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STATISTICS show there continues to be a strong link between population growth and economic performance, according to the Australian Housing Association.  Australian Bureau of Statistics demographic figures for the September 2017 quarter showed during the year to the September 2017 ...

MARCH marked seven decades of netball in Northam. The Northam Netball Association celebrated the milestone with a high tea for life members as well as a dinner dance for all past, present and future members. In 1948, 40 residents with ...

A POLICY to improve tree coverage within the Shire of Mundaring is out for public comment. The draft policy aims to increase tree canopy cover creating more shade and minimize heat absorption within the Shire’s road reserves, support biodiversity and ...

A DIRT track winding towards the back of a Hazelmere nursery leads to a tin shed that produces, according to coffee app Beanhunter, Perth’s best coffee, roasted using an old-fashioned Aussie barbecue. Bolt Coffee is the brainchild of Midland resident ...

A grassroots campaign to establish a permanent skate-park in Midland is gaining momentum, with a leading designer on the verge of making his plans for the future of skating in the City of Swan public. The campaign was triggered by ...

Tracey  Fox   4 1/2 Stars     IF the absurdity of modern day politics is not ridiculous enough for you, you are sure to delight in gallows humour of Director Armando Iannucci’s Death of Stalin. Based very closely to ...

DELEGATES from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan have visited the Swan Valley while in Perth for Ni Hao WA 2018. A Tourism WA spokeswoman said 55 Ni Hao delegates were travelling in three groups to destinations around the state including ...

ABOUT 170 residents attended a community information session for the Morley-Ellenbrook train line last week. The information session, led by Transport Minister Rita Saffioti and Swan Hills MLA Jessica Shaw, followed an earlier community survey on the project. Almost 2000 ...

CONSTRUCTION has started at the Northam Solar Farm, which is expected to provide 30 local jobs. Energy Minister Ben Wyatt attended the ground breaking ceremony for the state’s newest solar farm at Northam last week. Mr Wyatt said the Northam ...

FORMER Guildford Grammar School student Zac Langdon kicked one goal in his debut game for Greater Western Sydney against the Western Bulldogs. Langdon, who played for Claremont in the Western Australian Football League for two years before being drafted by ...