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Stuart Wise was injured in an e-scooter accident last month.

E-rideables debatePremiumInjured e-scooter rider urges others to obey rules

A Geraldton man has warned about the dangers of e-scooter use after he was injured in a collision in early December. 

Sally Q Davies

Dhufish at the Abrolhos by Glen Cowans, Dhufish are endemic to WA and are threatened by overfishing by both commercial and recreational fishermen.

Demersal banPremiumRecreational demersal ban impacts tourism

Small businesses in the WA coastline are concerned by a possible drop in tourism numbers caused by the recreational boat-based demersal fishing ban. 

Sally Q Davies

Geraldton's first junior girls’ representative side.

CricketPremiumGeraldton, Bunbury unite to push junior girls’ cricket event

Geraldton has sent its first junior representative girls’ team to a two-day cricket tournament in Perth, coinciding with this week’s junior country week.

Rebecca Ruthven

Geraldton Amateur Swimming Club at the Swimming WA Country Championships

SwimmingPremiumGeraldton’s swimmers make a splash in Country Championships

Geraldton’s junior swimmers have shown positive signs and shattered personal bests left and right after a successful campaign at the Swimming WA Country Championships in Perth last weekend. 

Rebecca Ruthven

Wandies' Ashlyn Thompson.

CricketPremiumWanderers duo selected for State representative duties

Two Geraldton women’s cricketers are representing WA at the Toyota Australian Country Cricket Championships in South Australia’s Barossa Valley this week. 

Rebecca Ruthven

The house after it was razed by a fire.

Midwest TimesPremiumMums who lost it all in house fire speak of their terror

‘All I could think was my kids, my kids are dead . . . then I seen them alive outside.’

Sally Q Davies

The Wave Rally World Championships will run from January 9-11.

WindsurfingWave Rally makes waves on Geraldton’s shores

The 2026 Wave Rally World Championships are shaping up to be windier and wilder than last year’s, with local and international windsurfers set to descend on Coronation Beach this weekend.

Rebecca Ruthven

Bundegi Beach, a swimming spot about 10 minutes from Exmouth.

Government grantsPremiumMid West, Gascoyne towns share in $900k boating boost

More than a third of the $2.4 million in State Government grants to upgrade recreational boating facilities in regional WA is headed to Mid West and Gascoyne towns.

Kate Campbell

Cooper Jefferies for Suiside lays into this hit.

SoftballGeraldton’s softballers to set tone in the new year

Round 11 of Geraldton’s softball season looms as a classic post Christmas checkpoint. The legs may be fresh, the timing slightly off, but the intent will be very real as teams jostle for ladder position. 

Derek Goforth

Leo Prout for B52s.

Water PoloWater polo action to ramp up in season’s second half

Round 11 of the Geraldton water polo season marks the first splash back after the festive break, with sunburn fading, Christmas pudding finally digested, and ladders starting to feel very real.

Derek Goforth

Some of the stories that dominated local headlines in the final three months of 2025.

Year in ReviewPremiumEnd-of-year stories had us smiling, sad and scared

The local headlines that dominated the news in Geraldton in the final three months of 2025 certainly put an exclamation mark on the end of the year, for all manner of reasons.

Kate Campbell

Ollie White set a national qualifying time in the boys 13-years 200m freestyle event.

SwimmingPremiumGeraldton dives into Country Championships

Some of Geraldton’s youngest and most exciting swimming prospects will battle it out in the Swimming WA Country Championships held at the Perth HPC Centre, starting this Friday. 

Rebecca Ruthven

A fire has seriously damaged this Rangeway home.

FirePremiumHouse fire destroys home of two single mums

A fire at a residential property in Rangeway has left two single mums and their children without accommodation in the new year.

Sally Q Davies

Beach cricket at Pages Beach.

Welcome to 2026NYE in Gero was free of major incidents

Geraldton residents managed to ring in the New Year with maximum fun and minimum destruction, with no major incidents occurring in the region. 

Sally Q Davies

Sportsmans' Clint Yeates made 60 against Towns.

CricketPremiumYeates, Thomas-Mirrielees lead Cricketer of the Year count

With the 2025-26 Geraldton Bendigo Bank Cricket League season in recess, Geraldton’s cricket expert Victor Tanti takes a look at the key statistics and top performances.

Victor Tanti

Attending the Walkaway Cup in style

Horse racingPremiumGeraldton sees strong turn out at 2025 Walkaway Cup

Geraldton locals soaked up the sunshine and festive atmosphere as they farewelled the 2025 leg of the racing season in style at the 2025 Walkaway Cup.

Rebecca Ruthven

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 16, 2025: People lay flowers at Bondi Pavilion memorial on Tuesday. A mass shooting at SydneyÃs Bondi beach has left at least 16 people dead has been declared a terrorist incident.NewsWire / Nikki Short

What I SeePremiumBondi attack brings terrorism to our doorstep

For me, Bondi is a clear indication that the world and all its troubles are shrinking. Today, troubling issues that seemed to be something that happened in a far away land are now right on our doorstep.

Peter Fiorenza

The intersection where a man tragically passed away.

Tragic deathPremiumE-scooter contract up for renewal amid rider’s death

The future of rented e-scooters in Geraldton is in limbo as the council prepares to review the private operator’s contract in the wake of the Christmas Eve death of a 37-year-old man.

Sally Q Davies

The Manhattan skyline and from left Times Square, a frozen lake in Central Park and the Statue of Liberty.

TravelPremiumFrom Gero to NYC: Snow, skyscrapers and sensory overload

New York City greets you like a handshake you were not ready for — firm, loud and completely certain of itself. Derek Goforth chronicles the first stop of his family’s long-awaited for American adventure.

Derek Goforth

Some of the stolen Christmas decorations at Geraldton Police Station.

Crime & CourtsPremiumMen, 18 and 22, accused of stealing Christmas decorations

Two young  men have been charged with stealing Christmas decorations from several homes in the Bluff Point area on Christmas Day.

Kate Campbell

The Station Square development at the Batavia Coast Marina.

Housing crisisPremiumFirst Station Square lots to be released soon

The Station Square development at the Batavia Coast Marina is expected to reach “practical completion” this month, with the first residential lots to be released imminently.

Kate Campbell

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has welcomed the State Government’s confirmation it will invest $7.5 million into setting up a new base in Geraldton — its busiest location in WA for patient transfers.

Health milestonePremiumRFDS welcomes funding certainty for Geraldton hub

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has welcomed the State Government’s confirmation it will invest $7.5 million into setting up a new base in Geraldton — its busiest location in WA for patient retrievals.

Kate Campbell

Sowar wins with Holly Watson aboard.

Horse RacingSowar sews up maiden Walkaway Cup honours

Sowar became the toast of the town after taking out the $100,000 Mount Augustus Tourist Park Walkaway Cup, winding down the racing action for the calendar year. 

Rebecca Ruthven & Hayden King

Some of the stories that dominated local headlines in the final three months of 2025.

Year in ReviewEnd-of-year stories had us smiling, sad and scared

The local headlines that dominated the news in Geraldton in the final three months of 2025 certainly put an exclamation mark on the end of the year, for all manner of reasons.

Kate Campbell