Tag: community
Vince Garreffa lays down his cleaver after more than 50 years
Vince Garreffa has never forgotten the words his schoolteacher uttered when he told her he was leaving school aged 14 to become a butcher....
Asbestos Diseases Society campaigns for memorials for asbestos victims
Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia (ADSA) is spearheading a petition to State Parliament for permanent memorials to be erected in Perth and the Pilbara...
WA’s forgotten national hero for women’s, children’s and Indigenous rights
Retired Perth teacher Maxine Muir, 72, is a torch-bearer for Dorothy Tangney, WA’s largely-forgotten national hero for women’s, children’s and Indigenous rights. “Dame Dorothy Tangney...
A look at the colourful life of Western Australian restaurateur Warren...
The cheeky smile and confident swagger that greets guests at a humble, little cottage in the back streets of Northam could only belong to...
Age is certainly no barrier on the football field for Michael...
When sporting people reach personal milestones, they are often asked to name the players that came before them that inspired their participation in the...
Meet Erica Smyth AC – a remarkable Western Australian woman
Every now and again you meet someone who has done a remarkable number of things in their life and continues to participate in major...
Wendy and Anne forge a special Anglo-French entente cordiale
It’s a case of Britain meets France when Wendy Cox and Anne Bramoulle exchange greetings from their stalls at the monthly Kalamunda Artisan Market....
Martin wants to make the world a happier place
Martin Meader has done a lot in his life but singing and conducting choirs has been his mainstay, helping him through good times and...
Meet the 86 kilogram English Mastiff dog with a bucket list
Caption; Left to right; Roman manning a kissing booth with Peta Samson - a feast fit for a English Mastiff - alldressed up for...
Community spirit and sheer determination the key for Guildford market organiser
Bromwyn Facer may not be able to see much of it, but there are few people who know Stirling Square in Guildford better than...