson break a record that has stood for eight years during the National Soapbox Championships in Albany over the Easter long weekend. The 14-year-old recorded a time 41.11 seconds while screaming down Mount...
Families’ sacrifices honoured

Families’ sacrifices honoured

A long-running push to honour two fallen soldiers from the Gosnells area has finally come to fruition, with two future reserves in the Southern River Business Park to be named after the extended Petersen family and James Webster. Private James Webster, from Orange...

Terminal cancer patient’s plea

An East Cannington homeowner dealing with a terminal cancer diagnosis has made an impassioned plea for the City of Canning to offer him a fair price for his home of over 40 years. Domenico Bono has lived in the East Cannington area all his life, with the last 40 years...
Police target illegal off-road motorbikes

Police target illegal off-road motorbikes

Armadale Police launched a campaign at the end of March seeking public help to target unlicensed off-road motorbikes being used on roadways, footpaths and public parks in Perth’s southeast, and the campaign, under the hashtag #theymustlivesomewhere, has been netting...