A fighting chance for baby Willow

A fighting chance for baby Willow

The decision to include a drug called ORKAMBI into the government’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme may not mean much to some, but to one Byford family it means the world.  ORKAMBI can be used by infants aged two to five years old who have two copies of the F508del...
Adding flavour to folk music

Adding flavour to folk music

It was all about honouring culture, folk music and promoting diversity in the City of Canning with flavour of folks. Last Saturday, 175 people attended the flavour of folk’s event hosted by Anandadhara WA, a multi-cultural organisation that formed in 2016 with a...
perseverance pays off for Bianca

perseverance pays off for Bianca

A young and skilled local student has taken out a gold award at the 60th Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. The awards emphasise individual skill, health, community service and sense of adventure. From the 775,000 young people in Australia who participated...
Planting day has extra special meaning

Planting day has extra special meaning

Residents are being encouraged to head along to the next Landcare SJ planting session early next month. The R U OK? planting day at Gooralong Brook in Jarrahdale will be held on September 12 from 9am to 11.30am. Landcare SJ chief executive Francis Smit said...
A cuppa with a purpose

A cuppa with a purpose

There was plenty of chatter at St Aidan’s Community Centre earlier this month as a group of seniors met for an informative morning tea event. The free event on August 12 was hosted by the Anglican Parish of Serpentine Jarrahdale and was supported by the Shire of...