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  1. ‘drug trafficker’PremiumGeraldton man accused of being high-ranking drug dealer

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    D-day for beach cottages despite city’s rental crisis

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  4. burnt-out buggyPremiumTeenager’s vehicle arson charge to go to trial

  5. ‘constantly changing conditions’Heavy rain takes a toll on city’s road network

ALL IN A DAYS WORKVollies fence out pressure from farmers

For many volunteers, especially those with farming backgrounds, the work is about more than doing a good deed.

Lisa Favazzo

Harry’s huge haulPremiumAFL gun boots 17 GOALS against Mullewa

Harry Taylor, better known as a defender in his AFL days, equalled the second-highest goal total in a GNFL game with 17 majors against Mullewa.

Reuben Carder & Victor Tanti

Buzzer-beaterMuo sends the Buccs crowd wild with buzzer-beater

The Geraldton Buccaneers celebrated their home Indigenous round and the 450th game of a legend with a buzzer-beater on Saturday night.

Reuben Carder

no escapeMaster of illusion took leap of faith

A master magician is heading to Geraldton next month. But, before Cosentino takes to the stage performing death-defying escapes, there’s one confined space in which he’ll need to stay put.

Lisa Favazzo

Ear healthHAPEE note for program

Hearing loss and ear disease affect one in three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids. Now ae Naaguja mother and musician is calling on families to get behind an early intervention program.

Lisa Favazzo

COMMITMENT MADESpalding face lift closer

City of Greater Geraldton Mayor Shane Van Styn said recent talks with the State Government were the “first time” commitments had been made towards implementing the Spalding Precinct Plan since 2017.

Elise Van Aken

HOUSING CRISISPremiumPremiumCottages saved from wrecking ball

Last night City of Greater Geraldton Mayor Shane Van Styn put forward an amended motion for four Point Moore properties in danger demolition to have their leases opened for a further 18 years.

burnt-out buggyPremiumPremiumTeenager’s vehicle arson charge to go to trial

A Geraldton teenager will go to trial after denying he was responsible for a spate of burglaries allegedly committed over a three-day period earlier this year.

witness appealTeenager hit by car in Dongara

Dongara police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a teenage girl riding home from work was hit by a car yesterday.

Consumer WatchBeware of tow truck heavies

Following recent heavy rains, motorists have been being charged exorbitant towing and storage costs by tow truck companies.

Candice Evans

‘drug trafficker’PremiumGeraldton man accused of being high-ranking drug dealer

Conspiring to bring up to 225kg of cannabis to Geraldton and firearms buried in a sea container are some of the allegations levelled at a Geraldton man accused of being a “highly skilled trafficker”.

Liam Beatty

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Homeless mum-of-six dies on Perth’s cold streets

A mother of six who had been sleeping on the city’s bitterly cold streets is the latest homeless person to lose their life in Perth.

Annabel Hennessy

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Former teacher, WAFLW coach on child sex charges

A former teacher and WAFLW league coach is facing multiple historical allegations of sexually abusing a student at a WA school.

Shannon Hampton

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WA’s public schools on COVID watch

Schools are making sure they are ready for any potential Perth lockdown, war gaming a scenario in which an outbreak of the Delta strain of COVID-19 leads to classes being shut down.

Bethany Hiatt

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Grave fearsPremiumItem of clothing from missing man found in flood search

Police hold grave fears for Katanning man Ajit Khan, 34, who is understood not to be a strong swimmer.

Tom Shanahan & Sarah Stager

DERO GEROVideoCable Beach swallows two Mid West cars

Cable Beach’s big tides have claimed five victims in three days — this time two vehicles coming from the Mid West.

Tom Zaunmayr & Elise Van Aken

Flouting lawsCommentsPremium‘Quarantined’ Vic couple allegedly found at WA bar

A couple travelling from Victoria who have allegedly been caught flouting self-isolation laws in Norseman will spend the remainder of their quarantine period in police lock-up

Amber Lilley

burnt-out buggyPremiumPremiumTeenager’s vehicle arson charge to go to trial

A Geraldton teenager will go to trial after denying he was responsible for a spate of burglaries allegedly committed over a three-day period earlier this year.

‘lend a hand’Carnarvon firefighter joins Canadian forest fire effort

Among the 17 men and women from across the State who put their hands up to fly across the world today to assist their Canadian colleagues is Carnarvon resident and district officer Matt Holland.

Funding BoostCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumChild care services receive funding boost

Childcare services throughout the Lower South West are set to share in a multi-million-dollar funding program over the coming months.

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Money for nothing?PremiumDirectors paid ‘thousands’ to attend 30-min meetings

Meetings of the board ostensibly in charge of overseeing the running of Crown Perth sometimes lasted less than 30 mins, while non-executive directors were paid tens of thousands of dollars to attend.

Tim Clarke

Say what?Premium‘Next Fyfe, but with darker skin’: Mayor’s gaffe regret

A controversial Perth mayor is under fire for describing a child, who had just received their Australian citizenship, as the next ‘darker skinned’ Nat Fyfe.

Michael Traill

Rodent fearsPremiumPremiumFears of mouse explosion after signs in Mid West

Farmers across WA have been urged to get out into their paddocks and search for signs of mice, after unusually early reports of mice damage near Geraldton

Substantial resistanceVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWhy this WA age group has turned nose up at AZ vaccine

West Australians aged 60-64 are the most AstraZeneca resistant cohort in the nation, with nearly 45 per cent yet to receive a first vaccine jab nearly three months after it was first offered to them.

Terrifying ordealYoung female jogger attacked in Subiaco

The man wrapped his arm around the woman’s neck on a shared pedestrian-bike path near Subiaco Road.

Perth casino probeCommentsPremiumPoynton reveals secret $50K deal with Packer

Prominent Perth businessman John Poynton has revealed details of a pact he signed with James Packer after the billionaire stepped away from his gambling empire.

Tim Clarke