WOODBRIDGE neighbours gathered on the banks of the Swan River on Tuesday to scatter the ashes of their friend Margaret Hobson. The former Harper Street resident and her dog Buddy were well known to locals for their twice-daily walks to ...
Read More »Winery in the drink
By Melissa Sheil THE banks of the Swan River are still feeling the effects of Perth’s wettest July in 26 years, with mass flooding continuing to inundate the Swan and Avon catchment this week. Upper Reach Winery in Baskerville was ...
Read More »Wild waters draw crowds
By Claire Ottaviano THE Avon Descent festival is off and racing this weekend with heavy rains making for an exciting start to the month-long program of action packed events. The annual adventure river race from Northam to Bayswater is back ...
Read More »Swan trial on jet skis rejected by majority
By Sally McGlew A PROPOSED two-year trial to allow jet skis in the upper reaches of the Swan River will not go ahead. The Department of Transport (DoT) sought community feedback from more than 2000 people through an online survey ...
Read More »Two year jet ski trial proposed
CONCERN is growing over a review of Swan River aquatic activities that could see jet skis cruising up the banks of Guildford and beyond. The Department of Transport’s Swan River Upper Reaches Aquatic Use Review (AUR) would see personal water ...
Read More »Floods of success for RiverBank Estate
RIVERBANK Estate Winery has been named as a winery to watch by the doyen of Australian wine, landing a spot as a Top Ten Dark Horse Winery for 2021 in the Halliday Wine Companion Awards 2021. Compiled by James Halliday ...
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