Stellar student is humble in success

Students have had it tough over the last year or so, with COVID restrictions making the final year of study particularly challenging for our year 12 students. But that hasn’t stopped local Camillo student Rossi Macri, who has made top marks in this year’s ATAR...

Firies praised for ‘top notch job’

A bushfire that threatened endangered flora in Byford on Sunday was extinguished using helitak choppers and heavy machinery on the ground. And the Friends of Brickwood Reserve have a message for the firefighters – they want to say, ‘thank you’. Landcare SJ’s...

“I was hooked after the first run”

The goal of making Jarrahdale an accredited trail town is on track, with volunteers putting in strides towards Jarrahdale’s very own Parkrun course. In October 2021, the Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire council endorsed the Jarrahdale Trail Town Business Case, which will...

People power restores memorial

A passionate effort by community volunteers has returned the Jarrahdale War Memorial to its former glory, after years of neglect had left it in a state of disrepair. Jeanette Booth, who moved to Jarrahdale with her husband in 2018, said the idea to clean up the...

Sherree’s road to recovery

Stroke survivor Sherree Morgan smashed her fundraising target for the Stroke Foundation when she took part in the foundation’s Stride4Stroke in November, but she still has a long way to go on her road to recovery.The Examiner wrote about Sherree’s efforts in the lead...