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  2. Pricey RamsPremiumTwo rams tie for top price of $15,000 at Katanning

  3. Search suspended Search for missing WA man called off after six days

  4. Qualifying final PremiumBolton kicks five as hot Hawks progress to UGSFL grand final

  5. Medal honour PremiumJoyce dominates Ganzer Medal count to be OFA best & fairest

Gnowangerup's Timm House takes a mighty mark in the OFA preliminary final.

Finals win PremiumBombers see off Bulldogs in prelim to earn grand final spot

Lake Grace-Pingrup will get another crack at flag favourites Jerramungup in the Ongerup Football Association’s grand final after coming from behind to see off Gnowangerup in a preliminary showdown on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Dani Campbell, Caroline House-Vaux, Stacey Newman, Tina Harding, Sally Carpenter, Rosalyn Chisholm, Ellie Stone, and Sam Earle. The 2026 Women in Farming conference at Kojonup Memorial Hall on August 20.

Farming WomenPremiumIN PICTURES: The 2026 Women in Farming conference

Kojonup’s Memorial Hall was packed to the rafters as dozens of women flocked to the small Great Southern town for this year’s Women in Farming conference.

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Tony McFadyean won the 2026 Aglime Sand Greens Championship of WA at Katanning CC on August 16.

Sand green champ Super shootout in sand greens title as Katanning plays host

Katanning’s big golfing jamboree was a hit from tee to green, culminating in a scintillating finale to the Sand Greens Championship of WA on Sunday.

Claire Middleton

Kojonup Nadine Milne shoots with Allstars Ava Latter standing aside.

kna 2026Defending premiers Allstars book 2026 grand final slot

Allstars booked their ticket to the Katanning Netball Association A-grade grand final on Saturday, defeating top rivals Kojonup in the qualifying final. 

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Shanna Crispin is a new arrival in Newdegate and has jumped into her role in the Newdegate Machinery Field Days with both feet.

NEWDEGATE MACHINERY FIELD DAYSPremiumNew family addition to Newdegate embracing small community

Shanna Crispin and her family are some of the latest additions to the Newdegate community, and they’ve already become a part of the community.

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The funding is designed to help regional communities maintain safe and reliable access to water and better prepare for future drought and dry conditions. 

Water fundingRegional shires receive funding to improve water supplies

The shires of Jerramungup, Katanning, West Arthur and Kondinin are among regional WA communities to receive funding for water infrastructure upgrades aimed at strengthening long-term water security. 

Amy Towers

Wagin resident Paige Benson and Wagin acting president Bryan Kilpatrick say the town has been rocked by the disappearance of James Ballantyne who was last seen on Leonora Street on August 22.

missing manSudden disappearance of elderly man devastates small town

The tight-knit community of Wagin have been left devastated following the suspension of the tireless search for 87-year-old James Ballantyne, whose family has been described as a “treasured” part of the town. 

Wickepin overcame a strong challenge from Brookton-Pingelly to win the UGSFL elimination final.

Elimination final PremiumPremiumPanthers’ run comes to an end as Warriors claim elimination

Brookton-Pingelly’s late season surge has come to an end after being knocked out of the Upper Great Southern Football League title race by reigning premiers Wickepin on Sunday.

Senior Sergeant and acting inspector Craig Wasley said search for James Ballantyne has been wound back after six days.

Search suspended Search for missing WA man called off after six days

The extensive search efforts for 87-year-old Wagin resident James Ballantyne, who has been missing for six days, was suspended on Thursday afternoon as police say they are unlikely to find him alive. 

Jerramungup and Lake Grace-Pingrup will clash in the 2026 OFA grand final.

Grand final PremiumBombers aim to clip Eagles’ wings in grand final showdown

It’s hard to imagine more nailed-on grand final favourites than Jerramungup, but Lake Grace-Pingrup will do their best to rewrite the script when the sides meet in the OFA’s showpiece on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Shire of Katanning executive assistant Cherrie Campbell and project officer Lisa Smith at the Katanning cemetary.

Burial ritesPremiumCemetery’s new niche wall provides space for future remains

The project to upgrade the Katanning cemetery has been completed with 400 extra niches in an attractive new wall.

Claire Middleton

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Ryan Salton revealed as ‘Hot Wheels’ drug dealer Facebook

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‘Unstoppable’ paraplegic Perth drug dealer identified

A paraplegic criminal nicknamed ‘Hot Wheels’ has been described by a judge as an ‘unstoppable and prolific drug dealer’ before being jailed for eight years.

Caleb Runciman

An autonomous truck at a BHP Pilbara iron ore mine

MiningPremiumBHP to sack WA iron ore workers amid tech expansion

The Big Australian is swinging the axe on a chunk of its 1600-strong workforce at a massive Pilbara iron ore mine.

Adrian Rauso

Forensic officers at the house of the attack.

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Attempted murder charges laid over Warnbro home invasion

Detectives have charged four men with offences including attempted murder as part of their investigation into a terrifying Warnbro home invasion where two people were stabbed.

Caleb Runciman

Newtown Condingup Football Club was rocked after a player collapsed and stop breathing during their finals match.

WA NewsPremiumWA footy finals match abandoned after freak medical episode

A finals football match was brought to a standstill when a player suddenly collapsed on the field and stopped breathing. 

Brooke Rolfe

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Health authorities have issued an urgent warning about a popular but extreme indoor fitness craze in the wake of seven people being rushed to hospital after collapsing at a Perth meet.

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Jack Murray was killed in a Geraldton car crash this week.

Road tollPremiumFamily of teenager killed in crash open up about heartbreak

The family of the latest person killed on WA roads has spoken out about their senseless loss and absolute heartbreak, saying the tragedy has “left a hole in all of our lives that can never be filled.”

Kate Campbell

Royals' Cameron Smith knocks the ball clear of Denmark-Walpole's James Charlesworth.

Strong showing PremiumPremiumLions roar over Magpies in deciding home-and-away fixture

A cunning Royals’ gameplan has undone Denmark-Walpole and handed the Lions hosting rights for this week’s huge elimination final after they finished the GSFL season in third place on the ladder.

Newtown Condingup Football Club was rocked after a player collapsed and stop breathing during their finals match.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumWA footy finals match abandoned after freak medical episode

A finals football match was brought to a standstill when a player suddenly collapsed on the field and stopped breathing. 

Swans CEO Matthew Pavlich and chair Andrew Pridham on Wednesday.

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‘Deeply embarrassed & ashamed’: Swans bosses on player bans

Sydney chair Andrew Pridham says banned Swans players are ‘extremely remorseful for their actions’ and says the decision to ‘effectively torpedo our season’ showed how seriously the club had taken the matter.

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Rural Aid counsellor Chris Gibbs at the 2026 Dowerin Machinery Field Days.

Dowerin Machinery Field DaysPremiumRural Aid’s ‘largest’ presence at Dowerin field days

Rural Aid was out in force at the Dowerin Machinery Field Days, in the charity’s largest presence at the annual event after an increase in counsellors to tackle regional mental health.

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Delegates enter the community pavilion for the 2026 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum.

City incomePremiumCity rakes in $133,000 from 2026 Diggers & Dealers

Hire fees for the Goldfields Arts Centre and neighbouring community pavilion had the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder rake in almost $135,000 from this year’s Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum.

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Anglicare WA Goldfields service manager Joshua Simpaya believes increasing house prices and the shortage of viable shelter in Kalgoorlie-Boulder had made securing housing so difficult, many locals were struggling regardless of their financial situation.

Special reportPremiumCost of living, housing shortages drive homelessness

Homelessness in Kalgoorlie-Boulder is becoming a reality for more than just the disadvantaged and those at-risk because of a housing shortage and rising cost-of-living.

Toby Cann & Rosa Griffith

Swan Valley residents are feeling hopeful there will be action on flooding issues.

With a paddlePremiumPremiumSwan Valley residents ‘jubilant’ after meeting on flooding

Swan Valley residents have walked away from a meeting with the Deputy Premier feeling “jubilant” after years of protesting increasing flooding as a result of neighbouring housing developments.

Harry Dowsett at his new home.

Special reportPremiumPremiumModern-day trials and tribulations of leaving home

For most young Australians, moving out of home is little more than a distant dream.

Kalgoorlie-Boulder mayor Glenn Wilson.

Special reportPremiumPremiumBuildings sit empty amid housing crisis

Public housing and former hotels sit idle in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, while homelessness and housing shortages continue to affect the local community.

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CNBC newsMyspace eyes comeback to combat social media fatigue

The early 2000s platform would capitalise on nostalgia and rejection of the traditional social media experience. Would you go back?

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An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among the banks of the river Rhine near Neuss, western Germany, on July 30, 2026, as the water level in the Rhine is falling to a record low following exceptionally hot weather.

CNBC newsPremiumEurope is blowing up riverbeds to save its economy

Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.

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Michael Burry, former head of Scion Capital Group.

CNBC newsPremiumBurry of The Big Short fame says we’re near ‘1987-type fall’

Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.

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BP chief executive Meg ONeill.

CNBC newsPremiumBP profit more than doubles, Trump blasts Big Oil

BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.

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WA NewsVideoRaging fireball engulfs boat as toxic smoke chokes Freo

A motorboat has burst into a raging fireball at Fremantle’s Challenger Harbour, sending massive plumes of toxic black smoke over the city.

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Luke Herdegen and, left, One Nation WA leader Rod Caddies. at Secret Harbour today.

State PoliticsPremium‘Gloves off’: One Nation warns Cook on Perth’s ‘heartland’

Luke Herdegen has declared Secret Harbour and the surrounding suburbs are now One Nation ‘heartland’ and warned Labor the ‘gloves are off’ after its historic by-election defeat.

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An 18-year-old man has died after his car left a Wheatbelt road and crashed into a tree.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumTeenager killed after car hits tree in Wheatbelt

An 18-year-old man has died after his car left a Wheatbelt road and crashed into a tree.

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POLITICS‘Secret Harbour win a sign One Nation perception has changed’: Joyce

Barnaby Joyce has weighed into One Nation’s massive upset in Western Australia after the party unseated Labor from a historically safe seat.

Ryan Salton revealed as ‘Hot Wheels’ drug dealer Facebook

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A paraplegic criminal nicknamed ‘Hot Wheels’ has been described by a judge as an ‘unstoppable and prolific drug dealer’ before being jailed for eight years.

Perth firefighter and endurance runner Phil Gore during his epic Project 168 challenge to raise $168,000 for Telethon.

TELETHON Ultramarathon man digs deep to raise $250k for sick kids

While Phil Gore’s bid to run a 6.7km loop of the Armadale Soccer Club oval on the hour for 168 hours straight fell short, he couldn’t be prouder of the result.

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