Examiner Newspapers

06/01/2025

Have you seen the murals going up?

With the elevated rail structure nearing completion, the community has begun putting their own stamp on the Byford Rail Extension. Eight Western

06/01/2025

“It just went fantastically – we honestly couldn’t have hoped for anything better."

Around 200 people from Serpentine to Gosnells came together in Byford on December 20 to celebrate the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale’s first community

05/01/2025

The state government is planning on giving the old station master’s house in Kelmscott a new lease on life … again

The state government is planning on giving the old station master’s house in Kelmscott a new lease on life … again. This is the government’s second

05/01/2025

How it all went down in 2024.

Well, another year has passed us by. As someone much funnier than me once said: “Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. Although with the

04/01/2025

"It has been a significant source of anxiety for brigade members."

This was the year the Oakford Bush Fire Brigade was promised construction would start on their new station. But after a decade of limbo, not a single sod

04/01/2025

When you look at it altogether like this, it really was a big year.

The new year is upon us, and with it comes the promise of change. Whether you like it or not, the City of Armadale is currently smack bang in the middle

24/12/2024

The John Wollaston narwhals are on their way to the US of A.

The narwhals are on their way to the US of A. After blowing everyone else out of the water at the First Lego League WA Forrestfield Regional Finals, the

24/12/2024

"They didn't have to suffer like they did."

Animal cruelty offenders in two separate cases were sentenced at the Armadale Magistrates Court on Friday. The first of the two cases, presided over by

23/12/2024

“I think this will be really good for everyone once it’s here.”

Local kids wheeled into the Byford Youth Space last week to make their voices heard on design elements of the new pump track/jump line, and skate park

23/12/2024

"How much of the billion-dollar hole in the budget actually ended up in veteran’s payments?"

Appalled I am appalled by the twist that the treasurer put on the worsening budget position... that it was due to paying money to veteran’s claims. How

22/12/2024

When he was younger, Oakford resident Paul Speering never imagined he’d become a World Powerlifting Champion.

When he was younger, Oakford resident Paul Speering never imagined he’d become a World Powerlifting Champion. But in October this year, at the age of 45,

22/12/2024

A portion of the City of Canning's general waste will now go to the Kwinana Energy Recovery Facility to be converted into energy.

A portion of general waste from City of Canning residents will be sent to a processing plant in Kwinana, known as the Kwinana Energy Recovery (KER)

22/12/2024

Katies in the Armadale Shopping Centre has been pummelled by people hoping to snap up a bargain in its final days.

Katies in the Armadale Shopping Centre has been pummelled by people hoping to snap up a bargain in its final days. It’s the end of an era for the

21/12/2024

Truck rolls over in Armadale A truck driver walked away unscathed from a rollover on South West Highway near the Armadale Industrial Estate yesterday

21/12/2024

The markets only recently been moved from George Burnett Park in Manning to Hedley Park in Bentley.

As the private operator decided to cease operations, the Farmers Market on Manning has temporarily been saved, with DevelopmentWA stepping in to secure

21/12/2024

Police need your help.

Community centre broken into Detectives from Cannington’s Rapid High Harm Offender Response Team are seeking the public’s assistance regarding a burglary

20/12/2024

Bill Johnston delivered a heartfelt valedictory speech as he retired from Parliament, reflecting on decades of service with Labor.

In an emotional farewell to politics, Bill Johnston, the Member for Cannington, delivered his valedictory speech to Parliament late last month, closing

20/12/2024

Over 15,000 people joined the festive fun at the City of Gosnells’ Jingle All the Way event last Saturday. 🎄

See the photogrpahs here:

The sounds of bells ringing and carolers singing filled the air last Saturday at the City of Gosnells' annual Jingle All the Way Christmas event. A crowd