Outgoing mayor looks back on time in local government

Outgoing mayor looks back on time in local government

The name “Henry Zelones” has appeared on many ballot papers, has been cited in thousands of council documents and has been acknowledged through the microphone at hundreds of events over the past three decades.  The outgoing mayor of the City of Armadale first ran for...
Drop in for a coffee and repair job

Drop in for a coffee and repair job

A community hall in Jarrahdale will soon be transformed into a Repair Café for members of the public to tinker with broken items that would otherwise make their way to landfill.  Not-for-profit group Jarrahdale Community Collective is hosting its inaugural Repair Café...
Many hands make light work

Many hands make light work

A small group of hard working volunteers pulled on their gumboots and gloves and got to work along the Canning River in Kelmscott last weekend.  Working together with members of Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group, the volunteers planted about 1000 sedges and rushes in...
Future champ revving it up for more motocross

Future champ revving it up for more motocross

Serpentine’s Jake Turner has experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in his favourite sport but is still chomping at the bit to ride at his next motocross race.  The 15-year-old became hooked on the sport when he took to the track to compete in his...
Group cleans up 1.5kms of roadside rubbish

Group cleans up 1.5kms of roadside rubbish

Building rubble, worn out tyres, takeaway rubbish and plenty of beer bottles were picked up and disposed of correctly by a team of dedicated volunteers last weekend.  A group of seven volunteers rolled up their sleeves to help members of not-for-profit group Friends...