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  1. Crash tragedyPremiumYoung woman killed in Great Southern rollover

  2. Cruel actPremiumPunished for ‘incomprehensible’ animal cruelty

  3. SENIOR COUNTRY WEEKPremiumGreat Southern send two strong sides to senior country week

  4. JUNIOR COUNTRY WEEKWinning start for Great Southern at junior country week

  5. Derby loss West Coast Eagles fall short in derby as Smith shines

Shake, rattle and rollArthur River earthquake rattles region

People from as far north as Perth and as far south as Kendenup reported feeling the earth move.

Liam Croy

Terrific tonPremiumRichardson belts blistering ton against Australs

Eighth straight win for Broomehill in Great Southern Cricket Association.

Taj Stubber

Skipping clear PremiumTurf victory for Tambellup in venture to Albany

The two grand finalists from last season took the opportunity to move their round 10 fixture to a turf wicket in Albany.

Taj Stubber

Fortunate lifeA Fortunate Life hits the stage in regional WA

The autobiography was published in 1981, just nine months before Albert Facey’s death, and recounts his experiences during the Gallipoli campaign of Wold War I and his return to civilian life after the war. 

Isabel Vieira

Animal crueltyParents key to stopping turtle turmoil

Several south western snake-necked turtles have been killed and left floating in Wetlands Park.

Sean Van Der Wielen

Stay AlertPremiumPolice warning after spate of burglaries

Katanning residents are being asked to take extra security precautions after a “significant increase” in burglaries reported since December 20.

Sean Van Der Wielen

black outCome forward if you have connection issues

The Shire of Dumbleyung is asking residents to come forward with examples of problems with the Telstra mobile network.

Crime spree PremiumPremiumSurge in burglaries in Great Southern over holiday period

In December there were 82 burglary offences reported in the Great Southern region and 32 of those happened in the Albany sub-district.

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Tragic development as body found in Stirling Range search

Recovery operation underway to retrieve body near Mt Toolbrunup

One step closerPremiumYouth precinct skates through first hurdle

Plans for a youth precinct in Kojonup have passed its first test after the council approved the facility’s concept plan.

Sean Van Der Wielen

Road tragediesOur region’s tragic 2021 road toll

Twenty-seven people lost their lives on roads in the Great Southern and Southern Wheatbelt last year, a jump of 20 per cent on the 2020 road toll.

Sean Van Der Wielen and Bethany Hiatt

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Secret reports claim WA child protection system is 'racist’

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: The WA government department responsible for the State’s most vulnerable children is plagued by ‘wide scale and endemic racism within the organisation’ - damning internal documents claim.

Annabel Hennessy

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McGowan Govt keeps secret COVID docs under wraps

The State Government has succeeded in keeping secret scores of documents that record the behind-closed-doors deliberation of Mark McGowan’s pandemic management.

Peter Law

Titan’s farewell CommentsPremiumLiberal heavyweights join family for Clough send-off

Political and business leaders of the past and present gather to witness family pay tribute to business leader and Liberal Party stalwart Harold Clough.

Neale Prior

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‘hard to fathom’PremiumIndustry mourns death of WA shearing stalwart Geoff Lawrence

The tight-knit industry was last week rocked by news industry stalwart and grandfather of eight Geoff Lawrence had been in a shearing accident in a shed near Clackline on Thursday.

Shannon Verhagen

ObituaryPremiumFormer chairman mourned

EGCA stalwart David Natt has passed away, aged 70

Neale Harvey

police pursuit PremiumWife’s terrifying help plea during man’s drunken car chase

A Broome holiday-maker whose drink-driving joy ride terrified his wife so much she hung out the door of his Ford Falcon screaming for help has been jailed for 10 months.

Sam Jones

“Vile” actPremiumPremiumMan released after alleged “vile” indecent act in busy park

A Warburton man who allegedly did a “vile” and indecent act in a Kalgoorlie-Boulder park with more than two dozen children present has been released on bail despite the prosecution’s opposition.

Flight frustrationPremiumPremiumFlight cancellations to end as WA grants Airnorth exemption

After weeks of cancellations, the Top End’s main airline has been granted an exemption to operate intrastate flights in WA’s North West.

ANTISOCIAL DRINKINGFourteen people on banned drinkers’ register since launch

Fourteen people in the Goldfields have been placed on the banned drinkers’ register since the soft launch of the multi-million-dollar trial last month. 

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Growing anxietyCommentsPremiumWhy are we still in the dark about Feb 5 restrictions?

With 16 days until the border falls everyone from schools to hospitals and business owners remain in the dark about exactly what rules and restrictions will be in place come February 5.

Josh Zimmerman and Danielle Le Messurier

Dramatic rescue VideoPremiumBoy, dad survive four hours after boat flips near Yanchep

Four people, including an 11-year-old boy, have been rescued after their boat flipped along Perth’s northern coastline.

Peter Devlin

Virus blueprint CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumMiners’ COVID guidelines to be based on QLD, SA

The head of the State’s most powerful resources lobby group expects guidelines on how miners will operate after the border reopens are just days away, as more than 50 companies prepare to meet on Thursday.

Commuter chaos Perth’s train network experiencing delays due to heat

Perth’s train network is experiencing delays due to Wednesday’s hot conditions.

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PremiumPerth Airport considers new Qantas Johannesburg service

Perth Airport says it’s willing to consider a Qantas proposal to operate a Johannesburg service from its contentious domestic/international swing Terminal 3.

Inlet rescue VideoPremiumYoung girls help in dramatic rescue of men after dinghy tips

WATCH: Two young girls have jumped to the rescue of two elderly men who were clinging to their capsized dinghy hundreds of metres offshore near Denmark on Tuesday.

Cameron Newbold