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Great Southern finished third in division one of the country football championships.

COUNTRY CHAMPSPremiumGSFLW squad bring home third place and bragging rights

Great Southern women cemented their place in the top tier of the football country championships last week, bringing home a third-place title and — more importantly — a defeat of the comp’s powerhouse team.

Melissa Sheil

A man in his 30s remains in a critical condition as of Wednesday morning, almost a week after a horror crash.

crash updatePremiumMan fighting for life a week on from Woodanilling crash

A man is still fighting for his life in a Perth hospital, almost a week after a horror collision that claimed the life of a young girl and left three others injured in Woodanilling.

Hannah Whitehead

Canola, by junior photographer Jacob McMahon, is part of the Through Local Eyes photographic exhibition in Kojonup.

In the frameYoung and established snappers in the frame at Kokonup expo

Kojonup locals and visitors have the chance to snap up the works of the town’s talented photographers at the Bloom Festival Creative Exhibition which opened at Koja Place on September 27.

Claire Middleton

More than 100 early childhood educators and carers attended the biennial Central Great Southern Early Years Conference.

rural classroomsEarly childhood teachers get conference close to home

More than 100 teachers, parents and carers of young children in the Great Southern gathered in Gnowangerup to hear from experts on early childhood education in rural WA.

Jacki Elezovich

Author Chris Thomas has released a 25th anniversary edition of his book Journo’s Diary. Chris Thomas is the grandson of Eric Thomas, former chair of the Katanning Stock and Trading company.

Comedy classicPremiumComedy novel Journo’s Diary re-released on 25th anniversary

Chris Thomas, the grandson of Eric Thomas, former chair of the Katanning Stock and Trading Company, has released a 25th anniversary edition of his cult comedy novel Journo’s Diary.

Claire Middleton

John William Price pleaded guilty to disorderly behaviour in public and obstructing a public officer.

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Man who kneed pregnant step-daughter, held axe to ex, jailed

A Wagin man who physically assaulted his pregnant step-daughter by kneeing her in the uterus and threatened his ex-partner with an axe before resisting arrest has been jailed.

Hannah Whitehead

CRISP Wireless Kulin Bush Races president Tom Murphy and former president Graeme Robertson at the race track.

Three DecadesPremiumPremiumBush race that stops Kulin marks 30th anniversary

The CRISP Wireless Kulin Bush Races brought the Wheatbelt community to a stop over the weekend, marking its 30th anniversary and an expansion with the opening of a new headquarters in town.

Great Southern finished third in division one of the country football championships.

COUNTRY CHAMPSPremiumPremiumGSFLW squad bring home third place and bragging rights

Great Southern women cemented their place in the top tier of the football country championships last week, bringing home a third-place title and — more importantly — a defeat of the comp’s powerhouse team.

Kojonup woolgrower Emily Stretch at the 2025 Perth Royal Show.

Woolly IdeaPremiumPremiumAussie wool growers explore wool supply chain in China

A study tour to China has left Kojonup wool grower Emily Stretch in awe of the enormous wool supply chain and inspired on smarter industry innovation.

A man who threatened to slit his ex-partner’s throat and burn her house down has avoided immediate imprisonment.

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Man avoids jail for ‘terrifying’ throat slit and fire threat

A Katanning man who approached his ex-partner with a knife and threatened to slit her throat and burn her house down, after breaching a violence restraining order 25 times, has avoided immediate jail.

Melissa Sheil

Firefighters rushed to the scene of the blaze at a home in Tambellup on Sunday morning.

HOUSE FIREPremiumTambellup home destroyed in accidental horror house fire

A home in the Great Southern has been destroyed by fire, with the cause of the early-morning blaze on Sunday deemed accidental by fire investigators.

Hannah Whitehead

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West Coast NGA product Tylah Williams impresssed at the National Combine over the weekend.

AFL DRAFTCommentsPremiumEagles-linked draftee impresses at national combine

West Coast Next Generation Academy prospect Tylah Williams has shown his incredible pace and agility in an impressive showing at this year’s AFL national draft combine over the weekend.

Mitchell Woodcock

Many first-homebuyers don’t realise one of the most effective ways of building the 5 per cent deposit is through voluntary contributions to super under the First Home Super Saver Scheme.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumBuy your first home in just 20 months with these two hacks

First-homebuyers now have a nifty way to accelerate the purchase of their new home. A Perth couple could have their deposit for an $850,000 loan in less than two years, with big tax concessions up for grabs.

Nick Bruining

Bourby Webster, Ara Salomone and Toto Boutdara.

LifestyleCommentsPremiumInside the exclusive club for WA’s highest-profile citizens

From the outside, Lawson Flats appears much like any street-facing building in Perth’s city centre. But inside lies a playground for well-known Perth identities.

Zach Margolius

Roelands Village.

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How $8m restoration project will preserve Indigenous culture

Roelands Village — a significant heritage site in the State’s South West where members of the Stolen Generations were taken — will be restored in an estimated $8 million project.

Rose Patane

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School Sport WA manages interschool competitions, including swimming and athletics carnivals and Country Week tournaments.

EducationCommentsPremiumSerious corruption claims rock School Sport WA

Three people who organise sporting competitions for kids in public schools are under investigation for corrupt behaviour.

Bethany Hiatt

The group had been hiking through dense bushland for about seven hours when disaster struck about 5pm.

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Perth hiker forced to sleep in cave after horror injury

A Perth woman who was forced to sleep in a cave in a freezing mountain range after injuring herself on a hike has issued a warning to others.

Jessica Evensen

Western Australia players celebrate their U18 Championships triumph in 2009.

AFLCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThe CLASS of ‘09: WA’s greatest-ever junior side

There was Nat Fyfe, Mitch Duncan, David Swallow, three Eagles premiership players, and several other AFL players. This is the greatest modern-day junior footy side WA has ever seen.

Doubleview’s emerging hospitality scene is drawing buyers from the inner city.

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Two WA suburbs have been singled as being among the best areas to own a property in the nation, a report has revealed.

Bourby Webster, Ara Salomone and Toto Boutdara.

LifestyleCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumInside the exclusive club for WA’s highest-profile citizens

From the outside, Lawson Flats appears much like any street-facing building in Perth’s city centre. But inside lies a playground for well-known Perth identities.

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The restoration of The Rose Hotel in Bunbury was completed in time for its 160th anniversary.

TOP HONOURS PremiumBunbury’s The Rose Hotel $3m redevelopment recognised

It’s the time of year again when hotels, bars, pubs, taverns, and restaurants across the state compete for the top gong across a range of prestigious awards. 

Rose Patane

Waroona agricultural society president Simone Magno said there is a buzz in the air with the show just around the corner.

Show timeThe Waroona show returns this Saturday for its 94th show

The Waroona show returns this Saturday for its 94th show, promising a family fun day out for everyone involved. 

Craig Duncan

The Alcoa alumina refinery in Kwinana.

MiningPremiumRegional refineries to stay open despite Kwinana shutdown

An Alcoa spokesperson has confirmed work will go on at Alcoa’s Pinjarra and Wagerup refineries despite the mining giant shutting its Kwinana refinery last week.

Craig Duncan

Swim teacher Michelle Patane-Dillon with student Lucas Gunnell.

SWIM SAFETYPremiumPremiumLocal swim teacher to continue lessons despite complaints

Bunbury councillors have given a local swimming teacher the tick of approval to continue providing private lessons at home

Funeral for Dr Charmaine Papertalk Green-Smith at Mullewa Cemetery

Laid to restPremiumPremiumHundreds gather to farewell local Indigenous leader

More than 700 mourners gathered as Charmaine Joy Papertalk Green-Smith was laid to rest in her hometown of Mullewa on Friday.

About one in five eligible voters has cast their vote so far in the City of Greater Geraldton election.

Council electionPremiumPremiumTurnout ticks over 20pc as voters urged to have their say

Just over one in five eligible voters in the City of Greater Geraldton election have had their say so far, with 11 days to go until polls close.

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If members of Congress can't reach agreement, the US Federal Government will shut down on Wednesday. (AP PHOTO)

CNBC newsCommentsHow a US government shutdown could impact global markets

Although government shutdowns typically have a negligible impact on capital markets, the timing of this one is significant.

Chloe Taylor and Tasmin Lockwood

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

CNBC newsPremiumNvidia’s $US100b for OpenAI data centre buildo-out

Nvidia will invest up to $US100 billion in OpenAI as the artificial intelligence lab sets out to build hundreds of billions of dollars in data centres.

Kif Leswing and Ashley Capoot

Donald Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the deal on Friday.

CNBC newsVideoCommentsTikTok’s algorithm to be controlled ‘by America’

Further details of a deal reached between the US and China over control of the popular social media platform TikTok have been revealed.

Alexandra Marquez and Lindsey Pipia

The new Gemini for Chrome includes new features that act as a browsing assistant.

CNBC newsCommentsGoogle adds Gemini to Chrome for all to bolster AI search

Google is adding more artificial intelligence into its Chrome browser as the search giant tries to fend off burgeoning competition from AI startups OpenAI and Perplexity.

Jennifer Elias

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Osborne Park Football Club has been shut down after a player reportedly dressed as late physicist Stephen Hawking during end-of-season celebrations.

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Footy club now homeless over ‘Silly Sunday’ costume scandal

A football club in Perth’s northern suburbs has been shut down after a player reportedly dressed as late physicist Stephen Hawking during end-of-season celebrations.

Caleb Runciman

Sterling Tracey 12, Vivenne Tracey, 10, and Hadley Watson, 10, prepare for a new season at Scarboro Surf Life Saving Club.

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Dire warning to beachgoers amid ‘alarming’ rise in rescues

Thousands of nippers will take to WA beaches from next weekend as lifesaver patrols kick off across Perth, as new figures reveal an almost 50 per cent increase in rescues in the last financial year.

Rhianna Mitchell

There has been another case of measles reported inthe Pilbara region. Getty

healthPremiumPremiumUrgent alert after fresh measles case

One state has reported more than 40 cases of the highly infectious and potentially deadly disease this year.

Veteran Perth journalist Gary Adshead has quit the ABC less than a year after taking the reigns of its afternoon slot and revealed his next career move.

WA NEWSCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumShock as Gary Adshead quits ABC after less than a year

Veteran Perth journalist Gary Adshead is leaving the ABC less than a year after taking the reins of its Drive program.

From Wednesday, fines will be issued for motorists caught on the high-tech cameras breaking the law by speeding, driving without a seatbelt and using their phone.

PoliceCommentsCommentsUrgent warning to Perth motorists about speed cameras

Perth drivers beware, the grace period is over.

Lesley Grantham

CrimeVideoPremiumLethal Les won’t talk to police over bikie attack

Police Commissioner Col Blanch admits it is unlikely they will ever lay charges over the gangland shooting, burning and dumping of a Comanchero bikie by his own gang.

Jessica Evensen