Beleaguered MP faces the music

Beleaguered MP faces the music

Member for Darling Range Barry Urban faced Parliament this morning following his resignation from the Labor Party yesterday. Mr Urban said he was embarrassed by his error and apologised for his actions. Following a Remembrance Day service in Byford, it was revealed...
Urban resigns

Urban resigns

The Member for Darling Range Barry Urban has resigned from the Labor Party. Mr Urban made the announcement on November 29 following weeks of questioning after it was revealed he wore medals he was not entitled to at a Remembrance Day event. In a statement on his...
MP to take time out

MP to take time out

Member for Darling Range Barry Urban will be taking time off according to a senior ALP figure. The anonymous source confirmed senior Labor Party members met with Mr Urban at his Jarrahdale residence on Tuesday to discuss his political future after questions had been...
Grants to boost growth

Grants to boost growth

Three local community groups have shared in nearly $42,000 as inaugural recipients in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale’s community major grants program. The Byford Progress Association received $10,000 to go towards a street sculpture as part of the shire’s street...
Son’s pilgrimage an emotional journey

Son’s pilgrimage an emotional journey

Following her 96-year-old father’s pilgrimage to the battlefields of Europe earlier this year, a Byford resident says she is proud of her father Frank Beadle. Thea Visser said she was surprised when her father and older brother told her they were going on a 10-day...