Tag: community
Palliative care in the Great Southern wins awards
Every year thousands of West Australians receive support from palliative care professionals. Whether that care is delivered within a medical facility or at home,...
Volunteers needed for World War I research
Since joining Mandurah military historian Sandra Playle to help her build a database of soldiers and nurses who left WA to travel and fight...
Century of ballroom dancing lives again in new exhibition
IT’S 100 years since Perth dance teacher Ethel Philp introduced the ballroom dancing syllabus into her dance school, setting in train a fascinating history...
What to look for during the coming general election for older...
COTA luminaries Jane Halton (chair) and Ian Yates (CEO) addressed a zoom meeting of journalists last month outlining the major issues that matter to...
A commitment to Western Australian rural media sees journalist defer retirement
Caption: Mark Bennett and his son James at the Tour De France, 2011 Mark Bennett has been a journalist for 40 years and having passed...
Meet the Aboriginal artist who is breaking moulds and creating new...
Tall, towering, tattooed artist Andrew Binsiar says his personal looks might intimidate some people coming to his art shows. “But when people talk to me...
Stepping up
Last year, fitness instructor Dianne Byrne completed seven climbs of Perth’s tallest building, Central Park, to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis WA’s (MSWA) Step...
Regis Nedlands Sandcruiser Beach Wheelchair Bus Trip
Regis Nedlands recently ventured out to enjoy the sunrays and sea breeze, but this was no ordinary day at the beach. This bus trip...
Sun, sea, sand and sculpture
There’s nothing better than a walk along the beach and it’s even better when said beach is lined with artwork. Fremantle’s Bathers Beach will come...
Try trailing through the Stirling Ranges – there’s an app for...
For weeks after bushfires ravaged the Stirling Ranges in 2019 Margot and John Byrne would look out of the windows at their Mt Trio...