Judy Sharp
Judy Sharp defied expert opinion when raising her son Tim, who went on to create cartoon superhero, Laser Beak Man.
View ArticleCommandos to be recognised for historic Afghan battle
Australian special forces troops will be honoured for their involvement in one of the most significant battles of the Afghan War in Perth today.
View ArticleWest Australians named in Queen's honours list
A total of 39 West Australians have been named on this year's Queen's honours list, including former Attorney-General Jim McGinty and UWA's former vice-chancellor, Alan Robson.
View ArticleHeather Swan and Glenn Singleman
Heather Swan and Glenn Singleman jointly hold the record for the highest base jump in the world.
View ArticleNortham teacher's commitment wins gong
A teacher from the C.Y. O'Connor Institute in Northam has been recognised for his commitment to education in country WA at the 2013 Regional Achievement and Community Awards.
View ArticleCouple's threatened species efforts earn volunteer gong
A couple who have volunteered more than 4,000 hours of their time to protect threatened species in Western Australia's Goldfields have received WA's Volunteer of the Year Award.
View ArticleBeazley medal winner says 'always do your best' but make time for some fun
For the second year in a row, Western Australia's top award for academic excellence has been won by a student from St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls.
View ArticleMid-west residents share in Australia Day gongs
Three people in Western Australia's mid-west and Wheatbelt have been recognised in this year's Australia Day honours.
View ArticleMoora man gets gong for Italian community efforts
The Consulate of Italy in WA has awarded a Moora man for about 50 years of service to the Italian and Australian community.
View ArticleWA's bravest recognised in national awards: 'I knew she had to get oxygen as...
When Daniel Rebbechi smashed through a window into a burning home in Perth to save an injured woman, he thought it would be just like in the movies. Instead he ran into a room full of heat and flame...
View ArticleWA film celebrates the waler: our great Australian war horse
Midnight and Bill the Bastard were typical of the tough Aussie horses who went to war in the Middle East. Their story is told in The Waler: Australia's Great War Horse which will premiere at CinefestOz.
View ArticleNeuroscientist Lyn Beazley named WA's Australian of the Year
WA's Australian of the Year is Professor Lyn Beazley, who has spent more than 30 years in neuroscience, researching brain damage recovery and the clinical practice of pre-term delivery of infants.
View ArticleBrothers who stopped and saved the life of cyclist in Bali receive bravery...
A Perth man whose life was saved by two teens after a horrendous mountain bike accident in Bali, thanks his rescuers who were given bravery awards.
View ArticleAustralia Day awards: Surgeon, philanthropist and professor among West...
A surgeon with a knack for photography, a dedicated philanthropist and a university professor are among dozens of Western Australians recognised in this year's Australia Day honours.
View ArticlePerth woman who died protecting pregnant daughter honoured with Bravery Award
A Perth mother who died while protecting her pregnant daughter and a Victorian kindergarten teacher who rescued her class from an armed man almost 30 years ago are among the recipients of this year's...
View ArticleGallipoli 2015: Century-old gold pocket watch part of Hobart Regatta history
Where is the 100 year old gold pocket watch from the 1915 Hobart Regatta?
View ArticleField recordist honoured for recording of bird and Aboriginal songs
An 87-year-old field recordist is honoured for his life's work preserving the songs of birdlife and capturing the sounds of Western Australia's Aboriginal communities.
View ArticleEast Timorese foreign minister Jose Ramos Horta, and former Klu Klux Klan...
Behind Jose Ramos Horta's charming exterior is a man who's fought a hard battle his entire life against terrible suffering.
View ArticleRick Searle: adventures of aviation hero Patrick Gordon Taylor
Rick tells the story of a largely unknown Australian aviation hero, Patrick Gordon Taylor.
View ArticleReverend Bill Crews has put his unique stamp on the life of Sydney
Bill walked away from his engineering career to help the disadvantaged.
View ArticleTaster confessions: Judging cheese and chocolate at the Perth Royal Show
Judging of dairy products has started for the Perth Royal Show this week, with judges sampling hundreds of cheeses, chocolates, ice-creams and yoghurt.
View ArticleRussian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov sets sights on around-the-world solo...
A Russian adventurer hopes to set a new world record for flying a hot air balloon single-handed and non-stop around the globe.
View ArticleChris Sheedy: measuring the world's extremes
Chris represents Guinness World Records in Australia and says they applaud those who refuse to be average. (R)
View ArticleGovHack 2015: Online map of Indigenous stories among winning WA projects
Four teams from Western Australia scoop up national awards as part of GovHack 2015, including for a project that shares Indigenous stories on an interactive map.
View ArticleCinematographer Michael Dillon's adventures on the roof of the world
Michael made five films with Everest pioneer, Sir Edmund Hillary. (R)
View ArticleDr Stephen Langford, WA's Local Hero for 2016, talks about his 32 years...
Dr Stephen Langford, Western Australia's Local Hero for 2016, has forged his passion for remote medicine and a love of flying into a career with the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
View ArticleAmanda McClelland: nursing communities to health after disaster
Amanda is an Australian emergency health advisor working internationally with the Red Cross. (R)
View ArticleLes Carlyon: voices from the Great War
Exploring the lives of Anzacs on the Western Front from 1916-18. (R)
View ArticleQueen's Birthday honours: Perth psychologist Mandy Nayton receives OAM for...
Perth educational psychologist Mandy Nayton is recognised in the Queen's Birthday honours for her work in children's literacy, in particular helping kids overcome dyslexia.
View ArticleTriple-threat Ursula Yovich: singer, actor, playwright
Ursula's performances are backed by a stunning voice and complex cultural roots.
View ArticleRoyal Life Saving Bravery Awards for father, son who rescued drowning friend...
A father and son who rescued a drowning friend from waters off Western Australia's southern coast are among those set to receive Royal Life Saving Bravery Awards at a ceremony in Perth.
View ArticleDeafblind student who 'switched off' from hearing world recognised for...
Vanessa Vlajkovic was born legally blind and last year chose to exit the hearing world. Now the university student and avid cheerleader has been named WA's Young Person of the Year.
View ArticleThree Australians win 2017 Queen's Young Leaders award for their dedication...
Three inspiring Australian entrepreneurs are set to spend a year learning from world business leaders after winning the 2017 Queen's Young Leaders award for their inspiring community and social work.
View ArticleQueen's Birthday Honours: If my grandmother can nominate, so can you
The secret to getting more women nominated for the Queen's Birthday honours, from a great-grandmother who's successfully nominated two recipients.
View ArticleChief scientist Peter Klinken recognised for work in disease genetics
Western Australia's chief scientist Peter Klinken says he was "gobsmacked" when he found he had been made a Companion of the Order of Australia for his work in understanding the genetics of disease.
View ArticleCopyright claim sees Perth building excluded from West Australian...
A dispute erupts over the design of a Perth building nominated in this year's West Australian Architecture Awards, after an unnamed French architect lodges and later withdraws a claim of copyright...
View ArticleDonuts included in professional baking competition for first time at Perth...
For the first time ever donuts have been included alongside bread, cakes and meat pies at the Perth Royal Show professional baking competition.
View ArticlePerth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi's expenses scandal could cost her second-best...
The international body which named Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi the world's second-best mayor in 2012 now says it would not have even considered her for the title given her breaches of ethics.
View ArticleWestern Australian youth camp pioneer Tanya Dupagne named 2017 Rural Woman of...
A remarkable West Australian who is helping rural kids and women to transform their lives is the Rural Woman of the Year for 2017.
View ArticleFlorey Medal winner sets sights on macular degeneration after curing...
A Perth medical researcher wins the prestigious Florey Medal for developing a gene therapy for a leading cause of blindness in humans but it all started with attempts to restore sight in blind dogs.
View ArticlePolice bravery award winner Stephanie Bochorsky calls for more help for...
Senior Constable Stephanie Bochorsky struggled with post-traumatic stress after rescuing two young girls from their father who doused them with petrol and set one alight. The winner of a bravery award...
View ArticleAustralian of the Year winners Richard Harris and Craig Challen want to...
Thai cave rescue heroes Richard Harris and Craig Challen might prefer the murky light of an underwater cave to the media spotlight, but both are keen to deliver a message to today's younger generation.
View ArticleStella Prize won by first-time author Vicki Laveau-Harvie for her memoir of...
Vicki Laveau-Harvie has had a career breakthrough in her mid-70s, winning Australia's premier prize for women writers, with her first published book: The Erratics.
View ArticleArchibald's Packing Room Prize awarded to Tessa MacKay for portrait of David...
The Archies season is underway with Perth painter and first-time finalist Tessa MacKay awarded the Packing Room Prize, on a day that also saw the unveiling of the 51 finalists for this year's...
View ArticleSydney artist Tony Costa wins 2019 Archibald prize for portrait of Zen Buddhist
Sydney artist Tony Costa is the winner of Australia's oldest and best-known prize for portraiture, for his painting of contemporary artist and Zen Buddhist Lindy Lee.
View ArticleWhich stars of the game will be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of...
The Australian Football Hall of Fame will be delivering another induction class tonight with Brownlow medallist and three-time premiership player Simon Black tipped to join the prestigious list.
View ArticleRicky Grace, Luc Longley, Nicola Forrest among WA recipients of 2019 Queens...
Girls Academy founder Ricky Grace, former NBA basketball star Luc Longley and Minderoo Foundation co-founder Nicola Forrest are among several West Australians recognised for outstanding community service.
View ArticleKev Carmody accepts his Helpmann Award for Lifetime Achievement on behalf of...
When Australia's premier arts industry awards said they wanted to honour the lifetime achievement of this music legend, he had one condition.
View ArticleWA bravery awards include girl who saved sister from dog attack and shark...
A seven-year-old Perth girl who picked up her toddler sister and held her aloft to save her from an attacking rottweiler dog is among a group of West Australians to be honoured with bravery awards.
View ArticleLuke Partington wins SANFL 2019 Magarey Medal as Peter Motley is inducted...
Magarey Medallist Luke Partington from Glenelg thanks volunteers for their tireless contribution to football, while SA football greats Peter Motley and Greg Anderson are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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