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  1. RADIO SILENCEAlleged antenna thief charged with criminal damage

  2. Ban liftedPremiumAccused has pub ban lifted for work

  3. Making a splashTesting the water to cut youth crime

  4. Climate emergencyCouncil sets out plan to achieve net zero by 2030

  5. FAMOUS VISITORGeraldton first stop in tour to boost visitors

OH NO!Tree smashes car near primary school

A big tree branch crushed a car across the road from a Geraldton primary school on Wednesday afternoon during school pick-up hours.

Michael Roberts

Brew o’clockCheers as council approves brewery

The restaurateurs behind Geraldton’s planned microbrewery hope to have their doors open and taps flowing by late March, after their development application received council approval.

Elise Van Aken

AMERICANISEDShoppers embracing Black Friday sales

What started out as an American gimmick has become Australia’s most hyped sales event.

Michael Roberts

ROAD CLOSUREChapman Road off-limits on Saturday for street party

A busy stretch of Chapman Road will be closed for most of Saturday as preparations ramp up for the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery’s signature exhibition.

Michael Roberts

SCHOOL BALLCamera IconBig golden ticket event

Flowing chocolate rivers, a candy bar and master confectioner Willy Wonka greeted Geraldton Christian College Year 12 students at their end-of-year ball on Saturday night.

FOOD BANKCans for Christmas collects food relief for needy

The Rotary Club of Geraldton - Greenough has launched its fifth annual Cans for Christmas appeal for Foodbank Geraldton and is urging more of the city’s clubs to get on board.

Elise Van Aken

SCHOOL BALLCamera IconBig golden ticket event

Flowing chocolate rivers, a candy bar and master confectioner Willy Wonka greeted Geraldton Christian College Year 12 students at their end-of-year ball on Saturday night.

FAMOUS VISITORGeraldton first stop in tour to boost visitors

Famous Sharron, the self-proclaimed face of WA who is “very famous for nothing at all” has released a video promoting Geraldton as a “town that doesn’t know what winter is”.

Sport starsPremiumPremiumTwo years of sporting efforts up for awards

Winners of this year’s Geraldton Guardian Mid West Sports Awards will have the right to feel doubly proud, with two years of sporting excellence being judged in one hit. CHECK OUT THE NOMINEES.

Maternity MaladyVax fears a factor in maternity ward close

St John of God Geraldton’s newly appointed chief executive has admitted vaccine reluctance among midwives played a part in the hospital’s maternity ward shutdown.

Edward Scown

AMERICANISEDShoppers embracing Black Friday sales

What started out as an American gimmick has become Australia’s most hyped sales event.

Michael Roberts

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Cleaners sacked for giving FIFO workers sex toys

FIFO cleaners who posted videos online of themselves distributing homemade sex toys for male workers to dongas have lost their jobs.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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How a suicidal teenager spent eight days stuck in an ED

A suicidal teenager spent eight days in a hospital emergency department waiting for a mental health bed - an ordeal his distraught parents have described as 'slow torture’.

Charlotte Elton

Not welcomePremiumToolies caught out with ‘crude’ fake wristbands in SW

More than 20 toolies with fake wristbands were stopped from entering the leavers’ party zone in the South West on Wednesday night.

Taylar Amonini

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Kimberley blazeFire emergency cuts off Broome beach hamlet

An out of control bushfire is burning just north of Broome, with people close to the fire being warned to take shelter immediately

Sam Jones

Coronial inquestPremiumTourist park owner opposed to Mt Augustus shut down

The owner of the Mt Augustus Tourist Park has hit out at a proposal to shut down the popular attraction for half the year to prevent further tragedies saying management was key to saving lives.

Emily Moulton

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Hedland cancer patients forced into 5hr trips for chemo

Prior to the establishment of the tele-chemo centre in Karratha in 2019, WA Country Health’s Patient Assisted Travel Scheme flew cancer patients in to Perth for treatment

Mia Burgess

High alertPremiumPremiumEmergency warning for out-of-control fire in Broome

An emergency warning has been issued for an out-of-control bushfire threatening lives in the shire of Broome.

‘This isn’t new’CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumLeaver reports assault at chaotic last night of party

Police are investigating reports of an assault while emergency services were also called to help a teen having a fit on the chaotic last night of Leavers in the South West.

New lowCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumErnie Dingo reveals anti-vax threats hurled at his family

Ernie Dingo has revealed the sick extent of abuse and threats he’s received as thanks for his efforts to help break down the stigma surrounding vaccines among remote Indigenous communities.

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WA tightens border controls with South Australia

WA has slammed its South Australian border shut following recent COVID cases there and the elevated threat of the new Omicron variant overseas.

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‘The great awakening’Premium‘Freedom Rally’ organisers urge crowd to ‘take down govt’

Emergency service workers,  government staff and young children were among the boisterous crowd, gathered at Elizabeth Quay on Saturday afternoon, before marching through the city’s shopping precinct.

Daryna Zadvirna

Heat strokePremiumPremiumThe legacy of tragedies on Mt Augustus

A series of deaths at the site in recent years has cast a shadow over the big red natural wonder, prompting calls to shut down the tourist attraction for some of the year.

Appeal for informationPremiumPremiumWoman found seriously injured in bush in Broome

A 47-year-old woman found seriously injured in bush near Broome has been flown to hospital in Perth.

Incredible featPremiumPremiumWembley woman smashes record for completing Bibbulmun track

The 32-year-old ultramarathon runner recently smashed the record for the 1000km trail from Albany to Kalamunda.

Company was ‘gung ho’Experienced diver said company ‘pushed the boundaries’

An experienced diver rejected a $100,000 payday for one month’s work because he ‘didn’t have any trust’ in the company’s management ahead of Australia’s deepest commercial dive.

John Flint