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  1. LEGAL BATTLE LOOMSSouth Stirling farmer reflects on nightmare 2018 fire

  2. Koji canPremiumCricket in Kojonup is flying after club of the year gong

  3. Orca WatchPremium2024 orca season at Bremer Bay could be Noosa’s last

  4. Major milestonePremiumBirthday bash planned for historic Great Southern building

  5. Whale RestorationPremiumCall for volunteers to restore Eucla Big Whale

UGSFL 2024PremiumUGSFL 2024: Wanderers set sights on season with fresh eyes

Two weeks out from the UGSFL 2024 season opener, the Katanning Wanderers came together at the weekend for the club’s inaugural Amazing Race.

Daniel Rooney

Autumn showAutumn Art Exhibition features 14 talented Denmark artists

Running at the Denmark Community Resource Centre gallery until April 14, the Mill Art Group’s Annual Autumn Exhibition features breathtaking artworks from 14 talented Denmark artists.

Josiah McMeekin

‘Breaking point’ PremiumWA grain growers ‘at crisis point’: report

Mounting cost pressures have many WA grain growers nearing ‘breaking point’, a new report has found, with farm input costs increasing by a ‘staggering’ 72 per cent in just six years.

Adam Poulsen

OFA returnPremiumReigning premiers Newdegate are the hunted in season return

The upper Great Southern will get its first taste of a football return when the Ongerup Football Association bounces down for its highly anticipated round one clashes this weekend. 

Harry Grigson

WAFL WrapPremiumBlechynden and Schloithe run rampant against Eagles

Former Upper Great Southern Football League guns Tom Blechynden (Brookton-Pingelly) and Haiden Schloithe (Katanning) starred in South Fremantle’s commanding victory over West Coast on Saturday.

Harry Grigson

Footy’s backPremiumHouse bros return to kennel, Koji defend title, GSFLW prelim

The Advertiser brings you Around The Leagues, taking a look at football stories of players and personalities from the Great Southern, Ongerup and Upper Great Southern regions.

Harry Grigson

WA NEWSPremiumPremiumMajor delays on highway after man seriously injured in crash

Albany Highway is experiencing delays after a man in his 20s was seriously injured in a rollover on Thursday afternoon.

Mast be nicePremiumPremiumFlasheart secures bounce-back victory with new mast

Division two skipper Stephen Lee put it all together on Saturday in a King George Sound event to narrowly win his first race since losing his mast a few months ago. 

Koji canPremiumPremiumCricket in Kojonup is flying after club of the year gong

Kojonup Cricket Club clinched WA Cricket’s Country Cricket Club of the Year for 2023-24 but president Liam Want said it’s their devoted volunteer efforts since 2021 that got them where they are today.

Orca WatchPremium2024 orca season at Bremer Bay could be Noosa’s last

Bremer Bay’s 2024 orca-watching season may have been Noosa’s last as the south coast’s oldest documented orca shows signs of significant deterioration.

Georgia Campion

LEGAL BATTLE LOOMSSouth Stirling farmer reflects on nightmare 2018 fire

Mal Thomson still gets unsettled when he recounts the moment he first saw the fire that caused an estimated $5 million worth of damage to his South Stirling farms in 2018.

Adam Poulsen

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Why you’ll soon want to buy a home in Perth’s ‘ugly’ suburbs

They may not be in the same league as Leederville or Mount Lawley yet, but it’s only a matter of time before these Perth suburbs undergo the same trendy transformation. SEE THE SURPRISING LIST.

Raquel de Brito

CrimeCommentsPremiumClimate vandals blasted for ‘lame stunt’ at Premier’s office

Roger Cook has slammed the mindless climate pests who targeted his electorate office overnight.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumSorry mate, that investment home sale is going to cost you

Selling an investment property you bought decades ago can reap you a massive windfall. But to avoid the taxman, you’ll need to find a way to shuffle the proceeds out of his reach. Here’s a couple of options.

Nick Bruining

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Perth could host world-famous festival to rival Coachella

Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas wants Perth to host a world-famous music festival to rival the renowned Coachella in the US.

Joe Spagnolo

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People trapped in cars as rain floods Perth’s north

Unprecedented rain has caused havoc in Perth’s northern suburbs with flash flooding leaving people trapped in their cars, homes damaged, and hundreds without power.

Claire Sadler and Artemisia Blythe

Conflict and war CommentsPremiumFormer WA reporter shot at during Gaza humanitarian mission

A former WA reporter is lucky to be alive after being shot at in Gaza.

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CommentsPremiumWhy you’ll soon want to buy a home in Perth’s ‘ugly’ suburbs

They may not be in the same league as Leederville or Mount Lawley yet, but it’s only a matter of time before these Perth suburbs undergo the same trendy transformation. SEE THE SURPRISING LIST.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumLegend’s return: Eagles great Juddy is Oscar’s new buddy

22 years to the week since his West Coast debut, Chris Judd was once again back in the Eagles fold as he took in training from the Optus Stadium sidelines. SEE THE PICS

WA NEWSPremiumPremiumMan killed in shocking motorbike crash south of Perth

A 47-year-old man has died after a horror crash in Perth’s southern suburbs.

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Dangerous WatersPopular WA swimming hole closed due to brain eating amoeba

The presence of a dangerous amoeba has been detected in a popular swimming hole in WA and the community is urged to avoid swimming there.

Craig Duncan

WA NEWSPremiumMajor delays on highway after man seriously injured in crash

Albany Highway is experiencing delays after a man in his 20s was seriously injured in a rollover on Thursday afternoon.

Daniel Rooney and Eliza Kavanagh

Animals CommentsHoley Moley! Aboriginal Rangers dig up rare marsupial mole

Aboriginal Rangers have documented an exciting encounter with a rare mole deep in the Western Desert. 

WA newsPremiumPremiumCervantes near-drowning understood to be linked to alcohol

A misadventure which led to a Mid West man in his 30s being flown to Perth after a suspected near-drowning on the beach is believed to be linked to alcohol.

Regional WACommentsComments‘Ghost town’ Cossack closes another chapter on WA tourism

Cossack, a former pearling town in the Pilbara, is closed for the foreseeable future and traditional owners say the State Government is to blame.

Mental healthCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Frustrating’: Karratha’s response to mental health crisis

Premier Roger Cook says he is ‘frustrated’ at the achingly slow progress of delivering a Step Up Step Down facility in Karratha.

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CNBCCommentsPremiumTop Amazon exec says it’s a ‘myth’ robots steal jobs

Amazon says introduction of new technologies has enhanced more than 50,000 jobs across its fulfillment centers in Europe.

Ryan Browne

CNBCCommentsPremiumBiden’s China tariff threats are more bark than bite

Economists say tariff hikes might be more useful as a political tool for Biden’s 2024 reelection bid rather than as an economic solution to the country’s China woes.

Rebecca Picciotto

CNBCCommentsPremium‘Supercore’ inflation read shows Fed may have real problem

The picture is more complicated because some of the most stubborn components of services inflation are household necessities like car and housing insurance as well as property taxes.

Brian Evans

CNBCCommentsPremium3 bizarre phrases used at work in happiest place on Earth

There are three phrases in particular that capture the Finnish mentality around finding happiness and contentment at work. Here they are ...

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TRAVEL UPDATESQantas reroutes major flight path

Qantas has made a huge call on flights travelling a major route from Australia over fears of a potential Iranian attack as the conflict in the Gaza Strip escalates.

Liam Beatty

DISASTER AND EMERGENCYPremiumPolice investigating fatal crash near Bindoon

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a crash that claimed the life of a 49-year-old man in Mooliabeenee, near Bindoon, during the early hours of Saturday.

Emily Moulton

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CommentsPremiumTangney candidate backs JK Rowling on gender identity views

Star WA Liberal recruit Mark Wales has used his first speech to the party faithful to applaud Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s controversial views on gender identity. 

State politicsCommentsCommentsBasil takes aim at Premier in first speech as Lib candidate

Basil Zempilas has unleashed on Labor in his first speech to the Liberal faithful — saying the Cook Government was ‘out of touch, arrogant and has lost its way’.

TRAVELPremiumPremiumWild map of pilot’s historic Aussie flight

Australian adventurer Michael Smith has hit an important first milestone in his mammoth effort to recreate the first seaplane circumnavigation of the country a century ago.

TravelCommentsPerth to London flights ‘modified’ over Middle East tensions

Qantas has been forced to re-route its non-stop flights from Perth to London because of escalating tensions in parts of the Middle East.

Emily Moulton