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  1. WA NEWSPremium“Devastated” family raises funds after Yallingup drowning

  2. Youth Parliament PremiumSouth West young leaders chosen for Youth Parliament

  3. HOUSING CRISISPremiumCall for action on 104 empty public houses in South West

  4. State FundingPremiumState invest $3.7m into Sexual Assault Resource Centre

  5. ROAD SAFETYPremiumSouth West driving instructor opposes new licence reforms

Author Sarah Wilson is heading to the South West for the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival.

READERS & WRITERS FESTPremiumAuthor Sarah Wilson set for six events at Margs festival

New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson will appear at the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival in May, bringing her latest work and a series of discussions on global challenges to the South West.

Madelin Hayes

Despite being one of the fastest growing regions outside of Perth, Busselton will not benefit from the State Government’s Severn Cities plan.

State FundingPremiumState Government's seven cities plans spilt South West

The South West has been split with State Government’s ambitious seven cities plan missing major regional hubs. 

Craig Duncan

Lions clubs in the South West have joined forces to donate $50,500 to Farmers Across Borders.

COMMUNITY SUPPORTPremiumLions Clubs rally to support Farmers Across Borders

Lions clubs across the South West have joined forces to donate an impressive $50,500 to support Farmers Across Borders and in turn, drought-stricken pastoralists.

Madelin Hayes

A man has died after being swept off rocks at Injidup Natural Spa.

WA NEWSPremiumYoung man dies after being swept off rocks at popular spot

A man in his 20s has died after being swept off the rocks at Injidup Natural Spa in Yallingup on Monday afternoon. 

Madelin Hayes

The woman, in her 80s, was rushed to Busselton Hospital after the fire on Napoleon Promenade in Vasse about 11am on Monday. 

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumDevastating house fire leaves elderly woman critical

An elderly woman is fighting for life after fire took hold of a home in WA’s South West, with a further two women also being treated for their injuries in hospital. 

Brooke Rolfe

Kuah Jenhan will be part of the line-up when the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow arrives in Bunbury.

COMEDY NIGHTPremiumMelbourne comedy festival’s funniest bound for Bunbury

Bunbury audiences will get a taste of Australia’s biggest comedy event later this month when the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow arrives in town. 

Yousuf Shameel

Richard Taylor with his Holden Cruise.

WINTER IS COMINGPremiumPremiumHomeless and rough sleepers in front line as winter nears

As winter gets closer and Bunbury sees nights of stormy weather, the rough sleepers and homeless population of the region looks for shelter and warmth.

Museum artefacts used as story prompts in History's Mysteries 2024.

PRISON BREAKPremiumPremiumStudents encouraged to reimagine 150-year old prison break

Young children of Bunbury are invited to reimagine one of the greatest escape stories in history in the form of a short story.

HOYTS Cinemas is set to open at Eaton Fair as part of the shopping centre's development.

EATON FAIR DEVELOPMENT PremiumPremiumHoyts Cinema is set to open at Eaton Fair in 2027

Hoyts Cinema is set to open at the Eaton Fair Shopping Centre next year as part of the centre’s million dollar expansion. 

One of the Shire of Dardanup's community meetings last year.

COMMUNITY MEETING Shire of Dardanup residents will get to share their feedback

Community meetings are back in the shire of Dardanup, giving residents the chance to connect with councillors and shire staff to share their feedback and shape the community’s future.

Rose Patane

A Bunbury family was in disbelief after winning $250,000 on a scratchie.

WINNING BIG Bunbury family in disbelief after winning $250,000

A first home is on the cards for a young Bunbury family after a trip to the grocery store left them with a winning $250,000 Scratch ’n’ Win prize.

Rose Patane

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The pilot for an autonomous delivery system from Sodexo is being trialled at initial pilot phase is being conducted at Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri village.

MiningCommentsPremiumMore job cut details emerge as Rio renews FIFO catering gig

The French firm feeding Rio Tinto’s legion of workers in the Pilbara has renewed its contract amid a wave of redundancies sweeping through the iron ore giant’s Perth office.

Adrian Rauso

Construction of a huge skyscraper at Elizabeth Quay is set for an extraordinary blow after ASX-listed contractor SRG foreshadowed plans to seek an arrest warrant for developer Victor Goh.

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Contractor’s arrest bid for property developer Victor Goh

Construction of a huge skyscraper at Elizabeth Quay is set for an extraordinary blow after ASX-listed contractor SRG foreshadowed plans to seek an arrest warrant for developer Victor Goh.

Matt Mckenzie

An empty Rio Tinto hard hat in the Pilbara

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Mass job cuts loom for Rio Tinto’s Perth workforce

A major cutback at the State’s largest iron ore producer is believed to be in motion as speculation mounts that a high-ranking Perth manager will soon depart.

Adrian Rauso

A woman in her 60s is in a critical condition after being rushed to hospital following a horror crash.

CrashPremiumMotorcyclist in critical condition after Tonkin Hwy crash

A woman in her 60s is in a critical condition after being rushed to hospital under priority one following a horror crash.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

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Construction of a huge skyscraper at Elizabeth Quay is set for an extraordinary blow after ASX-listed contractor SRG foreshadowed plans to seek an arrest warrant for developer Victor Goh.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
ConstructionPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Contractor’s arrest bid for property developer Victor Goh

Construction of a huge skyscraper at Elizabeth Quay is set for an extraordinary blow after ASX-listed contractor SRG foreshadowed plans to seek an arrest warrant for developer Victor Goh.

Matt Mckenzie

An empty Rio Tinto hard hat in the Pilbara

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Mass job cuts loom for Rio Tinto’s Perth workforce

A major cutback at the State’s largest iron ore producer is believed to be in motion as speculation mounts that a high-ranking Perth manager will soon depart.

Adrian Rauso

Hannah Munro runs a womens hiking group called SheHikes Perth. Pictured is Hannah (president) with Mikayla Goddard (Vice President) in Kardinya Justin Benson-Cooper

HealthCommentsCommentsHow many steps you should be taking based on your age

While it was originally thought that 10,000 steps a day was the golden number for everyone, age plays a huge part in how much you should walk to meet daily physical activity guidelines. 

The scene of the crash.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumPassenger dies, driver faces charges after horror crash

A 22-year-old man has died and another young man has been charged with dangerous driving after a tragic crash in Albany.

Perth’s median house price is continuing to rise.

PropertyCommentsCommentsPerth house prices on track to jump by $500 a day

Perth’s median house price is on track to jump by a whopping 20 per cent this year — the equivalent of almost $500 a day — according to WA’s peak industry body.

Regional News

Mice.

Mouse PlaguePremiumFree mouse baits handed out amid calls for stronger poison

One Mid West shire is handing out free baits to locals to help them cope with the region’s mouse plague amid calls for a stronger poison to be approved.

Sienna Seychell

Fuels prices have dropped to less than $2 a litre in Geraldton.

Fuel crisisPremiumMid West service stations hit with big chunk of fines

Mid West service stations have been slapped with more than a quarter of the fines issued across the State for price notification failures.

Sally Q Davies

DBCA has reopened the Ningaloo Marine Park.

TourismPremiumTourism decline in regional WA hits Exmouth

A post-Easter survey by Tourism Council WA has revealed that bookings across the State’s tourism industry have declined 29 per cent for the upcoming three months.

Sienna Seychell

Three teens were arrested in relation to a motor vehicle theft and aggravated burglary.

Crime and courts PremiumPremiumCarnarvon teens charged for alleged crime spree

A Carnarvon-based taxi company has taken to social media to demand justice for its staff following an incident of an alleged deliberate collision and car chase of an on-call taxi.

Missing man Corrie Feehan.

Missing personPremiumPremium‘I have to find him’: Search for Corrie Feehan one year on

A search for missing man Corrie Feehan has resulted in more question marks, with his family returning home with no new evidence, clues or answers into his abrupt disappearance one year ago.

The Yarning Circle launch event at Heritage Park in Manjimup.

Yarning CirclePremiumPremiumCommunity gathers in Manijmup for Yarning Circle opening

Hundreds gathered in Manjimup’s Heritage Park last month to witness the official opening of the Waangka Danjoo Nyininy (Talking Together Sitting) Yarning Circle. 

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A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThe growing hair treatment market from GLP-1s

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

Laya Neelakandan

People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumPeople will be ‘living and working’ on the moon in the 2030s

People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

Lucy Handley

Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency.

CNBC newsPremium‘Biggest energy security threat in history’: Bleak outlook

The world has lost 13 million barrels of oil per day thanks to the war, and there are major disruptions in vital commodities, International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol said.

Holly Ellyatt

President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumWatchdog zeros in on suspicious oil trades before Trump post

The probe is zeroing in on at least two instances over a roughly two-week period when trading volumes jumped sharply just ahead of key White House news.

Yun Li

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Diphtheria — a potentially deadly bacterial infection — has now reached 55 cases in the Kimberley, three in the Pilbara, and two in the Goldfields. 

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‘Get vaccinated’: Health alert amid ‘rare’ outbreak in WA

There have been 60 cases of the potentially deadly bacterial infection reported in WA.

Claire Sadler

Construction is expected to begin this year.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumWork to begin this year on new Rocko mental health centre

Rockingham residents can expect to see expanded mental health care services with construction expected to begin this year on two new facilities at the local hospital. 

Rachel Fenner

Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti will hand down the West Australian budget on Thursday. NewsWire/Philip Gostelow

UPDATEDPremiumPremiumHow Australia’s richest state will spend its billions

Aussies in one state will be looking for cost-of-living relief and measures to ease housing affordability when the budget is handed down.

Clare Reilly at the Munda Biddi southern terminus after completing the 1000km trail in her wheelchair.

History made Munda Biddi wheelchair history made by inspiring MS advocate

Victorian multiple sclerosis advocate Clare Reilly has become the first person to complete the Munda Biddi trail in a wheelchair, arriving in Albany on Monday after 26 gruelling days on the WA trail. 

Dog hit on security cameras

WA NewsOutraged Baldivis locals catch man brutally beating dog

Disturbing scenes have been caught on a home security camera of a dog being brutally beaten in Baldivis on Sunday. WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS

Perth drivers are being slammed for getting the basics wrong at roundabouts — with confusion, hesitation and bad habits turning simple intersections into daily danger zones.

TrafficVideoCommentsRoundabout rage explodes as Perth’s clueless drivers blasted

Perth motorists are being slammed for getting the basics wrong at roundabouts — with confusion, hesitation and bad habits turning simple intersections into daily danger zones.

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