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  1. Skills ShortagePremiumMid West construction business reveal ongoing pain

  2. Violent AttackMan jailed for 12 months over domestic violence attack

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    ‘her nightmare was reality’    Premium
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    Mum recalls harrowing night intruder preyed on sleeping girl

  4. Feral cats targetedFeral cats’ days numbered in Chapman River Regional Park

  5. BasketballPremiumPerfect start for finals campaign

FootballLast charge before finals

A battle between two flag contenders and for third place provides a perfect sign-off for the 2022 GNFL regular season.

Jake Santa Maria

Life or DeathPremiumJurien Bay Marine Rescue boat launch delayed by 20 minutes

The seaweed issue plaguing Jurien Bay Marina is now delaying the launch of the local Marine Rescue group by 20 minutes and could have life or death consequences.

Lachlan Allen

Serious offendingBoy accused of aggravated home burglary hit with new charges

A 12-year-old Geraldton boy who was released from Banksia Hill Detention Centre on Friday after ‘two potential suicide attempts’ has reappeared in court on new charges.

Lachlan Allen

The Flavour ReportPremiumQuiet Life is busy, for good reason

For a placed that named itself Quiet Life, it sure is anything but quiet in there. 

Derek Goforth

RAINFALL RECORDSPremium18 Mid West stations broke rainfall records

Records were broken and Geraldton experienced its wettest day in more than seven years as torrential rain fell hard this week, dumping up to 100m in some parts of the region.

Jessica Moroney

The West Australian exclusive
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Identity revealedPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Murchison crash victim remembered as ‘loveable free spirit’

The man who lost his life on a Murchison road earlier this week has been remembered as a mischievous free spirit who was cherished by family and friends.

Jessica Moroney

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The West Australian exclusive
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Chilling footage reveals creeper’s movements before break-in

Disturbing CCTV footage reveals a brazen prowler who crept into a Geraldton girl’s bedroom was lurking around the home for almost two-and-a-half hours before striking.

Dangerous ActDangerous driving act lands man three months in prison

A Geraldton man who rammed his ex-partner’s vehicle off the road has been sentenced to three months jail for the brazen act.

Violent AttackMan jailed for 12 months over domestic violence attack

A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 months jail for a violent domestic assault in Geraldton last year when he punched his partner in the face.

Bail DeniedMan denied bail for burglary charges

A Geraldton man will remain in custody after he was denied bail for an alleged aggravated home burglary in Moresby last week.

Lachlan Allen

Grocery robberyPremiumWoman jailed for stealing $300 worth of groceries

A Geraldton woman has been jailed for 14 months after stealing $300 worth of groceries, throwing a block of cheese at a supermarket worker and pushing a basket into their face, causing their nose to bleed.

Kate Campbell

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Identity revealedPremium
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Murchison crash victim remembered as ‘loveable free spirit’

The man who lost his life on a Murchison road earlier this week has been remembered as a mischievous free spirit who was cherished by family and friends.

Jessica Moroney

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Serious disputeCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Mayor takes fight over neighbour’s home to Supreme Court

Nedlands mayor Fiona Argyle has taken her fight against a proposed home next door to the Supreme Court.

Jake Dietsch

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McGowan sips $1000 wines as star guest at exclusive dinner

An exclusive all-male group of business heavyweights were invited to a private function, where they drank the latest Penfolds Grange vintage — 2018 — which sells for $1000 a bottle.

Peter Law

Regional News

Hidden HistoriesCommentsPremiumWhen Perth’s hottest housing spot was an aquatic playground

In the first decades of last century, what is now one of Perth’s hottest housing spots was an aquatic playground.

Malcolm Quekett

Bush LegendsPremiumThe fulfilling life of a Country Women’s Association member

The Australian institution that is the Country Women’s Association is celebrating its centenary and for one member of WA’s oldest branch, it has brought back enough family memories to fill a cookbook.

Steve Butler

stop press!CommentsPremiumRomantic proposes to girlfriend in ultimate show of love

A Perth romantic has popped the question to the love of his life in what has become the WA response to a furious Eastern States woman’s full-page advert calling out her cheating husband. 

Kasper Johansen and Jakeb Waddell

boom timesPremiumPremiumMargaret River and Busselton lead the State in house prices

Capes home prices have come close to leading the State in growth during the past 12 months, according to brand new Real Estate Institute of WA figures.

hotel tickPremiumPremiumCouncil gives nod to Margaret River Hotel project

Plans for the $10 million-plus redevelopment of the Margaret River Hotel have sailed through the Shire council with a tick of approval.

ban on catsLocal law will ban cats from hundreds of properties

Cat lovers across the shire are about to face a major shake-up, with the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River council set to vote on a first-time cat law in late August.

WA News

Piara WatersVideoPremiumFour hurt after WRX crashes backwards atop fence

Four people were taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in crashed into a house south east of Perth last night.

Miriam Fisher

‘Secretive details’ CommentsPremiumWA’s ‘lasting legacy’ tourism campaign revealed

A new global brand for WA with a focus on Indigenous culture is set to be unveiled next month.

Peter Law

ONGOING HEARTACHE CommentsCommentsMum of Bali bombing victims devastated by terrorist release

A Perth mother whose twin daughters were killed in the Bali bombings says the impending release of one of the key players in the terrorist atrocity has plunged her back into the horror of that day.

Busy period CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumSpring buyers cashed up and ready to bid in Perth

Tight rental vacancy rates, and expectations of a busy Spring sales season, are further tightening the screws on Perth’s housing crisis.

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PICTURED: Wanted alleged drug kingpin in Colombian hideout

This is the never-before-seen picture of one of WA’s most wanted alleged drug kingpins posing in what’s believed to be his Colombian hideout that has a frustrated police itching to bring him back in handcuffs.

Hidden HistoriesCommentsPremiumWhen Perth’s hottest housing spot was an aquatic playground

In the first decades of last century, what is now one of Perth’s hottest housing spots was an aquatic playground.

Malcolm Quekett