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  1. CricketPremiumRecord-breaking innings as Sporties topple CVN

  2. SoftballPremiumSuiside hit home runs in softball top division comps

  3. Water poloPremiumDemons vanquish pool rivals in men’s and women’s comps

  4. TennisPremiumIt’s all love at Tarcoola Tennis Club

  5. WA NewsCommentsTelethon car winners pick up keys to brand new wheels

Clockwise from left: Ron Bertelsen, Tony O'Gorman, Cooper Jefferies, Derek Goforth, Jake Peacock, Tim Milnes, Rohan Prowse and Gavin Hirschhausen.

International Men’s DayPremiumWhat does being a man in 2025 mean to you?

With Wednesday, November 19 being International Men’s Day, the Geraldton Guardian asked a bunch of local blokes what it means to them to be a man in 2025.

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An artist’s impression of the Edith Cowan statue in Geraldton.

Edith Cowan StatuePremiumStatue near completion, unveiling date revealed

Unveiling date announced for statue of Mid West-born trailblazer

Stuart Quinn

Rangeway Primary School principal Karin van Dongen with students Seleste Grant, 6, Ashley Humphries, 8, Nikolas, 7, and Jared Oxenham, 9, and Nevaeh-Rose Brockman 8.

WA Education AwardsPremiumLocal school leads the way, claiming WA Education Award

Rangeway Primary School has topped the State for its excellence in wellbeing and learning, taking home a prestigious prize from this week’s 2025 WA Education Awards.

Stuart Quinn

Three men have appeared in the Geraldton Courthouse facing charges related to an alleged drug trafficking trip and the discovery of a homemade firearm.

courts and crimePremiumMen appear in court over alleged meth bust, one granted bail

Three men appeared in Geraldton Magistrates Court on Monday in relation to an alleged methamphetamine trafficking trip and the discovery of a homemade firearm earlier this month. 

Josephine Hingst

The WA Government is spending $459,000 on more fish aggregating devices.

Wet a linePremiumNew FADs boost Mid West offshore fishing opportunities

The Cook Government is casting new opportunities into the Mid West’s offshore waters, investing $459,000 in WA’s expanding fish aggregating devices program to boost recreational fishing ahead of summer. 

Josephine Hingst

Rangeway Primary School principal Karin van Dongen with students Seleste Grant, 6, Ashley Humphries, 8, Nikolas, 7, and Jared Oxenham, 9, and Nevaeh-Rose Brockman 8.

WA Education AwardsPremiumLocal school leads the way, claiming WA Education Award

Rangeway Primary School has topped the State for its excellence in wellbeing and learning, taking home a prestigious prize from this week’s 2025 WA Education Awards.

Stuart Quinn

Three men have appeared in the Geraldton Courthouse facing charges related to an alleged drug trafficking trip and the discovery of a homemade firearm.

courts and crimePremiumPremiumMen appear in court over alleged meth bust, one granted bail

Three men appeared in Geraldton Magistrates Court on Monday in relation to an alleged methamphetamine trafficking trip and the discovery of a homemade firearm earlier this month. 

Dr John Mateljan leaves the Geraldton Courthouse.

Courts and crimePremiumPremiumGeraldton doctor set for 2026 indecent assault trial

A Geraldton doctor accused of indecently assaulting three women over an 11-year period will stand trial in mid-2026 after dates were set during his latest appearance in Geraldton Magistrates Court. 

An artist’s impression of the Edith Cowan statue in Geraldton.

Edith Cowan StatuePremiumPremiumStatue near completion, unveiling date revealed

Unveiling date announced for statue of Mid West-born trailblazer

The WA Government is spending $459,000 on more fish aggregating devices.

Wet a linePremiumNew FADs boost Mid West offshore fishing opportunities

The Cook Government is casting new opportunities into the Mid West’s offshore waters, investing $459,000 in WA’s expanding fish aggregating devices program to boost recreational fishing ahead of summer. 

Josephine Hingst

Matthew Nicholson, Member for Geraldton Kirrilee Warr, Jessica Goodgame, Katie Nicholson and MLC Rob Horstman on McHappy Day in Geraldton on Saturday.

McHappy DayPremiumLocal pollies flip burgers for McHappy Day 2025

Nationals WA politicians Kirrilee Warr and Rob Horstman went from turning up the heat on the State Government in Parliament to donning aprons and flipping burgers at McDonald’s for McHappy Day.

Stuart Quinn

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Byford John Calvin School is at the centre of a terrifying health scare after several children were pricked with the same needle in a botched blood sugar testing exercise.

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WA students pricked with same needle in botched blood test

A primary school in Perth’s south is at the centre of a terrifying health scare after several children were pricked with the same needle in a botched blood sugar testing exercise.

Charlton Hart

Austal chief executive Paddy Gregg.

DefenceCommentsPremiumAustal demands ‘less talking, more doing’ at Henderson

Chief executive Paddy Gregg is frustrated over the slow pace of development on the proposed defence precinct at Henderson, which is being expanded to support naval shipbuilding and US nuclear submarines.

Sean Smith

Jonathan Campbell Valverde, Nicholas Bennetts-Shorter and Dylan Roy McNamara.

Courts & JusticePremiumVictim’s desperate final words revealed as killers jailed

The 29-year-old man was lured to a Rivervale park by a long-term friend then left for dead over a $2000 debt.

Rebecca Le May

Rogue Perth dentist David Hurst and Tanja Dixon, former patient of dentist David Hurst.

HealthCommentsPremiumTop dentist slams regulators’ attempt to stop rorts

Moves to tackle ‘inappropriate conduct’ by dentists amid an explosion in Australians emptying their superannuation accounts to pay for expensive procedures will likely backfire, a top surgeon has warned.

John Flint

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Pressure in Perth’s house-and-land package market has hit a fresh peak.

Commercial propertyPremiumLot sales skyrocket as Perth property market tightens

Perth doesn’t seem to do things by halves, which is why the housing market has recently hit record highs, low and extreme changes.

Kim Macdonald

The incident occurred near the Bayswater station on the Airport line about 3.30pm.

WA NEWSVideoCommentsPremiumRita Saffioti reveals what caused peak-hour train derailment

The incident occurred near the Bayswater station on the Airport line about 3.30pm.

Oliver Lane and Claire Sadler

Jonathan Campbell Valverde, Nicholas Bennetts-Shorter and Dylan Roy McNamara.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumVictim’s desperate final words revealed as killers jailed

The 29-year-old man was lured to a Rivervale park by a long-term friend then left for dead over a $2000 debt.

Rogue Perth dentist David Hurst and Tanja Dixon, former patient of dentist David Hurst.

HealthCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTop dentist slams regulators’ attempt to stop rorts

Moves to tackle ‘inappropriate conduct’ by dentists amid an explosion in Australians emptying their superannuation accounts to pay for expensive procedures will likely backfire, a top surgeon has warned.

Documents obtained by The Sunday Times show Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School issued a staggering 1,066 suspensions to students in 2024

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The West Australian exclusive
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CommentsPremiumThe troubled WA school with more suspensions than students

A troubled public school in country WA which was once forced to have police patrol during recess periods due to violence, has handed out more suspensions in a year than it has students.

Regional News

House prices in the Margaret River region continue to climb.

real estate boomPremiumForecast sets Augusta-Margaret River prices to grow

Real estate pundits have extended their forecast for stellar growth in home values across the Capes region.

Warren Hately

Former Geraldton locals Kodie Bedford and Tasma Walton are two of the creative driving forces behind the new TV series Reckless.

Gero girls take overPremiumKodie Bedford talks all things Reckless and Geraldton

Geraldton has a habit of producing powerhouse storytellers — and Kodie Beford is the latest name making waves across national television. 

Josephine Hingst

Kylie Cook sharing her knowledge on how to identify the presence of dung beetles and abundance by simply placing dung in a bucket of water and waiting - the beetles will float to the surface before flying off.

Discovering Dung BeetlesPremiumFarmers get their hands dirty learning about dung beetles

South West farmers have got their hands dirty at a recent event, learning all about farmland’s tiniest  and most underrated workers — dung beetles.

Craig Duncan

Lifestyle appeal is one of the prime factors still driving a surge of interest in Margaret River.

demographics switchPremiumPremiumLatest Shire plan reveals fascinating changes to region

The latest Shire of Augusta-Margaret River corporate plan turns many expectations about the region and its resident on their heads

In total, about 100 supporters got involved in Saturday's protest at Gnarabup.

gnarabup proposalPremiumPremiumSaturday paddle-out protests ‘Preserve Gnarabup’ campaign

Protesters of a planned resort and associated village development at Gnarabup have taken to the water at the beach they say will be swamped once more than 1000 residents are added to the region.

Denmark is a unique part of WA.

What I SeePremiumPremiumThe unexpected delight of discovering a hidden little gem

Have you ever been to Denmark? No, I don’t mean to visit our lovely Queen Mary, but the little place tucked away in the Great Southern region of WA. What a little gem.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

MarketsPremiumNvidia chief’s ‘half a trillion’ chip forecast

Nvidia chief reveals his company has $US500 billion ($770b) in orders, in 2025 and 2026 combined, for its chips that are at the heart of the AI boom.

Kif Leswing

Michael Burry, the former hedge-fund manager who predicted the housing market's plunge, is seemingly bearish on AI stocks.

CNBC news‘Big Short’ investor bets against AI giants

The investor made famous by “The Big Short” who recently roiled the market with a tech short bet, is accusing some of America’s largest technology companies of using aggressive accounting to pad their profits.

Yun Li

Warren Buffett is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

CNBC newsPremiumBuffett picks up pace in dishing out billionaire fortune

Warren Buffett has laid out a plan to “step up” the pace of giving away his $US149 billion ($228b) estate to his children’s foundations.

Yun Li & John Melloy

Tesla says shareholders have voted in favour of CEO Elon Musk’s almost $1 trillion pay plan, with 75 per cent support.

CNBC newsCommentsElon Musk’s $1 trillion dollar pay deal approved

Tesla says shareholders have voted in favour of CEO Elon Musk’s almost $US1 trillion pay plan, with 75 per cent support.

Lora Kolodny

WA News

Treasurer Jim Chalmers visits Specialty Metals in Welshpool.

Federal politicsCommentsPremiumChalmers welcomes Japan’s concerns over Austal takeover bid

Jim Chalmers says he welcomes Japan raising concerns about a proposed South Korean takeover of WA-based shipbuilder Austal and insists his overdue decision on whether to approve the deal will be made ‘soon’. 

Andrew Greene

The City of Perth will undergo a workplace culture review.

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumLord mayor calls for urgent inquiry into workplace culture

Newly elected Lord mayor Bruce Reynolds has called for an independent workplace culture review at last nights council meeting.

Sophie Gannon

Police are questioning one person after a Mandurah daycare was damaged in a possible arson attack overnight. 

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Man charged with arson over fire that destroyed daycare

A 35-year-old man has been charged with arson over a fire that destroyed a Mandurah daycare centre.

Nationals MLA Peter Rundle has called on the WA Government to fix issues with legislation that should see repeat and serious domestic violence offenders subjected to mandatory electronic monitoring conditions in Western Australia.

PoliticsShock reason violent criminals not tracked

Violent criminals on bail are able to roam free in one state’s rural towns with no monitoring for one shocking reason, an MP has claimed.

University of Western Australia leader Amit Chakma has conceded it needs to “break the idea” there is only one type of student for the institution in the tussle to win back enrolments from its rivals.

EducationCommentsCommentsUWA working on improving ‘elitist’ perceptions

University of Western Australia leader Amit Chakma has conceded it needs to “break the idea” there is only one type of student for the institution in the tussle to win back enrolments from its rivals.

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NEWSPremiumPassenger removed from Qantas flight

A “disruptive” passenger has been removed from a Sydney-bound Qantas flight after being restrained on-board.

Jessica Paul