Emergency meeting called

Emergency meeting called

The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale council has authorised the cancellation of events, the closure of community centres and initiated a response plan as part of a suite of measures endorsed amid the coronavirus pandemic.  The measures were unanimously supported by the...
Business owners express anger over rate proposal

Business owners express anger over rate proposal

Thirty-six property owners could be hit with higher rates next financial year despite calls by the state government to freeze rates during the coronavirus pandemic.  On March 16, the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale council moved to request the state’s local government...
Justice is coming

Justice is coming

Police presence in the Armadale area is set to significantly increase after the first concrete was poured at the new Armadale courthouse and police complex. Currently Armadale police station holds 180 police offers and once the new complex is built, there will be 340...
Dialysis patient’s long journey to hospital

Dialysis patient’s long journey to hospital

David Jackson starts his days early, often rising with the sun to get ready to take his regular trip to Armadale Hospital for dialysis. The 57-year-old Kelmscott resident has been a type-one diabetic for more than 40 years and has been on dialysis since 2004. Every...
Confronting audiences with tough issues.

Confronting audiences with tough issues.

American music video, film and television director Melina Matsoukas’ latest film Queen and Slim will take you into an exuberant journey that will make your heartbeat rise and stop as the story unfolds. What it looked like a first and last date it ended up in a ride or...