Tag Archives: Kalamunda

By Melissa Sheil MT HELENA resident Mal Lyon is seeking the descendants of soldiers that lived side by side with his grandfather at a prisoner of war camp in World War I. Mr Lyon found a photo of 34 Australian ...

By Melissa Sheil STIRK Park welcomed a new war hero to its grounds last week. ‘Private Thomas’ was unveiled to the public by Kalamunda mayor Margaret Thomas, Hasluck MP Ken Wyatt and Kalamunda RSL vice president Wes Sutton on the ...

By Claire Ottaviano THE inaugural members of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Board were appointed by the State Government on Monday. Voluntary assisted dying will become an end-of-life option for adults suffering from severe disease or illness from July 1. The ...

By Melissa Sheil HAVING lost her son, grandmother and good friend in terrible car accidents, Kalamunda resident Amy Scott is no stranger to road trauma. Ms Scott is speaking out for National Road Safety Week, May 17 to 23, to ...

By Melissa Sheil A COMMUNITY group supporting seniors to live independently and engage with each other toasted moving homes last week. The Darling Range Seniors Hub celebrated moving from their previous office base in Barber Street to the Jack Healey ...

By Melissa Sheil A SPECIAL café group helping to better the lives of people living with dementia recently received vital funding to help continue its important work. Kalamunda’s Forget-me-not Memory Café was one of 44 organisations awarded a $3420 community ...

By Melissa Sheilic KALAMUNDA is now a bit less sweet, as the founder of a much-loved ice cream business passed away this month. Oreste Collodel, owner-operator of Collodel Ice Cream passed away aged 69 in his Kalamunda home on April ...

By Melissa Sheil THE world’s most highly anticipated vaccine has finally come to the Hills, the first batch having rolled out in Kalamunda over the last two weeks. Stirk Medical Group on Canning Road were the first in the City ...

By Melissa Sheil THE lower house seats of Kalamunda, West Swan, Midland, Swan Hills and Forrestfield remain a sea of red after Labor’s landslide State election victory over the weekend. Sitting Labor members Michelle Roberts, Rita Saffioti, Jessica Shaw, Stephen ...

By Claire Ottaviano, Melissa Sheil and Sally McGlew FORRESTFIELD Stephen Price – LABOR RUNNING on a re-election platform of jobs, education and sport for the Forrestfield seat is Stephen Price. Having delivered on previous commitments for  sporting clubs, community groups ...