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  2. Free jazzFree jazz concerts for music lovers in Williams and Narrogin

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    Male driver dies in Wuraming after his car hits tree

Todd Michael Gibbons leaves Albany Magistrates Court after pleading not guilty to careless driving causing death.

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Teenager to fight charges over fatal Beaufort River crash

A Kojonup teenager accused of careless driving that caused a fatal collision in Beaufort River has indicated he will fight the charges against him, entering not guilty pleas at his latest court appearance. 

Jacki Elezovich

Peter Thomas takes over as new DFES superintendent for the Upper Great Southern region.

New superintendentPremiumPeter Thomas new Upper Great Southern DFES superintendent

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has a new boss in the Upper Great Southern, with Peter Thomas stepping up as the superintendent, working from the Narrogin base. 

Amy Towers

Narrogin detectives are urging the public to look out for stolen firearms and ring after a Wickepin burglary.

CrimeStolen firearms trigger plea for public assistance

Narrogin detectives are urgently seeking public assistance after thieves stole three guns in a firearms safe from a home in Wickepin this month. 

Jacki Elezovich

The UGSHA year 9-10 Yellow mixed team finished champions.

Junior champs PremiumUppers and Lowers steal the show at exciting junior carnival

The Narrogin Junior Hockey Carnival brought together 33 teams from far and wide with Upper Great Southern clinching two titles across the five divisions.

Claire Middleton

A Great Southern man avoided immediate jail for helping hide stolen tools in exchange for meth, breaching his bail and slashing his mother-in-law’s car tyres.

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Suspended jail for man who helped thieves for meth

A Great Southern man who helped thieves hide stolen goods worth thousands of dollars in exchange for meth and slashed his mother-in-law’s car tyres during a domestic dispute has avoided immediate jail time. 

Jacki Elezovich

Jordan Heil, right, kicked four goals in the thrilling win.

Thrilling winPremiumHawks hang tough to edge Cougars in top of the table epic

Narrogin moved a game clear on top of the ladder after outlasting Kukerin-Dumbleyung in a thrilling one-point win in the top of the table Upper Great Southern Football League clash on Sunday.

Cameron Newbold

The RAC Rescue helicopter was called to the serious crash near Broomehill.

Chopper calledPremiumPremiumRescue helicopter taking woman to hospital after crash

A woman has been injured in a serious crash near Broomehill on Thursday, with the RAC Rescue helicopter now transporting her to hospital.

NDNA's open women's team.

ndna 2026Narrogin takes five teams to Great Southern champs

Narrogin and Districts Netball Association Rising Stars teams travelled to Albany on July 18 and 19 to compete in the Great Southern Regional Championships. 

Young drivers who pass their practical test in Narrogin will get a free first aid kit for their car.

Car kitNarrogin’s new young drivers to be given free first aid kit

New young drivers in Narrogin will receive a free St John WA first aid kit for their car thanks to an initiative by the town’s Rotary Club and the shire council.

The Narrogin Wind Farm site in Minigin as seen from the air.

Renewable energyPremiumConstruction starts on $65m Narrogin Wind Farm project

Neoen broke ground on the $65 million Narrogin Wind Farm project last week, which is set to employ hundreds of workers throughout its construction.

Jacki Elezovich

A Katanning man has been jailed for five offences.

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Axe attack and assault on mum earn Katanning man jail time

A Katanning man who attacked his neighbours’ front door with an axe, assaulted his elderly mother, and threatened police with a table frame until they tasered him has been sentenced. 

Melissa Sheil

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Keith Mitton stabbed his girlfriend multiple times in a domestic violence attack minutes before he was involved in a fiery crash that killed an innocent nurse has been identified.

CrimePremiumPerth man who stabbed girlfriend, killed nurse identified

The Perth man who stabbed his girlfriend multiple times in a domestic violence attack minutes before he was involved in a fiery crash that killed an innocent nurse has been identified.

Caleb Runciman & Breanna Inferrera

Harley Reid is giving away too many “silly” free kicks.

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Type, not number of frees Reid gives away is a concern

Harley Reid has given away 58 free kicks so far this season, the most of any player in the competition. But the number is not so much the concern, writes Danielle Laidley.

Danielle Laidley

Country footy incident

Great Southern HeraldVideoPremiumWATCH: Ex-Eagles WAFL player coward punches opponent

A former West Coast WAFL player is facing a lengthy suspension after a coward-punching an opponent in an ‘ugly’ off-the-ball incident that marred a Lower South West Football League game on Sunday. 

Jack Penniment and Amy Towers

Dr Jihad

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Perth ISIS doctor’s family ties to top terror group militant

The Perth doctor who joined Islamic State 10 years ago and was recently discovered alive in a Baghdad prison had close ties with a key leader of the terrorist group in Syria who remains on the run.

Rhianna Mitchell

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Harley Reid is giving away too many “silly” free kicks.

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Type, not number of frees Reid gives away is a concern

Harley Reid has given away 58 free kicks so far this season, the most of any player in the competition. But the number is not so much the concern, writes Danielle Laidley.

Danielle Laidley

Five DFES crew attended the blaze in High Wycombe

PerthCommentsPremiumLithium-ion battery behind raging fire in Perth’s east

A lithium-ion battery has caused another destructive fire that raged through a home’s garage in Perth’s east early Wednesday morning.

Brooke Rolfe

UK rapper and comedian Yung Filly could learn his fate in a matter of hours, with the jury beginning its deliberations on Wednesday afternoon.

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumPremiumJury begins deliberations in Yung Filly’s rape trial

UK rapper and comedian Yung Filly could learn his fate in a matter of hours, with the jury beginning its deliberations on Wednesday afternoon. 

Australia’s medicine regulator has issued a safety warning over popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.

Public HealthVideoCommentsCommentsNew Ozempic warning as TGA finds link to serious disorder

Australia’s medicine regulator has issued a safety warning over popular weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Saxenda.

Fremantle are premiership favourites

AFLCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAFL admits it can’t stop airlines grand final price gouging

AFL CEO Andrew Dillon has expressed his frustration with the price gouging Fremantle fans are set to face from airlines if the Dockers make the grand final.

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A number of roads have been closed including Coral Farm and Millars Road.

PilbaraCommentsGas leak triggers HAZMAT warning in WA’s north

A HAZMAT general warning has been issued amid fears a gas leak could turn dangerous.

Joshua Dowdall

Dennis John McKenna.

Courts & JusticePremiumWA’s ‘worst paedophile’ a step closer to freedom

Some of Dennis McKenna’s victims did not survive the evil mark he left and those who did have been left devastated by confirmation authorities will not argue against his release from prison in November.

Jessica Page

New research from WFI Insurance shows only a quarter of Australian farmers are considering cyber insurance as a future need, compared with 70 per cent of the broader business population.

cybersecurityPremiumFarmers are vulnerable to cyberthreats, says new study

Experts are warning Australia’s agriculture industry to be prepared for digital threats as cyberattacks on Australia’s food and agriculture sector become increasingly common.

Melissa Pedelty

The $5m farm system productivity program is part of the Federal Government’s $140 million transition assistance package to help those affected by the end of live sheep exports.

live export banPremiumPremiumWA sheep industry supported by new $2.5m Government program

A new $2.5 million program designed to help sheep farmers through the phase-out of live sheep exports by sea was released by the Australian Government on Wednesday.

The Grains Industry Association of WA’s 2026 barley rationalisation plan — called the WA Malt Barley Variety Receival Recommendations — was released at the GIWA Barley Forum on Tuesday.

barley potentialPremiumPremiumWA barley market dominated by one variety

WA’s barley market will be dominated by one variety in the next two years according to a recent report, prompting concerns for the future of the State’s export market.

Two people have died and another has been critically injured in a horror head-on crash on North West Coastal Highway near Karratha.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumTwo dead in fiery head-on crash in WA’s north

Two people have died and another has been critically injured in a horror head-on crash on North West Coastal Highway near Karratha.

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Android figures at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US.

TechnologyCommentsPremiumGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Warsh’s taskforces are the key to understanding the new Fed

Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

Matt Peterson

Ships anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCrude oil tumbles after Trump says Strait of Hormuz to open

Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Spencer Kimball

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world’s most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.

Yun Li

WA News

Andrew Hastie arrives at the David Malcolm Justice Centre.

Courts & JusticePremiumHastie reveals why he leaked secret recording to WAtoday

Federal MP Andrew Hastie leaked a secret recording to a journalist because he thought the State Government was concocting something ‘untoward’ in his electorate.

Hannah Cross

WA fishers are being warned to pack away the rods as the closure for a hugely popular fish comes into force from tomorrow.

FishingVideoCommentsFishing for popular catch banned at several Perth beaches

WA anglers are being warned to pack away the rods and leave the hugely popular fish alone.

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A number of roads have been closed including Coral Farm and Millars Road.

PilbaraCommentsCommentsGas leak triggers HAZMAT warning in WA’s north

A HAZMAT general warning has been issued amid fears a gas leak could turn dangerous.

Victoria has recorded its first case of H5 bird flu.

NewsPremiumPremiumAnother Aus state records bird flu case

Another Australian state has recorded its first ever case of H5 bird flu after authorities revealed the first instance of local transmission.

A 16-year-old in a Mitsubishi Mirage who allegedly drove recklessly at excessive speed across some of Perth’s most picturesque suburbs has been charged with a slew of offences.

CrimeVideoPremiumPremiumWild footage shows scary police chase in Perth’s north

A 16-year-old who allegedly drove recklessly at excessive speed across some of Perth’s most picturesque suburbs has been charged with a slew of offences.

Nathan Hondros pictured arriving at the David Malcolm Justice Centre, Perth, on July 23. Carwyn Monck

WA NEWSCommentsPremium‘Public importance’: Journo grilled over secret recording

A journalist involved in a lengthy defamation lawsuit has maintained the subject matter of the articles he co-authored was ‘of public importance and should be subject to public scrutiny’.

Hannah Cross