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  1. ‘seen it all’Geraldton’s top cop hands on baton for Perth post

  2. Fatal fears‘Someone could end up killed’: Rock-throwing fears grow

  3. GOING STEADYPremiumWild things make my heart sing in the sun

  4. It’s personal‘Keep up the fight’ plea in local footy MND round

  5. FULL HOUSEConference Centre pulling crowds

Parvo warningVets urge parvovirus vaccination amid spike in cases

Geraldton veterinarians are urging pet owners to ensure their dogs are vaccinated against parvovirus, with one clinic forced to put several animals down recently because of the deadly illness.

Phoebe Pin

home invasionPremiumHunt on for man who attacked elderly Geraldton man

Police say the elderly victim of a violent home invasion earlier this week is shaken by the ordeal but has returned home and is “travelling OK”.

Liam Beatty

Vaccine rollout expandsBookings now open for Pfizer COVID jabs in Geraldton

Geraldton Hospital will be running Pfizer vaccine clinics every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with the vaccine available in town for 30-49-year-olds for the first time yesterday.

Phoebe Pin

Jobs galoreUnemployed Geraldton young people flock to jobs fair

More than 500 local roles and 50 apprenticeships were on offer at Geraldton’s first jobs fair this week.

Phoebe Pin

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Get out to Nabawa and don MND beanie

Why sport and community causes is an important mix. The latest one to get behind is the Big Freeze initiative to fund raise for motor neurone disease.

Harry Taylor

grim discoveryRemains identified as missing Kalbarri windsurfer

Remains discovered on Thursday have today been confirmed as belonging to Kalbarri local John Laverack who went missing during gale-force winds the day before.

Liam Beatty & Elise Van Aken

Jobs galoreUnemployed Geraldton young people flock to jobs fair

More than 500 local roles and 50 apprenticeships were on offer at Geraldton’s first jobs fair this week.

‘seen it all’Geraldton’s top cop hands on baton for Perth post

From billion-dollar drug busts to civil unrest, natural disasters and everything in between — Sen. Sgt Jason Scragg has seen it all during his two-year tenure as the officer in charge in Geraldton.

extremely seriousPremiumPremiumWoman accused of attempted car attack pleads not guilty

A 49-year-old Bluff Point woman is preparing to go to trial after pleading not guilty to allegations she attempted to run over a group of people on Christmas Eve.

Big FreezeBig freeze the hot topic: Who are the local sliders?

They’re ready to go and, according to someone who’s been there and done it, they’ll probably be colder than they’ve ever imagined.

Reuben Carder

home invasionPremiumHunt on for man who attacked elderly Geraldton man

Police say the elderly victim of a violent home invasion earlier this week is shaken by the ordeal but has returned home and is “travelling OK”.

Liam Beatty

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Bush legendsVideoCommentsPremiumThe woman teaching the world about Kimberley magic

After facing some difficult times in her life, Bec Sampi became one of few Aboriginal women to find a calling as a head tour guide. Now, she passes on her wisdom about the ancient land to visitors.

Steve Butler

Operation IronsidePremiumWA bikies caught up in global police sting

A criminal lawyer and numerous bikie associates were among nine men charged in WA as part of the culmination of the largest police sting in Australian history.

Daryna Zadvirna, Ellen Whinett & Phil Hickey

Eric Edgar Cooke audio filesVideoPremiumHear from WA’s worst serial killer — in his own words

The West has been given permission by WA’s Supreme Court to broadcast — for a limited time — the most extensive excerpts of the recording of Eric Edgar Cooke’s trial ever heard in public. LISTEN NOW.

Tim Clarke

Regional News

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The West Australian exclusive
Coral Bay on edgeCommentsPremium
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How heroic tour operator saved boy from shark attack

A marine tour operator has revealed how one of his employees bravely swam to the rescue of a young boy attacked by a shark while spearfishing off Coral Bay.

Sarah Steger

extremely seriousPremiumWoman accused of attempted car attack pleads not guilty

A 49-year-old Bluff Point woman is preparing to go to trial after pleading not guilty to allegations she attempted to run over a group of people on Christmas Eve.

Liam Beatty

Search continuesCommentsPremiumWater search called off missing windsurfer

Police divers are assessing weather and water conditions today before they begin to search the depths of the Murchison River mouth and Kalbarri coast for missing windsurfer John Laverack.

Elise Van Aken

Vaccine rollout expandsBookings now open for Pfizer COVID jabs in Geraldton

Geraldton Hospital will be running Pfizer vaccine clinics every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with the vaccine available in town for 30-49-year-olds for the first time yesterday.

bodyboardingPremiumPremiumSW duo win two State bodyboarding titles

Margaret River offered a few bright sparks at the weekend’s WA Bodyboard Titles, with locals winning the under-18 and over-35 divisions and named as State champions.

‘Hole lot of fun’WA police car gets stuck in sinkhole on highway

A town was left without water after police got stuck in the huge sinkhole on Great Eastern Highway.

WA News

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The West Australian exclusive
Funding pleaCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
We need more help to beat animal brutes: RSPCA

The RSPCA WA is calling on the State Government to back it with a huge rise in funding to combat a troubling increase in animal abuse.

Charlotte Elton

Green pushVideoCommentsWA goes early on single-use plastic ban

WA had originally planned to end to the use sale of plastic straws and takeaway coffee cups by 2026 but now an ambitious new date has been set.

Briana Fiore

WA roadsCommentsCommentsCar v pole: Man killed in Mundijong crash

A man is dead after a car hit a pole in Perth’s southern suburbs early this morning.

Free themCommentsCommentsLet Biloela family stay: Coalition MPs

Pressure continues to build on the Federal Government, even within its own ranks, to free the Tamil family from detention on Christmas Island and back into the Biloela community in Queensland.

TRAVEL BUBBLECommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumBali to open doors to tourists next month

West Aussies’ favourite travel hotspot is set to re-open to visitors next month after reaching a 85 per cent vaccination rate in Kuta, Legian and Seminyak — with Chinese tourists first in line.

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Bikie Wars: How WA’s biggest drug dealers came undone

For decades the Comancheros built their reputation on drawing blood and trafficking drugs. But this week they were brought to their knees by the ‘sting of the century’.

Daryna Zadvirna