School holiday camp a chance to hone skills

School holiday camp a chance to hone skills

About 40 youngsters took part in a two-day basketball camp during the school holidays to learn the tricks of the trade from former Perth Wildcat and Olympian Shawn Redhage.  Hosted by Byford Basketball Association, the camp aimed to teach the participants about...
Bubbles’ dramatic rescue

Bubbles’ dramatic rescue

Volunteers at a local fire brigade came to the aid of a woman and an elderly dog this week after they found themselves in a sticky situation.  Short of hearing and with deteriorating eyesight, Bubbles, a 15-year-old Lhasa Apso, had been missing since about 8.30pm on...
Numbers up for Armadale dawn service

Numbers up for Armadale dawn service

The cenotaph which stands proudly at Armadale’s Memorial Park was refurbished just in time for this year’s ANZAC Day dawn service, which saw about 5000 people attend. Hosted by the Armadale RSL sub branch, the service was well attended by many young and...
Dawn service goes viral

Dawn service goes viral

Residents who weren’t able to attend this year’s ANZAC Day dawn service in Byford in person were able to watch it live on social media, thanks to the Serpentine Jarrahdale RSL sub branch. A few thousand people attended the service at ANZAC Memorial Park,...
Bee aware of your own backyard

Bee aware of your own backyard

While they might not be the most approachable of backyard friends more and more people are realising the importance of bees to our environment, and one local researcher is building on career on that message. Wilson resident and Curtin researcher Kit Prendergast was...