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  1. FOOTBALLPremiumWanderers runaway from Hawks in 50 point final quarter

  2. NETBALLKatanning buzzing with carnival atmosphere

  3. Flora, Fauna and FarmingConnecting our kids back to the country around us

  4. NETBALL BLITZDedication of juniors on show for all

  5. MOVING CLEARPremiumTop four sides secure victory

MILESTONE ROUNDHouse closing in on 100, Jerry salute flags

Jerramungup celebrated their premiership reunion at the weekend on Saturday, notching their first victory of the 2021 Ongerup Football Association season

Taj Stubber

you’re not alonePremiumExperts offer trauma support to help people heal

Experts in trauma and recovery support made their way to Williams last week to offer advice to those struggling with the impact serious crashes can have on mental health.

Tom Shanahan

suspects investigatedPremiumPolice charge two juveniles over alleged burglary

A group of young Katanning residents are being investigated over an alleged burglary at the Katanning telephone exchange and Australia Post buildings in June.

Tom Shanahan

pure energyPremiumInspiring Katanning educator celebrated with TAFE award

Hard work, determination and energy have proved a recipe for success for Katanning student Theodosia Gordon who has been named as South Regional TAFE’s Trainee of the Year.

Tom Shanahan

home away from homePremiumPacific Islanders the saviours of Katanning WAMMCO

Pacific Islanders from Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands have made the Great Southern region their home away from home for the next three years to fill labour vacancies at Katanning WAMMCO.

Tom Shanahan

Page turnerGood read goes online

Narrogin library is taking reading online, releasing a series of YouTube videos to help the next generation of youngsters enjoy the thrills of reading.

Campbell Williamson

Holiday homePremiumPremiumTiny homes, big experience

Five tiny homes could be coming to Narrogin before the end of the year with the first stages of a new tourism vision gaining support from the Shire of Narrogin council.

Club ralliesPremiumPremiumTennis club still holds court

Toolibin Tennis Club is practically all that is left of the town that once was.Founded in 1924 with 46 members, the club grew with the town around it and before long, new courts were needed.

Star showingPremiumPremiumAFL greats rekindle rivalry in the country

Hayden Ballantyne and Brookton-Pingelly prevail in mental health clash with Matt Priddis’ Williams Cats

Danger to womenPremiumRegion’s first declared serial DV offender

Serial family violence offender declarations were introduced on January 1.

Sarah Makse

UPPERS WRAPPremiumWanderers back on top after 50-point win

Katanning Wanderers jumped back to the top of the Upper Great Southern Football League ladder after winning their sixth game of the season against Wickepin on Saturday

Taj Stubber

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30-year mysteryPremiumClaremont killer ‘not linked to Perth teen’s murder’

Detectives have launched a fresh public appeal for information into the 1991 murder of Kerry Turner, amid confirmation a major ‘forensic review’ was carried out into the case several years ago.

Phil Hickey

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WA Police rocked by suicide tragedies

WA Police has been plunged into mourning after two serving officers — including a sergeant who ran his own station — took their own lives in the past fortnight.

Phil Hickey and Brianna Dugan

FULL LISTPremiumAll 842 members of Perth’s The Weld Club revealed

The club is famously private, but today The West Australian can for the first time reveal the names of all its 842 members.

Rhianna Mitchell

Regional News

Brutal violencePremiumPrison sentence over savage attack on Kal taxi driver

A man who punched a Kalgoorlie-Boulder taxi driver before stealing his vehicle and narrowly avoiding a collision with a police car has been jailed for 18 months, but could be out within weeks.

Tegan Guthrie

Dramatic crashCommentsPajero and caravan flip on Brand Highway

A Pajero and caravan have flipped on the Brand Highway near Jurien Bay, with the driver being taken to hospital and holidaymakers being forced to wait while emergency services cleared the scene.

Daryna Zadvirna

Electrical faultCommentsPremiumBus blaze victim: ‘I can’t even cry anymore, I’m numb’

A family of seven whose bus was engulfed by flames at a popular Pilbara camp site have thanked those who tried to help fight the blaze, while revealing their devastation over the loss of their home.

Sam Jones

Fatal crashTeenager killed in fiery crash in Great Southern

It is the 16th fatal crash in the Great Southern region this year.

anxious waitPremiumPremiumTourism providers hold their breath over Perth lockdown

Perth holidaymakers are cancelling their bookings across the Mid West as they grapple with a snap lockdown on the edge of the July school holidays.

Esperance fireCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumEsperance man who lit up lunch bar has bail renewed

A 22-year-old man who admitted to setting fire to an Esperance lunch bar just days after Christmas has had his bail extended.

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Out of controlPremium‘It’s about to explode’: Perth party turns violent

A new dad has described the terrifying moment he barricaded himself inside his neighbour’s AirBnB after a post-lockdown school party — which required the police chopper to shut it down — turned wild.

Sarah Steger

As it happensVideoLIVE: Cook delivers latest on WA’s COVID battle

Health Minister Roger Cook will speak on the State’s ongoing fight managing the coronavirus pandemic.

Sickening attackMan in his 80s bashed over moped in Perth’s south

Detectives are on the hunt for three teenagers after an elderly man was brutally bashed in Greenfields yesterday.

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CommentsPremiumDeath is never ideal — but it is now more predictable

My ideal last day involves catching a 20kg pink snapper and watching my two live-in carers — the granddaughters of Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer — prepare it for dinner. But that seems unlikely.

Road toll tragediesPremiumPremiumEight lose lives during horror week on WA roads

Eight people, including two teenagers, have been killed in the past five days on WA’s roads, with the State recording 87 traffic deaths in 2021 — almost one death every other day for six months.

Consumer choiceCommentsPremiumREIWA calls for WA stamp duty overhaul

There’s a new push for a radical revamp of the State’s stamp duty system, which annually nets the Government millions but is a substantial impost to buying a home. Here’s how REIWA says it could work.

Joe Spagnolo