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Kate Hedley grew up in Mandurah and edited the town's paper, which is one of four mastheads in WA likely to shut down. She says she's worried about what will fill the gap. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Warwick women are celebrating International Womenâs Day doing what they do best, by breaking barries and creating change. Thatâs why the Warwick Daily News has chosen to look at some of the regionâs most inspirational. Here they are, in no particular order. HISTORY-MAKING: Matilda Sly was crowned the 2021 Warwick Showgirl. / PHOTO: KC Boutique Photography MATILDA SLY Breaking an antiquated tradition, the young Warwick Showgirl said she hoped to inspire other women to break barriers. âItâs a great feeling to know I can show my kids in the future their mum did it,â she said. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only SHE may only be 10 but Ella Winfield has shown the Warwick community thereâs no shortage of what you can accomplish when you use your voice. The young gun has been named the Southern Downsâ latest Junior Citizen of the Year. The two-year project was inspired by a similar track in Toowoomba, and proved to Ella there was no limit to what people power could achieve. âI think itâs very important for that to happen. For kids to know they can be heard, that itâs not just adults who are allowed to be heard,â she said. ....
All nine SDRC representatives stressed addressing a response to the coronavirus pandemic and water security as their top priorities. CEO ASSAULTED BY DISGRUNTLED RESIDENT When Killarney man Peter Lesley Smith pleaded guilty to assaulting former SDRC CEO David Keenan, he claimed six years of ongoing tensions drove him to the act. Smith became “agitated” during the confrontation, swearing loudly and banging his cane on the door before grabbing the then-CEO Mr Keenan around the neck in a brief struggle. At the time of the incident, then-mayor Tracy Dobie told the Daily News it was a “very, very rare occurrence” among a community full of “generally incredibly polite and respectful” people. ....