THE Wetlands Centre Cockburn is celebrating World Wetlands Day tomorrow (Sunday February 2), while it’s annual conference later this week will feature the launch of a book about a little-known Perth treasure. Tomorrow’s community day runs from 8.30 – 11.30am and will be brimming with activities such as a reptile display, first nations and wetland…

A SPACE for “celebration, resistance, and community” will be opening at the Fremantle Fibonacci Centre this weekend at the latest iteration of Chilli Jam Open Mic.  Held on the first Saturday of every month, CJOM is a platform for poetry, stories, and music, with a focus on amplifying diverse voices who have “been marginalised” by…

“NONNA’S dead. Maria’s gay. No, these two things do not correlate” is the hilarious tagline to Dakota Gaudio’s new production A Third Place opening at the Blue Room Theatre next month.  A Third Place highlights the intersection of queerness, grief, religion, and culture experienced by so many children and grandchildren of Italian immigrants to Australia,…

THE WA Alliance to End Homelessness is celebrating international recognition after its Advance to Zero initiative received a prestigious World Habitat Award.  Presented annually in partnership with UN-Habitat, the award acknowledges innovative and sustainable solutions that improve lives worldwide. The AtoZ initiative, which focuses on ending homelessness by addressing rough sleeping, was one of nine…

INTERGENERATIONAL connection is at the heart of a new not-for-profit idea targeting elderly loneliness through friendship with younger people.  Founded by Freo mum Melina Araujo, Find Your Granny is a platform aimed at forging connections between young children, their parents, and elderly people experiencing loneliness.  Harking from Venezuela, Ms Araujo is a single mum to…

A RETIRED nurse and Fremantle author have collaborated on a book that hopes to inspire a new generation of nurses, while warning them of “dark forces” at play in hospitals which have diminished their ability to care for patients. Live and Leave Well: Reflections of a Lifelong Nurse by Christian Mauri explores Fremantle Hospital-trained nurse…

THE Fremantle Dockers players donated $20,000 to St Pat’s this week during a visit to the Fremantle charity’s community support centre.  According to St Pat’s, the money will go towards building an ‘engagement hub’ which will assist people experiencing homelessness.  The new development will provide services to people doing it tough including food, showers, healthcare,…

A COALITION of animal protection organisations, led by WA-based not-for-profit Stop Live Exports, have unveiled a new campaign against live animal export leading up to the looming federal election, while claiming cruelty has continued to this week. The Keep The Sheep Here campaign will feature a digital advertising and billboard blitz, and election discussion paper highlighting the…

FREMANTLE’S community-backed independent candidate, Kate Hulett, has launched a suite of climate policies, citing overwhelming support for climate action as the community’s top concern.  The announcement, made ahead of the March 8 WA state election, sets the tone for what Hulett describes as a “grassroots response to government inaction” and followed several months of interviews,…

I HAVE experienced many journeys in my 72 years of life. A current one is the Parkrun adventure, incorporating community, outdoor activity and visiting beautiful sites at various Park Runs in metropolitan Perth. A growing movement, there are now 34 parkrun sites around the city, 21 of which I have made my way around with…