What made the news in Cockburn – 21-28 March 2025

Thursday 27 March:
Centenary celebrations began with a High Tea to mark the 100th birthday of Memorial Hall in Hamilton Hill on 21 March, 100 years after foundation stones were laid.
The High Tea was attended by His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM Governor of Western Australia and invited guests including the great granddaughter of Hall fundraising stalwart Maud Mary Winfield, Maureen-Fisher Sim.
ABC Radio roving reporter Kate Leaver came down to the hall to interview Mrs Fisher-Sim about her relative’s incredible legacy and the it aired on Mark Gibson’s Brekky Show on Thursday (from 2:19:45).

He may be a State Cultural Treasure with artworks in multiple public and private collections in Australia, but Trevor Vickers has made it an annual goal to exhibit his highly-regarded contemporary art in the City of Cockburn’s Show Off exhibition since its inception in 2003.
After a lifetime of creating art and advocating for artists, Trevor (81) and his late wife Ruth moved from the UK to Hamilton Hill in 1997 where they embraced the community.

Just 115kg of landfill waste, or less than five grams per person, was created by the 21,000 visitors who attended the 2025 two-day Coogee Live beach festival.

Monday 24 March:
Climate-200 funded independent Kate Hulett, who came within 500 votes of ousting a State Government minister, has now set her sights on Canberra and come out as anti-AUKUS.

Sunday 23 March:
WA’s new locally-made C-series trains have caused more travel headaches and delays, this time for Fremantle’s season opener at home with fans left stranded at stations across the city on Sunday.

Wednesday 26 February:
A mystery illness killing hundreds of birds across WA is leaving wildlife carers deeply concerned. CEO of WA Wildlife, Dean Huxley, said the Bibra Lake centre was now receiving 200 affected birds a month, compared to just one or two a few years ago.