Families, passionate horse handlers and punters took to Geraldton Turf Club on Thursday for the first meeting on the race calendar, with some kicking off the season with a bit of luck.
Jessica Moroney
The school holiday fun continues in Geraldton this week following on from last weekend’s Sunshine Festival as the town’s foreshore was lit up with a range of food-trucks and stalls for night markets.
Craig Duncan
A new regional health care initiative from Fly2Health and Variety is taking flight across WA and touching down in Mt Magnet offering children across the state free allied health assessments.
The end times are coming to Geraldton as Valhalla MMA gym prepares to host the city’s first MMA showcase: Ragnarok.
Geraldton still a “seller’s market” according to a local real estate agent despite PropTrack showing a dip in regional property prices.
When it comes to storage throughout your home, you have to think creatively, especially if you have limited space to begin with.
Rising costs and skilled worker shortages continue to put pressure on local businesses, with data revealing 4 per cent of businesses in the Mid West are forecast to fail over the next 12 months.
A multi-million-dollar development proposal for a bulky goods retail precinct adjacent to a popular homemaker’s centre in Webberton has been approved.
Geraldton family day care superstar Margaret Yokwe says she feels incredibly honoured to be one of 13 West Australians recognised at the National Family Day Care Awards.
Disgraced Perth cricketer Alex Hepburn has been given the green light to play in the top WA league despite having been barred from the sport in England and Wales for a decade.
Lauren Price
The administrator running the bikie-ridden CFMEU is weighing the future of two senior WA officials whose criminal pasts have dragged the local chapter through the mud.
Ben Harvey
A 35-year-old man who died in a tragic workplace incident at a roadworks site on the Mitchell Freeway has been identified as a father from Ireland.
Adam Taggart is the face of the new-look Perth Glory and last season’s wooden spoon has not dampened his expectations for this year.
Ben Smith
Tributes have begun to flow for the man allegedly killed by his own son during a bloody confrontation at a regional roadhouse — on the same day John Gallagher appeared in court on a murder charge.
Tim Clarke
Kenya’s Paul Eyanae has cruised to a stunning victory in the Perth Running Festival marathon on Sunday, crossing the line almost seven minutes ahead of his nearest rival.
Nick Rynne & Glen Quartermain
West Coast are now targeting a highly experienced assistant coach to support Andrew McQualter just days after he was officially announced as the new leader.
Fremantle list boss David Walls says they won’t overpay to bring Richmond star Shai Bolton but conceded two first-round picks was a fair asking price for the dual premiership star.
A routine council meeting in Port Hedland descended into chaos during question time as repeated inquiries about mayor Peter Carter’s property ownership led to a heated exchange and a temporary recess.
Cain Andrews
A two-year pilot program expanding support for homeless people will be trialled in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, with the State Government providing $2 million to health service Bega Garnbirringu to run it.
Neil Watkinson
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services is urging Mid West residents to conduct their planned burns soon ahead of warmer weather conditions.
Australian canola imports into Japan are on the rise, and WA growers got to see first-hand what this means at one of Japan’s biggest edible oil processing companies.
Auric Mining has finished its second campaign at the Jeffreys Find mine near Norseman, achieving gold sales of $23.5 million.
Shares of Chinese property developers rallied on Monday after major cities in mainland China unveiled easing measures to boost homebuyer sentiment, following the central bank’s blitz of policy stimulus.
Anniek Bao
Emily Odio-Sutton spends just 10 hours a week on her Etsy shops, and often works from her laptop while sitting at her daughters’ gymnastics and swimming practice
Megan Sauer
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, expects about $US5 billion ($7.2b) in losses on $US3.7b of revenue this year, CNBC has confirmed.
Hayden Field
Ryan earns nearly $205,000 a year as the sole financial provider, and the couple has a net worth of more than $1 million. But they’re stressed about their day-to-day finances.
Kamaron McNair
WA’s biggest superblock is being broken up, with Chris and Tia Ellison listing a home on Saunders St that sits along their $64 million enclave.
Kim Macdonald
The teachers’ union is demanding that the maximum size of classes allowed in WA public schools should be slashed by five students.
Two former directors of a rogue building company, exposed by The Sunday Times, have been fined $25,000 each for misleading conduct.
Police should have arrested a pro-Palestine activist who displayed a poster praising slain terror chief leader Hassan Nasrallah, Liberal leader Libby Mettam has declared.
The family of a dog shot dead by police in Canning Vale have described their pet as an animal that was just trying to protect its owner.
Nick Overall