A rare place amongst us

A rare place amongst us

President of the Jarrahdale Heritage Society Diana Henniker said the site of a prisoner of war camp in Jarrahdale is a rare historic site with a fascinating history. Established in 1944 during WWII Camp W20 initially housed 100 Italian prisoners, eventually growing to...
Kids set for fun at Kelmscott Show

Kids set for fun at Kelmscott Show

Children will be catered for like never before at this weekend’s Kelmscott Show. The kids interactive zone at the old Kelmscott pools site was first debuted last year but this year organisers have taken it to a new level of fun. Kelmscott Agricultural Society Junior...
Blood donor a real trooper

Blood donor a real trooper

While not generally known for their generosity one storm trooper resisted temptations of the dark side for an hour to donate his blood. Storm trooper scout Glen Rhodes from the Desert Scorpion Squad descended on the Cannington blood donor centre last week to help save...
Facing uphill battle

Facing uphill battle

Armadale resident and long time Lifeline telephone crisis support worker Frank Ainsley said the advent of drugs like ice have had a huge impact on the growing suicide rate in recent years. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released earlier this...
Clowns not so amusing anymore

Clowns not so amusing anymore

Inspired by the upcoming film remake of Stephen King’s hit novel It, a clown craze sweeping America has arrived in Perth with alleged sightings of people dressed in costume in Armadale, Gosnells and Byford. Dressed in clown outfits people are emerging from bushes,...