Station to open on Sunday

Station to open on Sunday

After a lot of begging from the community, the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale has granted approval to open the Watkins Road Waste Transfer and Recycling Station on Sunday. The opening of the waste transfer station in Mundijong meant green waste and hard waste verge...
Crime decrease during COVID- stats reveal

Crime decrease during COVID- stats reveal

Crime statistics since the beginning of COVID have shown a trend that correlates with the increase and decrease of income support payments. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the JobSeeker income support payment form Services Australia increased from a flat rate of $565.70...
Seven decades of love

Seven decades of love

A local couple went platinum last week when they shared their 70th (platinum) wedding anniversary in Kelmscott. Ted and Jean Parry met in Birkenhead in England when Mr Parry was working on the railways and Mrs Parry was a nurse at the hospital. The couple were married...
Breaking out in colour

Breaking out in colour

New basketball courts and more shade sails for the school was the focus of a unique fundraiser run by Marri Grove Primary School’s P&C last Thursday. The fundraiser was a colour run held by the P&C and was the first major event of the year to help raise money....
Group ‘bombs’ SJ

Group ‘bombs’ SJ

Lampposts, store entrances, patio posts and soon a tree are all being ‘yarn bombed’ in Jarrahdale to bring some colour and life to the grey spots of the town. The Jarrahdale Community Collective (JCC) have tasked themselves with the unique art of ‘yarn bombing’ which...