‘They should be punished’

‘They should be punished’

A Byford family has admitted they were still struggling to come to terms with how their beloved dog Roxy was killed and why no one has been brought to justice some four months on. The Parry family’s nine-year old American staffy Roxy was found dead on the tracks of...
Carnival time in Southern River

Carnival time in Southern River

Traditional Indonesian dancers, Chinese dragon dancers, Japanese drummers and the Cockburn Pipe Band were among some of the entertainers at this year’s Multicultural Eid-Adha Carnival. Held last Friday in Southern River the 12th consecutive carnival was a huge success...
Book characters aplenty

Book characters aplenty

Students from Thornlie Primary School paraded proudly through the school assembly area last week dressed as their favourite characters for Book Week. The costumes were aplenty showcasing everything from Where’s Wally and Harry Potter to Mary Poppins and Spiderman as...
“We want an upgrade”

“We want an upgrade”

A park in Southern River will be left bare with nothing but a concrete table tennis table until at least 2023 after a petition calling for an upgrade was rejected by the city. The petition, which was submitted to the City of Gosnells council in May this year contained...
Battling Sophie’s illness

Battling Sophie’s illness

Three-year-old Sophie Myers has been poked and prodded, tested and retested all her life after she was born with congenital cytomegalovirus. Doctors discovered during Beckenham resident Katie McLachlan’s first trimester of pregnancy that her unborn baby didn’t quite...