Law rewrite unnecessary says licensed gun dealer

Law rewrite unnecessary says licensed gun dealer

The manager of a Maddington firearms shop has described a wide-scale rewrite of firearm legislation as a game of “smoke and mirrors”. Announced on Tuesday by Premier Mark McGowan and Police Minister Paul Papalia, a complete re-write of the five-decade-old Firearms Act...

Foreshore renaming delayed

A community-backed push to change the name of Shelley Foreshore to honour long-time former Mayor Dr Mick Lekias has been deferred until August. At the Annual General Meeting of Electors on February 2, community member G Beacroft and F Morgan moved a motion that that...
Michael’s a man on a mission to beat childhood cancer

Michael’s a man on a mission to beat childhood cancer

When Michael Du Plessis emigrated from South Africa to WA in 2000, he bought a bicycle as an easy way to get around. Little did he know that in 2022, he would take part in his 14th Life Cycle for Canteen. The 61-year-old Queens Park resident said he was first invited...

Open space tax voted down

The City of Canning council has near-unanimously voted down a controversial public open space policy that would have seen sub-divisions of three blocks or more slugged 10 per cent of the master block price, but alternative motion could see a Development Contribution...
“You just have to be prepared”

“You just have to be prepared”

When Curtin University sessional academic and artist Carla Adams noticed she had a slight fever on Tuesday March 15, the thought of contracting COVID made her incredibly anxious. Now, roughly a week into the virus, she says that people need to lean on their support...