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  1. Shearing fundraiserPremiumDecades of crutching and grand final traditions in Kendenup

  2. Season preview PremiumNew president welcomes Green Range-Ongerup to one-dayers

  3. Job satisfactionPremiumSwain delighted to be finalist for WA’s ranger of the year

  4. EnvironmentPremiumReserves tainted by Katanning residents dumping rubbish

  5. renewable boomPremiumMint Renewables Kojonup BESS project plan greenlit by RDAP

Josh Tate was a beloved full-time father.

tributePremium‘Devoted father’ revealed as victim of horror Pingelly crash

A 34-year-old man killed in a car crash in Pingelly over the September long weekend has been remembered by his heartbroken family as a ‘devoted father’ with a ‘truly kind heart’

Melissa Sheil

Dave House and Henry Carrington-Jones of WA band Old Mervs at the Fremantle Arts Centre.

ENTERTAINMENTThe two-man WA band taking on ‘weird towns’ in Florida

You can take Old Mervs out of the Great Southern town of Kojonup, but you can’t take Kojonup out of Old Mervs.

Zach Margolius

CBA chief executive Matt Comyn.

Albany AdvertiserBig-four bank pledges no regional branch closures until 2030

Another big four bank has vowed not to shut any of its branches in regional Australia until at least 2030 amid ongoing criticism of the nation’s biggest lenders over widespread closures.

Cheyanne Enciso

A Ravensthorpe nickel mine was ordered to pay more than $820,000 after a 2023 workplace incident that left a worker with sever spinal injuries.

courtsPremiumNickel mine cops $820k fine for 2023 spinal injury incident

A Ravensthorpe mining operation has been fined more than $820,000 after a 2023 maintenance incident that resulted in a worker who had been employed there less than a month sustaining serious spinal injuries.

Melissa Sheil

Great Southern players Alex Pearce, Declan Mountford, Kieran Gowdie, Anthony Davis and Talon Delacey after the WAFL grand final loss.

Grand final despair WAFL grand final despair for Great Southern contingent

Five Great Southern players fell short in their bid for WAFL premiership glory after Claremont were outgunned by a powerful Peel Thunder outfit on September 20.

Cameron Newbold

Tourism Council of WA CEO Evan Hall says the impacts of the proposed cuts will be devastating on regional workforces.

workers outPremiumRegional workforce to dwindle over visa slash says peak body

Up to 1400 people may be removed from Katanning and Narrogin’s already slim workforce following the proposed cuts to second and third-year backpacker visas, according to the peak tourism body.

Melissa Sheil

A woman has been fined for attempting to sell a child a vape on school grounds.

courtsPremiumPremiumFine for woman foiled in audacious vape sale at school

A young woman who was caught red-handed by a teacher while trying to sell a vape to a child on school grounds in the Great Southern has been sentenced in court.

A 20-year-old has pleaded guilty to six drug charges and one charge of driving on an expired licence.

courtsPremiumPremiumMan caught trying to deal cannabis, MDMA and psylocibin

A young man has admitted to having stashes of cannabis, MDMA, and psylocibin with the intent to sell or supply them in Ravensthorpe, as well as possessing other serious drugs.

A former education assistant at a Great Southern school has appeared in court.

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PremiumGreat Southern education assistant denies child sex charges

A former education assistant at a Great Southern school has denied allegations she had sex with and indecently dealt with an underage child multiple times earlier this year.

Twynam and Sue Cunningham, with ex-shire president Jan Pope and ex-councillor Murray Pope.

big birthdayIN PICTURES: Memories of Cranbrook on display for centenary

A century of memories were on display at the Cranbrook Community Hub earlier this month as the Shire of Cranbrook celebrated a momentous anniversary.

Melissa Sheil

On the starting line at Borden Backtracks.

Perfect pedalsBorden Backtracks proves to be the perfect gravel taster

Borden Backtracks, a taster for the upcoming Wild Gravel extravaganza, attracted 130 cyclists, runners and walkers to a free gravel event last Thursday. 

Claire Middleton

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The WA Government is exploring a three-way university merger.

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Deloitte’s WA uni merger report littered with AI errors

The document, which supports a WA Government push for a merger of three universities, includes references with incorrectly titled research papers and wrong publication dates.

Sean Smith

Major crash are investigating the Ogilvie fatality.

Road tollPremiumWitness appeal after man, 24, killed in Mid West rollover

A 24-year-old man who was a passenger has been killed following a single vehicle rollover north of Geraldton on Monday morning.

Kate Campbell

Curtin’s vice-chancellor, Professor Harlene Hayne, has slammed the Cook Government’s plans for a uni merger.

STATE POLITICSPremium‘Mega-university’ proposal slammed by Curtin

Curtin’s vice-chancellor is putting up a fight against the State Government’s controversial plan to merge three WA public universities into a mega institution.

Caleb Runciman

Leslie "Lethal Les" Grantham is pictured with family at the Perth District Court today. Michael Wilson

CRIMEPremiumBombshell revelation as bikie turned influencer sent to jail

The former bikie enforcer known as “Lethal Les” — who was tortured and excommunicated by the Comanchero gang — has been jailed over a five-year-old money laundering charge.

Caleb Runciman

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Sam Wood is being held at Wolston Correctional Centre under a safety order following his arrest.

Fitness guruInside Sam Wood’s high-security jail housing notorious crims

It’s the correctional facility home to some of the country’s most feared rapists and murderers. It’s now also the residence of fitness guru Sam Wood.

Zach Margolius

A registered teacher has been charged over an elaborate hydroponic cannabis set-up.

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PICTURED: WA teacher accused of drug crimes identified

The 40-year-old fronted Perth Magistrates Court on Friday where prosecutors revealed shocking details about what officers discovered during a raid on a Dianella property.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Evensen

Nicola Forrest is founder of Coaxial.

FinancePremiumPremiumNicola Forrest’s record-breaking $500m-plus donation

Australia’s second-richest woman will put more than $500m into her own philanthropic vehicle Coaxial to help address “devastation” in communities across the country.

Boral maintenance planner Jess Larcombe and concrete truck driver Karma Phuntsho.

DefencePremiumPremiumNaval base construction threatens WA’s mining workforce

WA is facing an unprecedented shortage of tradies as the monster naval rearmament project at Henderson sucks up workers and triggers a bidding war between defence contractors and resources giants.

Ben Harvey at the Perth Royal Show.

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BEN HARVEY: $13 Dagwood dogs and $35 parking. Welcome to the Perth Royal Show.

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David Mundy and Adam Voges teamed up for East Fremantle Cricket Club on Saturday.

CricketPremiumHow WA sporting icons fared in local cricket team-up

WA cricket legend Adam Voges and former Fremantle star David Mundy had an unexpected team-up in local cricket on Saturday — but the pair might have been denied the chance to bat together by Voges’ teenage son.

Josh Kempton

Inaugural members Richard Porter, Don Rolston and Sue Graham cut the Probus anniversary cake.

Happy birthdayPremiumGeraldton Probus club celebrates national 50th anniversary

The Probus Club of Geraldton recently seized a golden opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the club nationwide.

Kate Campbell

Projections from Linda Tegg on the Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum.

ArtsPremiumCarnarvon residency leads to exploration of satellite art

Carnarvon’s space communication has made its way to Perth, with art inspired by the region’s satellite trails appearing in Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts’s new exhibition Circular Economies

Sally Davies

Regional Development Australia Goldfields Esperance chief executive Sharon Henderson.

Professional developmentPremiumPremiumProfessional development program returns to regions

A professional development program has returned to the Goldfields with free workshops and training aimed at strengthening regional businesses and digital confidence.

Kaye Bolger receives her memento from Hancock Prospecting’s Lauren Melville after her induction into the Swimming WA Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame PremiumPremiumSwimming WA Hall of Fame recognition for top Albany official

Albany Swimming Club’s Kaye Bolger has been inducted into Swimming WA’s Hall of Fame in recognition of her three decades of officiating

A Busselton carer who kept playing her late father’s favourite numbers has landed a $2.22 million Saturday Lotto windfall — giving the family a second generation of jackpot winners.

LottoLate dad’s lucky Lotto numbers deliver amazing $2m jackpot

A Busselton carer who kept playing her late father’s favourite numbers has landed a $2.22 million Saturday Lotto windfall — giving the family a second generation of jackpot winners.

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The tipping point will start in Europe, some argue it has already begun in the US ... wherever it happens, it will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.

CNBC newsPremium2029 starts a global tipping point, and it’s not the climate

The tipping point will start in Europe, some argue it has already begun in the US ... wherever it happens, it will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.

Elsa Ohlen

The conversation is reflective of a broken job market because it shows how “the power dynamic is so, so, so skewed toward the employer,” Gavin says.

CNBC newsPremiumIced coffee debate reflects ‘everything wrong with hiring’

Would you reject a job candidate who brought an iced coffee to an interview? Your answer may not matter: Either way, someone on the internet thinks you’re wrong. And a career expert says she’s over it.

Sophie Caldwell

Sam Altman, chief executive and co-founder of OpenAI, left, and Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms, during a state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the White House last week.

CNBC newsPremiumDebt-hungry AI firms face higher risks as bond yields spike

The AI infrastructure buildout, which has already reached historic levels, is about to get even more expensive.

Kif Leswing, Isabel O’Brien and Seema Moody

The app represents a major push by CEO Mark Zuckerberg into the AI agent market.

CNBC newsPremiumMeta’s Muse AI agent downloads are surging

Meta’s Muse AI personal agent tool has only been out for nearly two weeks, and it’s topping the app store charts.

Jonathan Vanian

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New details have surfaced revealing the life Perth man Simon Carman lived in Thailand in the months leading up to the alleged horrific murder of a Thai teenager.

World NewsVideoShock details emerge of Perth man’s life before Thai arrest

New details have surfaced revealing the life Perth man Simon Carman lived in Thailand in the months leading up to the alleged horrific murder of a Thai teenager. 

Fraser Williams

Recovery at Genesis Belmont has just opened in Perth's east.

Health is wealth!New wellness and recovery hub opens in Perth’s east

It’s the latest in a long line of recent recovery centres popping up across Perth.

Zach Margolius

Tom Murfett was piloting his self-made RV-6A aircraft with his mate, Rod, when it plunged into a private airfield near Muchea shortly after take-off about 10.20am on Sunday.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumPICTURED: WA pilot injured in self-made plane crash

The wife of a pilot who survived a freak plane crash north-east of Perth has thanked emergency services for their response, saying things ‘could have ended very differently’.

Gold medallion recipient Dylan Bennett.

bravery awardsPremiumPremiumTeen who saved collapsed boy’s life earns award for bravery

The heroic actions of an Albany teenager who sprung into action to save the life of boy collapsed in cardiac arrest has earned a bravery gong, thanks to first-aid training completed only months before.

BHP expects about 300 operational roles will go from its Pilbara-based sites at South Flank, Mining Area C, Newman and Jimblebar. Supplied BHP

BusinessPremiumPremiumAussie mining giant cuts hundreds of jobs

Mining giant BHP is slashing hundreds of jobs from Western Australia’s iron ore mines.

WA made up seven of the country’s 10 worst-rated passenger airports.

WA NewsREVEALED: The WA airport crowned the worst in Australia

WA made up seven of Australia’s ten worst-rated airports, with the state not having any airports that ranked in the country’s best ten.

Zosia Melanczuk