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City courtPremiumCity gains extraction industry conviction

The City of Busselton has reminded the local industry they will continue to pursue illegal development as they succeed in its second extraction industry conviction this year.

Taylar Amonini

FIFO flightsPremiumFortescue takes flight from South West

South West FIFO workers will have an easier trek to work, as Fortescue Metals Group celebrates its inaugural flight from Busselton.

Taylar Amonini

developing concernsPremium‘Fast-track’ tribunal concern for Smiths Beach group

The Smiths Beach Action Group has warned of an incoming Special Matters tribunal with the power to override local planning schemes for items deemed of State significance,

Warren Hately

smoke warningBusselton prescribed burns cause smoke warning

A smoke warning has been issued for Busselton and Dunsborough as prescribed burning is carried out in the region today.

regional crisisPremiumVasse MP backs MRI lobby

Without a new licensed MRI machine the South West could face medical disaster, according to the region’s peak radiology centre.

Taylar Amonini

‘reckless’PremiumBunbury business alliance in bizarre anti-vax push

A group of South West retailers opposed to COVID-19 vaccines have united in a bizarre bid to allow the public to shop with businesses which they claim “support human rights”.

Jackson Barrett

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Make good use of your council vote

I could tell you not to make a bad choice, I could tell you who to choose, I could pester your decision making process. I won’t do that, but I will tell you to make a choice — your choice.

Kasper Johansen

supporting eldersCommentsPremiumRelationship service for elderly extended into regions

Elderly people across the South West are set to receive much needed support for abuse and ageing-related issues.

Luke McPherson

Top of classSouth West leads in regional COVID vaccination rates

The South West is again leading the regional vaccination pack, with almost 69 per cent of residents having received their first COVID-19 jab and almost 50 per cent of residents fully vaccinated.

Jacinta Cantatore

Love storyPremiumAkoni returns to South West for WA tour

South West film buffs will revisit the Nigerian love story of Akoni as it returns to the region following its CinefestOZ premiere.

Taylar Amonini

Bus benefitsPremiumBCGS bus service to offer convenience for The Capes

The school run to Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School will be made easier for Capes students next year as the school increases bus services.

Taylar Amonini

Visa woesBusselton family’s Aussie dream on the brink

Busselton’s Lima family has embarked on a mission to find a way to stay in Australia, away from after their permanent visa journey came to a halt last year due to the parents being over 45.

Taylar Amonini

Joyus JettyPremiumBusselton Jetty listed among the best tourist locations

The iconic South West attraction, home to the longest wooden-piled jetty in the southern hemisphere, has been named a finalist in both the major tourism attraction and ecotourism categories.

Taylar Amonini

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The West Australian exclusive
Shocking divideCommentsPremium
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Urgent calls to fix bush ambulance service

The WA Country Health Service wants minimum ambulance standards – such as availability and response times – enshrined in law for regional areas.

Josh Zimmerman

Multi-talentedPremiumRoyals AFL draft hopeful reveals juggling act

Busselton-based East Perth colt James Tunstill’s draft year has been nothing short of a juggling act.

Jordan McArdle

Money dipPremiumAccused rip-off merchant wants public purse to fund him

Elderly accountant Joe Papalia, who is alleged to have stolen at least $19 million from trusting friends and clients, has applied to use public money to pay for his lawyers.

Tim Clarke

regional crisisRegional hospitals short for future capacity

WA’s Australian Medical Association president has backed Opposition health spokeswoman Libby Mettam’s attack on the State Government for a critical failure to plan for the future.

Warren Hately

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Man avoids prison for repeated church camp sex attacks

A teenager was raped by her boyfriend two years in a row at a Seventh Day Adventist church camp while she slept — including once when his brother was in the same room.

Taylar Amonini

Stepping inPremiumAdele Farina to head forest industry advocacy group

South-West Labor veteran Adele Farina has joined the State’s peak forestry advocacy group as its acting chief executive.

Jenne Brammer

getting desperatePremiumTeenage kick to worker shortages

The South West Development Commission is encouraging businesses across the South West to join a survey aimed to combat regional worker shortages.

Warren Hately

ambulance inquiryPremiumWACHS and St John in ambulance blame game

An ambulance ramping blame game has broken-out between WA Country Health Service and St John WA executives during a Parliamentary inquiry.

Briana Fiore

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The West Australian exclusive
‘Huge sobbing hugs’Premium
The West Australian exclusive
Twiggy’s grief for ‘much-loved FMG worker’

A devastated Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has spoken of his grief at the tragic death of a 25-year-old mine worker, in an accident at Fortescue Metals Group’s Solomon hub operation in the Pilbara.

Stuart McKinnon and Michael Traill

best of the bestPremiumMoore, Holmes and Tingey headline team of the year

Journalist Jackson Barrett has selected his overall team of the year after an action -packed 2021 South West Football League.

Jackson Barrett

Powerful tributesCommentsPremiumMissing South West boat worker a ‘legend of a bloke’

The crew member who went overboard on a vessel off the coast of Dampier last week has been remembered as a ‘legend of a bloke’ who had a beautiful mix of tenacity, big goals and social justice.

Cheyanne Enciso