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  1. Country WeekCountry week government assistance scheme rolls out

  2. Sports day Wins for Kojonup, Olympians and Allstars in top division

  3. ON WEDNESDAYS WE WEAR ORANGERecognise Great Southern SES volunteers in orange on May 21

  4. Around The LeaguesPremiumStephen Michael’s honour in Sir Doug Nicholls Round

  5. HOCKEY CommentsPremiumThundersticks captain to miss Europe tour with injury

Australian film Just a Farmer explores the challenges faced by a farming family after a tragedy.

Film nightBlack Dog Ride bring Just a Farmer and its writer to The Dam

Actress and screenwriter Leila Sweeney McDougall will take part in a Q&A following the showing of her movie Just a Farmer at The Dam, Denmark, on May 26.

Claire Middleton

Deanmill's Blair Fowler kicked four goals against Imperials.

FootballPremiumLSWFL: Hawks demolish Imps by 157 points

A dominant Deanmill demolished Imperials by 157 points in their Lower South West Football League clash in Deanmill on Saturday.

Josh Kempton

Williams’ Michael Forman kicks. Hannah Whitehead

On the board PremiumCats claw to impressive home ground win in round three

A determined Williams produced a slick start on the way to their first win of the 2025 Upper Great Southern Football League competition, downing Kukerin-Dumbleyung by 28 points on Sunday

Cameron Newbold and Hannah Whitehead

The Wagin Memorial Swimming Pool reopened on January 24 after being intermittently closed from January 2.

Pool tenderMemorial Pool management put out to tender by Shire of Wagin

The Shire of Wagin is hoping to avoid another summer of discontent by issuing a tender for the long-term management of the town’s Memorial Swimming Pool.

Claire Middleton

Gnowangerup's Lewis Davis was key contributor in the round four win.

Bulldogs biteBulldogs clip Eagles’ wings to cement top spot on ladder

Gnowangerup moved a game clear on top of the ladder, getting the better of the previously unbeaten Jerramungup by 18 points as they put their stamp on the Ongerup Football Association competition on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

The numbat, or banded anteater, is endangered and under threat from feral cats.

Save the numbatsShire hopes local law to contain cats will save the numbats

The Shire of Pingelly is on a mission to save the numbats and is prepared to take its battle all the way to the State Parliament’s Upper House.

Claire Middleton

NSW will use electronic monitoring for alleged serious domestic violence offenders. (Keana Naughton/AAP PHOTOS)

WA NewsPremiumPremiumRegional WA not part of two-year DV GPS trial

A two-year trial of GPS monitoring of domestic violence offenders was only conducted in metropolitan Perth, it can be revealed, amid confusion over whether the trackers work in regional WA.

Great Southern's Brett Peake kicks on goal in the 2024 championships.

Bigger champsPremiumPremiumAnother big WA country footy championships predicted

This year’s edition of the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships will break records again with 25 teams to contest over five divisions in Perth in July.

Carmen Fasolo, Lenore Lyons, Jen Bane.

Tasty FestivalIN PICTURES: Taste Great Southern opening at Earl of Spencer

The Great Southerns annual food and wine festival Taste Great Southern returned on May 1 in a new four-day format.

WA Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis and WAMMCO Katanning plant manager Marc Chambers standing where the WAMMCO expansion will take place.

ABATTOIR BOONWAMMCO upgrades bolstered by $12m State Government loan

WA’s biggest sheep abattoir has taken out a $12 million loan with the State Government to turbocharge a $50m capital works program flagged to boost processing capacity by 50 per cent. 

Cally Dupe

Premier Roger Cook announced the country week pledge in Margaret River during the State election campaign.

Country WeekCountry week government assistance scheme rolls out

A key commitment from the State election affecting regional families will be rolled out next month. 

Sofia Fimognari

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Ashlee Fruet (left) is one of the patients caught up in the mess created by the death of Dr David Hurst and his past deeds.

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Rogue dentist’s patients in pain and heavily out of pocket

The dentist at the centre of a scandal involving 132 dumped and desperate patients had been ordered to undertake education by the industry regulator in 2021 following complaints about his work.

John Flint

Former Eagle Luke Strnadica.

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Ex-Eagle reveals club’s struggles saw him turn back on footy

Former Eagle Luke Strnadica has lifted the lid on the toll the club’s losing culture had taken on players’ mental health, admitting it was behind his decision to quit the side and take a break from football. 

Aaron Kirby

Claremont RSL President David Thomas at Perth War Cemetery Karrakatta.

ANZACPremiumGrave shame as fallen Great War veterans lie forgotten

As Australia prepares for the State funeral of Arthur Leggett, dozens of soldiers who served in the Great War lie with little or no recognition at Karrakatta Cemetery in often disrespectful states.

Ben Harvey

Dr David Hurst.

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Dentist was allowed to practice despite his criminal past

A Perth dentist accused of extracting $2.3 million of patients’ prepayments from a top clinic, sending it broke and leaving clients untreated, was allowed to practice despite a previous conviction for fraud.

John Flint

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Dr David Hurst botched many of the procedures, leaving patients in pain with broken or ill-fitting new teeth, which now need to be replaced.

CrimePremium‘Action’ needed over dodgy dentist condemned by peak WA body

WA’s peak dentists’ body has called for action after revelations 132 Perth patients have been left high and dry after the death of a leading prosthodontist.

John Flint

Mrs Rinehart said the decision “seems to be taken by some in the Channel 9 group as something they can gloat about.”

Courts & Justice PremiumGina slams ‘gloating’ Nine as she backs Ben Roberts-Smith

Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart has thrown her support behind Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith, who is seeking to take his defamation fight to the High Court. 

Danielle Le Messurier & Adelaide Lang

Adam Selwood was understated, but he was never undervalued.

AFLVideoPremiumPremiumThe ultimate Eagle: Remembering Selwood’s West Coast life

Adam Selwood was understated, but he was never undervalued. And premiership teammates will tell you he was a key member of one of the greatest modern-day midfields. 

Adam Selwood’s fundraising campaign has received a groundswell of support following his passing.

AFLVideoCommentsCommentsDonations pour in for Selwood’s run for a reason charity

Adam Selwood’s campaign to raise money for mental health received a groundswell of donations on the day of his death, just a week before he was supposed to complete a charity fun run. 

“We kindly ask for privacy as we navigate this difficult time” Selwoods family announced on Saturday morning.

AFLCommentsCommentsCoaches lead tributes to Eagles flag hero Adam Selwood

Adam Selwood has been remembered as the ‘ultimate team man’ and ‘a wonderful husband, father, son and brother’ among a flood of tributes after the West Coast premiership player’s death on Saturday.

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Steph Herde is The Skimpy Artist.

The Skimpy ArtistPremiumHerde walks away from mining to be skimpy artist

Walking away from her “draining” mining industry career, Steph Herde found herself exploring nude artistry before “stumbling” into work as a skimpy barmaid.

Tegan Guthrie

NSW will use electronic monitoring for alleged serious domestic violence offenders. (Keana Naughton/AAP PHOTOS)

WA NewsPremiumRegional WA not part of two-year DV GPS trial

A two-year trial of GPS monitoring of domestic violence offenders was only conducted in metropolitan Perth, it can be revealed, amid confusion over whether the trackers work in regional WA.

Dylan Caporn

The man was fined for setting yabby traps around a dam on a Wickepin farm.

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WA man fined for stealing yabbies from farms

A West Aussie who ‘just wanted yabbies to eat with his mum’ has been slapped with a fine for trespass and stealing.

Hannah Whitehead

Bronson Heke, 17, Charlotte Cheesman, 17, Matthew Bessell, 18, and Jane Taege in Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre’s “supermarket”.

2025 Disability Support AwardsPremiumPremiumGoldfields partnership awarded for disability support

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder partnership has taken the crown for disability support in regional WA at the 2025 Disability Support Awards.

Kirstyn and Lachlan Gardiner.

Community SupportFundraiser to send Gero man home from US raises $30k

An online fundraiser to send a Geraldton man home from the United States following an unexpected health scare has received overwhelming support, with nearly $30,000 raised in less than four days.

Jessica Baker of Kununurra has been short-listed for the Fogarty Literary Award

Write turnPremiumPremiumKununurra writer shortlisted for top prize

A Kununurra writer has been shortlisted for her novel about a young woman who switches off her phone and leaves her city existence to embark on a completely different life.

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Huge internationally-loved series currently filming in Perth
Freo players right behind Longmuir ahead of crunch game
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Freo players right behind Longmuir ahead of crunch game
Watt vows no more delays on North West Shelf decision
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Watt vows no more delays on North West Shelf decision
What you need to know about Labor’s $3m super tax
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What you need to know about Labor’s $3m super tax
‘Sad day’: motor industry group slams RAC insurance deal
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‘Sad day’: motor industry group slams RAC insurance deal
Bryan on top of world a year on from Margaret River win
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Bryan on top of world a year on from Margaret River win
Kununurra writer shortlisted for top prize
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Kununurra writer shortlisted for top prize
Milkshake Man’s Eurovision exit leaves sour taste
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Milkshake Man’s Eurovision exit leaves sour taste
Why Pat Voss asked Dockers to make him a ruckman over summer
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Why Pat Voss asked Dockers to make him a ruckman over summer
Eskimo Joe star spotted at Mission Impossible Perth premiere
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Eskimo Joe star spotted at Mission Impossible Perth premiere

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Here’s what to know about how each attachment style affects your money.

Emotional Rollercoaster CommentsPremiumCan’t stick to a budget? It might be your attachment style

If you’ve ever blamed yourself for being ‘bad with money’, some financial therapists might disagree with you. The problem, they say, isn’t your self-control — it’s your emotions.

Judy Lagrou

The US and China have agreed to suspend most tariffs on each other’s goods.

CNBC newsTariff pause means new surge in freight shipments

Another surge in trade from China to the US should be getting underway as the initial trade deal struck by the US and China leads importers to move forward with shipments during the 90-day pause.

Lori Ann LaRocco

Paris Hilton says her new business can take on Disney.

Americas - USA, Canada, South AmericaCommentsParis Hilton’s big plan to be the ‘next Disney’

Paris Hilton may be best known as a pop culture icon, but she has big plans to cement her place in the world of business and the future of entertainment.

Jennifer Liu

Elon Musk has taken aim at Peter Navarro.

CNBC newsComments‘Moron’: Musk slaps Trump’s tariff czar as Tesla hits skids

The spat between Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s top trade adviser Peter Navarro is the most public rift among members of the president’s inner circle since he took office in January.

Lora Kolodny and Ari Levy

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A 31-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly threatening another man with a gun. 

Crime WA man accused of threatening driver with gun charged

A 31-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly threatening another man with a gun. 

Jessica Evensen

Motorists travelling in the area should expect delays as the multi-Grammy Award-winning band gear up to rock Perth crowds on Sunday night.

Perth trafficCommentsPerth drivers warned of road delays ahead of US band’s show

Motorists travelling in the area should expect delays as the multi-Grammy Award-winning band gear up to rock Perth crowds on Sunday night.

Morgan de Smidt

Bluff Knoll.

WA newsEmergency services rush to rescue injured Bluff Knoll hiker

The State Emergency Service is responding to a rescue at Bluff Knoll after a hiker slipped and injured their ankle, just 150m from the summit.

The green Kawasaki motorcycle is still missing.

Crime VideoPremiumPremiumMen in cop chase charged weeks after allegedly stealing bike

Two men have been charged following a high speed motorcycle pursuit, just weeks after the bike — which was advertised on social media — was allegedly stolen during a test drive. 

“I want to bring to Western Australians that sense, that they can trust me. That they can believe me, that I understand what their life is like,” Sussan Ley said.

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CommentsPremium‘They can trust me’: winning WA seats ‘top priority’ for Ley

Sussan Ley has declared winning back WA seats ‘a top priority’ of her leadership as the Liberals begin their soul searching as to why the nation has turned its back on the once powerful party.

Ayesha Nabila from Bangladesh, Shapagat Zholdykulova from Kazakhstan and Himasha Jayakody from Sri Lanka are international students studying in WA.

EducationPremiumInternational blame game is a touchy subject and harms WA

International education is a huge contributor to WA’s economy, but recent policy changes making visas more costly and difficult to obtain have dramatically cut the number of students applying to study here.

Bethany Hiatt

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