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Towns' Ringo McKenna and Wanderers' Kade Gillingham with the championship shield.

CricketTowns and Wanderers prepare for grand final battle

Towns and Wanderers will decide the 2024-25 Geraldton Bendigo Bank Cricket League title on Saturday at Wonthella.

Victor Tanti

The proposed 7-Eleven site in Geraldton is on the corner of Durlacher and Queen streets.

7-Eleven objectionsPremiumGero $2.7m servo plan set for assessment panel

A proposal to build the first 7-Eleven service station in Geraldton is set to face the Development Assessment Panel next week, but traffic and pollution highlighted multiple concerns from the community.

Matthew Paddick

For some reason, there are many situations — a lot of them associated with sport — where rules are not strictly followed.

What I SeePremiumSome rules are not meant to be broken

When should rules be followed? You would think there is a short, simple answer to this question.

Peter Fiorenza

Some of the proposed land at the Olive Street precinct.

Clearing ConfusionPremiumROI to provide clarity for Geraldton housing project: city

The City of Greater Geraldton hopes the return on investment figure for its housing project in Mahomets Flats will provide the community with confidence it will be a positive in multiple ways.

Matthew Paddick

Chapman Valley shire president Nicole Batten.

President ElectedPremiumNew shire president says teamwork key to success

The Shire of Chapman Valley has elected its new president, after Kirrilee Warr resigned from her role to take up her new job in State Parliament

Matthew Paddick

An exclusion zone has been set up around the site of a fatal plane crash in Ogilvie, north of Geraldton.

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Pilot tragically dies after plane crashes north of Perth

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau officers will attend the scene and investigate the cause of the crash.

A driver’s side door was removed after the crash.

Traffic crashPremiumPremiumTraffic stopped after two-vehicle roundabout collision

Traffic came to a standstill on Friday morning at a busy Geraldton intersection after a two-car collision at the Chapman Road-Phelps Street roundabout.

Chapman Valley shire president Nicole Batten.

President ElectedPremiumPremiumNew shire president says teamwork key to success

The Shire of Chapman Valley has elected its new president, after Kirrilee Warr resigned from her role to take up her new job in State Parliament

Mid West men and women discussed family and domestic violence and how it can be put to an end within Aboriginal communities.

DV PreventionPremiumPremiumFDV prevention gathering reveals outcomes from community

More Aboriginal male mentors, a men’s refuge to enable women and children to stay at home safely and a call to end silence were all highlighted as needs from a Geraldton FDV prevention gathering

The Midwest Martial Arts team.

Martial ArtsPremiumMidwest Martial Arts athletes walk away winners

Midwest Martial Arts athletes travelled to Perth last weekend to compete at Perth’s Submission Grappling Tournament where the best of the metro faced the best of the Mid West.

Luke Lawson

Mid West Minister Jackie Jarvis is sworn in by Governor Chris Dawson.

Cabinet reshufflePremiumNew Cabinet moves shake things up in Mid West

The Cook Government’s new minister for the Mid West is a Margaret River winemaker, while Housing and Planning Minister John Carey is in charge of the construction timeline of Geraldton’s hospital upgrade.

Cally Dupe & Jessica Page

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Kristopher Dean Sheppard, Andrew Whetu Haenga and James Patrick Fisher.

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Bikie riot to deliver ‘one of biggest trials in WA history’

A group of bikies who allegedly attacked rivals with pool cues, billiard balls and bar stools at a tavern south of Perth are set for one of the biggest trials the State has ever seen, a court has been told.

Rebecca Le May

A jumbo truck on the Onslow haul road.

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MinRes yanks all trucks off troubled haul road

Mineral Resources has hit another financial pothole by pulling all iron ore trucks off its trouble-plagued $2.6 billion Onslow haul road after notching half a dozen rollovers on the crucial transport link.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

Photos have emerged of students boxing each other at Halls Head College.

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SHOCK FOOTAGE: School students operate brutal ‘fight club’

It’s where boys go in secret to let off steam and prove their worth - and risk getting broken jaws, swollen cheeks and black eyes while being beaten to a pulp. And it happens in a classroom in school time.

Troy de Ruyter

Inspired Homes victims have met with WA Premier Roger Cook at Dumas House in West Perth.

ConstructionCommentsPremiumCook wants ASIC to take a look at Inspired’s finances

Roger Cook has made resolving the Inspired Property Group crisis the top priority for his newly-minted Commerce Minister Tony Buti, after meeting the company’s furious customers on Wednesday.

Matt Mckenzie

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Zorzi headquarters in Osborne Park.

Administration and liquidationPremiumAdministrators brought in for big name Perth builder

Administrators have been called in to rescue the company behind a famed Perth building empire.

Matt Mckenzie

The bizarre scene unfolded on Thursday afternoon in front of hundreds of shocked beachgoers.

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WATCH: Witness captures aftermath of bizarre beach pursuit

The bizarre scene unfolded on Thursday afternoon in front of hundreds of shocked beachgoers.

Jessica Evensen

Sebastian Carmichael prepares to lose his hair for a good cause.

GalleryCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumIN PICTURES: Scotch College students shave for a cause

Hundreds of students have swapped their pens for clippers and lopped their locks to raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation. 

The beach tennis club is part of the Scarborough Sports and Community Club.

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CommentsPremiumBeach tennis in Scarborough deemed too noisy for locals

It could be game, set and match for this popular beach tennis club after the City of Stirling intervened over noise concerns.

A WA man has become the first in the country to be convicted of sharing violent extremist material online.

crimePremiumPremiumWA man imprisoned for sharing Islamic State beheading videos

A Western Australian man has become the first person in Australia to be convicted for sharing violent extremist material online, after sharing Islamic State videos featuring beheadings.

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Some of the proposed land at the Olive Street precinct.

Clearing ConfusionPremiumROI to provide clarity for Geraldton housing project: city

The City of Greater Geraldton hopes the return on investment figure for its housing project in Mahomets Flats will provide the community with confidence it will be a positive in multiple ways.

Matthew Paddick

Yvette Donelle Walley pleaded guilty to carrying an article with intent to cause fear that someone will be injured or disabled.

Courts & Justice PremiumWoman fined for threatening police with wooden club

A woman threatened police with a wooden club and asked them to “have a go” because they would not take her home with her alcohol. 

Tegan Guthrie

Ashlee Radley, 10, donated pet products to SAFE Karratha with profits from her business, Rad Designs.

KIND GESTURE PremiumYoung jewellery designer donates to animals in need

A generous young jewellery designer recently made a thoughtful donation to SAFE Karratha, using the profits from her business, Rad Designs, to buy pet products for animals in need.

Madelin Hayes

Kalgoorlie Golf Course pictured in November 2024.

Water storage $2.38m dam expansion will add 2-6 weeks of water

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder will spend almost $2.5 million to increase water storage capacity at an existing dam to provide an additional two to six weeks’ worth of water for the community. 

The exterior of Edward Collick Home and, inset, Amana Living chief executive Stephanie Buckland.

AGED CAREAmana Living to withdraw from Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Amana Living will transfer its Kalgoorlie-Boulder operations to aged-care provider Respect.

Port Hedland mayor Peter Carter.

Funding feud PremiumPremiumMayor calls on miners to fund new Marine Rescue office

Port Hedland Mayor Peter Carter is calling on mining companies to fund the new Port Hedland Volunteer Marine Rescue office after the service fell just over $1m short of their $4m fund raising target. 

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Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

BusinessCommentsUncertainty increased: US Federal Reserve holds rate

The US Federal Reserve in a closely watched decision Wednesday held the line on benchmark interest rates though still indicated that reductions are likely later in the year.

Jeff Cox

China is currently facing a sluggish consumer landscape.

CNBC newsCommentsChina’s plan to ‘boost consumption’ in bid to grow economy

China announced a “Special Action Plan to Boost Consumption” on Sunday in a bid to prop up domestic consumption in the world’s second largest economy.

Lim Hui Jie

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri last month.

Formula 1VideoComments‘Oscar and I get along’: Norris denies there’s bad blood

WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: The British F1 star opened up on his relationship with his Aussie teammate as the pair get ready to do battle in Melbourne this weekend.

Ben McClellan

Recession fear has rocked Wall Street (AP PHOTO)

BusinessCommentsRecession fear erupts: Dow tumbles, Nasdaq’s falls

A three-week market sell-off has intensified, with investors worried tariff policy uncertainty would tip the economy into a recession, something President Donald Trump has not rule out.

Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound

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A search is underway for a missing man and a boat near Rottnest.

DISASTER AND EMERGENCYPremiumSearch underway for missing man and boat near Rottnest

A search is underway after a man and his boat are believed to have gone missing on Friday night.

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CrimePremiumTeen jailed for sharing extremist content

A 19-year-old man will spend three years behind bars after becoming the first Australian convicted of sharing violent Islamic State content online.

Emma Kirk

District Court Judge Belinda Lonsdale made the remarks as she sentenced him to three years behind bars.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumParents warned over jailed Perth man’s vile social media

District Court Judge Belinda Lonsdale made the remarks as she sentenced him to three years behind bars.

WA’s children are increasingly vulnerable to poverty, homelessness and being kicked out of school, the State’s Commissioner for Children and Young People has warned.

WA NEWSCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Alarming’ figures expose child poverty, homelessness in WA

WA’s children are increasingly vulnerable to poverty, homelessness and being kicked out of school, the State’s Commissioner for Children and Young People has warned.

Mr Tarry was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries, where he later died.

WA NewsCommentsComments‘Much-loved’ Perth man killed in tragic E-scooter crash

Police say the 41-year-old was riding an E-scooter northbound on Wanneroo Road, Wanneroo, on March 9 March when he lost control and fell.

Aerial view of Wharton Beach, Cape Le Grand National Park. Tourism Australia.

WATCHVideoEerie video of shark emerges after WA tourist death

Terrifying footage has emerged of a large shark swimming close to swimmers at Wharton Beach one year before a surfer was killed in the same waters.

Kellie Balaam