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Kids save drowning babysitter

Young heroes Gemma and Darren Lauder with a grateful Michael McPherson. Picture: Bruce Hunt itypix.com.au d326406

IT’S not often kids come to the rescue of their babysitter but that’s what happened when Kinross resident Michael McPherson was saved from drowning by the children he was looking after. more »

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Fishing suspended after discovery of dead tortoises

The carnage of tortoise carcasses at Lake Goollelal.

THE catching of native fish in Perth lakes and wetlands has been suspended after more than 10 long-necked tortoises drowned in Department of Fisheries’ nets at Lake Goollelal last month. more »

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Teens taking part in 'deadly game'

TEENAGERS across Perth are taking part in a potentially fatal “game” involving asphyxiation that has already claimed the lives of almost 100 children in the United States. more »

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Family’s last refuge

A SHORTAGE of emergency housing has left a family of four sleeping behind a church, heating party pies on a barbecue for dinner and using a bike locker to store their belongings. more »

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Heed glut feeling

HAD a call on the mobile the other day that was slightly unsettling though ultimately rewarding. more »

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Letters to the Editor

Port dredging does not pose danger

AS the City of Nedlands elected member of the Swan River Trust, despite concerns raised by environmental campaigner Jean-Paul Orsini, I have no concern with any danger at all to swimmers from the present Fremantle Port dredging and the silt plume. more »

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Local heroes

Lessons in learning compassionate care

Annie Aitken (15) and Grace Hooper (16) helped communities in Vietnam. Picture: Dominique Menegaldo www.communitypix.com.au d326013

A GROUP of St Mary's Anglican School students have returned from Vietnam with stories to tell after taking part in a program that involved working with communities in developing countries. more »

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