General News

By Claire Ottaviano THE approval of the next phase of planning for the Mundaring multi-purpose hub – likely the largest financial decision of the Shire – was not made without considerable thought, with council debating the item for more than ...

By Claire Ottaviano SWAN Mayor Kevin Bailey wants to see the retention of Robinson Road added to the City’s advocacy priorities list. Cr Bailey’s motion for an urgent briefing with the City and the Public Transport Authority on the proposed ...

By Claire Ottaviano WITH more than 125 years of history, the empty rooms and halls of historic Woodbridge house sometimes feel alive say two poets who have taken up a 15-day residency in the home to creatively immerse themselves in ...

By Rebecca Peppiatt Wooroloo residents have this week been devastated to learn the bushfire that tore through their community in February, destroying 86 homes, was entirely preventable. Arson Squad detectives charged 40-year-old Daniel Gunter Preuss last week after a five-month ...

By Claire Ottaviano A PUSH for a workplace culture review at City of Swan Council is expected to come before councillors for adoption at the August 25 monthly meeting. The motion by Cr Claire Scanlan requests a report on the ...

By Claire Ottaviano THE Swan View Show is appealing for funding to keep the 2021 return of the event free for the whole community. In previous years the show has charged an entrance fee of $10 for adults and $5 ...

By Rebecca Peppiatt Mundaring twins Chloe Spicer and Miranda Jakens are walking in their mother’s footsteps by becoming accomplished artists and now they are teaming up to try and exhibit her work. Sallie Spicer was born in Burma and grew ...

By Rebecca Peppiatt MORE than 200 nesting boxes are currently being installed throughout fire ravaged Wooroloo to help local birds and small marsupials made homeless by the February bushfire. Volunteers raised $10,500 through crowdfunding for the WildFire Nestbox Project and ...

By Claire Ottaviano  THE Ellenbrook and wider Swan community are this week mourning the passing of community champion Margaret Kidson. Mrs Kidson died on Wednesday, July 14, four days after her 82nd birthday. She was born into humble beginnings in ...

By Rebecca Peppiatt  Bullsbrook Football Club committee members say the safety of their players is in jeopardy as their grounds are waterlogged and virtually unusable. Pickett Park in Bullsbrook, like the rest of the region, has received its fair share ...