Geraldton Guardian

ABUSE OF POSITIONFormer Buccaneers coach sentenced for molesting student

A former WA teacher and basketball coach in Geraldton who molested a teenage student more than a decade ago has walked free from court after being given a suspended sentence.

Emily Moulton & Liam Beatty

YAMATJIS CELEBRATEClaimants to get half a billion dollars in benefits

Staff reporter

GERALDTON BYPASSMinister consults Shires on preferred route

Final report on freight corridor is expected late January.

Geoff Vivian

LEASE LIMITSGeraldton’s red-hot rental market hits tenants

Geraldton’s pressure-cooker rental market is being squeezed to record levels, while sales activity is soaring as the city is fast becoming a full house.

Lisa Favazzo

HOUSING SHORTAGECity’s rental squeeze experienced first-hand

Men’s Hub co-ordinator Lam-Vy Phan has personal experience of how tight Geraldton’s rental market has become, waiting more than three months to secure a lease.

Lisa Favazzo

Other sideDog fight neighbour: Pet put down attacked my dog twice

The neighbour involved in the Chapman Valley dog death case says staffy put down by rangers had twice attacked her pet kelpie.

Peter Sweeney

FAKE GUNMAN‘Erratic’ man with replica gun given 12-month order

The man whose “erratic” actions caused police to place Nagle Catholic College into lockdown last month has been sentenced after pleading guilty in Perth.

Liam Beatty

RANGEWAY INCIDENTHealthcare worker death deemed non-suspicious

A long-time employee for the Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service has died in hospital four days after he was discovered outside his Rangeway home with serious injuries.

Liam Beatty

TIME SPAREDVictim’s plea saves attacker jail

In a generous act, a 72-year-old man who had been assaulted by a stranger with anger issues asked for his assailant to be spared any jail time.

DOPE SPREADCannabis ‘butter’ on his toast

Tane Phillip Jon Hough, 27, was arrested by police at his Dongara home after a raid at 12.50pm on September 23.

Unusual disguiseBeach-ready bandit wields blade during armed hold-up

Detectives in WA’s Mid West are on the trail of a man who allegedly strolled into a pharmacy wearing shorts, sandals and a broad-brimmed hat before threatening a worker with a knife.

‘No answers’Family’s heartbreak and anger after pet dog shot dead

A family is devastated and outraged after Chapman Valley Shire shot dead its pet dog ‘without notice’ following a fight with a neighbour’s dog.

Kate Campbell & Peter Sweeney

RANGEWAY INCIDENTGeraldton police investigate after man injured by fall

Geraldton detectives are investigating an incident that occurred early this morning which saw a man in his 50’s hospitalised.

Liam Beatty

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Bush legendsLong fight to teach the truth of the Pinjarra Massacre

Standing the river bank where members of his family were killed amid unthinkable horror Richard Walley is demanding more clarity and respect for one of WA’s more shameful episodes.

Steve Butler

Top talentWA’s AFL draft hopefuls

Who are WA’s top draft prospects? Get to know the state’s brightest talent in our draft profiles series, with highlights, stats and information on 25 of the leading draftee contenders.

Rich ListMining billionaires strike it richer as iron ore surges

WA is home to Australia’s two richest people, with rocketing iron ore prices lifting the already impressive wealth of billionaire mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest.

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Premier Mark McGowan is expected to significantly relax WA’s hard border to allow quarantine-free travel from all States and Territories except NSW and Victoria, The West Australian can reveal.

Peter Law

No dealCoolgardie says no thanks to Kalgoorlie merger

The proposed merger of the councils was floated at an informal round table of representatives from both jurisdictions in August.

Jason Mennell & Tom Zaunmayr

Denmark burnsEnvironmentalists call for deferral of “critical” burn

The Denmark Environment Centre has asked Environment Minister Stephen Dawson to defer the burn until after completion of the new Albany-Denmark water pipeline.

Kellie Balaam

Time to buy?Stats reveal HUGE Kalgoorlie house sales activity rise

Real Estate Institute of WA figures indicate Kalgoorlie-Boulder is one of eight regional centres to have recorded an increase in the median sale price for the September quarter.

RANGEWAY INCIDENTHealthcare worker death deemed non-suspicious

A long-time employee for the Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service has died in hospital four days after he was discovered outside his Rangeway home with serious injuries.

SOCCER120 years of kicking goals for Boulder City

Boulder City Soccer Club began in 1900 during simpler times, when bundles of clothes were thrown down to mark goals and Australians were still learning the round-ball code.

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String of chargesHome destroyed after alleged drunk driver slams into it

A woman will face court on a string of charges after she reportedly lost control of her car and slammed into a house in Perth’s north-east last night causing extensive damage.

Fatal accidentTragic crash leaves driver dead and car ablaze

A man has died in a horror crash in Perth’s south-east yesterday afternoon that left the driver’s car ablaze.

land of plentyFarmers cash in on tourist dollars amid country rush

The State’s farmers are cashing in on soaring demand for holiday accommodation due to the State’s hard border, increasingly offering up their properties as farm-stays for city folk.

Welcome homeOverjoyed families to reunite as hard border comes down

Families kept apart for months due to the hard WA border, put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus in the State, can excitedly plan their reunions from November 14.

renovation arrangementTeacher accused of sex assault allowed at Airbnb

Former Penrhos deputy vice-principal Harry Schmitz, who is accused of assaulting students in the 1980s, has been given permission to stay at an Airbnb while his million-dollar home is renovated.

Trauma to triumphEagles star and wife share birth pain to help others

Courtney Darling, wife of Jack Darling, has revealed how the PTSD she suffered after the premature birth of her first child inspired her to help and empower other women before and after childbirth.

Rhianna Mitchell