Collection: Local History Collection

The colourful but little-known history of a shanty town which existed in the sand hills along the Cockburn coast for decades has been collated for a new exhibition. The Smelters Camp, or Hollywood as other wags named it, was situated near Robb Jetty and was home to a variety of life's strugglers ...

Munster residents could find out as early as next month if their push to have part of their suburb renamed Lake Coogee has been successful.

Paid advertising wraparound stating the Liberal Party's stance on building the Roe 8 and Roe 9 roads, completing the proposed Perth Freight Link.

A young girl living near Cockburn Cement has been found to have elevated heavy metal levels in a recent hair test. Includes a response from Cockburn Cement.

Janet, a Hamilton Hill resident, was arrested outside WA Parliament after refusing to leave the Extinction Rebellion protest campaign.

Illegal off-road trail biking in Treeby has got so bad Cockburn council is holding a summit.

Situated on Remembrance Avenue in Cockburn Central, West Memorial Walk has 36 commemorative plinths dedicated to a conflict involving Australian forces, including Gallipoli, Vietnam, and East Timor.