Life saving staff given gold star bravery award

Life saving staff given gold star bravery award

A Bravery Award has been presented to Riverton Leisureplex staff for their actions in reviving a patron who suffered a heart attack in the 50m pool earlier this year. Staff received the recognition at the Royal Life Saving Bravery Awards recently. In April, Riverton...
Cody’s fight to keep his beloved bike track

Cody’s fight to keep his beloved bike track

Eleven-year-old Cody Blackwell and his mates were disappointed when a ranger told him he could no longer use his beloved bicycle track, so he decided to write a letter to council to get his bike back on track. Cody and his mates built a track with ramps and jumps...
Duo ready to set the show on fire

Duo ready to set the show on fire

Not only fireworks but actual fire performances will keep you warm at this year’s Make Smoke History Canning Show from November 1-2. After last year’s successful ZAP circus performance, the Canning Show is bringing the award winning performers into a bigger...
It’s not easy being cheesy

It’s not easy being cheesy

Hundreds of students from St Norbert College lined up on Tuesday morning to buy one of 240 cheese toasties, known to the students simply as ‘cheesies’ but like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, only one contained a winning golden ticket. The golden moment was...
Vote count turns ugly

Vote count turns ugly

Lack of catering at the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale’s vote count at the Civic Centre on Saturday night led to an accusation that food supplied by a councillor could be “poisoned”, leading to an alleged verbal argument and physical threat.  Candidates were sent an...