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  2. Stranger dangerSouth West schoolkids warned over ‘suspicious activity’

  3. Shock allegationsPremiumChild sex accused MP bailed despite witness concerns

  4. pawsome expansionProgram housing pets of domestic violence victims expands

  5. ho, ho, hoBunbury festival spreads Christmas spirit

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More opportunities needed for people with disability

After nearly two years of weathering COVID-19, it is fitting that this year’s International Day of People with Disability is asking us all to think about what comes next.

Lynne Harwood

cricketMaiden WBBL title for Bunbury’s Piparo

Chloe Piparo is a WBBL champion with the Perth Scorchers for the first time ever.

Jackson Barrett

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Family split after ‘selfish’ disability staff refuse jab

Anti-vax disability support staff have been blamed for the sudden closure of a home that has left a heartbroken family facing the prospect of being separated at Christmas.

Briana Fiore

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WA Nationals MP charged over child sex offences

Nationals MP James Hayward is due to face court today charged with child sex offences, The West Australian can reveal.

Emily Moulton and Peter Law

No-showsVideoWA snubbed as Groovin the Moo returns in 2022

The popular regional music festival will skip Bunbury for its 2022 comeback.

Simon Collins

ready, set, scootElectric scooter trial returning to Bunbury CBD

Helmets at the ready — a popular e-scooter trial is returning to the Bunbury CBD after services were suspended last year because of the escalating COVID-19 crisis.

Ailish Delaney

Dittmar at EaglesPremiumPremiumDittmar begins training with West Coast

Margaret River’s Kade Dittmar could still find himself on an AFL list after he began training with the West Coast Eagles on Tuesday. 

pawsome expansionProgram housing pets of domestic violence victims expands

A foster-care program for pets of people fleeing family and domestic violence has been expanded to help victims in the South West.

ho, ho, hoBunbury festival spreads Christmas spirit

The countdown is on until the man in red visits the South West — and Bunbury is gearing up for festivities to spread Christmas cheer across the CBD.

FAMILY IS EVERYTHINGPremiumGolden win for favourite restaurant

Nicolas Ristorante won the Gold Plate Award in the best family dining category for its community-focused Italian restaurant on Victoria Street.

Amy Johnston

Fighting chargesPremiumMan to fight allegations of drug sale

A 47-year-old Brunswick man has declared his intention to fight allegations of growing cannabis with the intention of selling it.

Carly Laden

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All-time rivalryPremiumBodyline, Bradman & Beefy: 10 best moments in Ashes history

As we prepare for the first ball to be sent down at the Gabba in the first Test of this summer, Glen Quartermain looks back at the 20 of the biggest moments in Ashes history. Here's the top 10.

Glen Quartermain

Building momentumSubi cafe saves thousands of single-use cups from landfill

A Perth-based business is on the path to divert one million single-use coffee cups from landfill, after helping a Subiaco cafe save 7000 takeaway cups during a six week trial.

Caitlin Paroczai

Mass exodus PremiumPartner reveals reason for Kott Gunning closure

A partner at establishment law firm Kott Gunning has spoken on why the firm has closed its doors after 102 years.

Neale Prior

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Margaret River homes evacuated as fireys fight fierce blaze

Residents have been forced to evacuate as fireys fight an out-of-control bushfire blazing its way near Contos and Redgate beaches, threatening lives and homes.

Warren Hately

Jetty woesCommentsPremiumJetty observatory plans set to sink without new funds

Regional WA’s biggest tourist attraction proposed since 2014 is at risk of sinking as construction costs surge due to COVID-19.

Taylar Amonini

‘Grow up’PremiumMum ‘abandoned’ young kids in dirty, drug-littered home

A mum ‘recklessly abandoned’ her two young children alone in a house with used syringes, drugs and dry cat food littering the floor while she went to buy cigarettes, a court has been told. 

Amber Lilley

Heinous crimesPremiumPremiumChild sex fiend jailed for abuse against own daughter

A Rangeway man who committed horrific acts of sexual abuse against his young daughter for nearly five years has been jailed for seven years for his ‘insidious’ crimes.

Remote community PremiumPremiumA look inside the Warburton community

Few Australians get to wander through Warburton situated more than 1400km from Perth, but the remote community welcomed the Kalgoorlie Miner.. 

Aged-Care CrisisCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumLack of funding spells disaster for aged-care industry

The head of an aged care facility in the Lower South West has warned a lack of funding in the industry could lead to critical worker shortages and less vacancies.

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Arson attackPremiumMore charges laid over Amanda Martin’s tattoo parlour fire

A second teenager has been charged over the arson attack of a tattoo parlour owned by the partner of assassinated Rebels boss Nick Martin in Balcatta.

Sarah Steger

UpdatedBushfire threatening lives and homes

An out-of-control bushfire in a popular tourist region has forced some residents to evacuate.

Angie Raphael

Covid-19How hard border added to family’s grief

Heartbroken parents mourning the sudden death of their 20-year-old son were dealt another cruel blow by one state’s hard border.

Lord of the zingsPremiumPremium‘Mark McGollum’: NSW renews assault on WA’s precious GST

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has once again thrust WA’s share of the GST carve-up into the spotlight while harking back to his reference to Mark McGowan as the ‘Gollum of Australian politics’.

‘Sign, or else’PremiumPremiumThe 14-minute ‘extortion’ in front of WA’s ‘most dangerous’

A mining boss embroiled in a feud with a former business partner allegedly arranged for ‘some of the most dangerous people in WA’ to stand over him at a Perth pub until he signed over tenements worth millions.

‘I just lost my s...’PremiumSon ‘had schizophrenia’ when he bludgeoned parents to death

A Hocking man who killed his parents in a brutal hammer attack at their home was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time, WA’s Supreme Court has been told.

Emily Moulton