Peel/Rockingham

Fees slashedTAFE fee cut a big boost for students

The initiative will deliver 15 free short courses and slash TAFE fees for an additional 39 courses as part of the WA Recovery Plan.

Chloe Fraser

Helping handHampers to help out

The Frank Konecny Community Centre has extended a helping hand to the community, collating food hampers for struggling Kwinana families.

Scholarships awardedDream is a little closer

Fourteen Gilmore College Follow the Dream program students have been awarded $3000 Chevron Aboriginal School Scholarships.

Chloe Fraser

Lucy Saw$50,000 grant to help women’s refuge Lucy Saw

Lucy Saw Centre has received the grant through Lotterywest’s COVID-19 Relief Fund, which will help both centres, based in Rockingham and Fremantle.

Holly Thompson

Historic refitIconic ship in tip-top shape

Sail Training Ship Leeuwin II made history last month as the first traditional tall ship to dock at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson.

Support for homelessHelp for homeless community backed at council

The motion could see the installation of a storage solution for the homeless investigated and the hours of service providers extended.

Holly Thompson

New leadersNew Rotary presidents sworn in

The Rotary Clubs of Kwinana and Palm Beach have new presidents.

full steam aheadWaroona Show to go ahead

The Ferris wheel will be spinning and the fireworks cracking at the Waroona Show this year, with show organisers on Friday confirming the show would go ahead on October 10.

Briana Fiore

Fighting for lifeBroome chopper crash a dark day for Mandurah school

Children, parents and staff from this tight-knit little school are reeling from the shocking loss of some of their own.

Jake Dietsch

New lawsNew contraband laws bring tough penalties

The new penalties mean visitors who bring contraband into face-to-face prison visits could recieve a $12,000 fine and 18 months in jail.

Holly Thompson

Swimming lessonsKids jump back into the pool

Swimming lessons will soon resume after breaking throughout the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Holly Thompson

Have you seen her?Frantic Rockingham search for ‘bleeding’ woman

UPDATE: A search for a missing women has ended well, with authorities revealing she’s been found alive and well.

Military history rememberedReplica almost ready

A replica World War II Howitzer gun being constructed to acknowledge Point Peron’s military history is near completion.

Chloe Fraser

Car park woesLocals asked for their say on notorious Warnbro carpark

La Seyne Crescent car park could be permanently closed following antisocial behaviour and vandalism in the area.

Chloe Fraser

Scouts awardsRockingham scouts receive queen’s honour

Five Rockingham Venturer Scouts have received one of the highest awards in scouting

Chloe Fraser

Brutal videoPolice investigate machete attack during carpark brawl

Rockingham detectives are investigating after a man was struck in the head with a machete during a mass brawl outside a shopping centre in Perth’s south.

Sarah Steger

ANIMAL LOVERWaroona’s own Dr Dolittle

Devoted animal lover Rachael Parker is Waroona’s very own Doctor Dolittle.

Briana Fiore

Medina attackMan attacked by group at Medina IGA

A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries, after he was attacked by two carloads of people at Medina IGA.

Holly Thompson

Surprise fallMandurah hardest hit by coronavirus house price crash

The coastal city has suffered the biggest drop in house prices in the country since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Angela Pownall

Gyms open unstaffedWeight lifts as 24/7 gyms open unstaffed again

24/7 Power Fitness Rockingham was one gym which struggled during stage three and co-owner Matt Dyson said he had worked 75 hours a week to help fill the daytime hours which were normally unstaffed.

Holly Thompson

Cult heroMcGowan to take up Rocko pub’s free drink

Premier Mark McGowan might be copping a mixed reception around the country for his strict border controls, but he can be sure of a warm reception in one of his local pubs.

camp owners lose hundreds of thousandsWaroona’s Forest Edge camp owners have had enough

The dining hall is empty, the bunk beds are bare and thousands of students are missing out on school camps, something that is considered a rite of passage for West Aussie kids.

Briana Fiore

Graphic evidenceCop cries in court as he recounts alleged Tinder rape

A WA police officer has wiped tears away as he gave detailed and at times graphic evidence about the night he is alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman he met on a Tinder date.

Phil Hickey