Fresh calls to ‘fix Jull Street’

Fresh calls to ‘fix Jull Street’

The Reconnect Jull Street group has pleaded with the City of Armadale to use its $1 million federal government grant to revitalise the Jull Street Mall as business owners grapple with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The group, which formed early last year in a...
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...
Young find joy in elderly penpals

Young find joy in elderly penpals

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has proven a particularly difficult time for our elderly, but one special intergenerational learning project has offered the perfect distraction.  Since March, Forrestdale Primary School’s year five and six class has been busy...
‘She set a great example’

‘She set a great example’

South Metropolitan TAFE Thornlie campus graduate Tanya Evans has won the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award. The TAFE awards recognise students’ achievements in teaching and other leadership qualities. Ms Evans completed a Certificate III...