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  2. New boss Narrogin police station welcomes new officer-in-charge

  3. WISE UP FOR WILDLIFEWickepin Wise Up for Wildlife litter project granted funds

  4. TennisPremiumWilkie proud to represent WA at Queensland country champs

  5. Disaster and EmergencyPremiumValentine’s Day tragedy as man dies in Wheatbelt crash

Mandy Hanna with the rehoused earthquake recorder at the SES unit in Gnowangerup.

Shake it upValentine’s Day tremor hits Gnowangerup

Valentine’s Day brought seismic activity to Gnowangerup with a magnitude 2.9 earthquake — the largest of the weekend’s six quakes — recorded by Geoscience Australia about 25km north of the town.

Claire Middleton

Jeremy McGovern and Wade Lewis.

Footy stars PremiumIN PICTURES: Eagles legends McGovern, Jakovich hit Narrogin

A visit from recently retired West Coast Eagles champion Jeremy McGovern and fellow club legend Glen Jakovich had football fans flocking to Narrogin on Friday.

Hannah Whitehead

Phillip Crute, representatives from Brookton Ladies Golf Group Fay Ellington and Kelly Fullwood and Murray Hall.

Awards honour Dual winners of Brookton citizen of the year honour

The Shire of Brookton announced dual winners of their major citizen of the year award for 2026, with Phillip Crute and Murray Hall sharing the honour at the Australia Day presentation

Amy Towers

Narrogin Sen. Const. Emma Page was presented an honour by the WA Police Union for her service to fellow officers.

RARE POLICE HONOURNarrogin cop given rare police award for trauma support

A humble Wheatbelt senior constable has accepted WA Police Union’s highest honour, the first time the institution has granted the rare award in six years.

Hannah Whitehead

Shire of Katanning president Kristy D'Aprile has spoken out about the change a new mine will bring for the town.

Fool’s goldPremiumKristy D’Aprile: ‘Katanning is on the precipice of change’

Katanning is on the brink of a massive change and must prepare for the impact of the proposed Badgebup gold mine, according to shire president Kristy D’Aprile.

Claire Middleton

Ignite Wicky will transform the Wickepin Oval on Saturday for the third Wickepin Festival.

Town festival Ignite Wicky set to light up the town with local talent

Community group Ignite Wicky will light up the town for its third biannual Wickepin Festival, nurturing community connection and showcasing the best the Wheatbelt has to offer

Hannah Whitehead

The runs have been flowing for Lake Grace’s Dylan Brooks.

Cricket wrap Brooks hits second ton as Lake Grace rise from the depths

A fortnight ago, Lake Grace had to forfeit after failing to raise a side but 592 runs later they have dispatched Wickepin-Harrismith and Williams to put the pressure on leaders Wandering in the UGSCA A-grade.

Women’s doubles A-grade winners Jodie Martens, sponsor Ciaran Early from Prices Fabrication and Steel and teammate Megan Henry.

Lawn Classic Dumbleyung Lawn Classic 2026 draws near 200 players from WA

Tennis lovers celebrated Valentine’s Day in a special way with nearly 200 players from around the State competing in the 2026 Dumbleyung Lawn Classic at the weekend.

Boddington Lions Club member Joan Gregson spent two and a half years writing Lions Club of Boddington 50 years of Service book.

50 YEARS SERVICEBoddington Lions Club publishes history book for milestone

A Wheatbelt community group has commemorated its half-century milestone with a historical novel to tell the stories of the 39 founding members and honour those who have followed.

Mandy Hanna with the rehoused earthquake recorder at the SES unit in Gnowangerup.

Shake it upValentine’s Day tremor hits Gnowangerup

Valentine’s Day brought seismic activity to Gnowangerup with a magnitude 2.9 earthquake — the largest of the weekend’s six quakes — recorded by Geoscience Australia about 25km north of the town.

Claire Middleton

Maddi Ferrell, Shanae Hewett, Henry Thomas, Eliza Murray and Amy Screaigh.

Kojonup RacesPremiumIN PICTURES: Crowds flock to Kojonup for Wandecla Races

Race day excitement drew hundreds to Wandecla Race Course in Kojonup on Saturday for a full afternoon and night of racing and entertainment.

Amy Towers

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Police were called to Brightwater in Madeley about 5.20am on Monday to reports that a male staff member had allegedly sexually assaulted a female resident.

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Cops investigating reports of sex assault at aged care home

Sex assault squad detectives are investigating reports of an alleged assault at an aged care facility in Perth’s north.

Jessica Evensen

Grant and Alana Williams.

RACINGCommentsPremium‘Deeply confronting’: Top trainers open up on horror month

WA’s No.1 trainer Grant Williams has opened up on the ‘deeply confronting’ uncertainty over his and wife Alana’s suspension from racing, as the pair won an appeal and further declared their innocence.

Hayden King

Mandurah mum identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

TrafficCommentsPremium‘Loving mum’ identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

The horrific crash closed the freeway for more than 10 hours.

Rachel Fenner

Underground workers employed by Barminco.

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FIFO workers with no degree making more than $20k a week

Specialised blue-collar workers on Western Australian mine sites are raking in more than experienced surgeons, thanks to a gold mining boom.

Adrian Rauso

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Police Commissioner Col Blanch on Wednesday confirmed the active investigation by his officers had come to an end and it was now ‘under control of the coroner’.

CrimePremiumPolice give update on Mosman Park murder-suicide probe

The State’s top cop has revealed how the investigation into the family’s cause of death is progressing.

Jessica Evensen

A creeping deluge of human waste has seeped into Perth’s Swan River.

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Perth water pipes hit crisis mode after years of neglect

Water Corporation is struggling to provide a basic level of service to customers amid a maintenance backlog of at least five years and urgent repairs including decaying sewerage and lead leaking into pipes.

Charlton Hart

Mandurah mum identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

TrafficCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Loving mum’ identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

The horrific crash closed the freeway for more than 10 hours.

A young man died on Valentine’s Day after the car he was driving slammed into a tree in Pingelly. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumValentine’s Day tragedy as man dies in Wheatbelt crash

A young driver has been killed after his car hit a tree in Pingelly.

Underground workers employed by Barminco.

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CommentsPremiumFIFO workers with no degree making more than $20k a week

Specialised blue-collar workers on Western Australian mine sites are raking in more than experienced surgeons, thanks to a gold mining boom.

Regional News

Owner of Wollaston Fish and Chips Samuel Vial.

FISH BANPremiumFish and chips stores collateral damage of controversial ban

While the State Government’s ban on demersal fishing claims to safeguard fish populations for future generations, a Bunbury chippy fears their livelihood is on the line as the new restrictions start to bite. 

Yousuf Shameel

Two pedestrians were hospitalised after being hit by a vehicle in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Tuesday.

Traffic accidentPremiumPedestrians hospitalised after collision

Two pedestrians were taken to hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Tuesday

Jessica Antoniou

Flights between Busselton and Sydney at the Busselton airport started in 2024.

BUSSELTON AIRPORT Fuel issues force cancellation of a Busselton flight

Despite ambitions to take international flights one day, an interstate flight leaving Busselton failed to get off the tarmac last week after issues with the airport’s fuel services

Rose Patane

The Kalgoorlie-Bouder Airport.

Courts & Justice PremiumPremiumMan fined for airport trespass

A man admitted to trespassing on the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport but did not attend court to give any explanation for his actions

The southern Queen of Sheba Thelymitra variegata has been officially listed as critically endangered.

Icon under threatPremiumPremiumQueen of Sheba added to critically endangered list

Twenty-five plants, five reptiles, one marsupial, a fish, an insect and a mollusc were added to Australia’s threatened species list this month, including one of the worlds rarest orchids — the Queen of Sheba.

Brian Ewart, Mary Joy McClare and Reg Green building LEGO at Dardanup Library.

BLOCK-BY-BLOCKPremiumPremiumLego blocks a new leisure for adults living alone

A new social club has been launched at Dardanup Library, for adults who wish to make connections and have a relaxing time building LEGO sets.

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Chinese coffee giant Luckin opened its first flagship with premium drinks as the company takes on Starbucks Reserve.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThere’s a coffee war brewing in China (and now in the US)

As Starbucks sells off most of its China business, local rival Luckin Coffee is expanding into higher-priced cold brews and other drinks. It’s also expanding its footprint in the US.

Evelyn Cheng

China’s property market, once accounting for more than a quarter of the economy, has seen its annual sales volume halve in just four years.

CNBC newsPremiumS&P bets China property slump will be worse than expected

S&P Global Ratings has lowered its forecast for China property sales this year, barely two months into 2026.

Evelyn Cheng

Elon Musk's mega-merger

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumSpaceX primed to make Elon Musk the first trillionaire

Elon Musk’s net worth soared past $US800b last week after he merged SpaceX with xAI in a deal that valued the combined entity at $US1.25 trillion.

Robert Frank and Lora Kolodny

The plans were discussed at a “Critical Minerals Ministerial” in Washington this week

CNBC newsPremiumUS proposes minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China

The US on Wednesday unveiled new initiatives to mobilise allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, including coordinated price floors.

Dylan Butts

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Rio Tinto boss Simon Trott

MiningCommentsPremiumRio joins BHP in warning of ‘significant’ union burden

Rio Tinto chief executive Simon Trott has joined his arch-nemesis at BHP in condemning the ‘significant’ rise of union incursions into WA’s iron ore heartland.

Adrian Rauso

West Australian-based shipbuilder Austal has signed $5 billion worth of contracts to produce Army vessels at the Henderson shipyard, in a deal the government claims will generate hundreds of local jobs.

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Austal lands $5b shipbuilding contract creating 1110 WA jobs

West Australian-based shipbuilder Austal has signed $5 billion worth of contracts to produce Army vessels at the Henderson shipyard, in a deal the government claims will generate hundreds of local jobs.

Andrew Greene

Austin Appelbee was awarded the Australian Army Cadets Gold Commendation for his extraordinary act of bravery to save his family who were swept 14km out to sea on kayaks. Image: Australian Army Cadets/7News

NEWSHero teen honoured after epic ocean rescue

A teenager who swam 4km through treacherous waters to save his family after they were swept out to sea has received the Australian Army Cadet’s top honour.

Local councils have been warned to remove any “hostile” noise devices that target rough sleepers by Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley.

state politicsGovernment orders removal of ‘hostile’ noise devices

Days after the City of Perth landed in hot water, councils have been warned to remove any ‘hostile’ noise devices that target rough sleepers by Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley.

Michael Brian Becton, 33, was sentenced to 24 years jail after pleading guilty to 77 offences after WA Police child abuse detectives raided his home in May 2024. unknown

CRIMEVideoPremiumPremiumMonster who raped kids as young as two months jailed

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. A WA paedophile who filmed himself raping multiple children, a two-month old baby and a young girl in New Zealand has been jailed for 24 years. 

Austin Appelbee accepting the Australian Army Cadets Gold Commendation alongside dad Justin and brother Beau.

WA NewsCommentsAustin Appelbee receives bravery award after saving family

The 13-year-old hero was recognised after swimming four kilometres to save his mother and two siblings who were swept out to sea in Dunsborough last month.

Jessica Evensen