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By Sally McGlew IF you are one of many Hills residents unable to secure a house cleaner, things don’t look like they are improving anytime soon. Cleaners in the Perth Hills are unable to keep up with demand, with staff ...

By Melissa Sheil AS the highest altitude vineyard in Western Australia and one of the oldest in the Perth Hills, Hainault cellar winery has a tall order to deliver at the Bickley  Valley Harvest Festival this year. Lyn Sykes has ...

By Melissa Sheil BOUTIQUE wining, dining and reclining is what The Packing Shed @ Lawnbrook owner operator Rebekah Wilson says will be in store for visitors to her winery during the Bickley Harvest Festival this year. Though the festival is ...

By Melissa Sheil DESPITE general approval of the controversial Central Mall upgrade plan, pedestrian safety remains a key concern for residents, according to a community consultation report. Alongside additions such as trees, seating and art, the Central Lane project will ...

By Claire Ottaviano A DREAM to create a community-based caravan park complete with a market village supporting local businesses has become a reality for Perth Hills Caravan Park owner Shorelle Watkins. The mother-of-three bought the caravan park, formerly known as ...

By Sally McGlew BANKING options in Bullsbrook will be down to zero when Bendigo Bank closes its Bullsbrook Branch this week. On Monday, more than 70 people attended an urgent community meeting with the Bendigo bank board to find out ...

By Melissa Sheil A FAMILY run florist in Kalamunda has not only survived the economic toll of the pandemic but managed to thrive. Our Flower Studio owner and florist Lucinda Smith-Pedlar said she could have never foreseen the opportunities that ...

By Sally McGlew THE fate of a Bullsbrook Piggery is hanging in the balance and will be decided on December 16, after the City of Swan received a development application for a semen collection facility at 46 Gaston road, Bullsbrook. ...

THE fate of a controversial development application for an artificial insemination centre in Bullsbrook remains undecided after the City of Swan voted to defer their decision on the centre. However the applicant, Westpork, now has the option to take the ...

By Breanna Inferrera A GARDEN and artist lover’s paradise is coming back to Maida Vale this weekend for a good cause. Local gardener and artist Tom Hogg’s annual Romancing the Stone open garden and art show will take place from ...