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  1. MADE WITH LOVEPremiumSmashed Gero (on toast): Tarts & Co review

  2. SKILL BOOSTPremiumTAFE fee cuts put courses in reach

  3. TRIATHLONBusselton’s Freer a tri winner on return to Geraldton

  4. FRESH FACESGeraldton brigades appeal for new volunteers

  5. SICK PATRIARCHPremiumGrandfather jailed after bravery of eight-year-old

BMXGeraldton Olympic BMX hopeful Taylor offering coaching

Geraldton BMX competitor Corey Taylor is among the fastest riders around — but local speed demons can still get some coaching from him these holidays.

Reuben Carder

HOT PROPERTYPremiumSee how your suburb rates on the property rollercoaster

Waggrakine or Wandina? Sunset Beach or Tarcoola Beach? We’ve crunched the numbers on the rise and fall of Geraldton property prices, suburb-by-suburb. CHECK OUT OUR INTERACTIVE MAP INSIDE

Lisa Favazzo

SURPRISE CAUSEBlanket causes Geraldton Qantas flight to plummet

An investigation has revealed why a plane dropped more than 15,000 feet in six minutes, causing oxygen masks to deploy and passengers to panic.

NO DETECTIONSCOVID-19 sewage testing underway in Geraldton

Wastewater testing for COVID-19 in now underway in Geraldton with the latest results showing no evidence for any hidden cases of the virus in the community.

Liam Beatty

DECADES OF OFFENDINGPremiumPolice believe Geraldton child abuser had more victims

A paedophile jailed last week may have other victims in the Geraldton community who have yet to come forward, police believe.

Liam Beatty

FISTS OF FURYPremiumHealth tick needed for mayor’s bout

A State health and safety overseer has to “tick-off” on whether Geraldton Mayor Shane Van Styn can face a man dubbed “Death Row” in a boxing match.

PETER SWEENEY

“LOLITA” LOVERPremiumPremiumSchool bus ex-driver on stalking teen count

EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: A 56-year-old former school bus driver has been released on bail after being charged with the aggravated stalking of a teenage girl he used to drive to school.

ENERGY INTERESTPremiumPremiumHydrogen hub will put Mid West on world map

The Mid West will be a world-class hydrogen production hub within four years, according to Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan.

ELECTION PROMISESPremiumPremiumNationals offer grants for garden, scout hall

Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies joined Geraldton MLA Ian Blayney yesterday to promise grants and called on the WA Government to abandon proposed licensing changes to classic cars.

CRUMBLING COMMITMENTPremiumCove ramp funding guaranteed

No matter who wins the March 13 election, funding has been guaranteed for a boat ramp at Drummond Cove.

Geoff Vivian

PECKING NUISENCEPremiumCorellas ‘lay into nature’ as culling continues

The screeching sound is back - damaging flocks of corellas have returned to Geraldton in strong numbers this summer, and while they have left the cathedral alone, the cemetery has taken a hammering.

Geoff Vivian

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Your Story, Our StoryOur seven-part series charting WA’s migration

Most Australian families have come from somewhere else. A nation of migrants, we are bonded by our belief in a fair go and the right to wear thongs. Here we tell your history, through their stories.

Lily Hoffmann

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‘Prime suspect’ in Gerard Ross murder mystery speaks

The key suspect in the murder of Gerard Ross admits he saw the schoolboy moments before his abduction. In an extraordinary interview, he reveals why reporting it was the ‘worst idea I’ve ever had’.

Kristin Shorten

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QAnon: The conspiracists who want us all to ‘wake up’

Donald Trump may be gone from the White House but the QAnon movement is far from over. Annabel Hennessey investigates why these rabid conspiracy theorists believe a new world is coming.

Annabel Hennessy

Regional News

Boulder CampPremiumBoulder Camp in line for $510K fix-up

Questions have in the past been asked whether the facility, bedded up against the south-east apron of the Super Pit, is fit for purpose.

Jason Mennell

Bush LegendsCommentsPremiumMeet Bruce - artist and the man with ‘healing hands’

It was during a medical emergency in WA’s far north that Bruce Wiggan realised he had inherited his late father’s special ability.

Steve Butler

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Shock arrestPremium
The West Australian exclusive
WA school in underage sex tape scandal

A Goldfields school has been rocked by a sex tape scandal, with parents called into a crisis meeting before police charged a 15-year-old boy over allegations of penetration of two 12-year-old girls.

Taylar Amonini

A great survivorCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThe Nazi prisoner who found new life in Kalgoorlie

From an emaciated Dachau camp captive to fixing railways in Kalgoorlie, Polish native Piotr Bozyk lived a rollercoaster life. Now his family is on a global quest to preserve his story

SICK PATRIARCHPremiumPremiumGrandfather jailed after bravery of eight-year-old

In a case that shocked even seasoned police, it took the bravery of an eight-year-old girl to speak up to finally make a predator face justice for his sick crimes.

Driving changePremiumPremiumSummer strategy lauded for slashing antisocial issues

“It’s a balancing act which we’re working on in conjunction with a bunch of agencies to assist with health, travel and food.”

WA News

Doubling downCommentsPremiumCourt speaks to church about the ‘devils’ against her

The controversial has vowed to continue to spread her divisive views on the LGBTIQ+ community, declaring she won’t be ‘backing off from the word of God for anybody’.

Sarah Steger

‘Black history has to be told’CommentsPremiumElders open up on 18 years of ‘Invasion Day’ protests

Two of Perth’s most well-respected Aboriginal elders vow they will not give up their fight to change the date of Australia Day after decades of activism.

Rangi Hirini

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PremiumWheelie bin horror: Body removed from dam east of Perth

A group of teenagers are believed to have made the shocking discovery of what’s thought to be human remains inside a wheelie bin at a national park east of Perth.

Shots firedCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTreasurer slams Libs, Nats as ‘fiscal delinquents’

Treasurer Ben Wyatt has labelled the WA Liberals and Nationals ‘fiscal juvenile delinquents’, claiming the coalition partners had already made a combined $8.1 billion worth of election commitments.

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The West Australian exclusive
More heartachePremium
The West Australian exclusive
PremiumBunbury baby death: No inquest into morphine mistake

The Bunbury couple whose baby died after a hospital morphine blunder have been denied a coronial inquest into the tragedy because their child showed no signs of life at birth.

Different viewCommentsPremiumPremier says white supremacy remarks ‘not correct’

Premier Mark McGowan has publicly disagreed with WA Senator Sue Lines’ description of Australia Day, saying he didn’t believe her claim that it was a ‘celebration of white supremacy’ was ‘correct’.

Charlotte Elton

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