Geraldton Guardian

CAR ROLLOVERPolice name driver killed in Wandina crash

Police have released the name of a man who died after a single vehicle rollover in the Geraldton suburb of Wandina yesterday.

Adam Poulsen and Geoff Vivian

File image: St John Ambulance at Geraldton Hospital emergency department.

MASSIVE CLEAN-UPIrwin roads clogged by storm sand

Liam Beatty

Guilty pleasFormer WA footy talent to be sentenced over drugs, DV

Promising former Geraldton footballer Dale Ashley Wallam — who at one point attracted AFL interest — has pleaded guilty to a string of drug and domestic violence offences.

Adam Poulsen

WAITING GAMEGNFL season still alive ... for now

The waiting game continues with a decision on the Great Northern Football League season tonight postponed for another month.

Peter Sweeney

JOBS PLEDGEAnnouncement soon on $10.8m Geraldton Hospital tenders

Successful tenders for earth works, roads and car parks at the redeveloped Geraldton Health Campus — worth $10.8 million — will be announced next week.

Geoff Vivian

BIG LEAGUEEx-GNFL player takes punt in US

Geraldton’s Andrew Stokes prepares for a whole new ball game, where the spectator numbers are simply staggering. “I’ve got mates going to colleges where home game (crowds) are 110,000.”

Reuben Carder

CROWD FACTORGNFL clubs keen to play on

Could singer Casey Donovan’s “drive-in” concert be a template for local football in Geraldton this year?

Reuben Carder

JAIL SENTENCECar chase driver denied request to farewell daughter

A Geraldton dad who led police on a high-speed chase has been denied his request to see his young daughter “just one more time” before he was led off to prison.

Adam Poulsen

Mayor frustrated as derelict building saga drags on

“It’s full of faeces, drugs, syringes, rubbish ... and last week I saw a woman jump to the ground from the third floor. I thought she would be dead. She got up, gave a thumbs-up and ran off.”

Cop to fight murder charge over Geraldton shooting

The police officer who fatally shot Aboriginal woman Joyce Clarke in Geraldton last year will stand trial after he indicated he will fight allegations he is a murderer.

Corellas could cause headaches in Geraldton for years

“This is a long-term problem, there is no quick-fix.”

SIGN IGNOREDOPINION: Call for cameras as 4WD hoons damage beach

“The message of the sign seems pretty straightforward. But you always get those who believe they can go wherever they want.”

Peter Sweeney

EXAMPLE INSPIRESOPINION: Salute for Captain Tom

“In our time of lockdown, this old man certainly grabbed the imagination of millions — a ray of sunshine in the darkness.”

Peter Fiorenza

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Freedom fighterWest journo in running for prestigious Walkley awards

The West Australian’s Federal political reporter Annabel Hennessy has been nominated for two prestigious Walkley Awards for her exclusive investigation into the wrongful incarceration of Jody Gore.

TELL-ALL VIDEO INTERVIEWSarah Colja: ‘It was a corruption of power’

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Sarah Steger

Regional News

Pinjarra arrestCops probe jealousy link in caravan park throttling

Rajpreet Singh is accused of throttling his wife’s former boss with a cord that allegedly left his victim ‘moments from death’.

Jake Dietsch

Relief for businesses‘Toilet tax’ temporarily flushed by Water Minister

Wastewater charges dubbed the “toilet tax” have been temporarily dumped after Minister for Water Dave Kelly bowed to pressure to offer regional businesses some relief.

Peter de Kruijff

AssaultTeenager pleads guilty to assault

A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to an assault in Nickol that left a 37-year-old man fighting for his life with serious head injuries.

Caitlyn Watts

Kalgoorlie rock-tosser’s ‘bizarre’ defence

Ross Richard Munday, 37, faced the Kalgoorlie Magistrate’s Court on Monday and admitted criminal damage and damaging property.

WA borders down for long weekend despite four new cases

Western Australians will be able to travel freely anywhere in the state besides the Kimberley in time for the WA Day long weekend, Premier Mark McGowan revealed this afternoon.

WA Nats hopeful avoids $2m elephant in the room

Former Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA Goldfields manager Rowena Olsen was endorsed as the WA Nationals State Election candidate for Kalgoorlie at the weekend.

WA News

‘Cloud of secrecy’Families demand answers over toxic Cleanaway mess

People impacted by plumes of thick black smoke from burning plastics when a Perth recycling plant went up in flames say they’re still being kept in the dark on the cause.

John Flint

ExclusiveBehind bars with the accused Claremont serial killer

Xbox, 24-7 surveillance and hated by fellow inmates — what life is like for the accused Claremont serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards in prison.

Kate Ryan & Tim Clarke

WA Day: The 50 things that define our State

WA is a unique State with its own culture. This WA Day weekend, Ben O’Shea and Simon Collins look at 50 things that have made us who we are.

Coronavirus pandemic hits home for Perth nurse

When emergency department nurse Kelly Morris woke with a heavy feeling in her chest and a dry cough one morning last month, she knew she could not go to work. Here she tells her coronavirus story.

Police boss leads WA through COVID-19 fight

Commissioner Chris Dawson takes no pleasure in depriving people of liberties. Since March, he has been in charge of enforcing WA’s coronavirus restrictions and it hasn’t always been easy.

Redesigned livingHow coronavirus is changing the way our homes look

Australian home designs are changing due to the coronavirus pandemic, with buyers looking to include home offices, gyms, space for adult children who have lost jobs, and veggie patches.

Kim Macdonald