LOCAL NEWS

July 16, 2026
Kalamunda drops tree nursery plan
City of Kalamunda council votes to drop the tree nursery project as studies revealed Kalamunda planted at a rate of 300 trees a year.
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July 16, 2026
Success Hill Reserve weed control push
Friends of Success Hills Reserve and the Town of Bassendean receive a grant but say more funding for weed control is needed.
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July 16, 2026
Bassendean food supplier caught up in cyber attack
Royal Foods aid in investigating a cyber-attack against them by ransomware group The Gentlemen who accessed the business’ internal IT.
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July 16, 2026
Chloe lights up Kings Park Lightscape
Gooseberry hill resident Chloe Gray-Morgan will feature her poem ‘Bloom’ at Perth’s Lightscape along internationally renowned artists.
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July 16, 2026
Bassendean RYDE service ends
The RYDE program in Bassendean will no longer help learners complete supervised driving hours due to extremely low participation.
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July 16, 2026
Toodyay potholes to be repaired
Shire of Toodyay will bring in a jet paver to address pothole repairs, with a month-long program targeting priority locations across the shire's road network.
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July 16, 2026
Local cancer survivor’s call for fairer access to Midland radiation treatment
Calls for publicly funded radiation oncology services continue following a meeting with cancer survivor Thomas Fairley.
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July 16, 2026
Wooroloo Hall undergoes major upgrade
The Wooroloo Bush Fire Brigade is hosting community group gatherings as the Wooroloo Hall undergoes major renovations including a new roof, kitchen and toilets.
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July 16, 2026
NAIDOC award highlights contribution to community
Midland resident John Mogridge receives the WA community person of the year at the 2026 Perth NAIDOC awards.
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July 16, 2026
Northam’s new CCTV cameras aim to increase safety of public
Northam secures a state grant to install automatic number plate recognition cameras in two priority areas to prevent antisocial and dangerous behaviour in the shire.
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