A team of Mandurah swimmers are gearing up for the Rottnest Channel Swim this weekend, with one of its members set to mark her 35th time crossing the distance. Channel veteran Barbara Pellick will return to the water on Saturday with her team Just For Fun to take her total number of crossings to 35, … Read more
The owners of a popular Mandurah cafe are set to bring a “fine-dining twist” to Pinjarra’s historic Edenvale Heritage Precinct. Groundswell, run by Lynne Gould with her son Purri and his wife Steph, will take the reins of the 135-year-old homestead after the Shire of Murray’s “competitive” expression of interest process to find a new … Read more
A Mandurah man has described the “scary” moment a shark “lunged” at his jetski early on Wednesday morning. Wannanup resident Brian Osmon was about 100m off Town Beach about 7am after launching from the Mandurah Marina when he noticed what he thought was a dolphin next to him — a common sight in Mandurah’s waterways. … Read more
A Mandurah homelessness service for young people has received a boost in funding. Mandurah Passages Youth Centre, operated by St Vincent de Paul, will receive $900,000 to help its work with at-risk young people. The youth engagement hub, located at Davey Street, provides people aged 12-25 with a safe place to access essential services and … Read more
A professional limousine driver has been fined and his licence suspended for six months for speeding 55km/h over the limit on Bussell Highway. Federico Frank Coppola, 37, appeared in Mandurah Magistrates Court on January 16 and pleaded guilty to one charge of reckless driving. Police prosecutor Sgt Mark Cole told the court Coppola was driving … Read more
A Mandurah daycare centre has vowed to rebuild after a fire destroyed its building last week. Parents were left stranded on Thursday after Playtime Early Learning Centre in the Mandurah CBD was engulfed in flames on Wednesday just after 6pm — half an hour after closing — due to an electrical fault at the facility. … Read more
Mandurah’s newest burger outlet is dishing up a side of New Year’s fireworks as an opening special. Retro beach-vibes diner Betty’s Burgers, which hails from Queensland but is fast emerging across Perth, opened at the Mandurah foreshore last weekend. On New Year’s Eve the new store — opposite the Brighton Hotel on Mandurah Terrace — … Read more
What took just 90 seconds for ocean-loving Ken Howard, his son and his pet could have ended their lives. Mr Howard, his son Mark and dog Lily had motored offshore early on November 21 to check their cray pots near James Service Reef, about two nautical miles west of Halls Head. The duo are experienced … Read more
