Local heroes

Tribute to footy legend

Bull Creek Leeming Football Club outgoing president Michael Bardsley.

THE man who guided the Bullcreek Leeming Amateur Football Club through its darkest hours to its most successful year has been named the Sunday Times WA Football Volunteer of the Year. more »

Former Victoria Cross winner to get plaque

James Woods’ daughter and son Raye and Brian, hold a photograph of their father, a Victoria Cross recipient. With them from left, are Mosman Park RSL Sub-Branch Secretary Russel Brown and Mosman Park resident Doug McKirdy.

MOSMAN Park will have a permanent acknowledgement to World War I Victoria Cross winner and former resident James ‘Jim’ Woods, who died in 1963. more »

Four decades rewarded

Wilma Bruce, who did volunteer work for St  Vincent de Paul for 41 years, and her husband Arthur. Picture: Matthew Poon    d386701

WILMA Bruce has received Government recognition for a lifetime of volunteering, but says her work was never about awards. more »

Hospital DJ just the ticket for fun

Tina Fenn.

BY day Ashfield resident Tina Fenn keeps things calm as a reconnective healing practitioner, but come Friday night she turns into music-loving DJ Teeny and entertains as a Radio Lollipop volunteer at Princess Margaret Hospital. more »

Spotlight on bravery

Swan Districts footballer Luke Adams and St John Ambulance chief Tony Ahern.  Picture: Martin Kennealey d386820

LUKE Adams knows all too well the importance of heroes in the community. more »

All in a day’s work for humble hero

Quiet achiever Karalee Blake enjoys giving back to her community.

MIRRABOOKA Senior High School DARE/ACCESS coordinator Karalee Blake does not care too much for accolades. more »

Microbe named after veterinary school boss

Professor David Hampson at work in his Murdoch University laboratory.

MURDOCH University professor David Hampson has reached unfamiliar territory in becoming just the second individual researcher to have a microbe named after him. more »

Bright lights beckon

Abbie-Lee Lewis, from Inglewood, has been announced as a finalist for the WA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year. Picture: Andrew Ritchie  d386127

IT’S a long way from Kalgoorlie and Port Hedland to the bright lights of Sydney, but it hasn’t deterred Inglewood resident Abbie-Lee Lewis from pursuing her dream of performing in theatre and film. more »

In a league of his own

Rugby League stalwart James Sullivan.

THORNLIE rugby enthusiast James Sullivan is a finalist in the Rugy Leagues’ National Volunteer of the Year awards. more »

Boxes filled with care

Memory box donor Caoilfhionn McGee, King Edward Memorial Hospital perinatal loss co-ordinator Belinda Jennings and memory box organiser Carly Dudley. Picture: Marcus Whisson www.communitypix.com.au   d385550

A GROUP of inspiring young women delivered 500 miscarriage packs and 130 memory boxes, along with blankets and teddy bears, to King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) to commemorate this month’s A Day of Hope. more »

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