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  1. Walkaway devastationPremiumNo consultation after plans to cut through farming land

  2. Shock changesPremiumNew direction for bypass

  3. Top tourismSilver lining in top tourism town awards

  4. Animal cruelty PremiumWoman fined $2000 for leaving kitten without food or water

  5. Indigenous Round GNFL and GNFWL celebrate Indigenous Round

An Afternoon in the GardenPremiumFinding a focal point for your garden

Before you read on, this week marks the winter solstice and it is an important milestone in garden design. 

Annalise Fosbery

Known sailorCeremony to mark re-dedication of ‘unknown sailor’

The Royal Australian Navy will hold a ceremony in Geraldton on Friday to formally re-dedicate the grave of the HMAS Sydney II unknown sailor to Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark. 

Lachlan Allen

FootballRams have opportunity to join the top-three

Northampton face Railways at Recreation Ground Saturday in the game of the round to see if they can hang with the top three.

Jake Santa Maria

Breaching BailPremiumCharge of assault against 2yo son dropped due to no witness

An assault charge slapped on a Tarcoola Beach father accused of striking his two-year-old son with an electrical cord has been dropped, but the man was given a hefty fine for breaching his bail conditions.

Phoebe Pin and Jessica Moroney

More delaysPremiumNo answer on hospital wait time

Geraldton residents are no closer to knowing when they will have access to an upgraded hospital, with the State Government yet to award a tender for the next stage of the redevelopment project. 

Phoebe Pin

Local government PremiumCouncil to vote on Geraldton 2022-23 budget

Council is expected to endorse an average 3.6 per cent rates rise and the return of the controversial organics waste trial when it votes on a motion to endorse the 2022-23 budget next week. 

Phoebe Pin

Critical injuriesPremiumPremiumElderly woman seriously injured in bike crash

An elderly woman has sustained life-threatening injuries after her bicycle and a car collided.

Shock changesPremiumPremiumNew direction for bypass

After years of uncertainty around the development of a proposed heavy haulage bypass, the State Government has amended the contentious route for the corridor’s southern section. 

Animal cruelty PremiumPremiumWoman fined $2000 for leaving kitten without food or water

A Geraldton woman who left a kitten without access to food or water for days last summer has been fined $2000 and banned from owning a pet for three years.

Top tourismSilver lining in top tourism town awards

Geraldton came so close it could almost touch gold, but in the end had to settle for silver in the 2022 GWN7 Top Tourism Town Awards.

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Walkaway devastationPremiumNo consultation after plans to cut through farming land

Many Mid West residents have been left devastated and angry after the shock news of the new Dongara-Geraldton-Northampton route alignment this week.

Lachlan Allen and Jessica Moroney

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‘Cover-up culture’PremiumBrave survivor’s terrifying knife-point rape at WA mine site

A former kitchen worker at a Pilbara iron ore mine has bravely spoken out about an alleged rape on-site, inspired to come forward by shocking stories that have emerged on a watershed day for the industry.

Rebecca Le May

Foul PlayMUST WATCH: Explosive documentary exposes truth about Pinder

A new video series from The West Australian explores the rise and fall of Wildcats superstar Kendal ‘Tiny’ Pinder. Former teammates, coaches and his son reveal what went on behind the scenes. WATCH IT IN FULL

Daryna Zadvirna

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How a racism row brought down women’s football dynasty

Just seven short weeks ago, South Bunbury’s three-time premiership women’s side was on cloud nine. Less than two months later, the club has had to pull the women’s side from the competition entirely.

Luke McPherson & Justin Fris

Regional News

Paradise lostPremiumBroome a tragic tale of two cities as youth crime skyrockets

The jewel in the crown of the State’s north west tourism industry is fast becoming a tragic tale of two cities. Broome is bristling with tourists by day, but by night it is a war zone plagued by youth crime.

James Salmon

CAPE ESCAPECommentsPremiumThe WA station model Elle Macpherson took a secret trip to

The wilds surrounding Warroora Station up on the North West Cape of WA had so much natural beauty, even Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson had to head up and take a secret look.

Steve Butler

NAIDOC WeekPremiumInaugural light show kicks off week of celebrations

A light show unlike anything in the Pilbara which explores the Martu use of waru will be unveiled in Newman as part of the town’s NAIDOC week celebrations.

Alexander Scott

Youth eventPremiumPremiumDonations sought for NAIDOC Youth Ball

The NAIDOC Youth Ball committee is looking for outfits from the community so the young participants can feel like a prince or princess for one night.

NAIDOC festivalPremiumPremiumKullarri NAIDOC Festival calls for equity, justice for all

The Kullarri NAIDOC Festival has swept through Broome this week, bringing Indigenous and non-Indigenous people together to celebrate the region’s diverse cultural heritage. 

‘Shooter’ bailedPremiumPremium‘Shooter’ bailed amid self defence claims

A Norseman man charged with shooting another man in the stomach, which he claims was in self defence, has been released on bail after “close to 40” community members submitted letters of support for his return

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Another ‘disturbance’PremiumRiot breaks out at Yongah Hill week after detainee murdered

A riot has broken out at Yongah Hill Detention Centre for the second time in just over a week.

Jake Dietsch and Brianna Dugan

Three-month dealCommentsPremiumPrivate hospitals to take public patients in surgery ‘blitz’

Private hospitals are set to take public patients as part of an attempt to reduce WA’s growing elective surgery waitlist, which has blown out to more than 33,000 people.

Peter Law

Premier on tour CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPremier jets off to Europe as travel bug hits WA

WA Premier Mark McGowan has said his first order of business on his ‘historic’ trip to Rome will be a ‘Peroni’ on the famous Spanish Steps.

Roe v Wade decision PremiumPremiumWA’s ‘archaic’ abortion laws ‘worse than in Texas’

WA women are still forced to travel interstate for abortions due to the State’s ‘archaic’ laws, a global reproductive choices giant says, bracing for pro-life smugness after the Roe v Wade decision.

Crash InvestigationPremiumPremiumBaby injured in outback WA car rollover

A baby has suffered minor injuries in a car rollover in outback WA, which seriously injured the driver and saw two other children escape unscathed.

Police investigating PremiumYoung woman dies after horror rollover in abandoned town

A young woman has died and three teenagers have been injured after a car rollover near Kalgoorlie.

Jake Dietsch