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  1. FootballPremiumGreat Northern to rub shoulders with country week’s best

  2. Development newsPremiumBunnings on the move in Geraldton to new $30m precinct

  3. Ag College open dayMorawa ag college open day showcases farm life

  4. Heritage restorationPremium$6m contract signed for Geraldton Heritage Precinct revamp

  5. Sydney MemorialPremiumHMAS Sydney II war memorial service

The Big Killing director Rebecca Pusey.

Theatre 8PremiumThe Big Killing brings twists and turns to Theatre 8

A thrilling new play full of mystery and intrigue will premiere at Geraldton’s Theatre 8, taking audiences on a wild journey that will keep them guessing until the end.

Josephine Hingst

Josh Keyes of the Geraldton Buccaneers slam dunks against Lakeside Lightning.

BasketballPremiumBuccs’ confidence building ahead of road trip

The Geraldton Buccaneers are hitting the road for a crucial double-header this weekend as they look to ramp up the pressure in order to clinch a top-two spot on the NBL1 West ladder. 

Kate Campbell and Luke Lawson

Akeem Springs

BasketballPremium‘I just want to give the fans a show’: Springs

Basketball has taken Akeem Springs around the world from playing at his local park in Illinois to South Africa and now to Geraldton where he proudly dons the blue and yellow for the Buccaneers. 

Luke Lawson

Atlantic Vanadium has been slugging it out against Shire of Mt Magnet since 2023.

MiningCommentsPremium‘Ridiculous’: Shire fires back at AMEC after rates win

A regional WA council celebrating a Supreme Court Judge’s decision to back in a contentious rates charge has slammed the national exploration lobby’s accusation they are treating miners as ‘cash cows’.

Simone Grogan

Sylvia Jacobs with great grandson Regan Clinch, 3, at the NAIDOC Big Breakfast at GRAMS.

NAIDOC WeekPremiumCommunity unites to celebrate NAIDOC’s golden 50th

Geraldton has come out to celebrate a golden anniversary this week, as NAIDOC marks its 50th year with a week full of community events and activities honouring heritage and the next generation.

Stuart Quinn

HMAS Sydney II memorial.

Sydney MemorialPremiumHMAS Sydney II war memorial service

Solemn sunset service for the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2

Stuart Quinn

Plans are afoot for Bunnings to relocate to a revamped retail hub.

Development newsPremiumPremiumBunnings on the move in Geraldton to new $30m precinct

Bunnings is set to relocate from its long-term base in Wonthella and move into the Geraldton Homemaker Centre as part of a $30 million plan to expand the precinct.

The Western Australian College of Agriculture in Morawa opened its gates for its annual open day.

Ag College open dayMorawa ag college open day showcases farm life

The WA College of Agriculture in Morawa opened its gates for its annual open day last week, giving visitors a hands-on taste of rural education.

The Geraldton Heritage Precinct, Ngurra Barlunggu was renamed after a public vote in October last year.

Heritage restorationPremiumPremium$6m contract signed for Geraldton Heritage Precinct revamp

The Cook Government has signed a $6 million contract to kick off major conservation works at the Geraldton Heritage Precinct (Ngurra Barlunggu), marking a significant milestone in the site’s revitalisation. 

Ashvita Thirumurugan speaking during Thursday’s session of Youth Parliament.

Youth ParliamentPremiumLocal students rep Mid West in Youth Parliament

Geraldton and the Mid-West were well-represented by two local students when Youth Parliament held its 30th annual sitting in Perth this week.

Stuart Quinn

The Big Killing director Rebecca Pusey.

Theatre 8PremiumThe Big Killing brings twists and turns to Theatre 8

A thrilling new play full of mystery and intrigue will premiere at Geraldton’s Theatre 8, taking audiences on a wild journey that will keep them guessing until the end.

Josephine Hingst

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Steven Payne, pictured, vanished into waters at Wharton Beach after a fatal shark attack.

Courts & JusticePremiumTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

An 83-year-old female and 83-year-old male were flown to Royal Perth Hospital on the RAC Rescue helicopter.

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Three people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Caitlin Vinci

Education Minister Sabine Winton.

state politicsCommentsPremiumMinister reassures WA parents after horrific sex abuse case

Education Minister Sabine Winton has ordered the State’s Education and Care Regulatory Unit to conduct a snap review of WA’s childcare system.

Jessica Page

Aerial urban suburban cityscape landscape view in Perth Western Australia Rafael Ben-Ari

Housing marketCommentsPremiumPerth in property marathon as median price jumps to new peak

Perth’s median dwelling price has jumped $65,000 over the past year, with anticipated interest rate cuts set to further buoy the market.

Kim Macdonald

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WA Police continue to have welfare concerns for 26-year-old woman Carolina Wilga, who hasn't been heard from since Sunday, 29 June 2025.

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Missing backpacker’s van found abandoned in remote WA

Police have found the van belonging to a missing German backpacker who vanished in the Wheatbelt — but the young woman was not with the vehicle.

Caleb Runciman

Steven Payne, pictured, vanished into waters at Wharton Beach after a fatal shark attack.

Courts & JusticePremiumTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

Fremantle are playing many tall forwards.

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CommentsPremiumDockers must change forward structure and break Serong tag

If the Dockers wish to play two rucks, they cannot have Josh Treacy, Jye Amiss, Pat Voss and the Luke Jackson-Sean Darcy combo as forwards, writes Xavier Ellis.

An 83-year-old female and 83-year-old male were flown to Royal Perth Hospital on the RAC Rescue helicopter.

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CommentsPremiumThree people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Business owner Andrew Donnelly and business associate Shane Carlson leave Joondalup Court on Friday after facing charges.

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PremiumLegal strife piles up for embattled ex-Eagle

Former West Coast Eagle Andrew Donnelly has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he failed to comply with requirements under WA’s workers’ compensation laws.

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Recently retired Australian Medical Association president Dr Michael Page and incoming president Dr Kyle Hoath speaking to the media outside Parliament after last month’s Budget.

health mattersPremiumAmbulance ramping reflects ‘healthcare system in distress’

A failure to invest in staffing was partly to blame for Bunbury Hospital’s terrible new ambulance ramping figures, according to one of the State’s top medicos.

Warren Hately

Police on the scene.

CrimePremiumMajor crash officers investigate after woman dies in Albany

Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of an injured woman on Hardie Road in Spencer Park last night.

Jessica Evensen

A 73-year-old man has died in a crash in the South West.

Road TollPremiumTwo deaths in South West roads in under a week

Two deaths on South West roads in under a week have contributed to WA’s horrific road toll of 113 death - the highest recorded in a decade.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Page

Sylvia Jacobs with great grandson Regan Clinch, 3, at the NAIDOC Big Breakfast at GRAMS.

NAIDOC WeekPremiumPremiumCommunity unites to celebrate NAIDOC’s golden 50th

Geraldton has come out to celebrate a golden anniversary this week, as NAIDOC marks its 50th year with a week full of community events and activities honouring heritage and the next generation.

Marco Daquino and Damiano Suadoni opened the South West Bottega on Friday evening.

Italian bottegaPremiumPremiumNew store brings Italian menu and vintage finds into Vasse

The South West Bottega opened their doors on Friday evening, with new owners Marco Daquino and Damiano Suadoni hoping to bring the best of Italian cuisine in the new space.

Homelessness advocates Jane Anderson and Ingrid Hilario.

HomelessnessPremiumPremiumNo solution for homelessness despite Budget boom

Even with WA boasting a $2.5 billion surplus in this year’s State Budget, advocates say homelessness has only gotten worse with the matter firing up a debate in Parliament last week.

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The company often sells its Labubu dolls in a blind box to buyers who don’t know what character is inside until they open it.

CNBC newsCommentsLabubu-maker unfazed by ‘blind box’ crackdown

Beijing may have warned against “blind box” toys, but analysts are betting that Pop Mart International — the company behind Labubu dolls — will remain one of China’s hottest consumer brands this year.

Anniek Bao and Lim Hui Jie

Trump has made his priorities on energy production clear. The US will rely on oil, gas, coal and nuclear to meet its growing energy needs, the president said last weekend, bashing wind and solar power.

CNBC newsCommentsTrump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends long-standing federal support for solar and wind power, while creating a friendly environment for oil, gas and coal production.

Spencer Kimball

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) crying as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

CNBC newsCommentsUK in dire straits after minister’s tears rattle markets

All eyes are now on the UK’s ruling Labour Party for any sign of further political fractures that could rattle Britain’s economic stability.

Holly Ellyatt

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump.

BusinessCommentsTrump scolds ‘stupid’ Fed after it holds key rate steady

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady amid expectations of higher inflation and lower economic growth ahead, and still pointed to two reductions later this year.

Jeff Cox

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A final report into the fatal 2022 plane crash west of Norseman found a lack of evidence could not be for certain.

WA NewsCommentsPlane crash cause still a mystery after final report

The cause of a fatal surveying plane crash west of Norseman three years ago will remain a mystery after an investigation ended with not enough evidence to make a conclusive finding.

Oliver Lane

Premier Roger Cook signing Australia’s first “hypercable” on Friday morning.

State PoliticsCommentsPerth’s ambition to become the Dubai of data

Roger Cook has boasted Perth could become the Dubai of data, with a $400 million sub-sea cable set to turn WA into the middle point of global internet connections.

Jessica Page

A photograph of her van, found by police on Thursday, shows recovery tracks placed underneath the rear tyres of the van.

PolicePolice believe Carolina Wilga wandered from van in outback

A photograph of her van, found by police on Thursday, shows recovery tracks placed underneath the rear tyres of the van, which appears to have become stuck or bogged around Karroun Hill.

Bendigo Bank chief executive Richard Fennell at the reopening of the bank’s community bank branch in Bayswater.

BankingPremiumPremiumBendigo keeping the faith with branches, despite closures

The bank says its wrong to assume younger customers don’t also want to use a branch.

Nedlands mayor Fiona Argyle says the mass resignation of councillors on Monday was due to a 2024 proposed rates rise.

Council crisisCommentsComments‘Why Nedlands councillors turned against me’

Sacked mayor Fiona Argyle has revealed where she believes the uprising against her from within — which came to a council-imploding head this week — really began.

Carolina Wilga has not been seen since June 29.

PoliceDesperate search for German backpacker in Wheatbelt ramps up

Police have this morning stepped up their search for Carolina Wilga — who has been missing for almost a fortnight — after finding her van abandoned in the Wheatbelt.

Jessica Evensen