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The Shire of Narrogin is going to lease Jessie House to Silverchain.

Silver servicePremiumSilverchain gets the nod from council to lease Jessie House

Narrogin’s elderly look set to have their help at home provided by the Silverchain Group after the shire council agreed to finalise an agreement to lease Jessie House, on Clayton Road, to the organisation.

Claire Middleton

This notoriously dangerous Lake Grace intersection is receiving a safety upgrade.

Road upgrade PremiumSafety upgrades at Lake Grace intersection completed by July

After years of crashes and near misses, a notorious Lake Grace intersection is finally getting a long-awaited safety upgrade with works expected to be completed by July. 

Amy Towers

Great Southern Storm's Tarik Hartfield with possession.

Colts carnival PremiumUnbeaten Storm and Eastern Districts reach colts grand final

A super impressive Eastern Districts and the Great Southern Storm will play off for the title at the Great Southern Colts Carnival in Lake Grace on Sunday.

Cameron Newbold

The Dumbleyung airstrip was vandalised overnight on June 4.

hoonsPremiumVandals make Dumbleyung airstrip unsafe for flying doctors

The Dumbleyung airstrip was made unsafe for light aircraft after vandals used the runway to do high-speed burnouts last week.

Claire Middleton

Katanning-raised Sheridan Kowald is excited by her new coaching challenge with WA Country.

Head coach PremiumSheridan Kowald made head coach of WA Country women’s team

Experienced country footballer and Katanning-raised Sheridan Kowald is taking another leap, after being appointed head coach of the WA Country women’s team, for the next two years. 

Amy Towers

Gary Wilson Kempton Gillespie leaves court after being sentenced for assaulting Michael Sherry, pictured right.

courtsPremiumBoddington man fined for ‘scuffle’ with former close friend

A Boddington man accused of assaulting his former friend and leaving him hospitalised with staples in his head has been fined, pleading guilty to a downgraded account of the ugly incident that occurred in 2025.

Jacki Elezovich

Harry Reeves medallist, Eastern Districts' Codan Daddow.

Great Southern 20PremiumPremiumStorm and EDFL dominate list of carnival standouts

Grand finalists Eastern Districts and Great Southern Storm have dominated representation in the Great Southern 20, while Burracoppin star Codan Daddow has won the prestigious Harry Reeves Medal.

Upper Great Southern's Ollie Horak and Ongerup's Myles Borgward vie for possession.

Colts carnival PremiumPremiumUppers defeat Ongerup in seventh and eighth colts playoff

Upper Great Southern and Ongerup had mixed campaigns at the Great Southern Colts Carnival in Lake Grace at the weekend.

Ray Cooper, Ian Sullivan and Barney Gallinagh.

Rail historyPremiumPremiumCorrigin museum keeps rail memories alive

The sound of trains may no longer echo through Corrigin, but a new project at the town’s museum is set to bring the railway era back to life. 

Williams' Kaitlyn Hoy takes a pass ahead of Cuballing's Asha Slawinski.

ndna 2026Cuballing and Wickepin notch upset wins in Narrogin netball

The Narrogin and Districts Netball Association A1 competition continued to deliver plenty of excitement in round five, with multiple teams strengthening their chances of a finals finish. 

Maddy Petchell

Award nominee Tim Haslam features in the DFES lived experience resource pilot project, a three-part short video series.

WAFES awards Award nominee uses his survivor’s experience to help others

Popanyinning farmer Tim Haslam, who suffered life changing burns in a bushfire, has been nominated for the prestigious Murray Lang Bush Fire Service Award for his efforts to save others from the same fate.

Claire Middleton

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Bikies Troy Mercanti and Dayne Brajkovich went one step beyond brothers-in-arms when they donned jerseys emblazoned with ‘TWINS 01’ and ‘TWINS 02’ ahead of a joint court appearance on Tuesday.

Courts & JusticePremiumNotorious bikies taunt police with matching court outfits

Bikies Troy Mercanti and Dayne Brajkovich went one step beyond brothers-in-arms when they donned jerseys emblazoned with ‘TWINS 01’ and ‘TWINS 02’ ahead of a joint court appearance on Tuesday.

Hannah Cross

It is understood Varone had been working on a private farm before his sudden death.

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Former Aquinas College student dies in horror buggy crash

A 19-year-old Perth man has died after an off-road buggy collided with a kangaroo on a property in the Wheatbelt.

Caleb Runciman

Sheds, garages and car ports costing less than $50,000 will no longer need to be done by a registered builder from July, under changes made by the State Government.

PropertyCommentsPremiumBuilders no longer required for sheds, garages under $50K

Sheds, garages and car ports costing less than $50,000 will no longer need to be done by a registered builder from July, under changes made by the State Government.

Kim Macdonald

West Coast Eagles forward Malakai Champion will front the WAFL Tribunal.

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Eagle sent to WAFL Tribunal for blowing nose on opponent

West Coast forward Malakai Champion will front the WAFL tribunal after being charged with serious misconduct for allegedly blowing his nose on an opponent in the club’s win over Swan Districts.

Samantha Rogers

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Bikies Troy Mercanti and Dayne Brajkovich went one step beyond brothers-in-arms when they donned jerseys emblazoned with ‘TWINS 01’ and ‘TWINS 02’ ahead of a joint court appearance on Tuesday.

Courts & JusticePremiumNotorious bikies taunt police with matching court outfits

Bikies Troy Mercanti and Dayne Brajkovich went one step beyond brothers-in-arms when they donned jerseys emblazoned with ‘TWINS 01’ and ‘TWINS 02’ ahead of a joint court appearance on Tuesday.

Hannah Cross

Applecross Senior High School Picture Facebook

EducationCommentsPremiumTeachers at prominent Perth school in push for shorter year

Teachers from a prominent Perth high school are calling for the number of days students spend at school each year to be slashed, arguing it could even improve academic performance.

Bethany Hiatt

'Lethal Les' Grantham talks with Ben Harvey.

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CommentsPremiumWATCH: Exiled bikie ‘Lethal Les’ opens up on darkest days

EXCLUSIVE: Exiled bikied ‘Lethal Les’ Grantham reveals his childhood sexual abuse, teenage meth habit and darkest hours after his high-profile expulsion from the Comanchero OMCG in an extraordinary interview.

‘Lethal’ Les Grantham has opened up about his life as a violent bikie before finding a path to peace.

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CommentsPremiumThe dark childhood secret behind ex-bikie’s life of crime

‘Lethal’ Les Grantham, the bullet-riddled bikie left for dead with his tattoos burnt off outside Rockingham Hospital after a falling out with his gang, is taking his first steps on the road to redemption.

Australia’s corporate regulator has granted funding for an investigation into the financial affairs of a Perth dental business in which millions of dollars of patients’ deposits were misused. Dr David Hurst (left), pictured with wife Clara Hurst.

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CommentsPremiumMajor development years after dodgy dentist’s sudden death

Australia’s corporate regulator has granted funding for an investigation into the financial affairs of a Perth dental business in which millions of dollars of patients’ deposits were misused.

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Kalbarri locals say the town, despite its tourism status. is being overlooked by State and Federal governments.

TourismPremiumTown on the edge: Locals say tourism gem is ‘overlooked’

While often being recognised as a gem of Western Australia, Kalbarri is still drawing the short straw and locals are calling for proactive, worthwhile attention and funding. 

Imogen Wilson

DPIRD research scientist Rachelle Johnstone has encouraged avocado growers and supply chain businesses to register for the upcoming WA Avocado Grower Regional Forum.

AvocadoPremiumAvocado growers to gather in Manjimup for regional forum

Avocado growers and supply chain businesses will gather in Manjimup next week for a regional forum aimed at supporting the growth of WA’s expanding avocado industry. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

As of the end of April 2026, there were 106 public housing properties vacant in the City of Greater Geraldton.

HousingPremiumLocal social housing vacancies declining, many still vacant

The number of vacant public housing properties in Geraldton is on a steady decline but with houses still sitting empty for more than a year, the local community is being “let down”. 

Imogen Wilson

Liberal Member for O'Connor Rick Wilson.

O’ConnorPremiumPremiumHistorical photos sought for 2027 O’Connor Calendar

The office of Rick Wilson MP is calling for historical photographs from across the O’Connor electorate to feature in its 2027 calendar. 

Tropical cyclone Narelle tore through coastal regions, leaving shell-shocked residents picking up the pieces.

Emergency servicesPremiumPremiumExmouth SES recognised in Statewide awards

After a year of cyclones, heatwaves, and floods, some of the Mid West-Gascoyne’s emergency services have been nominated for this year’s Western Australian Fire and Emergency Services Awards. 

Funding has been given to local governments for CCTV.

CCTV PremiumPremiumMid West shires receive funding for CCTV cameras

Mid West shires are among 35 local government areas taking a slice of almost $1 million in funding to install or upgrade CCTV cameras.

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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

People along the coast of the Persian Gulf, while Iranian and foreign cargo vessels wait in the background for clearance to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

CNBC newsPremiumHow Strait of Hormuz standoff flipped energy security debate

Iran’s influence over the Strait of Hormuz has inadvertently transformed the energy security debate, effectively casting fossil fuels rather than renewables as the primary source of vulnerability.

Sam Meredith

The retailer lowered its full-year guidance and issued a weak current-quarter outlook as its interim CEO blamed ‘negative commentary in the media’ and recent product launches that failed to wow shoppers.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumLululemon in world of pain as it waits for new CEO to start

The retailer lowered its full-year guidance and issued a weak current-quarter outlook as its interim CEO blamed ‘negative commentary in the media’ and recent product launches that failed to wow shoppers.

Gabrielle Fonrouge

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The funding is to install or upgrade CCTV cameras.

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumSEE THE LIST: 35 WA councils to share in $1m security boost

Thirty-five WA local governments will receive a share of almost $1 million in funding to install or upgrade CCTV cameras in a bid to help reduce crime and antisocial behaviour.

Sophie Gannon

India Newman, Meg Davidson, Ryker Scott Tarum De Silva, Lotte George and Amy Mack.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumPerth med students’ freezing weekly tradition

While most of Perth has been bunkering down in bed to avoid the morning chill, a group of local medical students are braving the cold with a freezing winter activity.

Stuart Quinn & Eliana Hullett

Anne Stroud at the Perth Royal Show in 2025.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA Royal Agricultural Society names first female president

The Royal Agricultural Society of WA has appointed its first female President in its nearly 200-year history. 

12-year-old Rendelle Abraham was unaccounted for as of Wednesday afternoon.

WA NEWSUrgent appeal after young boy vanishes from Perth’s south

The 12-year-old was last seen wearing a grey t-shirt and denim shorts in the Cannington area.

Heartfelt tributes are continuing to flow for Perth teenager Adam Varone after his death following an off-road buggy crash in the Wheatbelt. 

WA NEWSPremiumPremium‘Forever missed’: Tributes flow for teen killed in crash

Heartfelt tributes are continuing to flow for Perth teenager Adam Varone after his death following an off-road buggy crash in the Wheatbelt.

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BusinessPremiumRinehart mining company axes 100s of jobs

Hundreds of jobs have been axed from Australia’s biggest iron ore mines owned by billionaire Gina Rinehart.

Emma Kirk