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AN unprecedented surge in the price of newsprint is threatening your local and independent news. As of July 1, the cost to print Echo News is increasing by 53 per cent. Unfortunately, without immediate help this masthead will be unable ...

SEVEN candidates are vying for a spot on the Shire of Mundaring’s council after nominations closed this week for the vacant East Ward position. The nominees now have just over a month of campaigning before the July 1 elections that ...

AS momentum for the May 21 federal election mounts, Echo News talks to Australian Federation Party candidate Marijanna Smith. The 43-year-old Mundaring mother-of-two is ramping up her campaign and wants the people of Hasluck to know she has something quite ...

VACCINE mandates are back on the Shire of Mundaring’s council agenda next week after one councillor signalled her intent to reverse part of a highly contentious anti-mandate motion passed last month. The original motion, presented in two parts, was to ...

MUMS in Mundaring and surrounds can kick back this weekend with a warm cuppa and a slice of cake at Mundaring Toy Library’s Mother’s Day craft and morning tea. The toy library is hosting a Mother’s Day event on Saturday, ...

THE honour guard will return to Blackboy Hill Commemoration Site this Anzac Day eve and morning after a two year hiatus. Bilgoman District and Midland scout groups have been overseeing the overnight vigil at the memorial for more than 30 ...

HILLS motorcycle enthusiasts recently bound together for a depression and suicide awareness ride. More than 100 bikes turned out for the third annual Avon Valley Black Dog Ride beginning at the Kalamunda Agricultural Hall and winding through Mundaring, York, and ...

Shire of Mundaring councillor Simon Cuthbert resigned from his post this week citing the prioritisation of his mental health as the reason for his decision. The popular East Ward representative made the announcement via a local Facebook group Monday night, ...

A MAN has been charged with criminal damage this week after a senseless attack on a group of beehives in Mundaring in January. John Enkelmann from Westlands Honey was devastated earlier in the year to find millions of his honey-producing ...

A FUND to engage young people in the Hills is now open to community groups with an initiative to provide enriching activities for local youth. The Shire of Mundaring’s Youth Engagement Partnership Fund allows community groups to apply for up ...