Hundreds of teachers across South West schools went on strike on Tuesday, demanding better pay and more resources to cope with increasingly difficult class sizes.
Holly Prentice
Claudette Rizzi
Over 10 million native animals meeting their end on our roads each year. Squashed, splattered and smacked by the unending barrage of vehicles.
Craig Duncan
Bunbury mother of two Jessica Lewis has become a homegrown success in the space of a year after creating an award-winning business from scratch.
Despite looking destined to go to an Australian Human Rights Commission mediation session, a last minute breakthrough has given hope the Bunbury Speedway could become accessible in the future.
Oliver Lane
The Regional Joint Development Assessment Panel has narrowly voted to approve a proposed sand mine on Skippings Road in Boyanup, despite concerns from nearby landowners.
Sean Van Der Wielen
The Manjimup-Bridgetown Times spoke to five farmers about their concerns around the farming season., after an urgent crisis farmers’ meeting was held in Yornup last week.
Daniel Hocking
Community members, veterans and their loved ones gathered on Thursday morning to honour and remember those who have served their nation at war.
Amber Lilley
Urgent and semi-urgent response times at the Bunbury Regional Hospital are the worst in WA’s regional hospitals but emergency response times excel, according to Australian Institute of Health and Wellfare data.
After the State Government stepping in to save the Dolphin Discovery Centre from administration, Regional Development Minister Don Punch, has backed the funding to last.
The Country Women’s Association Capel Branch celebrated its 90th anniversary on Saturday, with an open invitation to the community to join in the fun.
Harvey’s women’s team started their South West Football League season with a bang on Saturday, defeating local rivals Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault by 43 points.
Josh Kempton
Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault took back the Harvey Fresh Cup in dominant fashion on Saturday, smashing Harvey by 104 points at Harvey Oval.
Fremantle ruckman Sean Darcy plays his 100th game in Saturday night’s Optus Stadium clash with the Western Bulldogs. So ahead of his milestone night, The West Australian has ranked all 99 of them.
Jackson Barrett
Anglo American has told BHP it needs to fork out more if it wants the British mining giant’s prized copper mines.
Adrian Rauso
The massive gold operation that claimed its second life in the space of 18 months — and WA’s first mine site death of 2024 — has fallen foul of the safety regulator 10 times in the past two years.
Leading Pinjarra trainer Brett Pope is expected to appeal what he says is an ‘excessive’ sanction for an administrative error after the euthanasia of 15 horses.
Hayden King
West Coast coach Adam Simpson says he hopes his flying midfield can maintain its dominant clearance form without teenage star Harley Reid.
Mitchell Woodcock
A woman has been taken to hospital after a reported chemical spill east of Perth.
Caleb Runciman
People in the southern part of Walpole Wilderness Area have been told to flee as an out of control bushfire, believed to be deliberately lit, threatens lives and homes about 50km west of Denmark.
Tens of thousands of West Australians have gathered to honour the courage and sacrifice of the Anzacs at a moving dawn service at Kings Park on Thursday morning.
The AFL has been slammed as having inconsistent double standards by furious fans after West Coast defender Tom Barrass had his one-game suspension upheld on Wednesday.
The multimillion-dollar project to bring more industrial lots to Kalgoorlie-Boulder has reinvigorated the case for building a transport facility and rerouting freight trains, the city’s mayor says.
Anneke de Boer
Goldfields locals are being encouraged to stop walking past their local history and heritage and instead pop their heads in to learn more about their region
Tegan Guthrie
A group of aviators has reconstructed a photograph captured in the Goldfields more than 60 years ago.
Carwyn Monck
Racking up 50 years service on the police force is no regular feat, but for newly promoted Sgt Karl Rep, it is something he was determined to achieve.
Two new childcare development proposals were given the green light at this week’s Kalgoorlie-Boulder council meeting, offering more than 100 additional day care spots to help meet demand in the community.
Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis announced an $8.6 million drought-assistance package, but farmers are concerned that will only ‘touch the edges’.
Jenny Woo makes $142,000 a month from Amazon alone, now she’s revealed what not to do when embarking on a side hustle.
Jenny Woo
The French town of Saint-Amand-Montrond is selling a 77sqm for €1. It’s a two-level house with two bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms ... but there’s a catch.
Celia Fernandez
Tesla kicks off tech earnings with its stock at its lowest point since early 2023. Meta, Apple and Microsoft report later this week and each company faces its own set of concerns.
Hayden Field
The cities that perform well on the list have also developed initiatives that cater to their citizens’ overall quality of life. And one Australian city came in third!
Ernestine Siu
A man has faced court after an alleged assault resulted in the death of a Mandurah man on Friday.
Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
Treasurer Rita Saffioti has admitted the case of a young couple raising their 10-week-old baby in a tent amid Perth’s rental crisis is ‘very concerning’.
Jake Dietsch
Cruise ship infrastructure at Fremantle is set for a massive upgrade, with the State Government announcing a $40.5 million package to improve Victoria Quay.
The childhood best friend of a woman who died following a house fire in Perth’s southern suburbs has remembered her friend as ‘the most beautiful mother you would ever meet’.
Child abuse squad detectives are investigating whether two incidents earlier this month are linked which saw an unknown man approach and inappropriately interact with children.
A group of Bunnings customers were rushed to hospital after an unknown substance was allegedly sprayed in the store.
Lily McCaffrey