Your hug is in the mail

Your hug is in the mail

The latest social-isolation measures are no match for the Morgan family, who have begun a ‘Mail-A-Hug’ service at their free at-home library stand. Inspired by their aunt from Gingin, the Morgan family established its very own Little Free Library in 2016 as a way of...
‘If you want to live, you’ll fight’

‘If you want to live, you’ll fight’

Just weeks after her 30th birthday, Rebecca Carbone found herself face-to-face with an MRI of multiple brain tumours asking a neurosurgeon if she was going to die.  The Piara Waters resident’s life was turned upside down when she suffered two strokes which saw doctors...
Local group helps out our elderly

Local group helps out our elderly

In a bid to help the local community, especially the most vulnerable, one local association is donating thousands of face masks. The Western Australian Chinese Workers Association, formed in 2017 with the aim of helping both the Chinese and local community when...
Security expert warns about threat to privacy and civil liberties

Security expert warns about threat to privacy and civil liberties

An information security expert said the expansion of police tracking and tracing capabilities announced last week might outlast the current coronavirus pandemic. In the light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government announced a new $91 million police...

‘Not as bad as you think’

The youngest person in Australia to make 300 blood donations in 2016 has continued to donate ever since, and he is a local member of parliament. Member for Southern River Terry Healy is encouraging more people in the community to donate blood. Mr Healy has been...