Demand for black spot fix

Demand for black spot fix

After countless community complaints and unreliable phone service in its own administration building, the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale has vowed to take the region’s telecommunications issues into its own hands. Today, the shire will launch a two-week survey...
Traveller’s terrific trike tales

Traveller’s terrific trike tales

For the past five years, Darren Broadhurst has travelled more than 35,000 kilometres across the globe with little more than a trike and a 20kg bag of belongings.  After serving with the British Army for three decades, the keen traveller sold his possessions to embark...
Popular cancer fundraiser to go ahead next week

Popular cancer fundraiser to go ahead next week

It appears that not even the COVID-19 pandemic will be enough to stop residents across Perth’s south-east from sharing a cup of tea and a biscuit as part of the nation’s Biggest Morning Tea.  The annual fundraising initiative is run by the nation’s peak cancer...
‘It was really, really strange’

‘It was really, really strange’

It’s the blurry photograph that has the community at odds – the supernatural or something more sinister?  On the morning of May 5, mother-of-three Jaz Butters dropped her children off at their grandmother’s new rental property on Church Avenue in Armadale.  The visit...
‘It was a huge relief’

‘It was a huge relief’

After a nerve-wracking two-month hiatus, proprietors across Perth’s south-east were finally able to return to their businesses and reopen their doors this week.  A fortnight ago the State Government announced it would ease coronavirus distancing measures and allow...