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  1. FootyPremiumNew junior girls footy program to kick off next month

  2. Surf Life SavingPremiumChampion Bay SLSC on top at Mid West championships

  3. AthleticsPremiumLocal athletes shine at WA Combined Athletics Championships

  4. TravelCapped airfares released for the second half of year

  5. Bumper HarvestPremiumRecords tumble on way to CBH’s biggest-ever harvest

Towns celebrate their victory.

CricketPremiumCaptain’s knock guides Towns to upset win over Sporties

Towns finally achieved the breakthrough they have been working towards, ending an 11-game losing streak to Sporties in the Women’s Young Motors T20 cricket at Wonthella on Sunday.

Victor Tanti

Women on Wheels event on Geraldton Foreshore.

Explosion of colourPremiumWomen on Wheels returns with more on offer

Women on Wheels is coming back around for another year next month, with a new format and new route promising to offer more entertainment than ever before.

Kate Campbell

Artist Lauren Kennedy in her studio.

ArtsGeraldton Open Studios and Surrounds receives funding boost

A Geraldton arts organisation has received a significant funding commitment to support an immersive event later this year. 

Sally Q Davies

Students test their aeroplane wing design as part of the Sky's the Limit challenge.

Scitech in townPremiumSTEM festival coming to Gero to inspire, inform and excite

Future inventors, innovators, engineers, scientists and tech whizzes will be inspired and informed when an exciting STEM career fair and festival arrives in Geraldton later this month.

Kate Campbell

Suiside celebrates another good innings.

SoftballPremiumDoubled-up Suiside seal top spot in penultimate round

Suiside’s men’s division one side set the tone for round 14 in emphatic fashion, cementing top spot on the ladder with two dominant wins over Rams and Batavia Blaze. 

Derek Goforth

Towns celebrate their victory.

CricketPremiumCaptain’s knock guides Towns to upset win over Sporties

Towns finally achieved the breakthrough they have been working towards, ending an 11-game losing streak to Sporties in the Women’s Young Motors T20 cricket at Wonthella on Sunday.

Victor Tanti

Wynand Neethling clears the bar.

AthleticsPremiumPremiumLocal athletes shine at WA Combined Athletics Championships

A host of Mid West athletes had a remarkable outing at the weekend’s State Combined Championships, with all six local athletes collecting medals in Perth. 

Competitors on the line for the under-13 female board race.

Surf Life SavingPremiumPremiumChampion Bay SLSC on top at Mid West championships

Champion Bay Surf Life Saving Club has clinched the 2026 Club Championship as some of the Mid West’s nippers put their surf skills to the test at the Midwest Regional Championships last weekend. 

Some Mullewa under 16s premiership players will move onto women’s footy in 2026

FootyPremiumPremiumNew junior girls footy program to kick off next month

A new footy program designed to keep girls in the game is set to land in Geraldton next month, and is now taking expressions of interest.

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti.

TravelCapped airfares released for the second half of year

Discounted fares for regional travel have been released for the second half of the year, with Mid West residents now able to book capped flights for travel after June 30. 

Sally Q Davies

The State Government has granted $8.7 million to the City of Greater Geraldton to prepare a massive parcel of land in Mahomets for development, to cater for up to 140 key worker homes.

Workers accommodationPremium$8.7m investment to unlock land for up to 140 homes

The State Government is investing more than $8 million to unlock a Geraldton coastal superblock in a bid to see it developed for up to 140 key-worker homes.

Kate Campbell

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Police were alerted to Jason William Forbes’ purchase of the doll before a search warrant was conducted at his home.

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Police foil chilling plan to kidnap, sexually abuse girl

A Perth predator was making intricate plans to kidnap, sexually abuse and hold captive a child in a modified roof dungeon before child exploitation detectives made a most relieving arrest.

Caleb Runciman

Chris Scott will lead Victoria’s Origin squad.

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WA on high alert for ‘ruthless’ Victorian mentor

AFL Origin is just days away and one man who played under Victorian coach Chris Scott and will be part of the WA team has warned the Geelong boss will be at his ruthless best against Western Australia.

Craig O'Donoghue

Homicide squad detectives are investigating the scene of a suspicious death in Spencer Park.

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Homicide squad questioning man over woman’s death in Albany

Homicide squad detectives are investigating the death of a woman in Spencer Park, with a 50-year-old man assisting with enquiries and a set of units under police guard.

Jacki Elezovich and Cameron Newbold

The $39 million penthouse at Blackburne’s City Beach development, Ocean Grand.

House That!CommentsPremiumInside the $39m Perth penthouse tipped to break a record

For the same price as a small island in the Whitsundays or a medieval castle in Italy, you can buy the most expensive apartment in WA’s history.

Kim Macdonald

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Ben Harvey outlines the confluence of screwups and poor decision-making by governments, which ultimately led to Perth Mum Lena giving birth in the back of Toyota Kluger on Kwinana Freeway.

Up LateVideoCommentsPremiumHaving baby on Kwinana Freeway not on anyone’s birth plan

Ben Harvey outlines the confluence of screwups and poor decision-making by governments, which ultimately led to Perth Mum Lena giving birth in the back of Toyota Kluger on Kwinana Freeway. 

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Medical director and psychiatrist Vash Singh said she is ‘terribly concerned’ and has called for tighter rules around access to weight loss drugs.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumThe dark side of Ozempic experts want you to know about

Medical director and psychiatrist Vash Singh said she is ‘terribly concerned’ and has called for tighter rules around access to weight loss drugs.

Rhianna Mitchell

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UPDATEDPremiumPremium‘To look for a fight’: Brutal protest call

Barnaby Joyce has made a huge call on who is responsible for the violent clashes between police and protesters on Monday night.

WA man Gary John Bell, 69, pictured speaking with investigators.

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PremiumWA man linked to horror Philippines child sex crimes: AFP

A WA man who allegedly paid a mother in the Phillipines to sexually extort her young children on livestreams has been charged following a major investigation involving the US Department of Homeland Security.

Got parents in aged care? Did you know there’s a means-tested daily care fee cap, which is the maximum amount payable by an individual towards their daily care.  Here’s how it works ...

Nick Bruining Q+ACommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumMaking sense of complicated aged care fees and extras

Q+A: Got parents in aged care? Did you know there’s a means-tested daily care fee cap, which is the maximum amount payable by an individual towards their daily care? Here’s how it works . . .

Regional News

A truck rolled off Albany Highway in Boscabel just before 6am.

CrashCommentsSheep feed truck rolls in serious crash on Albany Highway

A small section of Albany Highway in Boscabel near Kojonup has been reduced to a single lane after a truck rolled over, spilling its trailer-load of contents across the road.

Melissa Sheil

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan jailed for raping, secretly recording young nieces

A WA man repeatedly raped and sexually abused his two young nieces, and secretly recorded them in the bathroom for his own sexual gratification. WARNING: CONFRONTING DETAILS

Tegan Guthrie

Confidence amongst Australia’s cattle producers has surged to its strongest level in years as the sector heads into the new year, with WA producers reporting the highest growth in positivity in the industry.

Cattle ConfidencePremiumWA cattle producers increasingly positive in new survey

Confidence amongst Australia’s cattle producers has surged to its strongest level in years as the sector heads into the new year, with WA producers reporting the highest growth in positivity in the industry.

Georgia Campion

A man has been sentenced after stealing items including KitKats from a service station.

Courts & Justice PremiumPremiumServo burglar avoids immediate jail

A man who threatened to kill a service station worker he claimed “ripped him off” before stealing more than $700 worth of items has avoided immediate imprisonment.

A blank sign currently sits outside the Palace Hotel in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Gold price sign PremiumPremiumGold at heart

Following a rush of support to reinstate a digital sign which gave Kalgoorlie-Boulder a “beating heart”, businessman Ashok Parekh is taking steps to bring it back. 

Kelvin Smith plays piano at Lucky Bay.

Travelling pianoPremiumPremiumTravelling pianist performs seaside in Esperance

A travelling pianist brought classical music to the shoreline of an Esperance beach, performing just metres from the waves.

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Chinese coffee giant Luckin opened its first flagship with premium drinks as the company takes on Starbucks Reserve.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThere’s a coffee war brewing in China (and now in the US)

As Starbucks sells off most of its China business, local rival Luckin Coffee is expanding into higher-priced cold brews and other drinks. It’s also expanding its footprint in the US.

Evelyn Cheng

Elon Musk's mega-merger

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumSpaceX primed to make Elon Musk the first trillionaire

Elon Musk’s net worth soared past $US800b last week after he merged SpaceX with xAI in a deal that valued the combined entity at $US1.25 trillion.

Robert Frank and Lora Kolodny

The plans were discussed at a “Critical Minerals Ministerial” in Washington this week

CNBC newsPremiumUS proposes minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China

The US on Wednesday unveiled new initiatives to mobilise allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, including coordinated price floors.

Dylan Butts

While weight-loss drugmaker Novo is bracing for a sales decline, rival Lilly sees revenue charging ahead thanks to its blockbuster medicines.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumIt’s battle of the bulge in weight-loss drug wars

While weight-loss drugmaker Novo is bracing for a sales decline, rival Lilly sees revenue charging ahead thanks to its blockbuster medicines.

Annika Kim Constantino

WA News

Emergency services at the scene of a car crash on Mitchell Freewayr.

WA NewsCommentsDemand for answers after second fatal wrong-way crash

The Opposition is calling on the Government to release investigation findings after a crash in Butler, which claimed the lives of two people, was the second at the site in the last year.

Liam Murphy

Malcolm Steinberg during his time as chief of Timezone.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumTimezone founder receives top honours from Curtin University

Malcolm Steinberg has levelled up after being awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Curtin University.

Dave Friedlos

An Invasion Day at Hyde Park in Sydney. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

NewsPremiumPremiumPM slams ‘white supremacy’ after rally

Failure is not an option for the Prime Minister on Closing The Gap, as he promises Indigenous Australians “we stand with you” following an alleged attack at a rally.

Crown Perth is launching its new Urban Food District.

WA NEWSCommentsCommentsCrown Perth’s exciting new food hub is finally here

The entertainment precinct’s largest development in a decade is finally set to be unveiled, and it’s got something for everyone.

The West can reveal WA Labor received thousands of dollars in donations from a law firm owned by the CFMEU, despite Premier Roger Cook’s pledge to not accept money from the crime-linked union.

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CommentsPremiumCFMEU-owned firm donated $20k to Labor after Cook’s pledge

The West can reveal WA Labor received thousands of dollars in donations from a law firm owned by the CFMEU, despite Premier Roger Cook's pledge to not accept money from the crime-linked union.

A nurse who attended work drunk and refused to comply with strict conditions on her nursing registration has been banned from practising for more than a year. 

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Perth nurse slapped with strict work ban over drunken mishap

A nurse who attended work drunk and refused to comply with strict conditions on her nursing registration has been banned from practising for more than a year. 

Hannah Cross