Serpentine’s national cockatoo rescue

Serpentine’s national cockatoo rescue

More than 100 specially designed nesting boxes have made the 4000 kilometre trip from Serpentine to the eastern states to aid in the recovery of the endangered glossy black-cockatoo. Australian Defence Force personnel arrived in Serpentine late last week to...
Five test positive to virus

Five test positive to virus

Armadale Health Service is now officially one of the six hospitals across the Perth metropolitan area to be administering treatment for seriously ill coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. On Tuesday, WA health minister Roger Cook confirmed there were 54 patients being...
Prison game changer retires

Prison game changer retires

Western Australia’s longest serving female prison superintendent Jan Allen has retired after 32 years with Corrective Services. The woman credited with launching Bentley’s Boronia Pre-Release Centre for Women, with the aim of reintegrating minimum-security female...
Volunteers pitch in to make face masks

Volunteers pitch in to make face masks

One local organisation has now made more than 370 surgical face masks for the elderly and people with underlying medical issues. As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Australia has been facing a shortage of protective equipment in recent weeks. The...
Police to issue on-the-spot fines

Police to issue on-the-spot fines

WA Police could soon be issuing on-the-spot fines for those found not to be adhering to quarantine and social distancing measures enforced in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The state government has announced the formation of a 200-strong police...